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  1. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    I just graduated from school in May, passed the Nclex-RN in June and got my first job October. I have been at this facility for less than a month and recently got off orientation. I always feel a lot of anxiety when I'm working... and even when I'm h...
  2. Blood Glucose + GT + Lantus question

    Thanks for your response. I was at work today and I am a new grad. My pts BGL was 82. He is NPO on a constant GT at 75ml/hr and had an order for 50 units of lantus. I thought that was really excessive, especially if his current BGL was 82 I know lant...
  3. If a patient's blood glucose is in the low 80s and they are NPO but have a constant GT feeding of 75ml/hr is it ok to give them lantus? I am thinking yes because their blood sugar will go up later at night/morning and the lantus is long acting. What ...
  4. SNF questions to ask

    I started working at a SNF since last month and just recently got off orientation. My orientation was 12 days. Med pass and doing treatments are easy. I find that being the charge nurse is the most difficult for me because I recently graduated and ha...
  5. My patient told me to "Get the f* out." I don't know why he was so mad. I told him "Okay but after you take your medication." Took me off guard because I've never had anyone say anything like that to me before. I'm super nice to all of my patients an...
  6. Pinning Ceremony Question

    Black eyed peas - I gotta feeling lol :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_2rrxONlLo
  7. I am new grad RN starting my 2nd day of orientation at a skilled nursing facility. Yesterday, on my first day, I was given the full tour, watched some videos about abuse, resident rights, and HIPPA. Today I will be on the unit with another nurse who ...
  8. Job dilemma

    I agree. Go to the interview, it will be great practice. If they offer you a position, then great! Think over the pros and cons. They usually give you sometime to think about a job offer. If you decide not to take the position, no harm, no foul. At l...
  9. I did the CNA class and got certified but didn't work as one. I don't mind helping patients ambulate to the restroom and cleaning them up but I didn't want to do it all day so I didn't work as a CNA. Their job requires a lot of manual labor and they ...
  10. Who else has passed out?

    I almost passed out after giving CPR for the first time. I guess I wasn't breathing properly while I was doing compressions. My legs were locked and I was on my tippy toes because the bed was too high for me. The previous person doing the compression...
  11. Sorry I didn't see this post until now. I don't remember all of the questions she asked but here are the few I remember: Tell me about yourself. Why did you choose to become a nurse? Since I was a new grad... Which of your clinical rotations was your...
  12. I got a phone call yesterday from the DON offering me the position!!! I accepted the position. All I have to do is take a drug test on Monday. She said it takes 24 hours for them to get the results, so I can come in on Wednesday to fill out all of th...
  13. Will someone please link me to the complete California RN Nurse Practice Act? I can not seem to find it on the BRN website. Thank you in advance.
  14. Hospitals in Yuma area

    I applied at YRMC last month and got an email stating that they had their full capacity of new grads at the moment. Do you think they just sent me that email because I didn't have an AZ license? I haven't endorsed my CA license yet.
  15. Most RN's first borns?

    1st born. NO alcoholic relatives what so ever.