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djverville@...
Apr 3, 2006 1:59 am
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cool! djverville@... wrote: I just got mine on Ebay for $31! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Visit http://nursebob.com ... YAHOO!...
Hi, Thanks for the replies. I really would like to go into SICU or MICU at the VA in arkansas. I am for the first time having trouble in school. I scored a...
I also work tele in a huge hospital. MOst of our reports are consistent. We do it by systems. Start off with patient's name (use a sticker)allergies, doctor...
Lisa Dale
monalisame@...
Apr 3, 2006 8:23 pm
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I have 6 weeks to graduation and I am not doing well in critical care nursing the clinical is good but my exams are getting poor. I really need to pull up my...
I live in a border community where unemployment (uninsured) is high and the minimum is still at $5.35/hr. I see more and more patients using the ED as a clinic...
De Luna, Evangelina
edeluna3@...
Apr 3, 2006 8:34 pm
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Debbie, I am also a new graduate (May of 2005) and I went straight to ICU at a large teaching hospital. My best advice for you would be to make sure the...
gabby_42
tifl@...
Apr 3, 2006 8:40 pm
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... employees to check for anyone who may be color blind. This is done after hire and only gives a heads up for who may not be able to interpret certain waive...
eupneic
eupneic@...
Apr 3, 2006 8:50 pm
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Any thoughts on suggestions to help improve ongoing mentorship after the precepting period is over?...
can anyone tell me the correct procedure for the removak of a swan ganz catheter?...
maddy_doyle
maddy_doyle@...
Apr 3, 2006 9:14 pm
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Kim, Have you looked over the rest of this site here? Take a look over it and see if it looks familiar to what you are being tested on...Otherwise well, let...
Jed Crenshaw
Homeopathus420@...
Apr 3, 2006 11:23 pm
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Hello Kim! Just because you received a low score on a test does not mean you will not be successful in a critical care setting...keep your head up and keep...
Two things for studying I found helps: 1. HOMEOSTASIS - any time i get a question, I remember that whenever something goes awry in the body, it will attempt...
Yes and what if they don't pass the test? Are they fired? How do they overcome their "handicap"? While I have you all, does anyone have central line insertion...
We have a tool we use to critique the procedure. It involves noting whether the physician properly gowned, masked and gloved as well as the assistant, ...
CYoung2277@...
Apr 4, 2006 3:25 am
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Do the nurses critique or do the MDs critique each other CYoung2277@... wrote: We have a tool we use to critique the procedure. It involves noting...
The nurses are filling out this form. Many of us do not like it as it seems to put us at odds with the physicians if they don't do it per protocol (on the...
CYoung2277@...
Apr 4, 2006 5:03 am
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Yeah, that's what we were afraid of too. Seems like the nurses are policing the doctors. I just don't think that they would critique each other effectively or...
Well if I am the one who must fill out the sheet yes I do stay in the room. A couple of our nurses say if they have to fill out the sheet than all of the...
CYoung2277@...
Apr 4, 2006 8:47 am
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You hit the nail on the head when you said we work for every penny we earn! When they say, "Come to Work", they really mean it! (LOL) I guess that's why we're...
I work in a small state (read that charity) rural facility, and sometimes the wait for patients can be 8 hours or more. Like all facilities, a large part of...
You might want to check with your hospitals policy, in our institution, RN's are not permitted to remove a Swan Ganz. V/R Dianne [Non-text portions of this...
dianstrob@...
Apr 4, 2006 3:13 pm
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Ugh, In my opinion, if you have addressed this with your nurse manager and chief nurse executive, then you need to find out how many other nurses in you area...
dianstrob@...
Apr 4, 2006 3:16 pm
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RN's remove them in our hospital but do not reposition them if they get the least bit pulled out of position. Chris [Non-text portions of this message have...
CYoung2277@...
Apr 4, 2006 3:34 pm
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our hospital also pulls them...after they have been checked off and never reposition them..as Chris said even if they have moved the least little bit... ...
irishluck52@...
Apr 4, 2006 6:16 pm
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that's a tough issue...and one worthy of pursuing every opportunity you have...try to get a group ( if you can't bring a group together then you don't have...
irishluck52@...
Apr 4, 2006 6:22 pm
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Those are a lot of issues....I always wonder if I lived in a border town and had access to a hospital with the care that the US has to offer...would I come...
irishluck52@...
Apr 4, 2006 6:29 pm
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I am a new grad currently working in SICU. My 6 week orientation will be ending in about 2 weeks and I am getting a little nervous. Immediately after...
I think you are already on the right track...just asking these questions. I worked in an ICU that had many trauma patients and it is difficult to keep ...
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