RN617

I'm on a step-down unit and our total artificial hearts rarely go home, so they don't end up in the ED. The one we primarily use, the Syncardia Companion 2 driver, cannot leave the hospital so those patients are status 1A (highest listing) to get a transplant and stay there until they get transplanted. We had been using a Freedom Driver TAH in which the patient can go home, but our surgeons really don't like the product because of frequent alarms and haven't implanted one in quite a while.

As long as their pressure is stable it should be fine.

I've been on the floor (telemetry) for well over a year now and I generally feel very comfortable, but I feel like I keep making mistakes and I need to meet with my manager. For example, I forgot to post a telemetry strip and have to meet with the boss about it. One time I didn't change a dressing (that I really didn't know I was supposed to change, the MD was in the room and asked for supplies for it at 6am and I had wrongfully assumed he was changing it--I had planned on doing it myself after he went in but got tied up with another patient and didn't check to make sure it was done) and had to meet with my manager once again. I generally like my job but I'm getting really upset about this. I repeatedly have to fix day shifts' errors but I feel as if I'm the only one getting called out on very small mistakes! I don't want to lose my job over small things, but I feel as if every 3-4 months or so something else comes up. I try so hard all the time and have a good relationship with my patients. I'm not really sure what I'm asking here, but maybe just some encouragement that I'm not the worst nurse of all time, because sometimes I think I should quit and move into something I don't want to do, but where I can't make mistakes all the time.

Hi everyone, This is my first post here, I've been a lurker for a long time now though. Let me start off by saying I have an amazing job, I love my unit, the patient population, and the staff. However, I am living 3000 miles away from my family and friends, and I just want to go back home, where I know the job market is tight (Boston) and I only have one year experience. My question is: does anyone know how it works when applying for multiple positions? Like I said, I love my unit and the patient population, but I could see myself working in different fields. I currently work on an intermediate cardiac/surgical step down unit, but I think I would enjoy other types of intermediate care, possibly ICU, and certainly the operating room (strange, I know, but it's what I've always wanted to do). I have found a few positions I am eligible for at one hospital in particular and I applied to one. Will HR/managers notice if I apply for multiple? For example, there are MICU, SICU and CVICU positions open. Would it be detrimental for me to apply to all of these listed positions if I am qualified? Again, like I said I do LOVE my job and it wouldn't be the worst thing for me to stay, just emotionally as I have no support system down here besides my puppy and my employers. Thank you in advance, I greatly appreciate the positivity and support I consistently read on here.