RNDesiroo

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  1. Student with ADHD

    RNDesiroo replied to Scottish _23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    FRIENDS! I have no idea how I did it, pre-diagnosis, pre-adderall. My girls got me through. Thank god for the type As who made me study. Also lots of cramming nights w 5 hour energy drinks- oops. I...

  2. Who draws the blood at your hospital?

    RNDesiroo replied to JessTexan's topic in Critical Care

    We (RNs) do AM labs (at 9pm), cultures, all IVs, line draws. Just not ABGs. Day nurses sometimes do blood draws during the day if necessary, but even when necessary often let the lab go undrawn for...

  3. No experience.....no job, no job.....no experience!!!

    RNDesiroo replied to StarLite1980's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm an RN with an associate's. MUCH harder to find a hospital job with an associates compared to BSN. A friend I went to school with got hired at a great hospital as a student and worked as a tech....

  4. So check this out....

    RNDesiroo replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I also would like safer staffing. I just want someone to do my VS, accuchecks, and help with getting ppl to the bathroom, HELP cleaning them up. I take responsibility for communicating with a tech to...

  5. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    RNDesiroo replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've come to realize that nurse:patient ratios alone don't say much. I work at a level 1 trauma center. we have over 1200 beds in our hospital. needless to say it's kinda crazy sometimes. Overnight we...