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    moving to phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to j&jmom's topic in General Nursing

    You will have to wear all white to work at Mayo :trout: Come on over to the Arizona board.....we have discussed all the hospitals over
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    Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

    Hoozdo replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Me too, and I love wearing bright colors. They perk me up and others around me. There is no way I would work anywhere that required all
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    Do you think "isolation precautions" are outdated?

    Hoozdo replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I would say given 10 ICU patients, that 2 would be isolation patients. So 20% of all ICU patients. You garb up every time you enter the room. Masks are only required for droplet precautions, (TB, rule...
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    Do you think "isolation precautions" are outdated?

    Hoozdo replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, only pts with ACTIVE MRSA (or other infections requiring isolation), are put in isolation. It doesn't count if they had an infection 4 years ago. These are usually pts with septic...
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    Banner Healthcare???

    Hoozdo replied to flaerman's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I also work ICU in the Phoenix area. I have never worked at any of Good Sam's ICUs....but I know nurses that have. I have never heard anything good about it though. It could be that I am hearing very...
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    Mayo Clinic extern program

    Hoozdo replied to dlaura22's topic in Arizona Nursing

    When I was looking around for summer externing about 1.5 years ago, Mayo only wanted BSN students to extern. Maybe this has changed, but I doubt
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    Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    Hoozdo replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yeah, Arizona Heart Hospital is ALL WHITE too!
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    Insulin verification

    Hoozdo replied to metalmom's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been required to check insulin amounts since I was in school. If I have an outragous amount ordered, I investigate why. I don't have the luxury of having another nurse available to double...
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    Mayo clinic or Scottsdale healthcare system?

    Hoozdo replied to extreme's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You have to wear all white when you work at Mayo. That makes them an automatic rule out for me.
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    Risks Post TB....what would you do?

    Hoozdo replied to Little Mermaid's topic in General Nursing

    I would refuse to take him as a patient unless you were supplied an N95 mask which is the industry standard for working with TB or r/o TB patients. It also must be fitted for you. If you can get your...
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    I made a med error today

    Hoozdo replied to AuntieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can say after being a nurse for one year now, I have stuck myself with a clean needle twice.....so it happens! On my first shift I sliced my hand open breaking open an ampule of Fentanyl. I had to...
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    RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    Hoozdo replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps we need another category - ETOH dependent fathers, crazy mothers, and first born. :lol2: I am the third person that fits this category, but I voted ETOH father. I even went to a psychiatrist...
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    Duties other than nursing?

    Hoozdo replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    ..........and I thought I had it bad because I am expected to empty the trash and dirty linen basket out of my ICU pt's room at my new hospital. I thought, and why am I doing the janitors job? I...
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    Which NCLEX review books are worth the $$?

    Hoozdo replied to Joydancer23's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I suggest you use the Saunders NCLEX throughout school and take questions on what your tests are going to cover. The CD and book is organized by sections. This helped me immensely in being...
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    OUCH!!!! Ampule issues. Anyone else have problems?

    Hoozdo replied to notyourordinarymom's topic in General Nursing

    In one of the first days of oreintation as a new grad, I cut my my finger quite badly on a Fentanyl ampule. I was using the alcohol pad method. I no longer use that method........I grab a few paper...
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    heplock needle size

    Hoozdo replied to greenbean's topic in General Nursing

    I come from ICU too and my rule is an 18 in two different sites. I will do a 20 if I just can't get an 18 in - but 20 is my limit. At my old place of work they were so adamant about large guage IVs...
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    the bottlenecks of nursing

    Hoozdo replied to majestix's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I believe that is correct. Arizona and Nevada are screaming for nurses. There is no problem whatsoever in finding a job as a new grad......even in specialty areas. For example, with only 11 months...
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    Pay differential for ICU, CCRN, BSN

    Hoozdo replied to ccrnjen's topic in MICU, SICU

    No increase for BSN, same pay as other nurses, but a 4 bucks an hour for even studying for your
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    Love the 1st year

    Hoozdo replied to all4schwa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love it too. Sure, there are some bad moments, poop happens. My first year will officially be over on 1/4/07. I started as a new grad in the ICU and I think I have learned more than I ever learned...
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    Dilemma

    Hoozdo replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

    When I was doing block 4 at Glendale, 3 people had transferred from Phx College for block 4. One flunked block 4 at PC so retook it at Glendale and the other two just didn't like PC and transferred....
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    Teaching hospital or non-teaching hospital?

    Hoozdo replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    I like a teaching hospital better. The main advantage IMO is that there is always a doctor present at all times. You don't have to call doctors at home and wake them up, you just walk over to where...
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    Latex Allergies

    Hoozdo replied to Fran_Nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    [quote=rjflyn;1580375 Also now alot of hospitals are asking about latex allergy when they hire staff and provide alternate items ie the nurse her own box of gloves if they dont use non-latex...
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    VRE- A question

    Hoozdo replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I have had PO Vanco ordered before for C. Diff personally. It is more effective than IV Flagyl. It is the only use for PO Vanco; it is not effective if given IV for C.
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    My first few days, as a new RN

    Hoozdo replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the reasons I started as a new grad, almost a year ago, in the ICU. I always planned on working in ICU....but these staffing issues made up my mind for
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    House - Is this what nurses do?

    Hoozdo replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    I also wrote a letter from the web site. Normally, I like House. I can accept the little things like doctors devoting all of that time on one case, HOWEVER, I can not accept a blatant slam on nurses!...