mysticalwaters1

mysticalwaters1

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  1. "Smart cards" coming soon to a hospital near you

    mysticalwaters1 replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!!!!! Awesome! However I allways am afraid electronic data would get deleted on accident and gone forever! But still

  2. trach changes- how often??

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mshnurse's topic in Pulmonary

    I'm in an acute care hospital and the pt I was thinking about was a nursing home pt with a longterm trache no vent and needed to be change. I don't know if back at the nursing home the doctor would...

  3. What made you decide to work where you do

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mom12's topic in General Nursing

    I chose the hospital I worked at because it was only 30min away. I worked as a tech at a bigger teaching hospital and felt mislead there with hiring me and HATED the commute. I also heard from...

  4. trach changes- how often??

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mshnurse's topic in Pulmonary

    Do you mean the entire trache changed or just the inner cannula. Sounds like the entire thing. I don't know if it's policy but at my hospital usually the ENT doctor would completely change the trach...

  5. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was thinking about that

  6. Getting Along- The Union Debate

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mobilsurgrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have seen that myself. And both sides are very passioniate about it. I'm young ony been a nurse for 3 years never in unions before. I don't know if it's better with one or not. My interpretation...

  7. Night Shift

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!! I tried the ear plugs and it worked amazingly!!!! I think I hear the buzz of the day going on and actually I used some cotton in my ears lightly but it's just enough to drone things...

  8. Medications

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Emergency

    I talked to one of the ER nurses who worked in ICU for 20 years. She says there are usuals like dopamine and nitro gtts but other ones change every 2 years. There's a current drug book by the...

  9. Andrea Yates R.N.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I never meant any legal action against the husband just he seemed odd and made me wonder but there's no way to know anything. I just thought he was strange. No proof to back

  10. Andrea Yates R.N.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry everyone! I realize when I quote people with quotes inside already it mixes up who quoted what so it's kindof mixed up with who started

  11. Medications

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Emergency

    Yea I have acls! I guess it will work out as I work with it.

  12. Andrea Yates R.N.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Sort of like the "Scott Peterson look", after Lacy went missing? Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN Spokane, Washington Wow! Yea exactly! That look! However who knows what realy was in his head or really what...

  13. The War with the Floors

    mysticalwaters1 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    That's why I left med surg. Then on top of that I had issues with coworkes with no team work and 2 managers within my 3 years there just not working out. It was turning more into a geriatric floor...

  14. Night Shift

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I'll try the foil and ear plugs! I live in what I call "jason country." Woods! Although lots of houses really popping up

  15. The War with the Floors

    mysticalwaters1 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    I've been in med surg for 3 years. Now I am on the other end working in ER still on orientation and it has been wonderful but I really had a misconception when passing pt's from ER to floors. I...

  16. Andrea Yates R.N.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh.. no he did NOT ignore. He tried to get help, keep her on her meds. There were times where he begged for her to be hospitalized. One place he got her in to put her in "addiction group therapy"...

  17. Andrea Yates R.N.

    mysticalwaters1 replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    My thoughts too about her husband! No one was there but saw him on some interviews. Seemed cold and aware as per his statements of his wife's condition yet didn't seem to really act to better the...

  18. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    That looks really good but the link won't let me get

  19. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    This thread was so long I posted after only reading several threads. I've been back tracking through them and wow..... I just want to get paid correctly for what I

  20. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to chioma829's topic in General Nursing

    Are people reluctant to give salary rates due to employers or getting found out on here? It seems with many working areas not just nursing it's a no no to give salary maybe for competition? I found...

  21. Bactrim and back pain

    mysticalwaters1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone! I've been taking bactrim for 7 days for a lady partsl infection. I have one more pill left. 2 days ago I got into my bed to go to sleep and felt lots of lowerback pain. It was...

  22. pt report to ICU?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Thanks I thought that didn't sound right. It just all depends on the situation at the time with signs and

  23. ? about fetus that died in womb

    mysticalwaters1 replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh I'm sorry to hear about that! Sounds absoulutey horrible and glad you care for your little boy now :) I don't know if my coworker's friend wanted it done right away. But he gave me the...

  24. pt report to ICU?

    mysticalwaters1 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    I'm going from Med surg to ER and this is a problem I'm going to have. An Er nurse told me one of the difficult things in ER from med surg is you only focus on the presenting symptom. Yet, if there...

  25. Delegating bedmaking, bedpans . . .

    mysticalwaters1 replied to pancake's topic in General Nursing

    That's exaclty how I am and it's killing me. I had a hard time delegating to the point now some of the techs I work with expect me to do things such as I+Os all the time. Part of it is I know...