Hoosiernurse

Hoosiernurse ADN, RN

telemetry, cardiopulmonary stepdown, LTC. Hospice

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  1. NPs practicing as DRs

    Hoosiernurse replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree, but I am worried about one aspect: the cost of getting a DNP. I agree that striving for top-level education and clinical experience will only improve the field of nursing, but I worry how in...

  2. NPs practicing as DRs

    Hoosiernurse replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    May 11, '11 by studentdrtobe I'm actually a medical student in my clinical years currently and, to be honest, a lot of this disrespect (at least in my experience and those of my close...

  3. NPs practicing as DRs

    Hoosiernurse replied to SkiBumNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are differences between being a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Nursing. They are two different focuses in healing, though certainly they overlap in quite often. Although this is certainly...

  4. Left position that stunk, feeling bad...

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, I signed a paper saying I agreed to everything in the orientation booklet they gave me, and I checked and it does say I should give 2 weeks notice or else I lose PTO (didn't have any, ha) and I...

  5. Left position that stunk, feeling bad...

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Nursing Career

    No, I left the right way at both my other nursing jobs. Thanks...

  6. Help me go over this plan, please? LOOONG

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hello, I have a question...I'm 42 and have been in nursing since 2008. I have cardiopulmonary stepdown experience and telemetry. After two stressful inner city hospital jobs with long commutes, I...

  7. Oxygen Question

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    At the risk of sounding like a dork, I have a question. I was taking care of an elderly man in a nursing home who recently developed a respiratory infection. He does not have COPD. His lungs sounded...

  8. Oxygen Question

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked day shift when I did cardiopulmonary stepdown, and if someone had said they bumped them up the day before, I wouldn't even think much about them dropping it at night. I'd make a mental note...

  9. Oxygen Question

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    His resp were at 18, HR at 73 and he had a really restful night. I hated to wake him up for bed checks. Breathing even and unlabored. He still had some coughing at times, but mostly when I was turning...

  10. Oxygen Question

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank all of you for your help! I didn't feel comfortable messing with his oxygen at night, either. It seemed unwise, based on his recent need for upping the oxygen in the first place, and...

  11. Oxygen Question

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess my thinking was I'd leave him where he was for the time being, and they could reevaluate him in the morning, since he had been having some issues with having his sats drop below 88% on 3.5. It...

  12. Want to get into NI as soon as I can!

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello! I have an ADN, 2.5 years experience in critical care settings, and 5 months experience in long term care. I have decided to get into nurse informatics and want to get out of the nursing home...

  13. Nursing home work helpful or harmful?

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I'm an old/new nurse. I'm 42, and have 2.5 years experience in solid organ transplant and cardiac stepdown, and 5 months experience in a nursing home setting. I moved to the nursing home...

  14. wound care certification ?

    Hoosiernurse replied to woundsrfun's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    P.S. The class is over 3,000

  15. wound care certification ?

    Hoosiernurse replied to woundsrfun's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I'm considering getting my WCC through NAWC, as I have my associates and don't really wish to get get my bachelors. I worked as a critical care nurse for two years, and on a solid organ transplant...

  16. Advice and tips needed- New to LTC & mid-night shift

    Hoosiernurse replied to GirlnextdoorRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will sneak in some hand held nebs at 4:30AM so they are not in my way when I pass the 6AM's, but our facility doesn't let us start before 5AM with 6AM meds, so I'm stuck there. It hasn't been a...

  17. LTC is Crazy.

    Hoosiernurse replied to RN0310's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh Holy COW! I can't imagine doing this kind of work without a census sheet. I went from two and a half years in critical care to LTC in my hometown and I really like it! Much less stress not having...

  18. LTC hurt opps for hospital jobs?

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Me too, on the assessment thing on patients. I called a doctor one night for significant lady partsl bleeding for a patient. I was giving background information to the doc, who clearly had no idea...

  19. LTC hurt opps for hospital jobs?

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It may seem like an odd question, but I had to leave my critical care nursing job due to a long commute that I just couldn't take and wasn't safe for me to drive anymore. I accepted a position at a...

  20. How much does money influence where you go....or stay

    Hoosiernurse replied to evolvingrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like it would be time to list the things that are the pluses and also the minuses to see how it all plays out. I wouldn't leave a job I really was happy with just for the money. I would have...

  21. How much preparation before becoming travel nurse?

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in Travel

    Hey all you travelers! I'm 41, have two years experience in med/surg/telemetry/cardiopulmonary stepdown and am thinking about traveling soon. The main reason is money, and I like the idea of moving...

  22. How much preparation before becoming travel nurse?

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in Travel

    That makes me feel a lot better! I am completely comfortable when getting my patients in the morning, handle most everything on my own unless it is a procedure I simply have not done enough of to feel...

  23. Care of patients in their homes, private duty....?

    Hoosiernurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I live in a rural area of Indiana where the job ops are pretty limited. I've been driving for over an hour one way to get work as a nurse. I've been doing this for over 2 years now. So I have been...

  24. How do you document when drug withheld?

    Hoosiernurse replied to ziggyldy's topic in International Nursing

    Doesn't anybody in Australia have computer charting?? Just curious...

  25. CAS necessary?

    Hoosiernurse replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in International Nursing

    I have two years experience as a critical care nurse, and by the time I would be actually going I'll have nearly four. So, I'm not a new grad. I'll just have to check things out and see what can be...