Cardiolyte

Cardiolyte

Interventional Cardiology, MICU

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  1. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Cardiolyte replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Missouri 2. 10 years 3. MICU 4. $24.01/hr 5. $2;2nd shift, $3;3rd shift 6. Union? It's being discussed now, made the

  2. Nurse Manager Is A Bully

    Cardiolyte posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know what to do. Co-workers want me to talk to HR, not sure that I trust

  3. Nurse Manager Is A Bully

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've worked in this unit 7 years, 5 on nights. She also worked nights. When I was able to transfer to days it was such a relief then she came to days and with her so did the problems. 8 RN's on nights...

  4. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    No not union. As of Thursday of last week, management has changed the policy again. Now we are allowed four days. What are they

  5. Two Days

    Cardiolyte posted a topic in General Nursing

    New hospital policy is that you can only have 2 days off a year, a rolling year. We went from six days to two days. Does not matter why. No doctor notes, et. We​ receive merit salary increases...

  6. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    All employees. The office 9-5 should not have as a hard time with this, as the nurses with 12 hour

  7. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    Our management has cut back on everything RN. No bonus for picking up extra shifts, no meal passes, no, no and more no. Nurses should not be in it for the $. So, no cost of living raises, first one in...

  8. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit is ALWAYS short. RN's quit in groups! We have 2-3 float pool RN's on any given

  9. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    If you are late twice it equals 1 day, and we can not leave our shift early, that also

  10. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    That was what we had until January 1/14. After 2, a verbal, after 4, a written, next termination. AND it goes back in time to your last call in. 99% are receiving a verbal warning. It's hard to wrap...

  11. Two Days

    Cardiolyte replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    We are thinking that next will be a cut to our

  12. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Cardiolyte replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sadly, this is normal for pt's coming in to my unit (MICU). We expect it actually. We are considered negative Nancy's if we complain to management. THEY do not want to hear

  13. ICU RNs running CRRT?

    Cardiolyte replied to liz0105's topic in MICU, SICU

    Level I Trauma Center with 23 Bed MICU (my unit), CRRT's are run by our RN's as throughout the other units. HD are run by the HD

  14. Abandoned Patients?

    Cardiolyte posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    How does your units deal with having no PN and you have to take your pt to IR, CT, MRI,et? Your other pt is left in the unit to be watched over by another RN who already has 2 critical pts, or 1 with...

  15. Ankylosing Spondylitis (Bekhterevs) and Nursing

    Cardiolyte replied to BSN Happyface's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi Hilda, I work as a nurse in a MICU with 23 beds, fast turn over of pt's. Just this week I have begun Humera. It is worrisome. We are exposed to everything in my unit, and sometimes are unaware of...

  16. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    Cardiolyte replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    Saturday, myself and a traveler were assigned 3 pts in the MICU. Our unit can not refuse to accept new admit's for ANY reason. The unit is bleeding experienced nurses. Management goal of 80% new...

  17. Banner Good Samaritan

    Cardiolyte replied to sweetgurly25's topic in Travel

    no cancelations, yes there was extra shifts

  18. Banner Good Samaritan

    Cardiolyte replied to sweetgurly25's topic in Travel

    Telemetry, floated to a different floor every night. Okay, Good Sam's did do great

  19. Banner Good Samaritan

    Cardiolyte replied to sweetgurly25's topic in Travel

    GoodLuck! I traveled to Good Sam with RN Network. Over 300 travelers at that time. Good Sam RN's treated me LIKE S___!

  20. Ankylosing Spondylitis (Bekhterevs) and Nursing

    Cardiolyte replied to BSN Happyface's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have ankylosing

  21. giving report

    Cardiolyte replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Your last sentence says it all.. Try to use SBAR or what ever works for you. I work in a unit, 2:2. We have these same nurses on each shift. Telling the nurse to look up results, that they have all...

  22. "Breathable" air bed mattress pads?

    Cardiolyte replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    we use "blue" disposable

  23. Who Draws blood from a-lines??

    Cardiolyte replied to bran1101's topic in MICU, SICU

    woooo, R.N.'s

  24. Nurse with potty mouth.

    Cardiolyte replied to Born2BWild's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    95% of the nurses in my unit would be

  25. Gum Chewing

    Cardiolyte replied to NinetyNine's topic in General Nursing

    Gum helps with some of the smells in the