AtlantaRN

AtlantaRN RN

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  1. FIRED!!! OMG what do I do now?

    AtlantaRN replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    Things have a way of working themselves out...I had a friend that got a position at a dialysis center, and they didn't want to train her, wanted her to document what care she didn't provide...really...

  2. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    AtlantaRN replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    jimmy buffet says "there's no dumb *ss vaccine."

  3. Bruit and Thrill | How to Identify & Nursing Overview

    AtlantaRN replied to kgrieco53's topic in General Nursing

    You can feel the thrill and hear a bruit (buzzing

  4. NCLEX to 265! FREAKING OUT HERE!

    AtlantaRN replied to nrschris's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't Freak!!! I Went To 265 Also And Passed (in 1996)

  5. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    AtlantaRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    does that mean they are "grounded"

  6. Critical care internship...

    AtlantaRN replied to nursing 101's topic in MICU, SICU

    sounds like a good deal to me. i've been a nurse 10 yrs, mostly med/surg, just transferred to the IMCU, stepdown unit...I got 1 day with a imcu nurse...that was it. and now they want me to precept...

  7. Ohhhhh your a Nurse!?!?

    AtlantaRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    my philosophy is the golden rule...treat everyone the way you would want to be treated...you get what you give, for the most part...

  8. seems I'm blacklisted ... now what?

    AtlantaRN replied to CRNAorBust's topic in General Nursing

    ETHICAL CONFLICT is also a good response rather than "fired":

  9. Am I Getting a Bad Deal?!?!?

    AtlantaRN replied to oneyearrn's topic in Travel

    you don't have a DEAL until you sign on the dotted line... don't take it, it sells you short and the recruiters job is to make money for the company, not you

  10. Can someone please describe c diff poop?

    AtlantaRN replied to wannabeL&D73's topic in General Nursing

    You have to spray deodorizer in the hallway, it is so foul...

  11. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    AtlantaRN replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    i think every job has it's pros and cons... some days are better than others. I can't imagine myself doing anything else (I used to work for a textile mill in middle georgia...ever see "norma rae"?...

  12. Does Anyone No Longer Work As a Nurse??

    AtlantaRN replied to mom23RN's topic in General Nursing

    some facilities have "re-entry" programs...I know at piedmont they have a 3 month program getting nurses up to speed educationally; then 3 months on the floor with a preceptor...i heard they are...

  13. A changing mind

    AtlantaRN replied to jennyga's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    my first nursing experience was at a home hospice agency company; I was the only RN for a 5 county area...i had no training, and no support, i ended up turning them in for medicaid fraud (because they...

  14. Patients Calling your Cordless Extension???

    AtlantaRN replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    we have a 'vocera' system that is awful, it hangs around your neck and it a hands free device, but it's always choppy, like you are using a cell phone in a tunnel... hate it

  15. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    AtlantaRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    i had a girl come through the er, head to toe tommy hilfiger...asked if the doc could write her prescription for darvocet (she had totaled her new car), to her 9month

  16. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    AtlantaRN replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    I don't watch it, itls likebeing at work

  17. Nurse Patient Ratio on Telemetry with Drips

    AtlantaRN replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in General Nursing

    I am on a stepdown unit, and we are 1:4 ratio with dobutamine, nitroglycerine, dopamine, cardizem, natrecor drips... regular floor med/surg is 1:6 ratio with NO drips...(although I did work at a...

  18. Does your Hospital do this?

    AtlantaRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is just a general hospital question and I didn't know where to put this... On Christmas Day, was your hospital cafeteria closed? They did nothing but sandwiches for lunch and dinner, and...

  19. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    AtlantaRN replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    wouldn't do it, worked too hard to risk your license

  20. Getting the runaround...

    AtlantaRN replied to Brinley's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my son got in at a community college in middle georgia, and he didn't get his letter til july 1st...

  21. Check Your Wall Clocks - Hidden Cameras

    AtlantaRN replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    we have security cameras at my facility, but they are blatant...like those little smoke colored domes they have at the local wally world...

  22. home health pay

    AtlantaRN replied to amylou85's topic in Home Health

    watch too what agency you are going with, in my area, there are a couple of agencies that are ALWAYS advertising for nurses...I went on an interview for this particular company, and I could hear some...

  23. home health pay

    AtlantaRN replied to amylou85's topic in Home Health

    the good thing is with nursing, if you don't like where you are at, you can easily change... did home health for a while, loved being out of the hospital setting during the summers, but in the winter,...

  24. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    AtlantaRN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.marcusuniforms.com excellent prices and free shipping with $50 order...most tops are $6.99 and are name brands, ie peaches, etc; pants are white swan, etc for $9.99 a pair...

  25. How do you know if you've got what it takes to be an ER nurse?

    AtlantaRN replied to Beth_audrey's topic in Emergency

    when I was younger I LOVED the fast pace of ER. the folks you work with are great, and with the new charting "emstat," is great! click, click, click, nothing narrative...