FiduciaRN

FiduciaRN specializes in Float pool for 14 months.

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1. So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

   FiduciaRN replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

   For those who criticized my lack of paragraphs I'd like to say a big thank you! I am adept at writing properly. As I was writing from my phone bc my computer is broken, I didn't realize that it went on so long. I am human, as I assume you who have cr...

2. So ready to throw in the towel and it makes me sad...

   FiduciaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   hello all, i am in need of encouragement, as i get none from work. i was a float nurse at a small local hospital for a year. i learned a lot while i was there, but there was only so much to learn because it wasn't a trauma center and a majority of th...

3. Question on piggybacking med

   FiduciaRN replied to lil one's topic in Medications

   On the pumps we use where I work, if you want two solutions to run at the same time, we set the pump to run concurrently. That way if I am running say heparin and nitro it will run in together. Hope this helps.

4. Insulin administration

   FiduciaRN replied to Sunnysidegirl's topic in Medications

   When we get orders at the hosp I work at, all BP meds are written with parameters. ( Ex. Hold for systolic less than 100, or Heart rate less than 60). I always call the doc to let him know I held the med and why, but some ppl I have worked with don't...

5. New Grad offered a critical care job? Am I ready?

   FiduciaRN replied to my.toys's topic in New Nurse

   Wow. All those orientations seem so short, especially for a new grad. New grads at my ER get six months of orientation. When I started this job, I had been a nurse for a year and my orientation was 3 months. I felt like that wasn't enough. My ED sees...

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

   FiduciaRN replied to gardenia09's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, we all do make mistakes and just need to use it as a lesson learned. I've made a few silly mistakes, but I've also caught mistakes by seasoned nurses. One night at my old job, I went to pull captopril 12.5. I notice as I'm about to open it, that...

7. Summer lull?

   FiduciaRN replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   Awwww. I miss going to Martha's Vineyard every summer. I miss being a kid. Now I am an ED nurse @ a very busy one in NY. I will switch with you!!!! Lol. I haven't seen a lull here. It seems like all the crazies come out of the woodwork in the heat an...

8. Need to vent

   FiduciaRN replied to NurseLily22's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I feel like the OP read my mind exactly. I just came off orientation in the ER and hate it. I cry everyday before I go in. I'm totally miserable. I feel inept there. I thought I hated being a float, but the ER is a totally different beast. My ho...

9. Remember The Stalker....here's an update!!

   FiduciaRN replied to Serrano2886's topic in General Nursing

   I hate that new grads can't find jobs, when the ER that I work with is constantly understaffed. It is to the point that people often protest their assignments. How can you possibly work in an ER and have up to 12 pts. It is just not feasable. It mak...

10. Terrified to be on my own with no preceptor!!

    FiduciaRN replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys for all of your advice. Its not my night co-workers who scare me. They were so good to me last night on my first night alone. They kept asking if I need help and such. The one time I did, they all ran to help me. I couldn't get an iv in t...

11. Terrified to be on my own with no preceptor!!

    FiduciaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! Last night was my first night on my on in the ER. I was scared out of my wits. I feel like I'm not ready. Everyone else seems to think I am. My managers, my preceptors, my co-workers. I think my problem is that I have zero confidence. The E...

12. any reputable travel angencies?

    FiduciaRN replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice. It was something that has piqued my interest since day one. The salary doesn't sound all that hot. I wanna finish my year out in the ED anyway, then that would give me about 2 1/2 yrs exp total. My biggest fear is losing ou...

13. Patient made me feel like low life

    FiduciaRN replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't overly sensitive to the comment, it ****** me off bc, even after her snide remark I still went in there with a big ol smile on my face. I wish I could have shown her how my whole back was done. Lol. She treated me like a maid like she was at...

14. At what point do you stop feeling stupid?

    FiduciaRN replied to LETRN's topic in New Nurse

    I've been a RN for about 15 months. I started as a float, and moved to the ER 3 months ago. I have depending on what the manager says either one day left on orientation or two wks. I'm scared outta my bird. My night manager and preceptor think I'm re...

15. any reputable travel angencies?

    FiduciaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I have been an RN for almost two yrs. After I finish out my first year in the ED, I would love to try travel nursing. I have had a bug in my bonnet about possibly thr US Virgin Islands. Does anyone out there have any experience or info reg...