Tink87 BSN, LPN, RN

Tink87 has 17 years experience as a BSN, LPN, RN.

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1. IVIG

   Tink87 replied to chemdawg's topic in Safety

   I also give IVIG and we also do not require an official consent. It's definitely a weird policy.

2. Are these unsafe practices?

   Tink87 posted a topic in Safety

   I work in an infusion center where we give biologic medications and I'm trying to figure out if my workplace is violating practice standards for patient safety. It really feels like they are. The medications that we give are high risk for infusion re...

3. What are your job responsibilities?

   Tink87 posted a topic in Infusion

   I'm trying to figure out if my job does things in a 'normal' manner when it comes to the infusion nurses. It definitely doesn't seem like we do. So, in addition to actually infusing patients, what are you expected to do? Do you work in a center that ...

4. Job hopper wants to return to old position!!

   Tink87 posted a topic in Career Support

   Alright, I'll admit it. I'm a freaking job hopper. 3 jobs in almost 3 years. Now, I am stuck in a really cruddy job situation and I know I did it to myself. Long story short, I got my dream job as a new grad (L&D) but I go jealous of all of the '...

5. Burnout...what to do about it?

   Tink87 replied to Destin293's topic in General Nursing

   More and more units are going to an 'all nurse' model. I worked on a tele floor with no aids, just one LPN that worked a few days a week and helped us with patient mobility. RNs had to do vitals, toilet and bathe, answer all call lights, feed patient...

6. Guys, I'm an unintentional job hopper.

   Tink87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   This confession is important: I am a job hopper. I've been an RN for just over two years and I have had 3 jobs... And I'm looking for another. I started in OB, stayed for 9 months. I wanted to expand my nursing skills and just do more. I went to a me...

7. For anyone who went straight into Mother-Baby/L&D as a new grad, do you have any regrets?

   Tink87 replied to lexxa25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes and no. I went to L&D as a new grad but I became afraid of specializing too early, so I left after 9 months to go to a cardiac med/surg floor as a path to critical care. I spent just over a year there, now I'm 4 months into an ICU job. You kn...

8. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

   Tink87 replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely only wear them for one shift. Sometimes I'll wear my jacket a few days in a row but I take it off before going into messy situations. It's just for warmth. I miss working in a specialty where I wore OR scrubs and didn't have to do my own w...

9. No reply from recruiter

   Tink87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   As I wrote in my last post, I took a job in a trauma ICU a few months ago but realized it just isn't for me. I truly want to go back to l&d, the area I worked in as a new grad (at a different hospital). I met with nurse recruitment as well as my ...

10. Regret going to the ICU

    Tink87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started in a busy trauma ICU back in May. Within my first few days I worried that it wasn't for me. I talked myself into sticking with it and mostly enjoyed the rest of my orientation. However, I am now 5-ish weeks off orientation and I don't think...

11. Feeling down about preceptor

    Tink87 replied to Tink87's topic in Critical

    JBmom, Thanks for your reply. I know you are right. She did allow me to be more independent the other day because she was needed to cover other patients for some meetings other nurses had and I was so happy. There definitely are some absolutes but wh...

12. Feeling down about preceptor

    Tink87 posted a topic in Critical

    I recently made a change from a cardiac floor to a trauma ICU and honestly, I'm feeling a little down. I have only a few weeks left on orientation and I'm getting very mixed messages from my preceptors. I have had AT LEAST 8 different preceptors duri...

13. Transfer out of OB

    Tink87 posted a topic in New Nurse

    I graduated with my BSN in August 2017 and was lucky enough to get hired on labor and delivery. As a previous LPN in outpatient obgyn for years, this was what I had always dreamed of doing. However, I am now 4 months in and I'm finding that I do not ...

14. Completely messed up application

    Tink87 posted a topic in Career Support

    I am a soon to be new grad applying for jobs. I recently had an interview with a recruiter but after the interview, I realized that I forgot to list an old job on my application. I emailed them about it and they said no big deal. Now, two days later,...

15. Heparin: to pinch or stretch?

    Tink87 replied to Tink87's topic in General Students

    Maybe I should clarify. When I say stretch I mean simply enough to tighten the skin and not have the needle bounce off. I don't mean aggressively stretch and flatten out the underlying tissue. This is only for heparin and lovenox. All other subcut we...