Loo17

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  1. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    Loo17 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    The hospital where I work is instituting color coded uniforms for all staff (except MD's) in patient care areas (RN/LPN-royal, PCT-teal, Radiology-black, Transport-brown, etc) to help patient's be...

  2. St Francis Hartford, CT

    Loo17 posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Can anyone tell me the hourly pay range one could expect at St Francis for an RN with 6 years experience? Thank you in

  3. St Francis Hartford, CT

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thank you for the info. My specialty is emergency nursing

  4. St Francis Hartford, CT

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Anyone else have any info on this

  5. Emergency Room IV Access Survey

    Loo17 replied to smithma5's topic in General Nursing

    Most common patients I see are chest pain, abdominal pain, respiratory distress, and AMS. An altered and uncooperative patient would be a challenging IV start that I see daily ( altered from a UTI,...

  6. St Francis Hartford, CT

    Loo17 replied to Loo17's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thank you! Anything else you can offer regarding benefits? Im specifically curious about tuition reimbursement and shift differentials. Thanks again

  7. Are %100 online BLS certifications legit?

    Loo17 replied to Freefallin's topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten mine through pro cpr, I believe that AHA's website actually directed me to them as a good online option. Its employer specific, my employer doesn't care where I get re-certified, others...

  8. Am I a new nurse, or a new nurse with lots of experience

    Loo17 replied to medicbroomer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why not apply in the dept you have been working as a

  9. Single Moms? Before/after school care?

    Loo17 replied to Pebanj's topic in General Nursing

    I often wonder the same thing. I work 7a-7p and have a plan for days I work but no back up plan. Before school care starts at 6:30am but I would need to drop off the youngest at 6a to get to work on...

  10. ER Burnout

    Loo17 replied to babyblue6691's topic in Emergency

    Its been crazy where I work for the past several months too. There has been so much acuity. We've been holding ICU patients a minimum of 4 hours after admission requests are placed, intermediate care...

  11. Does Medic Experience Count?

    Loo17 replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    What part of the country are you from? Where I live the starting pay for an RN is higher than what most medics

  12. How long until youre not a ''new grad''

    Loo17 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The hospital where I work no longer considers one a new grad after a year, the new grads are promoted to RN-1 at this

  13. Urine Smells even after a shower

    Loo17 replied to cwross48's topic in General Nursing

    I would agree. Clean out your nose lol. The odor seems to linger

  14. Mechanical Compression Devices

    Loo17 replied to That Guy's topic in Emergency

    My ED has several, some docs like them others not so

  15. PRN /1hr before call? Cnas pls

    Loo17 replied to peachescna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Per diem is "as needed" but that does not mean you need to feel obligated to accepted to say yes every time they call and offer you a shift. You can not get in trouble for saying no. That would be...

  16. Overflow in the er

    Loo17 replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    Your floors always have available beds/nurses? Usually my department holds patients in the ED because there are no available beds or inadequate staffing not because the floor nurse wont take

  17. NG Tube suction

    Loo17 replied to PLDavidson's topic in General Students

    I have always used tap

  18. Emergency meds through IJ

    Loo17 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    As far as I am aware, nationally the right IJ is still the preferred site. I would have to check with the docs for a definitive answer. I have been told a number of things...placing a temp catheter in...

  19. ACLS/PALS Certification ONLINE??

    Loo17 replied to RainPotter's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you have to do a hands on portion with the online. I would imagine as long as the online certification you chose includes the hands on portion that your employer would not have an issue with...

  20. Emergency meds through IJ

    Loo17 replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You are correct. I was not even considering a temporary dialysis catheter. Where I work they use the groin for temporary catheters which is maybe why I had a lapse in brain function. My intent was not...

  21. Leaving the ER full time

    Loo17 replied to Nursingluv101's topic in Emergency

    Only 4 patients?!? Jealous! We've been running 6 on average as of late. 4 patients per nurse is the department "goal" but I rarely see that for more than a couple hours of my 12-hr shift. When I say...

  22. Overflow in the er

    Loo17 replied to medic978's topic in Emergency

    Same here. Its horrible. I worked a short shift this morning, 48 boarders in the department. 8 were Intermediate care, 3 ICU. The longest boarder has been in the department 1 day 18 hours on a...

  23. transportation issues

    Loo17 replied to countyERNICU's topic in Emergency

    Its sad but true. I try to look at it this way, most of the people we give the bus passes to have state funded health insurance. This insurance will pay for ambulance and chair van rides home. I have...

  24. transportation issues

    Loo17 replied to countyERNICU's topic in Emergency

    Our department funds the bus passes directly out of our budget unfortunately. They have some sort of deal with the bus company for a discounted rate. Im sure one day it will be a thing of the past,...

  25. O2 sat monitor question

    Loo17 replied to createun's topic in General Nursing

    Does your sat monitor also show the pleth? The monitor my hospital uses shows the O2 sat in blue with the pleth waveform below