RescueNinjaKy

RescueNinjaKy

Cath/EP lab, CCU, Cardiac stepdown

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  1. Lost CNA Hospital job

    RescueNinjaKy replied to altolover's topic in General Students

    Honey, you had three warnings/flags in your file. Regardless of improvement you shouldn't be having that in a short period of time. That in itself is enough to terminate you. It's the three strikes...

  2. clinicals

    RescueNinjaKy replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    I'm so confused. You only have one patient and you said you barely get to do anything but adls because you need your instructor there. You also say that you're scampering around trying to find...

  3. Telemetry Nursing Questions

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Lyn56's topic in Cardiac

    You want to page the doctor with a FYI I held insulin bc npo. If you're gonna hold a medication, especially insulin, you want to just give the doctor a heads up and cover your own behind. I had a...

  4. Do We Need More Nurses?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    Hey sometimes I get bad days and wonder why I became a nurse but sometimes I get good days and I feel like superman as a nurse. And then there are the days when things are okay and I enjoy it. There...

  5. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Slap on tele, monitor and assess patient, wait for lab results, give lasix if lab indicates and do an echo. Patient is in low 90s to mid 90s in saturation, that's not too bad, give 2 L O2 via nc if...

  6. How does one get started on a path to nursing?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to yankeegir1's topic in Nursing Career

    If nursing is what you want to do go for it, but make sure you know what it entails first. Don't be all caught in the "I will make a huge difference in their lives" mindset because you will be...

  7. How does one get started on a path to nursing?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to yankeegir1's topic in Nursing Career

    Shadowing ain't gonna bring any bacon

  8. i dislike med surg

    RescueNinjaKy replied to dcwang's topic in General Students

    Well, I work on a cardiac floor and let me tell you, you're calling the MD a lot about electrolytes, rhythms, incisions, and order clarifications. And every unit will have their "needy" patients. So...

  9. COPDer de-satting? What do you do?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Krazziekid78's topic in General Nursing

    Is he having any edema or any signs of fluid overload? I had a patient with chf who had low hgb and was getting transfused with prbcs, and was getting sob, de satting, crackles and wheezing, gave some...

  10. Fluid overload with low Bp

    RescueNinjaKy replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Midodrine and dialysis as tolerated is what I

  11. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    RescueNinjaKy replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I don't know, I've had icu nurse consults and I think they read those ekgs pretty

  12. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    RescueNinjaKy replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Well I don't see any issue with using "my". I mean it means you're part of my team, just like I'm part of your team. And honestly it makes things a lot easier for patients, when they have so many ppl...

  13. States that hire ADNs

    RescueNinjaKy replied to WCSU1987's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    North Dakota is hiring, Fargo Bismarck. They hire into specialty

  14. Pre-nursing student, want to become an FNP. Reputable fast track programs??

    RescueNinjaKy replied to DontWantNoScrbs's topic in General Students

    You sure you want to do that, nursing school will be the hardest schooling you've ever had before, then you will have nclex. But wait, first year on the floor as a nurse will turn out to be...

  15. Feeling Discouraged....Did I choose the right profession?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to mrsnurse2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well with nursing, you really don't want to just up and leave after you accepted a load of patients. It doesn't matter if you quit or not, you should've stayed until your shift is over, because now it...

  16. HELP! City Tech Nursing fall 2015

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Swade's topic in New York Nursing

    Don't stress too much on the application process, because the stress from when you're actually in the program is going to be tons worse and it only gets worse. You will feel like first semester is...

  17. How old are you?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    25 and overweight, alas I was not blessed with the Asian metabolism. Slowly working on my fitness though. Helps that I cook most of my own meals and I go to my buildings gym when I have days off...

  18. Lpn nclex stopped at 85. Can u fail with 85 questions. Feeling anxious

    RescueNinjaKy replied to Future lvn1984's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes you can fail at the minimum questions. If your exam stops at the minimum questions then either you did really really well that they don't need to ask you any more or you did so bad that you're not...

  19. Is it Worth applying to New York Presbyterian New Grad Residency?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    Yep the glamour is getting dull, us native New Yorkers are so over it. But other people think there's gold in the streets there. I moved to North Dakota for a job and it's been pretty interesting...

  20. Is it Worth applying to New York Presbyterian New Grad Residency?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't really understand your post, it sounds like you're saying my post is misinformed or incorrect in some way which I will definitely disagree. There are plenty of people who think New York City...

  21. Is it Worth applying to New York Presbyterian New Grad Residency?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    People, New York City is like impossible to get hired if you don't have experience. I'm speaking strictly of acute care. Think about it, we all know there is no shortage of nurses and then when you...

  22. Sanford Relocation Help!

    RescueNinjaKy replied to RNCalifornia18's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on 2s guys and it's been really educational so far. Just finished day 1 with my preceptor. Come and say hi if you guys are

  23. Taking care of DNR patients. The point?

    RescueNinjaKy replied to cholmes1223's topic in General Nursing

    Let me ask you this: why did you become a nurse? I'm not talking about nursing be a calling or anything. Heck money is a good motivator, but when you become a nurse you treat your patients, you care...

  24. anyone working in Williston, ND??

    RescueNinjaKy replied to dez_455's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that williston is really bad right now. The crime rate is bad and there are all sorts of shady activities going up there like prostitution, human trafficking, and so

  25. Sanford Relocation Help!

    RescueNinjaKy replied to RNCalifornia18's topic in General Nursing

    I got it before I moved there. I just called and emailed them and I was able to rent the