ChiSmile6

ChiSmile6 specializes in Trauma/MedSurg.

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1. I feel like a complete failure

   ChiSmile6 replied to ChinupBSNRN's topic in New Nurse

   I just want to say very good for you for getting out of a situation that was hurting you emotionally and physically. I can relate to that feeling of dread and fear you talked about when it comes to even just THINKING about going back to a place that ...

2. Did I need to call the Doc?

   ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in General Nursing

   thank you all-your comments make a lot of sense and are helping me see the situation from a different light-great input :)

3. Did I need to call the Doc?

   ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks you guys. I guess I am just scared that the MD will come in the a.m. and ask "why wasn't I called about this?" b/c I have heard it happening before to other nurses for situations that seemed to be not so urgent. I also am confused at who nee...

4. Did I need to call the Doc?

   ChiSmile6 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was caring for a pt the other day who had a baseline BP of 120-130/80s. The midnight BP was 94/60. I re-took it at 0100, it was 84/43. I called the surgical resident and he said it's fine, the pt is sleeping, no worries. This pt was transferred...

5. NG tube help..not very familiar with NGs

   ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

   thank u!

6. NG tube help..not very familiar with NGs

   ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

   I do open my book and study regularly as a nurse. I also have tried sites. The information I get still does not help me understand all the indications for NGs, I was asking on this forum to perhaps get advice based on real experiences from fellow n...

7. NG tube help..not very familiar with NGs

   ChiSmile6 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hey, I was wondering if anyone could give me a brief overview of NGs and the different types, when they are indicated, and what their purpose usually is for. I know after different surgeries it is important to keep the stomach empty, I also have hea...

8. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

   ChiSmile6 replied to nurseJ88's topic in New Nurse

   dilaudid, morphine, toradol, zofran, phenergan is usually IV piggyback, protonix, benadryl, ativan, I too work on med/surg. These are def. the most common ones...especially protonix! I love when I see it ordered PO!

9. First medication error & on new graduate orientation :(

   ChiSmile6 replied to gardenia09's topic in New Nurse

   I have done the exact same thing..walk out of a patient's room with all the meds and check AGAIN maybe for the fourth or fifth time..just because I want to be XTRA sure...might sound crazy but it's what helps keep me feeling sane!

10. I and Os!

    ChiSmile6 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I don't know why...but I absolutely hate I/Os!! I guess I am looking for some tips regarding recording I/Os...simple question I know. For the most part, do your nurse aids document the output if they have a foley? What is an acceptable urine output...

11. 6 months in and not a big fan of ICU

    ChiSmile6 replied to NickiLaughs's topic in New Nurse

    It's probably hard for you to exactly pinpoint why you aren't fully able to enjoy your job...maybe it would seem better if the nurses were nicer and not as catty, or maybe if they were nicer and more encouraging everything would feel better for you.....

12. Normal to feel so stupid?

    ChiSmile6 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    ICU and ER may seem similar but I don't know how they can expect you do just know everything because they really are different. In the ICU at my hospital the nurses only get one patient, when my friend moved to a med/surg floor she didn't think she ...

13. Nursing Documentation-if you didn't document it, you didn't do it!

    ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

    so if you can't chart "WILL MONITOR...." then what do you write? for example, we do PIEP notes (problem, intervention, evaluation, and plan) I see most nurses write "WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR..." as the plan. I try to be more specific for example, Pl...

14. IV saline/hep lock

    ChiSmile6 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in Medications

    awesome, that's what I thought too-that you can just aspirate...thank u!

15. footwear

    ChiSmile6 replied to appleapple's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I feel like a gnome with the dansko's b/c they look so much like clogs. I heard they are amazing though, however I feel like they will slip right off my feet. I wear Nikes and I actually really like them. The first couple days my feet hurt a littl...