Christie RN2006

Christie RN2006

SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing

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  1. Management measuring handsanitizer and soap usage

    Christie RN2006 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital is not... well that I know of at least. Honestly if they did, they probably would start measuring without telling us just to make sure they got an accurate

  2. Management measuring handsanitizer and soap usage

    Christie RN2006 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    That is really funny! Have you guys ever seen a charge sheet that shows how much an item costs the hospital vs. how much they charge the patient? All I can say is no wonder why they can afford to...

  3. How many times did you take the NCLEX before you passed?

    Christie RN2006 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    The NCLEX study books are normally seperated by subjects. I used mine a lot throughout my last 2 years of nursing

  4. Vap

    Christie RN2006 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Honestly I am not entirely sure... that is just the explanation I got. Since they started doing all these things it has cut down on the number of VAPs immensly. We didn't have any at all for a few...

  5. Vap

    Christie RN2006 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    At my facility the protocol is HOB at least at 30 degrees. We suction them and clean their mouths at least every 2 hours. All vent patients get a special kit every 24 hours with mouth swabs, biotene...

  6. How many times did you take the NCLEX before you passed?

    Christie RN2006 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    go buy a nclex study book and practice, practice, practice!! i did horrible at first when we started doing nclex style questions, but the more i practiced them the better i did. i recommend getting...

  7. What's your holiday bonus?

    Christie RN2006 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Bonus?? whats that?? I don't even get holiday

  8. NUrsing research topics please!

    Christie RN2006 replied to henryross's topic in General Nursing

    Caregiver stress syndrome, lead poisoning, SIDS... I did research reports/presentations on all of those. What class is it

  9. Balancing Nursing school and work

    Christie RN2006 replied to KBoo's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Its doable, but very hard! I worked anywhere from 0-40 hours a week while I was in school. Are you able to do homework or study at work during your downtimes? I was able to and that helped a

  10. Ohio. . . Where are you from?

    Christie RN2006 replied to chmiller1229's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hello! My name is Christie and I am from the Mansfield area. I graduated this past june with my BSN... good luck to all you nursing students! Time flies while you are in school, next thing you know,...

  11. central ohio nursing jobs and relocation

    Christie RN2006 replied to hjs7796's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I actually work at MedCentral in Mansfield, and have enjoyed it so far. We are in desperate need of nurses too!!! The base rate right now for new grads is 19.95/hour with an extra 0.25 for BSN, and...

  12. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    Christie RN2006 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I did a rotation in the NICU at Columbus Children's Hospital and I really liked it. They have a great NICU there. I have not heard of them taking travelers there though. Columbus Children's is a...

  13. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    Christie RN2006 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I work in Mansfield and I am a SICU nurse

  14. school nursing

    Christie RN2006 replied to amoe1219's topic in Ohio Nursing

    MSN=Master of Science in Nursing (they have an actual track now for school nurses) I have my BSN and I was a school nurse for about 3 months at a school with about 700 kids. I was just doing it as a...

  15. How many times did you take the NCLEX before you passed?

    Christie RN2006 replied to blackberry4eva's topic in General Nursing

    I only had to take it one time, but I have heard of people having to take it up to 7 times! The guy I know that did that is very smart, but he is a horrible test taker. When do you

  16. Pay differential for ICU, CCRN, BSN

    Christie RN2006 replied to ccrnjen's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree that ICU nurses should get some sort of differential, but they do not at most places. At my hospital all nurses have the same base pay, and you get and extra 25 cents an hour for each degree...

  17. immunizations EB info

    Christie RN2006 replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    have you checked NIH? Also great resources would be any research journals. I know we had access to an online library of journals through my

  18. Hilton Head Hospital uniforms

    Christie RN2006 replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at is switching to the department color uniforms. RNs have to wear either white or ceil blue and LPNs have to wear purple. I personally wish that we could wear whatever we...

  19. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    Christie RN2006 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes... that is not

  20. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    Christie RN2006 replied to TXRN02's topic in Nursing Humor

    There must be something about wet floor signs and clean utility rooms...lol About a week ago I was getting supplies in the clean utility room and didn't happen to notice the wet floor sign until...

  21. Policy on IV tubing/bag change?

    Christie RN2006 replied to climberrn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, TPN bags and tubings have to be changed every 24 hours. IV lines going into a peripheral port have to be changed every 3 days, but lines going into a central line/A-line have to be...

  22. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    Christie RN2006 replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The hospital I work at has 3 ICUs, CVICU, SICU, and CCU. The SICU and CCU get a combo of general things, but the SICU gets all the neuro and truama patients. I work in the SICU and I really enjoy it...

  23. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    Christie RN2006 replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in Mansfield, Ohio and my base starting pay for the SICU was $19.95/hour. I get an extra $0.25 and hour for my BSN. Night pay is an extra $3.00/hour and that is from 3p-7a. So on nights I...

  24. Need Help & Opinions/Orientation Problem

    Christie RN2006 replied to LaurynRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    At my unit (SICU), they require you to be ACLS certified within 12 months of being hired. Until you are ACLS certified you are not allowed to push meds during a code, or go on codes. They make you...

  25. Responsibilities of a MICU/SICU nurse...

    Christie RN2006 replied to PACU queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    That is pretty much what we do too... I am currently working in a SICU and somedays it is very overwhelming. Every 4 hours we have to do a full head to toe assessment. Every 4 hours we have to print...