Asystole721

Asystole721 has 9 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. I am the worst person ever.

   Asystole721 replied to bicuspidball's topic in Humor

   Oh no, I have to say I'm in the running for the worst ever. I blamed mine on the non-existent ostomy patient down the hall

2. Now THAT'S a lab result

   Asystole721 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

   Na 98 and asking for a beer. Took about 3 days to sloooowly bring up to 108.All the nurses thought the MD was crazy for correcting so slowly but pt was seizure-free. I think transferred out of the unit at 115.

3. Beyond Frustrated with WGU

   Asystole721 replied to Nibbles1's topic in Western Governors

   I had absolutely no issues with enrollment even with transcripts from 4 different schools. I started the process 8/14 and it all went as planned, starting as scheduled 11/14. I hope they can help you get this all smoothed out without having to go thr...

4. Why don't you just read the chart?

   Asystole721 replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   We don't simply say, hey housekeeping don't clean that bed, let's F#! $ with the ED. Seriously we usually have 2 housekeepers in the evening for 350 beds and one for nights.So seriously not the nurses fault. We know as floor nurses that there's a h...

5. Why don't you just read the chart?

   Asystole721 replied to Guest219794's topic in Relations

   If I had time to read a chart why would I even need to talk to the ED nurse they never know anything usually anyway since "it's not my patient or I just took over this patient". I'm glad I don't work at the OP'S hospital as it would suck to get a rep...

6. Nurses with second jobs

   Asystole721 replied to tvbbnumber41's topic in General Nursing

   I've worked 2 jobs for many years. Both in different Specialties/different companies, neither position is full time but they could be. I definitely don't get bored and great pay! My husband is a stay at home dad. Since nursing pays so much more than...

7. I need help with the WGU Statistics class

   Asystole721 replied to Casper55's topic in Western Governors

   Practice practice practice. I passed in 2 weeks with diligent studying. I just wanted to get it DONE! Good luck!

8. Question about tablet vs computer for WGU studies/reading

   Asystole721 replied to MinnesotaGirlRN's topic in Western Governors

   It's great for reading on the go but you might not be able to access everything like task stream and community chatter etc. Good luck!

9. Close call

   Asystole721 replied to Asystole721's topic in Safety

   I'm thinking along the same lines as you also but this was the rationale that this nurse had to make sure everyone was aware that happened. Had to fill out a UOR and notify everyone working thstvnight that the nurses had been dosing incorrectly drugs...

10. Close call

    Asystole721 replied to Asystole721's topic in Safety

    I know If I came up with the initial weight I would have tried to rectify but instead he blamed the staff the next 4 days for not catching the discrepancy in weight. It just burns me that everyone was blamed but it wasn't even passed on in shift repo...

11. Close call

    Asystole721 posted a topic in Safety

    Ok if a nurse knows that a bed weight is off (weighing +20 kg ) wouldn't it be wise to take more action than just make a comment in the flow sheet? Especially since multiple meds are weight based? Instead of passing this info on to the next shift it ...

12. Flushing JP Drain

    Asystole721 replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    I have had JP's with MD orders to flush. I do know what a JP is and certainly am not mixed up or confused about the type of drain. Different docs do things different ways apparently.

13. UPS Drivers make HOW much????

    Asystole721 replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly true. I bring home about 90k without overtime and have an affordable nice 2500 sqft home for 275k. UPS drivers earn every penny, their job is important too but just in a different way. If anyone's complaining about a driver making more ...

14. Brand of graduated compression stockings?

    Asystole721 replied to SNB1014's topic in Uniform/Gear

    totalcompressionsolutions.com has awesome support socks, very soft with great support!

15. I don't mean to complain..

    Asystole721 replied to Nurse216's topic in General Nursing

    My job does not define me. I personally like being a nurse but like others have said, at the end of the day I leave work at work. I keep home and work separate. I like my coworkers but don't socialize with them outside of the job. I don't want to tal...