KailuaNurse

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1. New Grad in PICU, Stethoscope & Reference Book Question

   KailuaNurse replied to loveandnyc's topic in Pediatric

   I have worked in PICU for 5 years. It is a great career. You will see lots of interesting diagnoses and get to work with great people. It can also be very stressful at times. As far as a stethoscope, the PICU that I work at currently uses an assi...

2. What would you do in my situation...?

   KailuaNurse replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing takes on a different focus than medicine does. Nursing is focused more on the holistic approach, which is totally different than medicine which just focuses on diseases and pathology etc. I personally had this debate before I started colleg...

3. If you could get your Master's Degree...What would you get it in?

   KailuaNurse replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly, if I had my choice (and someone was willing to pay me a salary for it) I would love to be a full time student. There are so many interesting subject areas out there. I am looking at going back for a Masters in Nursing to either become a n...

4. When a nurse floats to your unit........

   KailuaNurse replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   We usually try to give people who are floating very nice assignments and similar to what they would tend to get on their regular unit. For those NICU nurses who come to the PICU, we usually try to give them a baby rather than the 15 year old. For t...

5. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

   KailuaNurse replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

   Find another new nurse to talk and vent with. Nursing can be very stressful at times especially due to the fact of all the different personalities nurses come in contact with. It is nice to have another nurse to talk to who knows exactly what you ar...

6. Which would you prefer, 8 or 12 hr shifts?

   KailuaNurse replied to CountrifiedRN's topic in General Nursing

   Personally I like 8 hour shifts, if I didn't have to work 5 days in a row to make it full time. I have worked a mix of 8's and 12's (four 12's and 3 8's in a pay period plus one day of call) on both day and night shifts. Working days was okay with ...

7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   KailuaNurse replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   WHAT?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8. Nurses and their own health care ...

   KailuaNurse replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree, I try at all costs to go to an NP rather than a MD. :chuckle

9. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

   KailuaNurse replied to VanessaJ's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked two types of work schedules. The first type that I worked as a new grad was on a medical floor. The full time position that I held was a mix of 8 and 12's (3 eight hour shiftst and 4 twelve hour shifts in a 2 week period) with 8 hours ...

10. My question is about shoes.

    KailuaNurse replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    I wore a white pair of Birkenstocks through school (closed shoe type); my aunt who is also a nurse swears by them. I found that they were never quite comfortable enough for me. I ended up breaking down and purchasing a pair of Danskos (black, wore ...

11. Why can't I be a nurse?

    KailuaNurse replied to Cali's topic in General Nursing

    Totally know what you are going through. I am 23 and look probably around 15 years old. I work in the PICU, and often times parents will ask me my age, and will be surprised that I went straight through college after highschool. The funniest thing ...

12. Dual lumen PICC lines

    KailuaNurse replied to Lynn Ran's topic in Safety

    At my facility if you only use one of the lumens, the not being used must be flushed with heparin q 4-8 hours in order to maintain patency.

13. Is one state license better than another?

    KailuaNurse replied to rpbear's topic in General Nursing

    Went to school in Washington, sat for the NCLEX and applyed for RN licensure in Hawaii. No problem. The only thing is to make sure that you have the stuff needed for the application. The BON in Washington required different things than Hawaii's di...

14. What is considered appropriate staffing for grads off of orientation.

    KailuaNurse replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    At the facility I work for, after orientation, they usually try to give new grads relatively easy assignments. Usually one or two busy kids and two easier kids (four is the usual assignment). We also have a Resource Nurse on staff besides the charg...

15. how do you deal with mean RNs

    KailuaNurse replied to amber1188's topic in General Students

    I just try to be really nice and polite. Usually works out that by the end of the day they are warming up to me. I also make it a point if we are working nearby that I ask first when she would like her lunch break. I have found that if you give th...