RainDreamer BSN, RN

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    What should I expect in RT school

    RainDreamer replied to STA29's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle I love my RTs!! They come and suction out all the nasty crap out of my babies while I sit there and gag the whole time. And they enjoy it ..... they're like "oh yeah ...... lots of junk in...
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    Catching MRSA..

    RainDreamer replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    I'd only worry if you have a compromised immune system and you don't like washing your
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    O2 is 81, what shoud you do?

    RainDreamer replied to victorsunshine's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I would say "I have no idea ...... teach me" Because honestly I have no idea, in our unit sats of 81 are no biggie, and definitely don't require bagging. But each speciality is different and if they...
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    ? about referral bonus

    RainDreamer replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    At my very first nursing job I put down a name of a person I knew that worked there, they said she would get a bonus since I put her name down. I never even thought of asking her to split it with
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    Funny/happy NICU moments needed

    RainDreamer replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Or not even around their knees, but on the other end of the isolette. Some of those kiddos need diapers with
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    Watch your deeplines, guys!

    RainDreamer replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Awwww Eliza, what a nightmare night!! We don't use non-central lines as PICCs anymore. If the CXR shows it's not central, then it's
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    Acuity and Ratio

    RainDreamer replied to discobunni's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have "acuity sheets" that each baby has in their chart. We score them based on a number of things (type of vent, unstable or stable, number of lines, IVs, number of meds, labs/gases, drips, feeds,...
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    Attend RN Career Fair While Pregnant???

    RainDreamer replied to bafrique's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you should go!! Why not? Just be up front with them, that you're looking to line up a job for after you have the baby. Good luck to you and congrats on
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    Smoking at Work.

    RainDreamer replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    You can't show her the ropes if you're not with her ...... what "ropes" do you have to show her while out on a smoke break? Let her go out and take her break, do her thing, whatever, as long as it's...
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    Took NCLEX this morning.

    RainDreamer replied to TangoLima's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think you should enjoy the fact that it's over, go out, and have some fun! Good luck to
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    September

    RainDreamer replied to LJUN71's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Sept. is a very hot month. Honestly I think Sept. is one of the worst months just because we're all so ready for a break in the heat by that point and we're tired of it being 100 degrees at night....
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    Anyone travel to Chinle Hos. (Indian)

    RainDreamer replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    First of all, welcome to allnurses! I haven't worked up there, but like you said, it's on a reservation in the middle of nowhere. Canyon de Chelly is absolutely beautiful! I don't know much about it...
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    "Yelling"

    RainDreamer replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think they're just mistaken as to the meaning of "yelling" and they're using it interchangeably with "oral
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    Not Paid Enough

    RainDreamer replied to LolaSPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How do they expect you to make a living on that kind of pay? Like the previous poster said, tell them what you want and if they're unwilling to provide, then leave and don't look
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    wishful thinking

    RainDreamer replied to narcissus's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only have 12 hour shifts on the unit I work on. I honestly can't imagine working anything but 12 hours. 12 hours goes by faster than you think it will. You don't even have to have a non-stop busy...
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    CPAP positioning

    RainDreamer replied to SmileyGirl :o)'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I ditto the hate for CPAP. I don't know if it's vapotherm, but we recently started using a high flow nasal cannula that works really well. Definitely much better on the noses than CPAP and the babes...
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    Is your facility warning staff for overtime, for missing lunch breaks or other?

    RainDreamer replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Reading these posts makes cherish the hospital I work for, absolutely cherish it. Wow, I can't imagine putting up with being treated like crap like
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    Crazy hours

    RainDreamer replied to mslinzyann's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Crazy hours? I work 12 hour shifts, from 7 pm to 7 am. I love it, it's the perfect shift for me. I only have to work 3 days and I get 4 days off. For me, crazy hours would be working 9 am to 5 pm,...
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    HELP!!! Relocating. Maryvale/Scaryvale??????

    RainDreamer replied to NREMT-P, RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    True, you won't run into many Spanish only speakers up in the Scottsdale hospitals. Instead you have to deal with the picky, snotty, lawsuit-happy folks I personally love the Spanish speaking...
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    HELP PLEASE: Northwest Medical Center/Tucson????

    RainDreamer replied to JennaRN26's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You might want to try searching for other posts about Northwest Medical Center ..... or just wait and some of the Tucson folks can give some input with their thoughts. Have you ever been to Tucson?...
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    Gilbert Emergency Hospital

    RainDreamer replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think I've seen the advertisements for that, on billboards and such ..... but I've never heard anything about it. Sounds interesting
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    I'm about the be *that* nurse

    RainDreamer replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    If I had a loved one in the hospital, I would want to take care of them too ...... as best as I could, as it should be. There's a HUGE difference between being in the way and being helpful by taking...
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    When they're giving out assignments . . .

    RainDreamer replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you guys ever feel overwhelmed or feel like they're giving you more than you can handle ..... then you need to speak up. There were a few times after I got off orientation that I was given an...
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    When they're giving out assignments . . .

    RainDreamer replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're running around like a chicken with your head cut off because you're new and you haven't totally mastered the art of time management. And that's ok ...... you're still learning. I look back when...
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    I'm about the be *that* nurse

    RainDreamer replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    If you do everything like what Scribb posted ..... then the hospitalization should be as pleasant as any hospitalization can be, for everyone involved. But if you do like you said and become "one of...