bankssarn

bankssarn

Geriatrics, Telemetry, Med-Surg

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  1. Quick Question..

    bankssarn replied to shix's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It depends on staffing. If you're the only CNA on the unit, you can't leave. Who would care for the patients? When I worked as a CNA, I had to stay over all the time. We had a log and kept track of...

  2. Telemetry Interview Help

    bankssarn replied to Nurse_Lily's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I work on a telemetry unit. I never studied for the interview. I had a classmate who prepped and reheorificed for interviews, and it didn't help get her a job. Just go with the flow and be real. Be...

  3. money, time, expierience

    bankssarn replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I wasn't saying you were going into it for the money. I was just saying I'm glad I didn't. To be honest with you, I made more money in

  4. money, time, expierience

    bankssarn replied to IdianaCNA1993's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Where I work, they take CNA experience into consideration when determining rate of pay. With that being said, I still make only $18.03/hour, and my shift diff is $1.68/hour. It's a good thing I didn't...

  5. I feel so dumb... I got flustered - about a patient in respiratory distress

    bankssarn replied to LalaJJB's topic in Emergency

    I had a similar experience a couple of weeks ago. My patient was complaining of SOB. Since the day shift nurse had weaned her O2 to 2L, I bumped her back up to 4L. When that didn't make a difference,...

  6. New Grad anxiety

    bankssarn replied to caliheartRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think what you're feeling is perfectly normal among new grads. I have been working tele for 4 months and have yet to feel "comfortable" at work. From what I've heard, it takes about 6-12 months to...

  7. LTC and loving it

    bankssarn replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, I agree. I work on a tele unit, and have 6 patients each night. There are many nights that we take overflow from the ICU (the more stable patients, of course), so juggling that patient load can...

  8. Is the nicu and nursery easy?

    bankssarn replied to almostmadeit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unless you're referring to the physical demand it puts on your body, NICU is far from "easy". My mom has been a NICU nurse for 15 years, and there are still days that she calls me crying about an...

  9. LTC and loving it

    bankssarn replied to artsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You're definitely not alone in this thought. I worked LTC and loved it. I started off in LTC, however, I felt that I was putting my license on the line every day by having 35+ residents under my care....

  10. Are most LTC's always low on supplies?

    bankssarn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think that's pretty typical. I started off in LTC, and had to supply my own BP cuff and thermometer. I didn't have my own pulse oximeter, but I wish I did, because they were hard to come by. We were...