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1. Question about orientation

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks everyone! What I find very hard is whenever there is a new procedure such as hanging blood (which I have never done before), changing the settings on the PCA (new for me), Heparin IV(new to me) or any NEW procedure on the med-surg floor.....I...

2. Question about orientation

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving me such inspiration! I had another really bad day today and my weekly evaluation by the supervisor. She said I am doing good but need to work on time management. And she told me again today I need to be t...

3. Question about orientation

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   I have another comment about my orientation. I feel so frustrated trying to get done with everything managing 3 patients. I had 2 heavy load patients plus one demanding young adult patient. It took everything I had to get done with everything befo...

4. Question about infusion rate?

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   it happened again to me today. i had a 10ml syringe of pepsid to give over 2 minutes (5ml per minute). i went into the room to give it iv push, but my preceptor said, "oh no, just put it in the infusion pump!" i don't understand why. also, i have...

5. Question about orientation

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks for sharing your story Nrs Angie. I also have those similar stories happening right now with the way I have been doing certain nursing procedures for the last 10 years as an experienced nurse and what I learned in school compared to how the n...

6. Question about orientation

   mstaylor posted a topic in Med-Surg

   i am feeling quite overwhelmed with orientation. i am a rn with 10 yrs of experience in ltc, with no hospital experience. in a 5 day period, i have been orientated by 3 different nurses, all of which have their own way of doing things. so each time i...

7. Question about infusion rate?

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   yes, thank you daytonite.....i came up with those same answers when i did the math in my head prior to giving the meds. but my preceptors told me different answers such as for the 1st question, 75ml/hr or 150ml/hr. i am glad i am not thinking crazy....

8. Question about infusion rate?

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   I have been an RN for 10 years with almost no experience in using Infusion Pumps for the last 10 years. I have just started my orientation on the med-surg floor. Everything I am learning is new to me. I am quite overwhelmed but I am excited and ea...

9. Question about infusion rate?

   mstaylor replied to mstaylor's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you UKstudent, that is what I came up with when I did the math. For the first question of 10ml in one minute...different nurses told me to set the rate at 75ml/hr or 100ml per hour or 150ml per hour. It was my first two days on the floor and ...

10. Question about infusion rate?

    mstaylor posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I'm new in the med-surg unit. The nurses asked me to set up the IV pump to infuse prefilled syringes. I am confused as to what to set the rates at. Each nurse tells me something different. (yes, I know I can IV push the first two questions) I do the ...