CardiacKittyRN

I'm starting back next semester to work on my BSN and my hospital will pay for one class a semester. I get 100% if I make an A, 75% for a B, and 25% for a C. Once I'm done with my BSN I believe I'll get a whole $1/hr raise. Lol. But worth it to furth...

I'd look at drips - calculations, indications, what to monitor for, and your facilities protocols related to these. We run a lot of amiodarone, Cardizem, nitro, heparin, Integrillin; occasionally some Dopamine and Natrecor. I'd brush up on standards ...

That seems really low! What type of facility do you work in?? I'm in Ga and make $27 after night shift diff in a hospital setting.

I'd probably wait about an hour for the tramadol and two hours for the percocet. Depends on the situation, pt, and what is causing the pain too though..

I don't believe this is always true. Some people are just u RUDE. Rich or poor, educated or not. Some of the nicest, most thankful patients I have had come from lower socioeconomic groups. Often, I find it is the "better off" people who appear more e...

You have ever right to be mad!! I agree it's a systems flaw. I personally think ED should have a certain amount of time from when they received an order to when it must be carried out. At my facility, that lab would be considered a "critical value" a...

Good point indeed. Honestly haven't thought of it that way.. Unfortunately this is the only thing I've found to work to control my breakouts. So I will continue using, despite "knowing better".

I don't really do anything special. I agree with everyone saying you're more likely to get exposed elsewhere. I do always wash my face and pull up hair and just throw the scrubs in with the other laundry. If it's been a particularly rough night, I wi...

What answer did you pick? Just curious, but to me when a pt has a headache Tylenol would be my first thought to give.. Most questions are really just common sense. Give some examples of side effects and I'll share. Too tired at the moment to come up ...

Congrats! I didn't think it was too bad either; nothing like people worked it up to be. Honestly, when it cut off at 75 I knew I had passed. There were only maybe one or two questions I really had to think on for a minute. Now the real test and learn...

ASA, Coreg, Coumadin, clonidine, Cardizem, pacerone, Heparin, Lorcet/Percocet, Lipitor, Lasix, restoril, and morphine... I work on a Cardiac a Progressive Unit.

I am also a new nurse, about 9 months in now. First off, I want to tell you this, the more time passes the more the "new" wears off, and your coworkers aren't going to see the need to find "teachable moments" in regards to your pts. They are going to...

We reassess it too :/ along with a few other things such as Solumedrol given IVP. It wants us to reasses after an hour with the "time infusion ended". All pointless to me..

We were having a problem with compliance of TEDs/SCDs orders recently.. But it was mainly because they are in an order set and doctors were literally ordering them on EVERYONE. I work cardiac and a large majority of our pts are receiving IV Heparin o...

So sorry this happened to you!! And I have to agree with others that this SMALL mistake was not your fault completely. Yes, you messed up, but in the grand scheme of what was going on, I think you did well! I'd like to see how your manager would have...

I find it hard when family members say things like "grandma/mama/joe bob/whoever is looking so much better" or "look she's moving her feet today" or just really anything positive when in reality you know this pt is slowly but surely declining or poss...

We're 4:1, with no techs on a progressive unit. No fresh post op CABGs or vented patients though.

It sounds to me like he's dry.. Too much off in dialysis. I would think he would need some fluids.. You said he had to no cardiac issue, but we generally see some low BP's with CHF.. However I would be really concerned with a BP that low because he c...

I think it depends on the facility and where you're located.The hospital I work in hires new grads all the time.. Not very often into speciality units, like L&D, CPCU, and ICU, but it does happen...

I don't think you miss out on nursing skills on nights. I started on nights (and stayed!) on a cardiac progressive floor. We get admissions frequently, but rarely do discharges so I'm not experienced in that aspect. As for pt care, primarily night sh...

1. Type of unit - Cardiac Progressive unit in GA 2. Nurse patient ratio - 4:1 on days and nights, sometimes on nights we take 5, but very rarely. 3. Support staff - We don't have techs due to the acuity of the area. The hospital believes an RN should...

I'm a new grad myself and have been at my job on a Cardiac Progressive Unit for about 7 months now. We take all drips except Levophed & sedation drips and no vents, but often have critical pts on bipap. I will say it has been tough because there ...

Please start --- doing the medication/disease education!! If you are the first to give a new medicine or ask them to sign consents, ect. Explain it!!! And give them the written info handout!! It's sad when your giving a PM dose of lopressor or Brilin...

It gets better I promise!! I graduated in Dec. of 2013, but I remember that first semester vividly. Now tasks that seem so simple, like taking a manual blood pressure & doing a head to toe assessment, seemed so impossible like I was just "never g...

I'm not an experienced nurse, I am only about 8 months in. But the best advice I can give you is ask questions!! If you're not sure about something, get your preceptor to could take a second look at the patient or ask her to explain how to do whateve...