ptadvocate81

ptadvocate81

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  1. Pentobarb coma nurse to patient ratio

    ptadvocate81 replied to standout22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hospital policy- Pentobarb, IABP, CRRT are all 1:1. They make up the difference in staffing by using resource nurses if

  2. Fake Nails

    ptadvocate81 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital policy at my facility as of about 2 years ago- No fake nails for direct pt care people. You may wear polish, but it must be "in good taste"and not

  3. Is working part-time really all that bad?

    ptadvocate81 replied to cocoa9065's topic in International Nursing

    i am on part time right now due to dr's orders (pregnancy) and i am loving it. i have been able to split up my days and have time off to get things done and where i work, they call 2-3 times a week...

  4. "Weekends aren't a shift!"

    ptadvocate81 replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Our cafeteria is open 0600-0000 everyday. It is nice for those of us who work nights excpet for the fact that after 1900 the only options are the grill (burgers, hot sandwiches, hot dogs, nachos,...

  5. Rapid Response Team and Families

    ptadvocate81 replied to Grumpy's Girl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was curious about this. I was in a recent hospital meeting and they were talking about implementing an RRT where families could call them. We have had RRT for a couple of years now and it is...

  6. I just don't understand

    ptadvocate81 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    For the most part, I have been treated with respect and professionalism. There are those physician's and people in general however that just have a natural talent for making you feel stupid, even when...

  7. If I were your assigned CNA...

    ptadvocate81 replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse in one of the critical care units and there are 15 beds in my unit. Typically, we have one tech/CNA for the entire unit. What we expect at my hospital is that the CNA takes temperatures...

  8. Do you have time to cut diabetic toenails?

    ptadvocate81 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our hospital policy forbids us to cut the toenails of diabetic

  9. How do you round?

    ptadvocate81 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU, and only have 2 pts, but do assess and reassess more than it sounds like you do, so I hope that this somehow helps. We do face to face report as well. After getting report, I am off to...

  10. Partying after work

    ptadvocate81 replied to granite109's topic in Emergency

    I work the night shift, and occasionally (especially after a bad night) there is a bar that opens @ 0630 that we will hit after work and have a drink and shoot some pool, but it is generally nurses...

  11. Current trends in nursing uniforms/scrubs

    ptadvocate81 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, there isn't any rule about what to wear/not to wear other than it be professional, if you are going to wear a T Shirt, it must have the hospital logo on it, and they must be ironed and...

  12. Cellphones

    ptadvocate81 replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    WOW! That is super unprofessional. When I was in the OR with 2 surgeons in school, one of their phones rang and he had me get it out of his pocket, answer it, and tell his 4 year old son that "your...

  13. Comfort Clogs? and discount stethescopes?

    ptadvocate81 replied to WhatsSoFunny's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I bought a cheap stethoscope @ http://www.jascouniforms.com during nursing school, and it worked fine for me. It was like $5.99 on clearance. Have not bought any shoes from them though. Hope that this...

  14. called me a maid

    ptadvocate81 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can think of worse things to be called than "maid" or "stewardess" and I just think that someday they will TRULY understand what it is to care for another human being... I do hate that high class...

  15. Interview dress code and hair length

    ptadvocate81 replied to LoveNursing1's topic in General Nursing

    Professional dress, hair

  16. Were you supported?

    ptadvocate81 replied to mudget's topic in MICU, SICU

    I had this same issue when I began several months ago. I teched for four years where I work now and thought that the transition would be a fairly simple one- not so... Some of my coworkers shut me out...

  17. Coworker as pt??

    ptadvocate81 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I work in intensive care and have cared for several of my coworkers and think that it is great. Who better to care for them than the people that love them most? I wouldn't mind in the least being a pt...

  18. I need scrubs............help!

    ptadvocate81 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    http://www.jascouniforms.com

  19. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    ptadvocate81 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    http://www.jascouniforms.com

  20. is nursing a family friendly career

    ptadvocate81 replied to mymomisanurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you can find someone to sit with the kiddos at night, I recommend working 7p-7a three days a week. The nurses I work with are home in the am to take the kids to school, sleep while they are there...

  21. We dont have to go and review our pts chart the night before clinical...normal???

    ptadvocate81 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    During nursing school, we always had to go to the hospital the afternoon before clinicals, get the info and do our care plan to have the morning of day one in clinicals that week. Then, after the...

  22. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    ptadvocate81 replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, that's depressing. I do not consider myself fat, just a little out of shape and overweight. I am 5'4" and 147# and have lost 15# since graduation... You are NOT fat, but I find that fitting (not...

  23. Do you get paid from being 'on-call'?

    ptadvocate81 replied to Toby's mum's topic in MICU, SICU

    If we are on call, we can be called in at any time during that shift, but are paid a whole $2/hr to be on call. It's more of a pain to be put on call than to go in to work, so I try not to take any...

  24. Why Critical Care?

    ptadvocate81 replied to onesunniegal's topic in MICU, SICU

    I teched in SICU during nursing school and found that it was for me from day one. I had my doubts about the fast pace and all the things to learn, but I knew that if I didn't dive right in while the...

  25. Would you take this assignment??

    ptadvocate81 replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    Granted, I work in a smaller facility, but we TRY to keep our hearts 1:1 until they are extubated, after that, it is up to the charge nurse to decide their accuity and whether they warrant one nurse...