celeste7767

celeste7767

CVICU, PICU, ER,TRAUMA ICU, HEMODIALYSIS

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  1. My Journey Into Forensics Continues....

    celeste7767 replied to Haunted's topic in Forensic

    ]I am 57 years old, have been a bedside nurse for most of my 30 years in nursing. CCRN, CEN, dialysis, Critical care and ER most of the time and some management. My body is shot. Carpal tunnel both...

  2. Scenario:What would you do?

    celeste7767 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was an AFTER HOURS Telephone Triage RN for VITAS, a nationwide hospice. I worked in Houston. Every hospice patient should have an emergency contact number to their hospice; our patients were not...

  3. Drug seekers "Drug of Choice"

    celeste7767 replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    In 2001 I was working as a weekend supervisor when I severely injured my knee; because my insurance did not take effect for 3 months, I hobbled around using heat, ice packs, the knee stabilizers etc....

  4. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    celeste7767 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new grad back in the olden days of 1975, it seems that certain negative aspects of working as a nurse were not as prevalent as they appear to be today. Because I am one of those...

  5. Do I LOOK Like A Nurse To You?

    celeste7767 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Now you got me worried; when I'm not in uniform and the discussion gets around to what do you do and I reply that I'm a nurse, there's ALWAYS one or two who will tell me something like, "Yeah, you...

  6. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    celeste7767 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it ASAP. Time goes by so fast you won't believe it. I just turned 56, been nursing since 1975 everything from med/surg to transplants to hemodialysis. But although we have a lot of options,...

  7. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    celeste7767 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    First, let me say that I have been in the profession for 30 years this June. Second, let me add that I have NEVER been disciplined or written up or had even one incident report written on me regarding...

  8. Please i need help

    celeste7767 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you are a new grad and are in orientation, do you have a preceptor or mentor you can talk to? If not, is there a nurse educator who is responsible for the New Grad Internship program at your...

  9. Can a misdemeanor possesion charge keep me from getting my nurses license?

    celeste7767 replied to wanna_b_nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First thing is you need to contact the Missouri State Board anonymously and find out; I know that some states consider the time elapsed since the conviction but you said "youthful mistake". If you...

  10. Phasing out LPN's.

    celeste7767 replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First it was the PCT's that eliminated ALL of the LPN positions at one University hospital where I worked; it did nothing but decentralize the lab and EKG departments and thrust more work onto the...

  11. Parish nursing

    celeste7767 replied to beaton's topic in Parish

    I must really be out of the loop but the term, Parish Nursing is new and completely foreign to me. I almost didn't ask I'm so embarassed at my ignorance. Please educate me on what I thought had to be...

  12. moving to arizona from UK

    celeste7767 replied to bettyboop's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Bettyboop, I have worked in 2 states, Indiana,and Az,.. If it is possible for you to make a change in plans and go to a different state I would highly recommend it. The Arizona Board Of Nursing...