BertinaRN ASN, RN

BertinaRN has 8 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Medical Surgical.

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   Med-Surg Roll Call

   BertinaRN replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a floor nurse on Med/Surg. I am in my eighth year and I still love it. I love seeing different diseases, ages, and surgeries. I am also a preceptor for my Alumni College and a trainer for newly hired nurses. I hold a position on a few committees...
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   Narcotics administration

   BertinaRN replied to schoolmack's topic in Medications

   I work in Med/Surg in an area that has a high volume of drug addicted, ETHO, suicidal,mental illness and so on type patients. We do not have the resources in this community to fix or help these patients. I always review previous admission documentati...
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   Did you work while in Nursing school?

   BertinaRN replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

   I worked part-time during school. It is really just making sure you set your study time, and never put it off. You have to make it more important than everything around you.
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   GoLytely Prep, on a GI Bleed

   BertinaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work a busy Med-Surg unit normally but last night I was sent to CCU. Talk about being a fish out of her tank...LOL. Anyway I had a GI bleed pt which for me is second nature, but then they asked me what should have been a simple question, I later fo...
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   I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

   BertinaRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   We also do the peri-anal in some cases, and I have never had to do one on a patient who had a negative result for nasal, they always screen the nasal first.
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   Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

   BertinaRN replied to Danielle7's topic in Relations

   This is very common on my unit, many of the people admitted are elderly and have no idea what medications they take, when or the dose. I ask for the pharmacy they use. We have 1 24hour pharmacy in my town, I work 15-2330 shift, so if they utilize tha...
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   Tips For Human Beings Entering Nursing

   BertinaRN replied to interleukin's topic in General Nursing

   Beautiful:heartbeat
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   Kenosha Gateway?

   BertinaRN replied to Kylea's topic in Wisconsin

   I graduated from Gateway, I really enjoyed the clinical rotation's. I enjoyed my third semester experience so much that I inquired about a position and was offered a full time nursing job before I had even finished school. I feel confident that I rec...
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   What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

   BertinaRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

   Lately we have had an influx of drug seeking patients on the unit, most of them are frequent fliers, and seek pain medications. I even had one pt who told me straight to my face "I might as well feel great while I am here, and man these drugs are gre...
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    Do you always have an RN waste narcotics with you?

    BertinaRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We have to have another RN or pharmacist witness, but there is no reminder from the computer, it doesn't know what you give so I make sure to have a witness right away so I do not forget, other wise when you go to chart the med given in the computer ...
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    BertinaRN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    Some helpful tips I have learned just in the last 3 months Read the H&P on your pt, learn why they are there and their past medical Know their labs, xray results, UA results, ct results etc. before you call the MD Know their allergies,your MD may...
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    BertinaRN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    At my place of employment I had blood work, ua, and a complete physical, which included weight, lifting ability, vision and hearing. Then when I was on the unit, there was more, I had competencies that I neded to be checked off on. I finally finished...
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    Opinions: Best scrubs?

    BertinaRN replied to raebabelvn's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I am in love with MOBB brand, they are comfortable, they have lots of pockets. https://cheap-scrubs.com/ They are great for me. They are a little pricey, and it takes about 3 weeks for them to come via snail-mail. I did buy a few of the other styles ...
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    BertinaRN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    The unit I work on we have three nurses with very bad asthma. They let everyone on the unit know, my supervisor inforces the no perfume rule, and we do not use the santiation wipes around them. I would just be upfront with your co-workers and superv...
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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    BertinaRN replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    I work med-surg. Passed boards in July have been on the unit full time since. We have the 6-1 ratio and is it really busy all the time. I am second shift which made the transition from graduate to RN a little easier. I have had a great expierence, it...