Suninmyheart

Suninmyheart

Cardiac/Telemetry, Hospice, Home Health

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  1. John Kabot-Zinn MBSR workshop anyone?

    Suninmyheart posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I just started the 8 week workshop called "Mindfullness-Based Stress Reduction" (MBSR). It is offered at my hospital and most participants are RN's and MD's. The focus is learning how to meditate and...

  2. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Suninmyheart replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    just a reminder about plagerism. your response sounds good but is paraphrased very closely to anothers words.

  3. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    Suninmyheart replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I believe with the computer-based style of NCLEX testing, a 50% pass rate of a certain difficulty level is passing. Give me ambigious NCLEX questions, give me NCLEX scoring. Or give me death!...

  4. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

    Suninmyheart replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. And at the end of the 3rd day in a row, it takes a full 24 hours to recover. It is definately full time work. I do love the hours though. I also work nights and am quite hooked on the...

  5. Catholic Eldercare

    Suninmyheart replied to andpeggy's topic in General Nursing

    Back during nursing school, 2005 and 06, many of my classmates - and several teachers - spoke highly of this place after doing their LTC clinical there. i would say go for it. Word of mouth means...

  6. 3 12's - in a row or break them up?

    Suninmyheart replied to bisacat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely 3-4 in a row for me. I like having pts for several days in a row. But by the 4th day I tend to get overstimulated with all the beeps and alarms of the hospital environment and am sooo ready...

  7. One or Two hour rounding

    Suninmyheart replied to tntrn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind the policy because I feel the need to check in with pt's every 1-2 hrs anyway. But I am on a cardiac PCU and we do q4 vitals and have cns'a and resource. To me it is purely an extra...

  8. HELP! I may need to drop out of nursing school!

    Suninmyheart replied to floridagrl2000's topic in General Nursing

    There is such intense learning in the first several years of being a nurse I would suggest working full time for at least a year before going part time. Plus with a good solid year under your belt you...

  9. Grossmont Hospital San Diego

    Suninmyheart replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in California Nursing

    Grossmont is a wonderful hospital. The ratio is 3-4. You will find a very supportive team there. They are magnet and it does show. You will feel supported by coworkers and charge and find there is...

  10. ASA given for vasodilator effects?

    Suninmyheart replied to pm80's topic in Emergency

    It is standard in our ER to have a chest pain pt chew ASA immediately upon arrival. On the cardio unit I work on ASA is a part of the MD's tx protocol for MI. I thought this was nationwide and well...

  11. Staffing question & your cardiac floor

    Suninmyheart replied to laurenjarrod's topic in Cardiac

    I am stunned! We have 3-4 on nights WITH a telemetry tech AND a UC and sometimes a resource nurse. I would never, could never take that load. Oh and plus our CNA's do our vitals. Come to

  12. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    Suninmyheart replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    I use SBAR (status, background, assessment, response) as a foundation for my report sheet. It is handwritten so I cannot post it but I love it. Basically in rows going down I have a line for each...

  13. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    Suninmyheart replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I must say I did not realize it was the educators forum and, gulp, I do not expect amusement or sympathy for I am outnumbered. Graciously, Sun

  14. San Diego Cost of Living vs. Manhattan Cost of Living

    Suninmyheart replied to amj1979's topic in California Nursing

    I have never been to Manhattan but I think you will find that SD is not as segregated/separated. Many central areas are very culturally/socially/economically mixed. There are some predominantly...

  15. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    Suninmyheart replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I remember there was always some element of feeling like I was at the mercy of instructors as to whether I was going to pass or fail. I could have studied enormously and then gone in and wondered...

  16. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

    Suninmyheart replied to newhere_noname's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I tend to agree. I also have always felt that practicing as an RN should be a 4 year degree minimum. I have an

  17. Angels posing as hospital patients?

    Suninmyheart replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    And there are sooooo many references to this experience in so many great religious works... of Budhism, Islam, Hinduism, verbal tales of Ojibwe.... Thank you for sharing your experience. It reflects...

  18. Felt stupid for calling Doc..

    Suninmyheart replied to tampaflrn6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely don't sweat it. I had a doc ask me the other day, in a crabby tone, why I didn't change the IV fluid order? I said "because I am not an

  19. Can't Find Hospital Position

    Suninmyheart replied to haleysmum's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Go in-person directly to the nurse managers of the units you are interested in. Have your resume, letters of rec., and a cover letter custom addressed. Drop it off if they are busy then follow up with...

  20. You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

    Suninmyheart replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    To add a little humor - I have a zillion stories about why my orientation "should" have been over but thankfully wasn't... I had to call a cna into the room to show me how to secure a urine specimen...

  21. Tattling or reporting concerns?

    Suninmyheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    An experienced nurse gave me report last night and passed on a few tasks. Ok I certainly understand that. As the night wore on I realized she had failed to replace critically low lab values and yet...

  22. Tattling or reporting concerns?

    Suninmyheart replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I really can't see myself bringing it to the boss. That would feel pretty yucky. My busy night last night helped me forget all about it anyway. I had 3 of my patients all on multiple electrolyte...

  23. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    Suninmyheart replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    chuckle chuckle Yes definitely Allnurses. Cords. I have to untangle cords. It drives me

  24. Night Shift Woes

    Suninmyheart replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    If it was daylight I would go for long walks and bike rides. Plus for years I have been so busy with school and before that a business. Now I am trained in my job, no deadlines, pressing projects, or...

  25. In nursing uniform during a traffic copstop!

    Suninmyheart posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh my! I am a new grad and I sooo love my job. Seriously! I have had some very difficult times in the past 4 months and even cried a few times but for the most part I am immensely grateful to be a...