ChristineN BSN, RN

Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg

Member

  • Content

    3,465

  • Visitors

    31,191

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    42

All Content by ChristineN

  1. ChristineN

    Er predictions

    ChristineN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

  2. ChristineN

    Election day in the hospital

    ChristineN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    If it is an admission the pt could forsee, then the pt could vote by mail in ballot. However, it would be impossible to bring in booths and allow pts to vote. At my hospital we get pts from so many...
  3. ChristineN

    Needle Stick, employer no protocol

    ChristineN replied to mixedchick78's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow. I am sorry you had to go through that. First off, any time you get a needle stick you can never assume it is a clean needle, so you did the right thing in pushing for answers. I find the fact...
  4. ChristineN

    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    ChristineN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I get 3 weeks PTO in addition to 8hrs off for holidays goes into my holiday bank for every legal holiday plus 2 8hr personal days. The difference is the PTO roles over year to year and the holiday...
  5. ChristineN

    New nurse here who keeps getting bad advice....help!

    ChristineN replied to chatty-cathy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I echo the others, your hospital should have a policy for monitoring of pts on cardiac gtts. I work ER and always place unstable pts or those on gtts on the cardiac monitor and set the BP to cycle,...
  6. ChristineN

    Opportunity to switch to ER nursing, should I?

    ChristineN replied to circularstaircase's topic in Emergency

  7. ChristineN

    Dealing with lazy unsafe coworkers

    ChristineN replied to Codeblue1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope you are filing incident reports. Besides being able to create a paper trail, at my hospital all incident reports are cc'ed to my manager's boss. If you aren't documenting that this mistakes...
  8. ChristineN

    Administering heparin do you need 2 needles?

    ChristineN replied to tsm007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  9. ChristineN

    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I do not know the specific reason for the change at your hospital, but if I had to guess, it may be trying to facilitate helping to decompress the ER more quickly. When the ER has every room full and...
  10. ChristineN

    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I understand your frustration. Perhaps your floor could try having the charge nurse be the one to look over patient information in the computer, which could work well if your charge nurse doesn't...
  11. ChristineN

    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  12. ChristineN

    ER nurses not calling report anymore...

    ChristineN replied to plinytheRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can understand how that change in policy could be frustrating for you, and I am an ER nurse. While the ER may not have to call report, if you are looking in the computer and seeing...
  13. ChristineN

    Which graduate degree should I pursue?

    ChristineN replied to nfdfiremedic's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Andy, there are some joint MBA/MSN programs where you graduate with both, with the MSN concentration typically being nursing administration. Sounds like it could be a good option for
  14. ChristineN

    No Peds clinical site- does my school suck?

    ChristineN replied to Ihearthearts's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school I did have a peds rotation, but one of the other schools in my area did not, and I ended up working with some of the new grads from that program at my first job as a new...
  15. ChristineN

    Upmc question!

    ChristineN replied to frawaed11's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    This is a question you will have to ask HR. I think a lot will have to do it you left on good terms or not. Is there any chance you could be on the do not hire
  16. ChristineN

    Can't find pediatric job, move to adults?

    ChristineN replied to Mnstn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

  17. ChristineN

    How long do you generally have to stay past the end of your shift?

    ChristineN replied to jenik1978's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and am always out on time. The only times when I have stayed even a few min over is when I had a critical pt. Back when I worked med-surg there would rarely be times I had to stay late....
  18. ChristineN

    20, male, I could use some advice.

    ChristineN replied to Zgb9793's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wouldn't say the advice you were given is wrong, but more and more hospitals, especially those in large urban areas, only want to hire new grads if they have a BSN. Why don't you call the nurse...
  19. ChristineN

    Patient ratios.

    ChristineN replied to 1Dreamer's topic in Emergency

    Oh hell no. I would be running. My facility staffs similar to Stargazer's, 1:4-5 MAX, and less if you have a critical pt. There is no way I would take 9
  20. ChristineN

    Anxiety about dissection.

    ChristineN replied to megkat's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A cadaver is a wonderful learning experience. You may never get the opportunity to see the inside of a human body in this way again. Just remember that the person and/or their family voluntarily...
  21. ChristineN

    Pool & Staff Nurse??

    ChristineN replied to ToyaB's topic in General Students

    At my hospital, we have a frequently updated list on-line of what units need a nurse and for what day/shift. Anyone can sign up for any floor that they have been trained to work on, or that is...
  22. ChristineN

    Magnet curse!

    ChristineN replied to ICUNurseG's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have worked at 3 different Magnet facilities. The first one had bullying among staff, a lack of work ethic, and no teamwork (we actually had law suits that were because of our mistakes). Sure we...
  23. ChristineN

    Pool & Staff Nurse??

    ChristineN replied to ToyaB's topic in General Students

    It is possible, many nurses work through nursing staffing agencies which can assign them to various areas of the hospitals. However, this sort of job is not a good option for a new grad, as most pool...
  24. ChristineN

    Incorrect 12 lead interpretation

    ChristineN replied to nursej22's topic in Cardiac

    At my facility all EKGs must be read by the attending physician of the pt soon after they are obtained. The EKG is also uploaded to a computer file where a formal read is done by a cardiologist,...
  25. ChristineN

    Please tell me why you dreamed of being a nurse from a young age

    ChristineN replied to avhoney's topic in General Nursing