DookieMeisterRN

DookieMeisterRN

Cardiac, PCU, Surg/Onc, LTC, Peds

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  1. Bedside Shift Report

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Seasoned's topic in General Nursing

  2. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Oregon 2. 6 years 3. Cardiac, Magnet hospital 4. 42.25 5. Nights 5.30, weekends + $2.00 6.

  3. Question about license by endorsement

    DookieMeisterRN replied to ToothFairy(5)'s topic in Nurse Registration

    Sounds like you went to Excelsior College. If you want to work in Georgia I think you have to jump through those extra hoops. Washington State is the same way and California would not let an Excelsior...

  4. What exactly do physicians do again?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Like previous others have said, there are ACLS protocols to allow drugs to be administered. I've worked in many hospitals from a small community critical access to large university and have never...

  5. Wound vac question/vent

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Nursetastic's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen vacs placed over sutures before. It sounds like this is not your typical patient and that other measures have failed in the past but it used to be that wound vacs were contraindicated for...

  6. Med order question -giving Roxanol to someone who is dying

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Need2Care's topic in Patient Medications

    The DON of this facility obviously needs a current course in hospice and what the hospice orders mean. What you did is what I presume to be common nursing practice. Unless it specifically stated do...

  7. Licensure by endorsement processing time?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to twobitsrn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Unfortunately RN endorsement is a tad more complicated process than CNA. I'm sure it wouldn't take 2 months for a CNA

  8. vocera equipment

    DookieMeisterRN replied to nocrn61's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a unit secretary? Our CN has a sign out sheet and a basket with voceras, tele pagers near the daily assignment sheet. The tele pagers are assigned by number and faxed to the monitor techs...

  9. How safe are these practices? Help, new grad RN in LTC

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Linka's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    1) I can't believe it's ethical to call the evening shift nurse a liar about the blood sugar and amount of insulin she gave. YOU should have called the MD for the CBG >400 that YOU checked on YOUR...

  10. Good "Brain Food" for Concentration during shifts

    DookieMeisterRN replied to croppyRN's topic in General Nursing

    There IS always time to use the bathroom (I hope you also take all your breaks too). Don't dehydrate yourself b/c you 'think' you're too busy to pee. You aren't. You also aren't going to be doing...

  11. Transfer advice please

    DookieMeisterRN replied to ninja-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ask to shadow in departments you're interested in. Honestly though, in my neck of the woods it's almost impossible to get into a specialty besides M/S without a good 2 years of experience. Only YOU...

  12. Remember why you became a nurse...

    DookieMeisterRN replied to 2bNurseynursenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, another student who is never going to have to vent because she poops sunshine and vomits rainbows. And she will never, ever be like one of us. Why is it that some people think they're so unique...

  13. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Unfortunately your situation is NOT unique. It's too bad the nursing programs aren't being more factual about job prospects for new grads. It's too bad future grads didn't research their chosen career...

  14. Nothing but problems.....Vent

    DookieMeisterRN posted a topic in Travel

    I have had nothing but problems with a new contract I recently started.I was working per diem as a local for a well known national for profit facility starting with a "K". Than I started a 13wk...

  15. Nothing but problems.....Vent

    DookieMeisterRN replied to DookieMeisterRN's topic in Travel

    Oh I know I unfortunately do know that, it's not that I'm mad at the facility just ticked at this agency I'm with.So I'm thinking if I can get hired on at this facility technically the agency has no...

  16. It's All YOU Baby!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN. I would much rather be in the "world famous medical center" than take 1 patient but have to be super-nurse. I would also much rather rely on our awesome docs and residents who are always around...

  17. It's All YOU Baby!

    DookieMeisterRN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone through this before and it's a difficult transition to make.After learning protocols/procedures I do admit it's easier most times to do yourself vs waiting around for another person to...

  18. VA Hospital vs UCSD vs Kaiser Hospital

    DookieMeisterRN replied to charliebeardog's topic in General Nursing

    It would be wise to take a job from whomever offers one. Insurance benefits are important but it's not like jobs are so abundant they're falling off the

  19. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  20. How to get out of dialysis nursing?

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Marisette's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    What I hear being described here is not unique to dialysis nursing. These problems exist in every type of nursing except maybe private duty but then you have family members to deal with. There is no...

  21. Help! Chronic shoulder pain, studying to be RN

    DookieMeisterRN replied to MelanieS's topic in General Nursing

    . I really think it unwise to tell the OP she will be fine. If you cannot lift it will be extremely hard to get even past the interview process. Most positions (even for newborns) require you to be...

  22. LPN to RN bridge after attending "for profit college" Ohio

    DookieMeisterRN replied to ryanr623's topic in LPN to RN

    You should really actually talk with a rep from Excelsior, why on earth would you drive there weekly? I haven't heard of any LPN to RNBridge program being on line. I would also suggest you asking this...

  23. Need help regarding insulin policy in LTC

    DookieMeisterRN replied to anielle's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you definitely need to call the MD to cover yourself and get appropriate orders if there is not the correct medication to administer as ordered. The RCM was wrong in what she instructed you to do....

  24. Creepy Patient

    DookieMeisterRN replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Two words.....nut job. They're everywhere nowadays. I seriously would have called security the second time they were caught smoking to confiscate and back up the nursing staff. Than called again when...

  25. I-Pad Use By Nurses

    DookieMeisterRN replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing