SarahRNBSN

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1. First Year Nurses, what footwear do you swear by?

   SarahRNBSN replied to NsgChica's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Dansko professional clogs, cost me a little over $100, have had about 8 or 9 months. My feet and back feel really good after 12 hours shifts, believe it or not. They took a few days to break in but I felt a difference immediately and I absolutely lov...

2. has anyone kept friendship with patient after discharge?

   SarahRNBSN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Relations

   Nope. I have no desire to stay in touch with any patients and I agree it is unprofessional. The way I see it, I do everything I possibly can while caring for my patients in order to get them back to living THEIR lives. That does not and should not in...

3. Regretting becoming a nurse???

   SarahRNBSN replied to Marie-SC's topic in New Nurse

   Honestly, I would have to say no. I would not do it all over again. As I approach the one year mark, I am not only disillusioned at times, but also disgusted with the current state of the healthcare system in the US. I graduated from one of the top n...

4. I just want to cry!!! I'm VERY overwhelmed!!

   SarahRNBSN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in New Nurse

   I'm sorry you are feeling so overwhelmed! I wish I could give you a hug. It sounds as though they expect you to be off orientation soon, which stinks since you were told 6 months originally. Even though you may get a little longer than 8 weeks if nee...

5. Do you pay for parking at work?

   SarahRNBSN replied to SarahRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Perpetual Student: yes, the fee is taken out before taxes. I think I pay somewhere around $15.00 per month for my yellow permit (the second lowest level). The Gold permit is the most expensive with very few available, costing well over $1000 a year (...

6. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

   SarahRNBSN replied to nurseJ88's topic in New Nurse

   Ditto to most of the above.... side note: the only difference I notice is on my floor is we don't give metroprolol or haldol IV as they require cardiac monitoring according to our protocol (there are a couple others, I can't think of at the moment). ...

7. Do you pay for parking at work?

   SarahRNBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work at a major teaching hospital in southeast Michigan. The parking situation is known to be a headache (not as bad at night, thank goodness). All staff have to pay for parking. Basically there are 4 permit levels to choose from, the more pricier ...

8. Knowing what you know now about nursing, what other career would you have chosen?

   SarahRNBSN replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

   Ideally, something business related or real estate agent...but we all know what the housing market is like right now (especially in Michigan) :uhoh21:

9. From where did y'all graduate?

   SarahRNBSN replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

   University of Michigan-Ann Arbor BSN-2007 GO BLUE! :)

10. Are there any nurses in Michigan not in school?

    SarahRNBSN replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Michigan

    I have been an RN for about a year (which is not a lot of experience I know). I live and work in Ann Arbor. Don't know much about Bay City but I'm willing to listen and provide support if possible :). And yeah, the comment made about working overtime...

11. Rotating Shifts?

    SarahRNBSN replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    On my particular unit at my hospital, we have a lot of day/eve 12/8 rotators and day/night 12 hr rotators. It doesn't seem to work out too badly for most of my fellow RN's. The day/night 12 hr rotators usually do 1 or 2 night shifts a month (usually ...

12. IV Protonix

    SarahRNBSN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    We also give protonix IVP, mixed in 10 cc NS over at least 2 minutes. I also have never heard of a dedicated line for this.

13. Planning a huge move to Ann Arbor, suggestions greatly appreciated

    SarahRNBSN replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Ann Arbor is a great place to live. I love it here. But you're right that rent is not cheap here. Downtown/Kerrytown is a great area and rent there is probably among the most expensive of the different areas of Ann Arbor. I can't tell you how much it...

14. Planning a huge move to Ann Arbor, suggestions greatly appreciated

    SarahRNBSN replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    I work at U of M and would be happy to answer any questions you have if PM me. I'm not sure exactly what you would like to know and what questions you have based on your post. U of M is a really good place to work though.

15. How to IV push

    SarahRNBSN replied to jordangregory's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we have a protocol sheet of all IV push meds. This lists the med, normal dose ranges, safe time for pushing the med, and if any of these meds require cardiac monitoring or any other considerations. On my unit, we can't push certain IV m...