Hoozdo ADN

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    Floating to Different Units

    Hoozdo replied to reading frog's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto for me. I work MICU and have to float to any unit. Even worse, the other floors use team nursing and I don't know who my team is and what is expected of me when I get there. Will I be the...
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    New Grad, so frustrated

    Hoozdo replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi Jen, I also am a new grad working in the ICU, (Dec 05 grad). My orientation was for 6 months - but pretty much sucked. My preceptor was out for months with a back injury and when she was there I...
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    RN hospital health benefits

    Hoozdo replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to say, you are wrong about that. The US Government has 28 plans to choose from, however, if you take non-generic drugs you pay 50% of the cost. That is with the best plan available. Just ONE of...
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    frustrated with myself & IV's

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

    I get a lot of these type of pts also in MICU. I have found that IV drug users can be easy starts if you just ask them what works for them. Sometimes they only have one good vein left.....the secret...
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    Confused by Advanced Placement App...

    Hoozdo replied to PhoenixGirl's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Congratulations on both getting into the program and #3. Way to
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    Discharging a patient AMA

    Hoozdo replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of walking out of the hospital.......a couple of weeks ago in ICU, I had a double BKA wanting to leave AMA. He had no wheelchair and was homeless. He might have had the right to walk...
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    chiropractor vs doc

    Hoozdo replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a chiropractor non-believer.....that is until I started working in bedside nursing. I visited one my parents go to and she straightened out some chronic neck pain I have had for about 5...
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    Dopamine Guidelines

    Hoozdo replied to Treen's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that would make it impossible to titrate the Dopamine. At my faciility, if he was DNR and NOT on monitors, then he would not be on Dopamine. He would be a comfort care pt and probably be on a...
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    IV Fluid/Med Compatibility Form

    Hoozdo replied to Alwaysalovinghand's topic in General Nursing

    I have a program on my PDA called "IV MEDS". I use it constantly for compatibility checks. The software was preloaded when I bought the PDA on
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    Dopamine Guidelines

    Hoozdo replied to Treen's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone in my hospital that gets a dopamine drip is on monitors in the ICU. Frequency of vitals is
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    Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    You should have no problems getting a job in peds as a new grad. Try googling the website for Phoenix Children's Hospital and check out their openings. From my experience, the only specialties...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Hoozdo replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work noon to midnight, so my list is a tad different - * You dodge drunk divers on the way home as if you are playing a video game * You tell your central time relatives that the best time to call...
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    Valley Fever (?) - What is that?

    Hoozdo replied to cclife06's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think I am gonna have to stay away from this thread Since I am a transplant recipient I take immunsuppressin drugs for life. It is not comforting to know Valley Fever can come back to bite me 20...
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    Drawing blood through a Saline Lock??

    Hoozdo replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do it all the time in the ICU setting with an 18 gauge IV. Rarely do I have a hemolysis
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    Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks for the heads up.........I was thinking of applying to one of their
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    Valley Fever (?) - What is that?

    Hoozdo replied to cclife06's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Interesting stuff, thanks for the info. Say, why don't they make the Valley Fever skin test anymore? I can remember having one as a child and it was positive.....now I am told it isn't being...
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    Does every new grad experience this???

    Hoozdo replied to Hebrews 13:5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work at a teaching hospital and see A LOT of med students and residents. Most of the time they are watching me to learn..... I actually had a resident that wanted me to teach him to insert IVs, draw...
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    Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    Hoozdo replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Timothy, I am in that same position RIGHT NOW. The rules have changed though - overtime for patient care, comp time (that is hard to get) for charting. The last two nights I have had to stay late...
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    Comfort measures only ???

    Hoozdo replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Well if the pt has MRSA why isn't he in isolation? Where is his MRSA? Can it be spread by droplets........if so then he should go in isolation. Yes, IMO the CNAs should know. For your second question...
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    Comfort measures only ???

    Hoozdo replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    In my unit it means no O2, a fentanyl drip, an ativan drip if needed. No labs, no monitors, no accuchecks. Family is allowed to visit liberally and a pt is put in a private
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    Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    County.........have done lots of clinicals in school there. It is a teaching hospital which I like, they have a state of the art burn center. I would not like to be a patient there though due to the...
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    Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I give Scottsdale Healthcare a thumbs up in reputation. My sister-in-law works there and likes it a lot. My husband was hospitalized there and I liked it, (the one on Shea.). MY SIL works at...
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    Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    Hoozdo replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Well, I have lived here all of my life and I am sure some of you will get mad at my responses :trout: Good rep - Mayo, St. Joseph's, Good Samaritan, Az Heart Hospital, John C Lincoln Bad rep -...
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    Can one really work as an LPN during blocks 3 & 4?

    Hoozdo replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I worked as an LPN extern during block 4. At the most I only worked one 12 hour shift a week. I worked for the experience.....not the money. Eventhough I got my LPN after block 2; I never officially...
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    ACLS Certified!!

    Hoozdo replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good going Adam! I have always enjoyed your posts. Also congrats at reaching your one year mark. I am 6 months behind