SFCardiacRN

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  1. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    SFCardiacRN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Before CNA, conditions were as bad as the southern midwest is

  2. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone that is so disdainful of modern medicine and so enamored with mystical cures obviously does not need nursing. Go your own way. Start your own fields and clinics. You don't need us and we don't...

  3. Rules that make you go Hmmmmm...

    SFCardiacRN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    The absolute nastiest thing in the hospital is the surgeons

  4. controlling blood sugar during surgery

    SFCardiacRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Blood gasses also include glucose levels. These are run frequently on big cases like cardiac surgery. High pre-op and intra-op glucose levels increase post-op infection rates. Things are done...

  5. Are OR nurses in demand?

    SFCardiacRN replied to RollingThunder's topic in Travel

    Please!!! get more experience before traveling. We will break contracts when given inexperienced OR

  6. Hep B question

    SFCardiacRN replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    You'll live only it won't seem like that for a

  7. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    SFCardiacRN replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    CNA does play hardball but it is hard to ignore the progress they have made in California. We have some of the highest wages in the world and the only state mandated patient

  8. Sleeping techs

    SFCardiacRN replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are new and the techs are not and the manager supported the techs...it is time to find a better job. Nurse managers that support friends in spite of legalities make horrible bosses. This job...

  9. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    There is a huge difference between holistic nursing and mystical nursing. I consider myself as a practitioner of science based holistic nursing. Touch and tone of voice are important. I include...

  10. Assignment Nightmare

    SFCardiacRN replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Travel

    You are getting screwed. There is NO legal obligation to re-pay over payments. File a grievance with the local labor board and you WILL get the check they withheld. If this company has done this...

  11. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for re-opening the thread. Though we are a little off topic, I think it important that we explore the kinds of treatment theory that nursing should embrace. Should we be expected to accept...

  12. CRNA in recovery needs advice

    SFCardiacRN replied to emdd's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I hate to say it but once you've been terminated from a goverment job, you have virtually no chance for re-hire. Employees still on probation have almost no rights and there are not ANY organizations...

  13. Anesthetist for all procedures?

    SFCardiacRN replied to kathyann's topic in Gastroenterology

    Our hospital provides anesthesia coverage on GI patients requiring general anesthesia or propofol drip. All other GI cases (about 90%) are aptly handled by GI nurses. Anesthesia is not reimbursed for...

  14. Spending the Benjamins

    SFCardiacRN replied to narcissistic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I got my first paycheck 5 years ago, it seemed like so much money! I didn't know what to do with it all. Now with cable, internet, cell phones, private school, new car and retirement savings...I...

  15. Silly Surgeon Stories

    SFCardiacRN replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I have worked in many ORs as a traveler. Every single one had at least one idiot surgeon like you described. Over time I have developed a thick skin and have learned to deal with them like you would...

  16. CRNA in recovery needs advice

    SFCardiacRN replied to emdd's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Are you still on probation? Was the previous CRNA on employment probation. I suspect the previous CRNA had completed the 2 year probation and you have not. If this is the case, start looking for...

  17. being an OR nurse

    SFCardiacRN replied to spinyerselfdizy's topic in Operating Room

    You've been there long enough. In fact, very few of the OR nurses I work with ever did

  18. A question for OR nurses

    SFCardiacRN replied to JJFROG's topic in Operating Room

    We just had a VERY unusual situation after a difficult central line placement on a CABG case. The post case SICU x-ray showed the swann-ganz had "knotted" in the ventricle. It looked like a pretzel! A...

  19. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    My granduncle did not die from cancer. He died from the treatments. Many cancers have a short window where treatment is possible. Delaying surgery/chemo/radiation to try bogus alternatives is sad....

  20. Are You A Type "a" Nurse Or Type "b"

    SFCardiacRN replied to kellbell1's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurturing type A but my unit has a couple of type C's. They are neither task oriented nor nuturing. Working with them is sooo tedious and

  21. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize for an overly emotional response. My grand uncle also died in a Mexican clinic chasing a miracle cure for treatable lung cancer. He was a successful farmer that used vets on his animals...

  22. most disgusting thing I ever saw

    SFCardiacRN replied to stna4life's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a similar situation where we found a potato that had started to

  23. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Many techniques are able to help the mind cope with disease process. The problem is too many pseudo-healers make grandiose claims of being able to affect the disease process. If people want to plunk...

  24. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I am well aware of the disease that can only be cured by accupuncture and herbals. It is called

  25. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    SFCardiacRN replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    Chadash, this is what really upsets me. I see patients in horrible preventable situations due to alternative medicine. We did a radical mastectomy on a patient with an egg sized tumor protruding...