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  1. Simple Solutions to Everyday Problems

    greenerpastures replied to ezckimo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Work on your McGyver skills! A piece of cut oxygen tubing makes a great bypass for a split PEG tube that can't be replaced right away. Lopez valves are your friends on ALL NG and PEG tubes if your...

  2. Had a horrible weekend...

    greenerpastures replied to carberrylane's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's a lesson you'll never forget. Potassium can cause extreme extravasation if it gets outside a vein. Central line concentrations tend to be higher than peripheral line concentration bags...

  3. What kind of nursing delivery system are you using on your unit (team, functional, primary care, total patient care, case management, something else?)

    greenerpastures replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We use primary care. There is an RN and a CNA assigned to each

  4. Health First charting

    greenerpastures posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello everyone. Has anyone worked for Health First in the Melbourne, FL area? They own Palm Bay, Viera, Holmes Regional, and Cape Canaveral Hospitals. Pros/cons, floors to avoid? Do you know what...

  5. Tampa/Plant City/Zephyrhills hospitals

    greenerpastures posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi all, Was just looking for information on Tampa area hospitals. Basic pay for 5 year ADN/RN, shift differentials, nurse : patient ratios, cleanliness, BSN requirements (must have within 5 years type...

  6. Tampa/Plant City/Zephyrhills hospitals

    greenerpastures replied to greenerpastures's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for the answer. I got just about the same answer from someone else in a private message. Really thinking about trying Baycare as my own "instate travel assignment" this winter to see if I...

  7. Correct way to draw blood?

    greenerpastures replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is it an IV, or a midline that sometimes looks like a peripheral IV? We can draw blood from midlines, but you'd never know it was a midline unless you looked closely at the tubing. It would look like...

  8. Does anyone really read all this charting?

    greenerpastures replied to gypsierose's topic in General Nursing

    Lawyers.

  9. The Men in OB Debate: Help!

    greenerpastures replied to jay_prn's topic in General Nursing

    Go for it! I think it's great. Women have male OBGYN docs all the time, so why is a nurse being male always made into a big deal? I've never understood that part of it. If you are a good nurse, I...

  10. Demoted from ICU to IMCU

    greenerpastures replied to TiffanyB1313's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I appreciate it. Everywhere I've worked just called it

  11. Demoted from ICU to IMCU

    greenerpastures replied to TiffanyB1313's topic in General Nursing

    Someone educate me, what's

  12. Husband is not ready for me to go to nursing school!!

    greenerpastures replied to hamolady's topic in General Students

    Just go to school. The two of you will need to figure out why he is so upset, but don't give up on these dreams just to pacify him. If he was already in school, it would be a different story, but...

  13. Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    greenerpastures replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your facility. Ours has a policy that if one parent is "law enforcement" and the other is hospital personnel, you can be considered exempt because there isn't anyone to care for your...

  14. Travel Nursing Dilemma(Sorry long post)

    greenerpastures replied to withersp's topic in Travel

    As a chemo certified nurse, if you've never done it or been exposed to it, it's difficult to find a groove at a new facility unless they are willing to teach you. Some facilities don't want travelers...

  15. Plz don't say.....Are you ok?

    greenerpastures replied to mrsfoster601's topic in School

    Is it wrong of me that when I see a kid fall, trip, or get a small bump/cut, I say nothing...I just wait. If they start to cry, I do not go to them, I make them get up and come to me (unless it's...

  16. Burned out on night shift

    greenerpastures posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been a nurse for over 3 years, always on nights. I've always worked med/surg with a specialty in oncology, which basically means we prefer to have currently being treated oncology patients on...

  17. Contacted multiple times for same empty shift

    greenerpastures replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on vacation. I left a note on the schedule not to call me between date A &B. They called two days into my vacation. I contacted a coworker to put the note BACK on the schedule that someone...

  18. What is your dream job?

    greenerpastures replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Baseball

  19. Accusation Against Male Nurse (Me)

    greenerpastures replied to Lapzs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go out on a limb here. I don't see anything wrong with your actions. Yes, you may have blocked a door, which may have been intimidating, but I wasn't there, so I don't know how Jen felt...

  20. No longer enjoying my "dream" job.

    greenerpastures replied to RosaleeAnnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can you afford to go per diem while the baby is young, then you could pick your shifts? What about going to work in a obstetrics office for a bit while the baby is young so you can get a 9-5 type job...

  21. Question about Car insurance policy for home health nurses

    greenerpastures replied to Chris308's topic in Home Health

    As a former insurance adjuster, I can tell you that you should have a business policy if you are using your car for work and being reimbursed mileage, etc, for more than 2 trips a week. If you get in...

  22. I had a moment!

    greenerpastures posted a topic in General Nursing

    All through nursing school, residency/orientation/precepting, everyone tells you, it takes at least a year to feel like you have a clue, 3-5 to feel like you are a competent nurse. Well, I HAD MY...

  23. I had a moment!

    greenerpastures replied to greenerpastures's topic in General Nursing

    I found this post again tonight when I've been having some "what if" moments. It made me remember why I do

  24. New Grad BSN

    greenerpastures replied to bjames09's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Most hospitals in that area do their new grad interviews/applications WAY in advance, so make sure you look early. I think Duke/UNC only put them out early in the month - like from 1st-5th. Try Rex...

  25. Pet Peeve Friday

    greenerpastures replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse, but my pet peeve is fellow nurses who come to you with "room XXX said you didn't look very happy and didn't talk to her very nicely when he asked for Dilaudid and Ativan at...