dorimar

dorimar BSN, RN

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  1. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    dorimar replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Gabie baby, I just checked my email and saw what you wrote and had to jump right over to ALLNURSES to set you straight. I worked that unit for 8 years. Got great evaluations and pateint care...

  2. Hypoxic drive?

    dorimar replied to lyallch's topic in General Nursing

    Yes on cO2 retainers i do believe in the hypoxic drive. However, i never base this on how much O2 you'r giving the patient, but rather on how high you get his sats (and therefore his pO2). If your...

  3. Sleeping on the job..acceptable or not?

    dorimar replied to travelnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    oh my gosh. This has been an issue with one nurse on our unit for years. My unit is very busy. Many nights nurses don't get lunch and only get BR break once or twice. Usually these are the nurses...

  4. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    dorimar replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    Jerseyboy, The US government is not knocking on your door and demanding you take a drug test, are they? That indeed would be a violation of your 4th amendment rights. You are working in a profession...

  5. Threat of needle sticks!!

    dorimar replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure soilant was

  6. chart auditing

    dorimar replied to jonear2's topic in General Nursing

    We had this very problem where i work. They were requiring 3 chart audits per month for each of us. I am sorry, but it takes all my time to take care of the patients and to Document all the...

  7. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    dorimar replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    If it is a legally prescribed drug, you are given the opportunity to declare this before the drug test. I do think it is appropriate for a work place to know if the nurses take benzo's or opiates...

  8. Central Lines

    dorimar replied to chloeysmom's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use the T piece caps that we change every 3 days and prn after blood draws. Saline flushes are used only, except on the new "power piccs" which don't have a reflux valve;then we use heparin (100...

  9. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    dorimar replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    Why would one refuse a drug test?

  10. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    dorimar replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    um.... They drug test to work at circkle K. I would hope they drug test everyone who has access to controlled substances on a daily basis, and who is responsible for life and death situations. you'd...

  11. I have really messed up.

    dorimar replied to Heather A.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I acutally cried for you when i read your post. I have to tell you that there are many nurses out there who would have NEVER said a word. Accountability is a strong character trait, and i believe...

  12. New Nurse in the house!!!!!!!!!

    dorimar replied to natrelle74's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!! Sure is exciciting isn't

  13. Nursing is hard!

    dorimar replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in MICU, SICU

    Great post

  14. Re-entry

    dorimar replied to 11:11's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ha, I thougth this was about WPW or some such thing. LOL. You'll do fine. It's like riding a bike. I stepped away from the bedside to do house supervisor for 1 year, and you don't forget. If it...

  15. Is it hard to get a job as a cardiac NP?

    dorimar replied to Epona's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Also check out the advanced practice

  16. New Grad in the ICU

    dorimar replied to TLC RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    If the hospitatl doesn't have a critical care course, you can go to the AACN and take the Ecco classes. Also, many community colleges offer pretty good critical care courses. I have some concerns...

  17. help surviving orientation

    dorimar replied to cookielady,rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good luck to you! I know you will find your comfort

  18. Topics for Project??

    dorimar replied to nur26se's topic in General Nursing

    Sepsis eveidenced based

  19. Becoming a nurse, but don't like (hate) the hospital setting

    dorimar replied to hawaiianflowers21's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all the above posters except for the part about you wanting to teach. I feel that the hospital experience is important if you want to teach up and coming nurses. I never wanted a teacher...

  20. HELP! Arctic Sun and Cryoamputation issues

    dorimar replied to Cynthia_S's topic in MICU, SICU

    amazing! Where have I been? Greek to me. I will be researching

  21. Starting out in the SICU

    dorimar replied to fishinNbanjo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey fish, Best of luck to you! Ask, ask, ask. Read , read, read. Don't expect to know too much too soon. Know that many of the nurses out there took a long time to get where they are. Don't be...

  22. help surviving orientation

    dorimar replied to cookielady,rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    That is the fine line we do cross sometimes. Rest assured, I don't think there is a nurse out there who would write an order she wasn't sure the doc would sign. I am not condoning this (especially for...

  23. Abnormal lab results

    dorimar replied to KR's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sure would be cool PapawJohn. Too bad this is planet earth (lol)! I would have questionsed those labs as well KR but maybe re-ordered the repeats stat. There was an incident out here i heard about 7...

  24. Well, I'm finally going to do it!!

    dorimar replied to rninme's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I used the Laura Gesparis DVD's adn i took a lot of practice test questions. It was

  25. help surviving orientation

    dorimar replied to cookielady,rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think it is great that you are looking for rationales and the why and how of things. You will find that there are some nurses out there who pretend to know more than they do. Watch the nurses you...