vampiregirl BSN, RN

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  1. vampiregirl

    Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    vampiregirl replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    My alert and oriented patient "checking to make sure the call light still works" for the 10th time that
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    Actuator Life Threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias, CRNA app

    vampiregirl replied to CalishortyRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Could it be a misspelling or auto-correct mishap for "actually life threatening cardiac
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    Would you hire?

    vampiregirl replied to Traveler0202's topic in Nurse Management

    Great questions! I think the first two would be the most important for me to know answers for. These answers also would help me figure out if I interested in working in that unit. From there, maybe...
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    vampiregirl replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I am well aware that there are two distinctly different schools of thought about med-surg for new nurses who are interested in a specialty some day. I got my start in a long term care facility and...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    vampiregirl replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting the different ways people define luxury! I'm not sure my life in anyway could qualify as "luxurious" but nursing has allowed me to very comfortably live working a 32 hour a week position...
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    Light for Night Shift?

    vampiregirl replied to Nephron44's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oddly enough, the flashlight I've found that works best for me I found for $1.00 in the sporting goods section of Walmart. I also picked up a $1.00 headlamp light there too that I keep in my bag of...
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    Rolling out bedside report

    vampiregirl replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    What is prompting the initiative to roll out bedside reporting? Is there any area that has been identified for info not getting communicated or is it "customer service". Would there be another aspect...
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    Hospice house question

    vampiregirl replied to NurseMeagan3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I work inpatient hospice (freestanding) and our set-up is similar to RNBear Columbus. Our regular day shift nurses serve as the "case managers" while the patient is at the hospice home for purposes...
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    Crackles

    vampiregirl replied to brdavis17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Good question! Another potential cause of bibasilar crackles is atelectasis, just food for thought. As previously brought up, assessment and critical thinking are skills that are important to develop....
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    Why Can't I Get a Job?

    vampiregirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    What specifically is desirable for you about a hospital job? I worked for a hospital but not in the hospital itself. I don't miss many things about that job. I am currently employed in an inpatient...
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    Why camp nursing?

    vampiregirl replied to YoursNursingly's topic in Camp

    Hospice RN is my full time nursing job. I take a week of vacation to return to the camp I worked at summers in high school to volunteer as a camp nurse. Love the change in
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    Immediate advice needed. PLEASE HELP

    vampiregirl replied to FutureNurseGirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Is this a skilled nursing facility or an assisted nursing facility? I know the assisted nursing facilities in my area are NOT required to have a nurse on premises at all times, they just have to have...
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    bedside CPR alerts

    vampiregirl replied to MMT5056's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I worked at a SNF that used color coded dots outside the room on the name plate and on the name plate above the bed. That was our "HIPPA" compliant indicator of code
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    New Hospice nurse, all tips welcome!

    vampiregirl replied to Katieac1112's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Welcome to hospice nursing!! HPNA membership provides a wealth of info.
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    Advice for breaking nurse residency contract

    vampiregirl replied to HayRayRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Ugh. It's no fun to work somewhere where you aren't a "good fit". Been there, done that. Learned a lot which has helped me in future jobs. Have you checked into the resources available? Is there a...
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    Lost my husband on Holiday Break

    vampiregirl replied to guest83140's topic in School

    Deepest condolences on your loss. Even though your spouse wasn't a hospice patient, it may be helpful to contact a local hospice for bereavement resources. I wish you peace and support through this...
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    Foley Catheter

    vampiregirl replied to CecyRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Where I work we use the current CDC recommendations. We don't routinely replace and only irrigate if
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    Excelsior in Texas

    vampiregirl replied to NurseP1113's topic in School, College Programs

    Have you checked on Excelsior's web site or contacted them directly? I'm an Excelsior grad and I found they provided direct responses to all the questions I
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    Only certain departments in hospital got a pay increase?

    vampiregirl replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital have a unit council or some other employee committee for each department? I worked for an employer who did raises for specific units. When presented with both the tangible (specific...
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    Completing RN-BSN program

    vampiregirl replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    Have you looked at colleges near you? I was very pleasantly surprised to find an accredited, well organized, affordable RN to BSN at a private college near me. Initially I didn't even look into the...
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    How My Orientation is Going

    vampiregirl replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes nurses who are orientating (and therefore their orientees) get the more stable assignments so there is time available for the orientee to get a good routine down and also time for available...
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    What do you like most about your specialty?

    vampiregirl replied to alexaway's topic in General Specialties

    Hospice RN (Hospice Home) - Care is truly patient centered to meet the patient's goals regarding symptom management and we have so many resources available to work toward this. An environment that...
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    Unit Memorialization of deceased co-workers

    vampiregirl replied to traumajunkie12's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've seen pictures with a brief description of the deceased's contributions to the unit. I've also heard of scholarships or other awards established in honor/remembrance of a former employee. I think...
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    Anyone willing to fill out a survey abt camp nursing?

    vampiregirl replied to blue bag nurse's topic in Camp

    Camp nursing was such a great experience for me last summer - looking forward to this summer:)
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    Popular Allbirds sneakers

    vampiregirl replied to l.anne028's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    They are adorable from the pics on the website and the machine washable feature would be great. HOWEVER, I personally would not purchase them due to the "absorbable" wool. The things I've wiped off...