christymwinn

Sooo, it has been awhile........ did you move?

:yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: and I did go there(for a little while)

I too understand about feeling sleep deprived in the mornings on your way home. I have found myself so tired that I have had to pull over somewhere so I can "nap" until I am able to at least drive myself safely home. I do understand that as night nur...

A CNA requires a certificate, they have to take a standard test. A PCA,PCT, or whatever other initials they have do not have to take that test. They might have to take a "test" for the place they are tring to get hired at and then go throught certai...

i am not too worried. i don't get too specific, and i don't think enough people truly pay attention to who you are here. there are so many of us, it's almost impossible. if it is something that i am truly worried about, i don't think i would post it...

i have worked in a hospital that would put stretchers in halls of ER, but NEVER on the floors! The ER just had to go on diversion if that was the case. and this was in a city hopsital.

if you are talking about that, then i agree with you too. i am from missouri as well and remember a lot of those nights. but on the other hand, if you are on your break, i don't think that should count. it is your own time.

i know some people who were RT's and then went back for their RN. I actually work with an intensivist (ICU Dr.) who was RT, then RN, then Dr.!!

i am sure you did great!!! let us know!!

amen sister!!!!

IMO, i don't think that it would hurt you for your resume. If you are applying for healthcare realted jobs, technically you don't need to put it on there. You can if you want, but you can also explain that you were only there for a short time b/c you...

i had a pt who was a meds only pt ( in the icu) and the family was staying with him b/c he wasn't doing well. I know that i was there for the pt and his wife (who was having a very hard time with all this b/c it was actually unexpected in the beginn...

ok, i had to quit reading on page 7 b/c I was just getting thoroughly disgusted. I would say this to anyone in any job that they hate... if you are not going to do anything yourself to make the changes you say need to be made, then you need to go fin...

I agree with most above. I think it is unsafe and an ethical issue to have "inpatients" in a hallway. I would not want to be one of those patients, or any of my family members either. How can you give quality care in a situation like that? That is li...

first born of a first born(also a nurse), she has etoh father, but not me.

ok, here's my BUMP and my bookmark. Sometimes I wish I had a story, but really I am thankful I don't!!

hello again to everyone, and hello texx08!! I am from warren county also! It is finally warm again and I am so happy. I do like snow, but that cold wind we kept having was putting me into a depression. It is nice to see so many people from good 'ole ...

I have not worked at St. John's, but I did a few clinicals there and I knew I would not work there when I graduated b/c I couldn't stand most of the nurses attitudes! ( and this was mainly in the women's services,L&D, and such!) that's where the ...

we give it as a piggyback routinely.

Although I do not work in a dialysis unti, I do understand how you feel. You just want to be able to come in and take care of your patients and do the job you love but not have to deal with the political/administrative probs. It happens where I am at...

Apparently this nurse has never worked a night shift in her life! One thing every nigth nurse knows is that you don't come to the hospital to get any rest. PUHLEASE!!!!! There are nights when I don't even get to go to the bathroom unti I am leaving....

OMG, I just finally caught up to where I had left off. This definitely deserves another bump!!!

well said roy!!!

Ours is also a little different. We can start the protocol for a bs > 130. our goal is a blood glucose that is under100, but when it is stable under that number we tend to dc it and put them on a sliding scale. Our usual checks are every hour unle...

I worked as a telemetry/icu tech while in nursing school and always knew that is where I wanted to end up. That being said, I still worked as an LPN on med/surg and in a dr's office before I finished with my RN and have now been in the ICU for almost...