CAnurse2012

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1. Delegation

   CAnurse2012 replied to CAnurse2012's topic in Nursing Career

   CNA or PCT. Seriously, the pt was like 250+ lbs, even though that pt could turn okay but pt has fx legs, I am a small person so I asked CA for help and she was like she can turn ok yet she sat...

2. Delegation

   CAnurse2012 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hello there, I am a new nurse and I have question regarding delegation. It may sound stupid but when do you delegate to a CA? I do not know if I am demanding...but I saw CAs on our floor sat around...

3. Help please!!!

   CAnurse2012 replied to CAnurse2012's topic in Nursing Career

   To my knowledge I have never been written up...so I should not be on the "not eligible for re-hire

4. Help please!!!

   CAnurse2012 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hello there, I am a new nurse who is going to have 1 year experience in few months. My question is when I apply to new job, will I need LOR like I did when I was a brand new nurse? I feel like I will...

5. Is this normal or am I asking for too much?

   CAnurse2012 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I am working at a unit where staffs do help each other, however staffs are splited into groups and I belong to none of the groups so I have no say in anything. I do not mind of not belonging to a...

6. When should I take GRE?

   CAnurse2012 replied to CAnurse2012's topic in Advanced Practice

   The higher score the better but what they require is 40 percentile but does not say which one(s) they look at more. Do you by chance what score should I get to be above 40

7. When should I take GRE?

   CAnurse2012 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   I am having hard time to decide when to take GRE. The lastest I plan to apply is beginning of January. I have two options for myself: 1. Take GRE at the end of November, however I only started to...

8. Hard to manage patients

   CAnurse2012 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   The patient that I can not stand or manage are the ones who unwilling to work with you, give you time or tell you what they want but want things to be exact the ways they want it or how the previous...

9. One lead off

   CAnurse2012 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   This may be a stupid question, but one of my patients HR showed in the low 20, however 1 of the 5 leads was off. Is it a true heart rate or

10. Different Types Of Coworkers

    CAnurse2012 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't forget "Princess", or the one who complains of staying an hr late or have not chart anything but sit around and talk or flirt with doctors (Grrr...can not stand those people because those who...

11. My unit is desperate for nurses

    CAnurse2012 replied to Anoetos's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What hospital is this? Sound pretty interesting for a

12. Getting report from another department

    CAnurse2012 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how other hospitals work...but here is how my hospital works when a patient is admitted from ED or transferred from another department: house supervisor will book a bed and pager will go off....

13. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    CAnurse2012 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The patients I hate the most are the one who say thank you and agree to everything I explain to them but by the time I walk out the room, they talks s*** about me and complain about everything to...

14. Golytely

    CAnurse2012 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse and I had a patient with GI bleed. Patient also has fluid overload problem (pulmonary edema, COPD, and CHF). Patient had to drink golytely for bowel prep for procedure. I was scared...