eccentricRN

eccentricRN specializes in med/surg.

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1. Down In The Dumps

   eccentricRN replied to wabashcannon's topic in New Nurse

   First of all take a deep breath & try to relax... looking for a job is always stressful & having looked as long as you have makes it even tougher. Use all the other advice you've received about having someone look at your resume & cover l...

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   eccentricRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Thank you, thank you after the night I had last night this thread hit the spot... Had a chronic call light pusher, stable didn't need to be there anymore & 7 other pts 2 of which were circling the drain, one of which was a full code, thank you ve...

3. What's the saddest thing you've seen in your career??

   eccentricRN replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't been a nurse long, but I've seen alot of sad things... I guess the saddest thing to me is knowing a pt is dying and all you can do is make them comfortable (we have a mixed unti with anything from peds to hospice), and the family cannot com...

4. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   eccentricRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   2 weeks ago....... in am admin triple "h" enema till clear. pt was inc of stool and on bedrest.

5. Cross Your Fingers for me!

   eccentricRN posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I've been a nurse for about 6 & 1/2 months now. I currently work 3rd shift which I absolutely LOVE, however, it just isn't jiving with my home life. My husband works PMs & we were hoping to find someone reliable to come into our home to c...

6. holiday schedules

   eccentricRN replied to karenmv51's topic in General Nursing

   We are divided into to lists. It owrks out that we end up doing every other holiday & then each year it flips to the opposite holidays... that way everyone knows what they'll work for the year & no one can complain about favoritisim.

7. Why is the first year so hard???

   eccentricRN replied to Aislstarfish's topic in General Nursing

   Many find the first year a surprise... you are not only adjusting to a new career, you are adjusting to a new career that involves people's lives. You are responsible for the care & welfare of people who could possibly die or suffer severe conseq...

8. Creative skills lab ideas

   eccentricRN replied to goingback's topic in Educators

   In my school we were required to break into groups, pick from a list of skills and present. We needed to come up with a visual aid, a handout & of course perform the skill in front of the class. One group had pressure ulcers & they used bagel...

9. Post-op care of pt's with epidural

   eccentricRN replied to nbnurse95's topic in Med-Surg

   I work a general med/surg unit & our epidural pts are just included in with our regular pt load, as others have said it takes 2 to change the rate. Vitals are the same as anyone on a PCA, q4hrs. Occasionally I've seen cont. pulse ox, but not alwa...

10. Is this reasonable or am I being a newbie?

    eccentricRN replied to dander625's topic in Geriatric

    Not entirely true, maybe in LTC, but I work in the hospital & with a quick little training session our CNAs can & do blood sugars all the time. When I was a CNA in LTC I did in fact have to get VS, & the facility I worked at as a nurse e...

11. Does anyone else feel weirdly unexcited?

    eccentricRN replied to Sterren's topic in New Nurse

    Hey I know exactly how you feel. Remember how in school they taught us about transitions, well you're smack dab in the middle of one now. I've been working for almost 6 months now & I felt just like you in the begining... I almost didn't know wha...

12. On my own now -- but always forgeting things

    eccentricRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in New Nurse

    This is just my top sheet, on my cardexes I put all the other info you're talking about... it's still accessible, but you have a cleaner more easily read flow sheet to organize your shift.

13. Worried... please help me.

    eccentricRN replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Students

    Sorry you're upset but I was talking about a year round job, parttime in addition to a summer position; fulltime summer work is great but obviously not enough. Again good luck, I'm sure you'll achieve your goal.

14. On my own now -- but always forgeting things

    eccentricRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in New Nurse

    find a system to organize your self... what did you do during clinical so you wouldn't miss something?? some do it by hours, i do it by shift. i carry a clipboard & i write the times & # of meds to be given for each pt... i also write times f...

15. Worried... please help me.

    eccentricRN replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Students

    Why is it unfair that someone who qualifies for aid receives it? I didn't qualify for aid, so I worked, raised a family & maintained a household all while going to school... bottom line is if you really want to get your degree, you are going to h...