Lukestar

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  1. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Is anyone here a part of or does your hospital participate in a Rapid Response Team. Our hospital sent me to a conference a couple of weeks ago and now I am supposed to come up with criteria for a...

  2. Cell phones??

    Lukestar replied to JustMe's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think the newer digital phones cause problems with equiptment anymore. We still have signs up in our hospital but most everyone ignores them. Most physicians have them. Our nurses are not...

  3. GRE HElp

    Lukestar replied to nia_king's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  4. Pulmonary Artery Catheter and Patients Mobility?

    Lukestar replied to steini's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We get them out of bed with Swanz all the time. No

  5. Who's Who Among Women in Nursing

    Lukestar replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    Probably the same people that do the High School version of Who's Who. Just send them your $75 and they will add your profile to their

  6. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with you completely in that I have been in nursing for 16 short years and I am totally aware that the patients we see on the Med Surg floors today were in the Critical Care Units when I came...

  7. Beginning RN Salary in Louisiana

    Lukestar replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Shreveport starting base salary is $17.50 with $4.00 evening and night diffs. This about the same in all the major hospitals in the area. There is talk of an increase taking place this summer or fall....

  8. Many Strikes on record, should I forget this career

    Lukestar replied to questionscurious's topic in General Nursing

    Not trying to sound harsh or uncaring but, If I were in your situation I would definitely contact my state board of nursing and the school I was about to attend and be up front and honest with them....

  9. Did you ever "neglect" a patient???

    Lukestar replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you do not give proper notice to your employer that you are leaving you can be reported to your State Board of Nursing. I have seen it done where I work. My thoughts is that Nursing is a Profession...

  10. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    First of all no one is having to make a Medical Diagnosis. The team member is doing what Nurses do everyday, assessing the patients and informing the physician of changes. The theory is that the more...

  11. How to check RN status?

    Lukestar replied to Gigglesforall's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure to check on someone's status you will have to have either thier social security number or their nursing license number. I have to do checks on nurses working at the hospital I work...

  12. Parade Magazine's Ask Marilyn column - is this crazy or am I overreacting?

    Lukestar replied to capgirl's topic in General Nursing

    what most of the general public doesn't understand is that there happens to be as many germs inside the hospital as anywhere else. besides that, not every person wearing a pair of scrubs these days...

  13. IS IT ANY SN or NURSES IN SOUTH MISS?

    Lukestar replied to luckyladyore's topic in General Nursing

    I played football and graduated from JCJC many years ago. So long ago that some of my class mates are now instructors at Jones. Best two years of my live, enjoy it JCJC is a great

  14. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The RRT is not created to go to the floor and help out. It is designed to be an extra set of eyes and ears. They do an assessment of the patient in crisis and make suggestions to the floor nurse. It's...

  15. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    Lukestar replied to AKav8trix's topic in Nursing Career

    You nailed that one on the head. Sometimes experience can be a

  16. Northwestern LA University

    Lukestar replied to MitchF's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I am a graduate of NSU Class of 1990. I have taken MSN classes the past two semesters. They are having the same problems today that they had 18 years ago when I was an undergrad. Most of their...

  17. what is your opinon on ADN degrees?

    Lukestar replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    There are a couple schools of thought here. 1) If nursing ever wants to be thought of as professional they need to be degreeded. You don't hear of engineers or Lawyers with or associated degrees. 2)...

  18. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In the conference I went to there were several hospitals that presented there teams and how they were developed, criteria and who was on the team. It ranged from volenteer nurses in units to hospitals...

  19. Rapid Response Team

    Lukestar replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This is exactally what I don't want to happen. I want this to be a nurses helping nurses type experience. I wish for it to be more of a mentoring experience where the less experienced nurses learn...

  20. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

    Lukestar replied to AKav8trix's topic in Nursing Career

    I would hire you in the ICU I supervise in a minute. I hire new grads every semester, especially with your internship expierence. We have a 12 week orientation period and then mentor. Most new grads...

  21. The New Buzz on Chest Tube Dressings??

    Lukestar replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in General Nursing

    Our Policy & Procedure manuel still calls for using an occlusive petroleum jelly gauze dressing. We have been doing this for as long as I have been in nursing 18 years and as of yet nothing has...

  22. where does the money go??????

    Lukestar replied to cardiacnurse's topic in General Nursing

    A question was asked and I answered it. That's where the majority of the money spent for your liscense is spent. The state board of nursing has employees as well as members that are paid to attend...

  23. where does the money go??????

    Lukestar replied to cardiacnurse's topic in General Nursing

    $60 every two years is cheap, ours will be $90/year starting this year. The fees collected in our state and probably yours as well go to funding the state board of nursing. Lot of lawyer