Snowbird17

Anyone else upset by the requirement to take flu vaccine or else... not even a mask option??? Only way out is a MD note stating "severe" allergy. Why is it we can't force our patients but our hospitals can force us. I am pregnant and know I am high ...

I just renewed my CCRN cert. Everything went through online and I received a congratulatory email from AACN. Does this mean I will not be audited? Has anyone experienced an audit, if so, when were you notified. I have all my paperwork in order, just ...

Staff will quit because of it and it will self resolve! Sounds like a crappy place to work, have you looked elsewhere?

Have you thought of just going back to school to be a PA? Nursing is not for everyone. Some love it, some don't. Nothing bothers me except peoples deliberate nasty attitudes, you can almost always control your attitude but not your bowels! If you do ...

ICU and pick up extra shifts if you need extra money... Just my two cents. I would do cardio, but because burns are just not for me. If it's your thing, it's a great opportunity! You can never go wrong with a solid Cardio foundation!

You're welcome. This is a forum for opinions and experience. I shared mine, you shared yours. NO where did I say you didn't know what your were talking about. Getting the last word in is not very useful for this OP. I will continue to share, like now...

Regardless, Glad he improved quickly! I would have to think having you to advocate for him was very much am important factor in that. OP- I hope you have some insight into the differences in the two units. Here is a nifty little article that provid...

Like I said, in a nutshell. No offense taken, however, I would venture that our definition of stable differs. If a patient becomes critically unstable, and cannot easily/quickly be stabilized, I would bet that the majority of doctors would transfer ...

Wow. That is a bummer! I have admit I turned down a couple nannies for my baby after scoping their FB page. That being said, your post was pretty benign. No one wants a long commute, what's wrong with admitting it. I doubt whatever unintended damage ...

In a nutshell, ICU is where patients go if they are very sick. The floor (medsurg) provides basic nursing care. ICU nurses need to be well versed in caring for critical patients, titrating vaso-active drips and working a kazillion pieces of equipment...

I had chicken pox, a positive ppd (means i can't ever have one again), MMR series was completed when I was a child. TDAP is not mandated (I am current anyway by choice), I actually had positive titers to Hep B initially, but later a negative set. So ...

I can't even remember my first, last, or the many in between. You'll get over it. There are better things to obsess over during nursing school!

Smile a lot, be pleasant and just listen. Most patients want to talk about themselves, because most people want to talk about themselves. If they do, ask a follow up question, all the while doing your job and then get out when you are done. Explain w...

I hate to deviate the topic but this is interesting to me...All your patients are 1:1? Back to your questions, plenty of vents in a neuro ICU. A low enough Glascow score alone will buy someone intubation.

I would love to work in a unit where the hospital furnished and laundered my nasty, germy scrubs.... Enjoy the luxury! Save your money and buy cute clothes for after work!

Phone interview! Or go out as a traveler.... see if you like it, let travel comapny pay expenses, then interview while there.

" I do not plan on outing the nurse because I believe every nurse has their own way of working. She has been a nurse for over 20 years and probably knows what she is doing. Her way of prioritizing is different from what I learned in nursing school an...

Twice... I checked for a pulse, if that counts. It was a yes or no type of inquisition, not a time to count. That is the only circumstance where I see it would be relevant...not like I carry anything to treat with if I were to find something abnormal...

I don't think I would back out of the interveiw at this late of a time. Definitely ask which shift you are interviewing for while there. They may have more shifts than you realize available! If it doesn't fit with your schedule, don't take the job. ...

I think the GRE scoring system has changed recently. I know when I took it, I wanted greater than 1000. So I am hoping that is the case for the OP's sake.

Our Intensivists always suture, never come out. Anesthesia never sutures, on occasion those will be pulled by patient or inadvertently with turning. I ditto the question of cinja, why are they not suturing? Just a random thought, but were the patient...

The OP asked who we used. I used Parallon, they paid far better than the two other companies I traveled with in Colorado. Also, they have a lot of jobs in Colorado. Seems like you had a bad experience with them Ned. I did not. Many of my friends also...

http://allaboutstaffingcareers.com/ They directly staff HCA hospitals, and pay better than a middle man company.

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Was he bradycardiac? Often happens with heads that are herniating. Otherwise, sounds like a personal preference by the MD. Also, not shocking he dropped after an OR. They often give a bolus of Neo to has stabilize vitals to get them to unit and I see...