Nursing_Mamacita

Nursing_Mamacita

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  1. Sentara waitlist 2015

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to LRN2525's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Oh shucks. It may have something to do with the high volume of sentara employees going through sentara for their BSN, since sentara does the BSN contract. I am currently working on mine through WGU....

  2. Fulltime student-is it possible to work as CNA or al all?!

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    It is definitely possible to work and go to school full time. I worked as a home health CNA and at a subway during school. Both full time (but not at the same time). Its not that bad. Time is what you...

  3. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is about to be long... So let me start with a disclaimer. I, of course, do not consider myself lazy nor do I feel like anyone should absolutely bend over backwards to make my job easy. I accept...

  4. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No there isn't. And I agree. We are in critical staffing maybe 3 days out of the week every week. We are about to be in an even worse spot as 5 RNs are leaving by the end of this month. We're trying...

  5. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Come be my charge nurse!!

  6. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh man! I'll have to let you know for sure but I'm pretty sure all of our monitoring systems are phillips! I will definitely get back with you to confirm

  7. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the other responder to this post. She probably wasn't a nurse. Probably a CNA or another nursing student. Most nurses I know dont just blurt out their profession. Then we get those calls...

  8. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depending on the drip, we typically don't titrate. It's just that, well our IMC is like purgatory. Our patient care supervisors who assign beds don't do a very good job sometimes, so we get the...

  9. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No other

  10. Do you "tell" Facebook where you work?

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to RN403's topic in General Nursing

    Just be careful what you post. My hospital has a whole freaking team that does nothing but search the internet for tags acknowledging the hospital. Recently a group of girls got written up for posting...

  11. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They take assignments when absolutely necessary. Ideal ratio for the side I work the most on is 4:1, but at times we are 5:1. Some team leaders push us to that ratio so that they only have 2 patients....

  12. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're absolutely right. I've gone to management twice, but to be honest I haven't really seen much improvement. I guess I will just have to keep it up until something is

  13. Interview attire help.....

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to kathyhinsh's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would have to see the dress. Shoes sound great. I am terribly huge fan of a SHARP pressed crisp blazer though. Ahh. The smell of

  14. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Dil-lidi-zem/Diltiazem ? I cant help but

  15. I&O...

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to loving2024's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ive been working as an RN for a year now. You have opened my eyes! Lol. The more you

  16. Fluids and electrolytes

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to colletteerinthe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well this is vague lol. So i'll leave a tip. "If that K+ won't go up, check that Mg level real

  17. Wearing sterile sleeves or a sterile gown for foley insertion?

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    If you are truly comfortable with foley insertion, this shouldn't be an issue. I like to wind the cath up a bit in my hand and sit the box with the collection bag in it as close to the insertion site...

  18. Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

    Nursing_Mamacita posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So it's around that time of year and our secret santa event will be on the 5th. I decided to participate, reluctantly, and drew my freaking boss . Mind you, I am new to the unit. Picking something...

  19. Thankful for those of you willing to share your wisdom

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to _Kaneohe's topic in General Students

    I wish I could take students! I would LOVE that, but unfortunately, I only function properly as a night shift nurse. I'm planning on bridging to masters in august 2014 so I can teach at a local school...

  20. General question about which Stethoscope and Shoes :)

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to nasam's topic in General Students

    I really hate when people suggest that. It doesn't make sense. If you can buy the better quality now, it would just save you the headache of going through school thinking everyones heart tones are...

  21. General question about which Stethoscope and Shoes :)

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to nasam's topic in General Students

    I wear Danskos. I was SO opposed to them at first. It only took me about 3 days to really break them in. Now, I cannot wear anything else to work. They align my body the way it should be and down...

  22. Kaplan anyone?

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to brazooke's topic in General Students

    I scored between 55-60% on all my kaplan tests from home. The ones I was forced to take in school, I was scoring between 68-90%. I passed my NCLEX-RN with 75

  23. Unit Secret Santa- I got my boss! Help?

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sure. And they were definitely talking about how some people get 200.00 gift

  24. Your Experience with Your Hospitals Cath Lab Personnel?

    Nursing_Mamacita posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So thanks to training, I had to spend 2 days in my hospitals Cath Lab. I had previously noticed that the ED and ICUs were their own "little town", as we call it, but I hadn't imagined that Cath Lab...

  25. What do you think about this? Giving narcan to addicts, their friends and family.

    Nursing_Mamacita replied to Mulan's topic in Patient Medications

    Just make it easy. Build pharmacies buffet