EDGRADNURSE

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1. Very Important Pain News

   EDGRADNURSE replied to rn_imw's topic in Pain

   Thank you so much for your kind reply. Amen to your post. I believe that a lot of patients are undertreated for pain. Perhaps the docs are scared of the DEA and are quick to assume "drug seeking" due to some "red flag" behaviors. These behaviors ar...

2. Very Important Pain News

   EDGRADNURSE replied to rn_imw's topic in Pain

   rn_imw, Thank you for the information. I'm sorry to hear about your injury and the pain that you are experiencing. My story--dear husband (36) hurt his back-just a bulging disc (not even herniated). After 2 YEARS of pain and misdiagnosis, he was fin...

3. 2nd thoughts about being a nurse

   EDGRADNURSE replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   SmileySenior, I hear you. I've been on my own for 2 weeks on a similar floor. Always have 6 patients. All very sick. Some on tele monitors, some on cardiac med drips. Just heard that our floor will be the designated floor for a certain condition. ...

4. PREGNANT while in nursing school??

   EDGRADNURSE replied to lovinla23's topic in General Students

   Hi, I was pregnant during the second 1/2 of my first year and had my son at the beginning of my 2nd year of school. It was fine. I went to clinicals until I was ready to burst. After the baby came, I took my tests on time and the instructors worked w...

5. Does anyone else feel as if they are barely treading water?

   EDGRADNURSE replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in New Nurse

   Janfn and Tim responded to similar posts that I have written. Thanks for sticking up for the new grads! I'm just so sorry to hear that new grads are feeling the same way that I do. Yes, 4 vented patients that are so sick was an inappropriate assignme...

6. med-surg vs other options

   EDGRADNURSE replied to forest2525's topic in General Nursing

   forest2525, I'm so sorry you feel this way. Can't offer any advice as I'm in the same boat. Check out first year of nursing forum as some people replied to my very similar post. Good luck

7. M/S 1st year--don't know if I can do this...........

   EDGRADNURSE replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in New Nurse

   Hi there, Thanks for the replies. Suzy253, I'm sorry that you feel the same way and hope that your shift goes well tonight. TraumaRUs, at this point I can't tell you if any of my shifts have gone ok. I always feel very out of control. Most of the...

8. M/S 1st year--don't know if I can do this...........

   EDGRADNURSE posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi there, I'm a relatively new grad and have a target date of Sept 18 to be off orientation on a busy medical/tele floor in a big city hospital. I've had a few different preceptors due to scheduling--no big deal. Lately, I've been with one that can ...

9. Are you satisfied with your first RN Job?

   EDGRADNURSE replied to RNSuzq1's topic in New Nurse

   Timothy, Thanks for your post w/such valuable advice. I like your idea of 3 rounds. How would you fit those into this scenario? I get to work and immediately have to get my assignment. I print out unit census and mark my patients (my crib sheet for ...

10. SO Exhausted

    EDGRADNURSE replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    not much better on the floors...............sigh

11. New Grad to Fully Functioning RN - How long?

    EDGRADNURSE replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in orientation (3 weeks left-11 weeks total w/preceptor) and am carrying a full patient load (6) on a med/tele unit. Re: breaks. I NEVER get lunch or breaks. I get maybe 5 minutes to choke something down (literally--I choked on a sandwich because...

12. running antibiotics into a permacath?

    EDGRADNURSE replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in Urology

    Thanks for the info. I think the issue boiled down to not being comfortable or knowledgeable enough about accessing or running abx through the permacath. I think it would have been far more detrimental to the patient to just wing it (not knowing a...

13. is anyone else stressed out?

    EDGRADNURSE replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry that you are feeling this way. I see that you have a lot of experience as a nurse. I'm a new nurse (graduated 12/05) and I already feel this way. Med-Surg is incredibly hard nursing. Just yesterday, I had a pt w/ a serious GI bleed, a ...

14. running antibiotics into a permacath?

    EDGRADNURSE replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in Urology

    Thanks for the reply! Very helpful for the future. I think this gentleman had a femoral line before but he has bilateral bka now--maybe not possible anymore? Anyway, thanks so much. I couldn't help feeling like we dumped on the dialysis nurse.

15. running antibiotics into a permacath?

    EDGRADNURSE posted a topic in Urology

    Hi, I'm an RN orienting on a medical/telemetry floor. Yesterday, I helped care for a patient w/ESRD (dialysis 2-3x per week). He was admitted to the hospital for cellulitis in the arm with a new A/V fistula (not healed enough to use). This patient ...