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  1. PCU interview... but what exactly is PCU?

    cardiacfreak replied to tarotale's topic in Cardiac

    We don't get more pay for PCU or ICU at my hospital. If you are really considering PCU check with the nurses to see what their patient ratio is. Our ICU is 1:2 which I think is very common around...

  2. Nurses that don't work holidays?

    cardiacfreak replied to kegardne's topic in General Students

    I work nights so the holidays aren't so bad, you may lose sleep however. My kids are grown now but when they were little I worked at a LTC facility. The older nurses used to trade me days so I could...

  3. PCU interview... but what exactly is PCU?

    cardiacfreak replied to tarotale's topic in Cardiac

    My PCU does the same as the first reply and we are also the certified stroke unit. We get all TIA/CVAs that are not candidates for TPA. We are not allowed to titrate cardiac gtts except for Nitro and...

  4. You want us to do what?!?

    cardiacfreak replied to SilenceintheLibrary's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am wondering what the other people in your clinic are saying, have you heard anyone else saying anything? The Christmas party might just be bust this

  5. DON works 40/wk.

    cardiacfreak replied to adamsmom2's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am an Assistant Care Manager in an acute care hospital, my goal is (or should I say was) DON at a LTC facility since I am approaching 50 and want to move away from bedside nursing (I still take an...

  6. I didn't see the light on???

    cardiacfreak replied to LightX's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OP I want to thank you for taking such great care of your residents. I too came from LTC and was a CNA, I am now a nurse in acute care, but I have never forgotten my struggles as the CNA. I still...

  7. Nursing is nothing like a hotdog

    cardiacfreak replied to Midwest Mark's topic in General Students

    When it comes to confidence in front of a patient, "fake it 'til you make it" is what I tell the new

  8. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    cardiacfreak replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that day shift workers are quite busier than night shift, however, I work nights on a progressive care unit that is stroke certified and I would love to have time to stock med carts. Our...

  9. Phasing out noc shift differential in acute care?

    cardiacfreak replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's not necessarily true. I have worked night shift for 14 years at my current company and prior to that I worked almost 5 years of nights. If my company takes away night shift differential, I'll...

  10. Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 3

    cardiacfreak replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you for the advice--hopefully I don't get blown to kingdom come if the situation comes to that. In the end I just want what is best for her because she is a great asset to the

  11. Calling In Sick: Dealing With Mental Illness At Work, Part 3

    cardiacfreak replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Viva, I really appreciate your posts about MI (I'm a cardiac nurse so it's odd to abbreviate that way because I first think myocardial infarction...lol), I fortunately don't have a mental illness but...

  12. Protocol for dirty linen?

    cardiacfreak replied to NRuiz's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I always pull a trash can to the bedside and when finished pull the trash bag out and voila no mess and I'm not spreading any contaminants

  13. Nurse Tech and first patient fall. Worried about being fired.

    cardiacfreak replied to guyman123's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a stroke certified Progressive Care Unit so I understand that these types of patients can be very impulsive. We have a very strict high risk fall policy and someone must be with a pt that...

  14. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    cardiacfreak replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    I agree. Skills can be taught, common sense cannot. I often say "You don't have to know WHAT is wrong, just know that something IS wrong....then ask for

  15. New Grad-First Day in the ER--Feeling Overwhelmed and Foolish

    cardiacfreak replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    The pregnancy brain comment is so funny because just last night one of my nurses (who happens to be 5 months pregnant) couldn't get her patients IV pump to stop alarming occlusion, come to find out...

  16. Observation of the day

    cardiacfreak replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or how about Lasix because "it makes me pee too much" This actually happened to me last

  17. Hospital Politics

    cardiacfreak replied to Melaina's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have not heard of costshifting and will educate myself on it. I can only imagine what you have seen over the last 40 years regarding the direction of nursing. I've been around 20 years and it...

  18. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I love you L&D nurses because I couldn't do it. Luckily for me when I was doing my L&D rotation in school there wasn't any birthing moms the day I was scheduled for delivery. I however was in...

  19. Mobile/Cell Phones at the bedside??

    cardiacfreak replied to nellymac's topic in Critical Care

    I hate and repeat hate to see a nurse at the nurses station texting when everyone else is running their butts off, or on their phone if call lights are ringing. That doesn't fly with me and I call...

  20. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    cardiacfreak replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I can handle anything except vomit. I will suction the heck out of your patient or change your patient's colostomy bag whatever you want me to do...but I can't handle puke. I once had a patient...

  21. Is it ok to wear nail polish to a interview?

    cardiacfreak replied to Bouncyball's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't see a problem for an interview but my hospital is very strict about no polish unless it is clear, no acrylics, no shellac, and must be trimmed

  22. Any other students who are mothers?

    cardiacfreak replied to goldenanchor's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you want it bad enough you will be able to do it. I worked full time at a hospital as a PCA (night shift) and had a husband and 3 teenagers. But don't think because they were teenagers it was...

  23. Rn being trained by lpn?

    cardiacfreak replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with not getting hung up on titles, we used to have a RN with a MSN that the LPN worked circles around. Her assessment skills were better then the MSN and more than once caught mistakes made...

  24. Nursing students and immaturity

    cardiacfreak replied to Melanin's topic in General Students

    Not only is this sexual harassment it is also a case of bullying. How would you advise your child to deal with bullying if he/she was a recipient of such behavior at school? It is not okay to ignore...

  25. Unsupportive fiance...not sure what to do

    cardiacfreak replied to Ashley_Sam's topic in General Students

    Run baby girl, run and don't look back. GrnTea is spot on in saying this is the beginning of an abusive relationship. He may not be physical YET and hopefully never would be, but you cannot take...