ninja-nurse BSN

ninja-nurse has 16 years experience as a BSN and specializes in 3 years MS/Tele, 10 years total ICU, 5 travel.

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1. Northeast Alabama RMC

   ninja-nurse replied to Buckaroo93's topic in Travel

   As I said, never worked at the main campus, but I heard it was better. Not to be insulting, but as I'm sure you know, anywhere down south is going to be low pay and high ratios. (I say this as an...

2. Northeast Alabama RMC

   ninja-nurse replied to Buckaroo93's topic in Travel

   Which unit? And is it actually RMC, or the sister hospital Stringfellow? Never worked in RMC, but did a contract in Stringfellow about 2-3 years ago. ICU was great, though I wasn't there often....

3. Cath lab vs IR travel

   ninja-nurse posted a topic in Travel

   Hello all! I have about 10 years in ICU, 5 of them traveling, and while I won't go into why, I'm about ready to get out (of ICU, still love travel). I know that I will have to stop traveling for at...

4. That nagging feeling...

   ninja-nurse replied to dudette10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I was working med/surg on nights. Had the same patient for 2 nights in a row - young male with crohn's, post resection. He was doing GREAT! Was off the PCA, up walking, one of 2 JP drains out. They...

5. O2 sat monitor question

   ninja-nurse replied to createun's topic in General Nursing

   Pulse ox machines are notoriously unreliable. SO many things can interfere with the reading - nail polish, callused fingers, cool fingers, diaphoresis, gripping something tightly, the list goes on and...

6. Only African American Nurse on Staff

   ninja-nurse replied to nette1022's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   OP, good luck! I hope you find a place where they'll treat you right, you seem like a wonderful

7. ICU Acuity - Advise?

   ninja-nurse replied to ninja-nurse's topic in Travel

   Thank you, everyone! I had thought that I was about ready, but then I started reading those skills checksheets. Halo's, IABP's, open heart recovery, PA caths, trauma.. I read all of that on the...

8. Only African American Nurse on Staff

   ninja-nurse replied to nette1022's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   OP, I may not have the right to respond to this, as I am not African American (or any other minority). But coming from a Caucasian point of view: some of your coworkers might not be trying to be...

9. ICU Acuity - Advise?

   ninja-nurse posted a topic in Travel

   Ok, all, please forgive the long post, but I want to lay the situation out properly. I managed to get into a Neuro/Cardiac ICU. Yay, me! Loved the area, so I got a little house. Figured I'd get a few...

10. Pet health cert.

    ninja-nurse replied to ninja-nurse's topic in Travel

    Ok, thank you everyone! That's very good to

11. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    ninja-nurse replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Loved

12. No failure to communicate

    ninja-nurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the night, either vent alarms or call bells. I could SWEAR some days that there are alarms in my

13. Healthcare Facilities running out of medications + supplies

    ninja-nurse replied to calivianya's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Drug wise, hydralizine (on a neuro/cardiac ICU - that was fun) and protonix. Linens during the night. And frequently - in a crummy little rural place I will never, EVER return to - formula for the...

14. Anatomy of a Code

    ninja-nurse replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well written. In my facility, respiratory does the intubation, and nurses give the meds (no pharmacy for us - at least on nights. Don't know about days) but otherwise this is spot

15. Pet health cert.

    ninja-nurse posted a topic in Travel

    Good day, all. I am considering starting to travel come spring and therefore doing some research. My question today is this: I have read that in order to move/vacation with pets, one is supposed to...