Day 2 as a "Spanky New R.N."....the saga continues.......

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Well, maybe not a Saga..........lol

So, today was my 2nd day....Not to eventful. 2 other new grads and I, spent the day with the Clinical Educator..... He was soooo Nice! He had me rollin on the floor laughing all day. Telling us stories about when he was a newgrad and all the crazy things that nurses did 20 years ago!

We mostly spent the day going over competencies and policy and procedures..

Man! There is a frikkin policy and procedure FOR EVERYTHING. No,think of your thickest nursing book that you have and imagine 2 of those bad boys taped together.....Thats the manual!!!!

Phew, just thinking about it makes me shake my head.......... :chuckle

Well, I have 10 weeks for orientation so I might get thru it....

Then we toured the hospital ,which I am familiar with b/c I worked in the ED as a tech, it was nice to get a refresher on where the new labs are.

So, I just wanted to keep you updated on my progress....Im in at 7am on the FLOOR :uhoh21: ahhhhhhhh! I get ONE WHOLE PATIENT to work with and I have to do all my preceptors assessment and go over paperwork...

PAPERWORK! Holy cannoli! DID I FORGET TO MENTION PAPERWORK......well Im not gonna go there right now......its to overwhelming to type about. Sheesh....... Oh well, Im looking forward to the days ahead... Can't wait to jump in the trenches...with my preceptor of course. :rotfl:

God bless the preceptors!!!!

Just wanted to tell ya that I've loved your updates!! I graduate May 2005, and I sure like this heads up from new R.N.s. :eek: 'Cause I can't wait to graduate, but at the same time it terrifies me!!!! -Maggie

Wow, i am so dang inspired and encouraged. I hope i am half the nurse you seem to be. God bless you.

Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

That sounds awesome! So when are you going to change your name?

Best wishes for continued good days.

thanks for taking the time to read my posts....I am so happy that I am able to share my journey with you guys..... I try to have a sense of humour when I m going thru my daily struggles....... :chuckle

Its been a hard mission.....I am stronger, smarter and happier than I 've ever been........Its totally worth it!!

It feeeeeels so good! :)

P.s. Tweety> I consider myself a "student" for the rest of my life.....it makes me "happy" to learn new things, so I think Im going to keep the name.....LOLOL!!! :rotfl:

thanks for taking the time to read my posts....I am so happy that I am able to share my journey with you guys..... I try to have a sense of humour when I m going thru my daily struggles....... :chuckle

Its been a hard mission.....I am stronger, smarter and happier than I 've ever been........Its totally worth it!!

It feeeeeels so good! :)

P.s. Tweety> I consider myself a "student" for the rest of my life.....it makes me "happy" to learn new things, so I think Im going to keep the name.....LOLOL!!! :rotfl:

Happy Student, I must say that I've enjoyed reading every post on this thread. I appreciate your sharing your experiences.

Happy Student, I must say that I've enjoyed reading every post on this thread. I appreciate your sharing your experiences.

This is my second week off orientation!! I am still alive and kickin' :rotfl:

I had the craziest shift tonite..... It started like this....

1500: Im getting report and organizing myself....okay I have five pts tonite on my assignment...no prob! said a small prayer

1510: Walk into room 604, just as I was about to open the bedside chart I hear....."CALL A CODE>>>NOOOOOOW!!!!!" my heart jumps out of my chest because the room is right across the hall from where Im standing!

SO I grab a pair of gloves while running across the hall into 610 and there she is.....not breathing, lips blue! :o

I immediately grab the ambu off the wall and start respirations.....Everyone is running down the hall, code cart in tow......Next I hear Anesthesia STAT TO 610 over the loud speaker!

Im still bagging her....theres like twenty people in this room! Im staying focused on her airway until Anes. arrives to intubate......

PEA's on the monitor...not looking good...Epi goin in.....no response....Anesth. arrives...She grabs her intubation blade and ET tube....She asks me to put my finger on her trach while she intubates......She's in! Co2 cap turns gold.....

meanwhile compressions are being done.....the resident goes for her fem artery....no good.....shes asystole....

Docs called it @ 1540............ :o

It was over, the pt was gone.....It was sad.... all in the first 40mins of my shift! man o' man!!! :uhoh3:

Unfortunately, it was a good experience being in a code as a RN.......

I worked as a tech in the ED, so Ive been thru similiar experiences....just a different role.....

It was very interesting, though.....I was happy that I responded in the way I did.

This is something that I know I can be good at! when its time for me to return to the ED next year, I will know that I am making the right choice for myself.......There are alot of things that I dont understand, but Im sure in time I will....

It feels so good to type this out..........

Well, after all was said and done...I continued caring for my pts the rest of the evening........ :)

its nice to be home, now.

Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

Codes can be a real learning experience. We don't have many on our unit, thankfully, but it's crazy when they do occur.

Continued best wishes for a fun filled exciting time! :)

OMG :eek: you handled it so calmly. All that ED training sure came in handy. i am sorry you lost him/her. Were you able to stay focused after that? Did you feel emotional? Wow, what an interesting saga, keep it coming! Heather

So sorry the pt passed. You did a great job tho.

Thanks so much for sharing this journal!!! As a pre-nursing student, I am enjoying every word!

Best Wishes,

Mary

It was brutal last night..... :rolleyes:

Sometimes on our floor we will get the "heroin junkie/crack-addicted/aids/hep a-b &c/convicted felons" on our floor as pts. The guy I was assigned to was on a methadone taper with the usual cocktail of benzo"s

decent pt...not too many issues....untill he decides to go out for a smoke. :rolleyes:

this guy comes back to the floor and says to me..." Ya know, I just saw my dr in the parking lot and he told me to tell you to call him so you can give me a klonopin"......

(his face------> :stone ) (my face------> :rotfl: )

Yup okay......

So basically he threanted to file a grievance againts me saying that I was not giving him his medication---

oy-vey! So I called the covering doc and she talked him down.......She just upped his dose of ultram....and gave him reglan for his n/v......HE was happy with that.....but he still insist that his methadone was being tapered down too fast! Cant win!! :uhoh21:

I do enjoy a challenge, but the whole detoxing a pt on a telemetry-floor-while-I-have-a-pt-in-afib-on-a-cardizem-gtt-and-another-pt-in-heart-block-and-my-fresh-admission-from-the-ed-who-is-vomitting-on-my-clogs

makes a very interesting shift!

shoot!! now that Im thinking about it...I forgot to chart that she puked!! :angryfire :rotfl:

ohwell...(my bad)

Anothernitebites the dust!!!! :rotfl:

Will it get better?????? :rotfl:

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