VizslaMom

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  1. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    I DO work in a full-time position (3 12's; Fri, Sat, & Sun nights) IN ADDITION to picking up 1-4 agency shifts a month. I would expect myself and my fellow staff to NOT dump on someone that was...

  2. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    I DO work in a full-time position (3 12's; Fri, Sat, & Sun nights) IN ADDITION to picking up 1-4 agency shifts a month. I would expect myself and my fellow staff to NOT dump on someone that was...

  3. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Okay, don't agree. As an agency nurse, I DON'T get bennies like the full-timers get. When you add up the benifits that they are getting, they are really making more money than I am during the shift....

  4. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    Okay, don't agree. As an agency nurse, I DON'T get bennies like the full-timers get. When you add up the benifits that they are getting, they are really making more money than I am during the shift....

  5. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've been given the most stable patients in the ICU's where I have done agency. I think the RN's are 'territorial' (sp?) as they SHOULD be in taking care of the criticals in their units. I can take...

  6. Expectations of agency nurses

    VizslaMom replied to mattsmom81's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've been given the most stable patients in the ICU's where I have done agency. I think the RN's are 'territorial' (sp?) as they SHOULD be in taking care of the criticals in their units. I can take...

  7. CP twin, one normal...?

    VizslaMom replied to alphafe's topic in Pediatric

    My cousin has Cerebral Palsy. He was normal in utero but had the cord around his neck during delivery causing hypoxia and resulting brain damage (CP). I'm no Peds RN, but CP is usually caused by...

  8. CP twin, one normal...?

    VizslaMom replied to alphafe's topic in Pediatric

    My cousin has Cerebral Palsy. He was normal in utero but had the cord around his neck during delivery causing hypoxia and resulting brain damage (CP). I'm no Peds RN, but CP is usually caused by...

  9. Do You Like Agency Nurses?

    VizslaMom replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    I work full-time in a hospital -and- do agency part-time 1 to 4 shifts per month in various hospitals in Kansas City. I behave the same on my agency job as I do at my full-time job (where I have...

  10. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    VizslaMom replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Um, I don't think so. My mom is a Physical Therapist. PT's thought the same thing that many RN's do now...that higher educational requirements will improve the field. This didn't happen. They...

  11. Anyone starting school in January?

    VizslaMom replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thank you! Yep, I'm walking with everyone else. My hubby, mom, and one of my brothers are going to drive to Columbia with me. I never 'walked' in my ADN graduation..but we did have a pinning...

  12. Anyone starting school in January?

    VizslaMom replied to Tweety's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats Tweetie! It's NEVER too late. :) I just finished my RN-BSN distance program through University of Missouri, Columbia this past summer. Graduation is next week. I'm guessing that you're...

  13. Help with Strips

    VizslaMom replied to proudmommielpn's topic in Cardiac

    OK, so maybe no Taps in the Cath Lab

  14. Help with Strips

    VizslaMom replied to proudmommielpn's topic in Cardiac

    Elevated S-T segments on an EKG are called "tombstones". In short, it shows that there is injury to the myocardium in an Acute MI. The reason they are called "tombstones"...well, you can figure that...

  15. Anyone else graduating in December?

    VizslaMom replied to youngRNstudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't know if I belong in this thread, but, I'm graduating from my RN-BSN program December 18th at University of Missouri, Columbia. I finished my last class back in July but there is no commencement...

  16. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    VizslaMom replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    1. How long have you been a nurse? 3.5 years 2. In what field of nursing are you working (i.e. long term care, acute care, rehab, etc.)? Adult ICU 3. Where geographically are you located? Kansas...

  17. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds 'out there' to me too. Do you have a source for this

  18. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Organ recipients are placed on large amounts of anit-rejection meds that decrease their immunity. This makes them more succeptable to cancers that they may have been resistant to before the...

  19. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.We had a young female in our ICU last summer with a severe head injury/brain death. She had previously signed her drivers license and was on the organ donation registry. The family was advised...

  20. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  21. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. How Organ Donation is perceived in the rest of the world IS relavent here in the U.S. People from many different countries immigrate to our country. Some come here permanently, others...

  22. What does your spouse do?

    VizslaMom replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    Hubby is a police

  23. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, why the political

  24. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    If there's one thing to KNOW before becomming a nurse - never, ever assume anything!

  25. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    VizslaMom replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Voted for Bush. Willing to