SuzanneP54

SuzanneP54

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  1. What’s in your bag/what should I have as a newbie?

    You won't need calipers on med/surg. Hemostats? maybe they will come in handy for tight connections. A rubber tourniquet will come in handy to loosen tight connections. Since I have arthritis in my hands, I try not to tighten connections too tigh...
  2. I was 26 yo single mom of 2. I had paychecks bounce, no money to pay my rent. I decided then to pursue my dream of becoming a nurse. Applied, was accepted into ADN program. Graduated when I was 29. Yes, it was hard work, but it has been worth it.
  3. RN For 2 Years: Can't Find My Place

    I worked in the same hospital on the same floor with the same staff for 15 years. Then I moved out of state. I had no difficulty in finding a new position. The problem was I was not happy. So in 5 years, I worked in 4 different hospitals. Then a 5 ye...
  4. WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    Canada Dry also has real ginger. There is a list of all types of ginger ale with real ginger on the internet.
  5. My patient committed suicide last night

    I am sorry for you and all involved. (((hugs)))
  6. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    When I moved to Texas over 20 yrs ago, I wound up working every Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and New Years day for 3 years. When I said something to my manager, I was told everyone did. This was not the case! I now wor...
  7. How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

    I don't really remember my first code, been so long ago! But 3 codes come to mind. I worked in a teaching hospital and the hallways were always full of resident doctors. I had a sweet little old lady that had told me she didn't want to be coded, b...
  8. Things You Didn't Learn in Nursing School

    No one I know in MI has been able to start an iv during nursing school. I never had the opportunity to insert a ngt in nursing school. I was given that opportunity as a new grad. Nursing students don't come into the job well prepared at all. While I ...
  9. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    Don't forget we were all new nurses at one time. No one graduated with experience as a nurse. We all have to start somewhere. And yes, there is ageism in nursing. But I have no desire to return to bedside nursing. I am too old. Bedside nursing ...
  10. So, why are you a nurse?

    When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a nurse. WHY? I don't know, just did. I did not go to college out of high school. Foolish me, I fell in love (HA!), had 2 kids and wound up in an office job. But then, as a young single mom, I had paycheck...