ninja-nurse

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3 years MS/Tele, 10 years total ICU, 5 travel

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  1. Do nurses make the worst patients?

    ninja-nurse replied to Esme12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have found that ANY medical worker (from tech to doctor) are either the best or the worst. There hasn't yet been any middle ground. It seems they're either patient, understanding and cooperative, or...

  2. Post-op patients

    ninja-nurse replied to username33's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not greatly seasoned - 2 years of med/surg - but priorities are: neuro assessment/changes, VS, dressings/incision, distal circulation, urine output and IV. On arrival to floor, the PACU nurse...

  3. Day Vs. Night Ratio?

    ninja-nurse replied to DEgalRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Days at my hospital is supposed to be 4-5 per nurse (note the emphasis) while nights is 5-6 per nurse. We get more admits but less discharges (which is fine) but we have NO HELP. Secretary only till...

  4. Should I feel bad about this?? New grad wanting to quit days.

    ninja-nurse replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've worked nights a little over 2 years now and they are busy. I'll try to run down some pros and cons for you: Pros: On one hand, we don't have PT, as many doctors or visitors, procedures, and...

  5. What do you know about HCAs???

    ninja-nurse replied to yogalove's topic in Travel

    The HCA I work at both is and isn't bad. Our nurse-patient ratio is generally 5-or-6 to 1 on nights, though that's with no support staff. I can't imagine the 28-to-1 that emergently dealt with. I'd...