J Friday

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  1. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    J Friday posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My hospitals has a 4-bed ICU. We are constanly admitting up to 9-10 ICU patinets at a time, and using completely underequipped mulitbed tele rooms as an ICU "Overflow". Nurses are put in those rooms...

  2. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    J Friday replied to J Friday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    SO... through talking with staff that has been working this ICU for over a decade, it turns out the hospital does have a negotiation with the state to open up tele room for ICU overflow patients. It's...

  3. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    J Friday replied to J Friday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These are real ICU patients....If it was just an insulin or heparin drip on a stable patient, I wouldnt' be concerned. These are septic, ventilted, hypo/hyperthermic, unstable patients on multiple...

  4. Admitting More ICU Patients than Hospital is Licensed To Take

    J Friday replied to J Friday's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am worried that denying the assignment is going to get me fired. I wouldn't be worried if I knew I had a legal leg to stand on. Has anyone else experienced this? Putting a piece of paper that says...

  5. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    My coworker said, last night, that she is still waiting to hear from Santa Monica ER. I don't know about RR. That's SM ER. Don't know about RR ER. I'm still waiting for RR NTICU. ABCDEFG...lol....

  6. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    Mine was December 2nd...lol. I think the answer is.....yes But it seems that each department is on a slightly different

  7. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    Still haven't heard from Neuro ICU.... For those that got selected, or anyone that can answer, Did the status change on your UCLA application page? Mine still says, "Routed to Interviewing...

  8. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    It would make sense about no second interview being that the first was listed as a single person interview, but turned out to be three people--including two floor nurses... well. I do hate the waiting...

  9. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    @ anybody that can answer..... I was a trying to remember everything in the interview but the exact structure of the residency program kind of flew over my head. How is it again? 2 days at the bedside...

  10. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    @ M2912 and Ashcho Did they ask you to do a live-scan or tour the unit when your interview was over? and have you heard anything back yet? I did mine today and was asked to tour the NTICU. They said...

  11. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2017

    J Friday replied to m2912's topic in California Nursing

    Hello all!! Just wanted to chime in here. I haven't read the whole thread so I do not know if anyone else interviewed for Neuro-Trauma ICU, but I had my first interview today. It went really well. I...

  12. BSN premium on the table.

    J Friday replied to tokmom's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The BSN spent years more time, effort and money in their education. They also boost the reputation/status of the hospital and have been statistically proven to have better patient outcomes.... bottom...

  13. Nurses at Allina to strike: What's at stake?

    J Friday replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    "In other words, Allina took a segment of its business and paid to outsource it to a for-profit company. The conflicts of interest abound. For starters, Allina CEO Penny Wheeler is on the Health...

  14. Withdrawing from BIO 1200

    J Friday replied to Lessh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    WITHDRAW NOW !!!!!! BATTLESHIP SUNK !!!! BATTLESHIP SUNK !!!! Most schools will not count W's against you because they do NOT factor into GPA (main scoring criteria for apps). My university did not...

  15. First week- will I die of boredom?

    J Friday replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

    walk now... run later... trust you will be running soon enough and before you feel confident in doing so.... That being said... There are many boring and uninteresting (and sometimes seemingly...

  16. IM/IV med administration

    J Friday replied to wordrm's topic in General Students

    Hands hurt more, bottom line... And... Just try for a smooth entry into the muscle, if the needle is new it shouldn't be a problem. Do not use the same needle you used to draw the medication.... and...

  17. Am I Just Not Smart Enough?

    J Friday replied to Zenndaya's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you sure a 'W' counts as a repeated course??? There is nothing there about withdraws... And many schools take your first grade if you retake, and every school is different, sure... I know that......

  18. new grad RN with 2 job offers, what would you do??

    J Friday replied to zumbaRN4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would have been GREAT for them to divulge that information to the HUNDREDS of people BEFORE they showed up. And the hundreds more that showed on other nights... There are plenty of hospitals that only...

  19. Am I Just Not Smart Enough?

    J Friday replied to Zenndaya's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A withdraw "W" does NOT look worse than a "C". They really only look at the overall GPA, and GPA of groups of classes. A "W" does not change GPA at all, ergo, it is harmless!!! That being said, I was...

  20. new grad RN with 2 job offers, what would you do??

    J Friday replied to zumbaRN4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As for your deciding on hospitals, take the one that will be best for YOUR future goals. I will give you my situation. I am working toward CRNA which means I need ICU experience. I was also offered...

  21. new grad RN with 2 job offers, what would you do??

    J Friday replied to zumbaRN4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was recently conned into the NEW GRAD ORIENTATION at Hoag. They conned hundreds of aspiring new grad RNs into thinking there were job opportunities. Some drove HOURS to get there--only to learn upon...

  22. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    J Friday replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    Really? So you do not set up your sterile field the same way, and different tech for dawning sterile gloves? Different tech for using one hand to clean/prep the area, lube/insert and fill saline...

  23. NCLEX & Person View Trick--2016

    J Friday posted a topic in General Students

    SO I have heard so many conflicting stories about the PVT that I would like to post my own experience and result. I can officially say that the trick WORKS. This is not based on just my positive...

  24. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    J Friday replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    I disagree. I feel that the practice of maintaining sterile field with urinary cath and steps involved, and hand mechanics involved in both are identical. Having to maintain pressure on the vein and...

  25. Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    J Friday replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    Foleys are SUPER common in the hospital.... unless you are in urgent care or a dialysis clinic or something.. I do not understand that comment... everyone going into surgery has a foley, and everyone...