chevygirl1987

chevygirl1987

Stepdown, PCCN

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About chevygirl1987

chevygirl1987 has 10 years experience and specializes in Stepdown, PCCN.


I am an RN on a cardiac stepdown unit. I have a lovely child who definitely keeps me on my toes, she got the contrarian aspect of both her dad and me. I am continuing my education and will be beginning FNP school soon. I love nursing, but am discouraged with the changes at the bedside and that my hospital telling me that my BS in biochem makes me an inferior nurse, thats a direct quote. I dont have cable and dont watch much TV but I love reading and sewing and being outside.

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  1. Age-slapped in the face!

    For me it was when I got up and chastised a group of loud teens in a movie theatre. Oh, lord, I'm THAT old
  2. Nurse in a bar... Should you help?

    I don't think my license would be jeopardized for initiating CPR. I've had some form of CPR certification for nearly 30 years, and have used it more times than I care to think about. I don't ever...
  3. Bedside Reporting

    In my facility all the tasks you mention fall in the lap of the oncoming nurse. It backs me up even more in the
  4. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Health information
  5. finally got my letter

    Yay!!
  6. Never Give Up -- My Story

    Congratulations, Mr. Mango. Hopefully you will put the same effort into learning how to care for your patients appropriately. I would also like to see a limit on the number of times people can test....
  7. Drug seekers

    Sorry, but I'm LOLing. I just had this conversation with someone last week. Her pt was getting more confused and the ammonia was increasing but she was holding lactulose for loose stools. Sigh. To...
  8. Drug seekers

    I'm not even thinking getting anyone in trouble; people need to be educated. I do stepdown nursing so I'm thinking of all the times nurses hold the diuretic in a pt with little LVEF because the SBP...
  9. Drug seekers

    Can you contact the unit manager or nursing Ed for that facility? Not only did she delay care, but if he's a chronic user/opioid dependent/addicted she was risking putting him through withdrawal and...
  10. My BS is in bio/chem. I have an ASN and have been a nurse for 10 years. I am doing the FNP program at Duke. I know there are others that allow you to skip the BSN step, some may require 1-2 bridge or...
  11. opinions on nurses going on strike

    It could. But like Jensmom said, if it is a big concern don't work at a union hospital. My advice if you do choose a union shop is don't cross the line when your coworkers are out there sacrificing...
  12. opinions on nurses going on strike

    That's from
  13. I am the worst person ever.

    You might want to think twice before consigning any urine samples
  14. opinions on nurses going on strike

    I was thinking that I'm pretty active with my union, which is national, and things have been pretty quiet
  15. opinions on nurses going on strike

    What strikes are going on? Whether you worry about it depends on you working in a union