Megsd BSN, RN

Megsd is a BSN, RN and specializes in Neuro.

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1. Starting RN salary in Dayton, Ohio

   Megsd replied to ziggyzoomba77's topic in New Nurse

   My starting salary was $22, which seems to be about average for Dayton, unless you're looking for peds (which pays less)

2. If You Think You Haven't Heard It All...

   Megsd replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   When I did psych clinicals my friend had a pt who had been in ICU for an attempted OD before being sent to psych. One day he told the nurses he was going home to have dinner with his wife because it was their 40th wedding anniversary. They all smiled...

3. MRIs & Computer charing...HELP?!?

   Megsd replied to KrystleBleuRN's topic in Safety

   Can you chart in the control room periodically? That's where I computer chart when I travel with pts to MRI.

4. Where to work first

   Megsd replied to lovegreen27's topic in New Nurse

   While I think a year of med/surg can be valuable, post-partum jobs can be hard to new grads to snag, so that's awesome that it was offered to you. If that is your passion, I would take that position. You would still get experience with juggling multi...

5. IVs

   Megsd replied to sureshooters wife's topic in New Nurse

   One other tip, take the tourniquet off the arm before you flush the IV, otherwise you might blow the vein. Been there done that.

6. Should I be THIS freaked out over vomit????

   Megsd replied to Tysmommy's topic in New Nurse

   My first week of working an a RN I was participating in an internship and my preceptor and I had this fellow who was postop. She and I were both in the room when he started to vomit. I don't even know what happened next, but somehow I ended up WAY in...

7. an almost funny comment

   Megsd replied to pinkestar's topic in New Nurse

   Ha. Heaven forbid she has to assess her patient!

8. Do you have to list EVERY job?

   Megsd replied to sunshineyday's topic in New Nurse

   LIST IT. I don't know about the issue of pulling your license and seeing your jobs, but the nursing community is smaller than you think, and they will find out. I would just say, when asked, that your current job isn't a good fit, that you've decided...

9. smart pumps

   Megsd replied to suepozitory's topic in General Nursing

   Priming them isn't too bad. Just remember to "wedgie" the tubing into where the air indicator is, and make sure the tubing isn't stretched out so it will infuse properly. I find the guardrails very easy to use, not as much math involved for me. We st...

10. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    Megsd replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    I think alcoholism is many things. I have many alcoholics in my family, but my mom is the current active alcoholic. While the initial drink was certainly a choice of some sort, alcohol is so embedded into my mom's life that she can't even tell what d...

11. Avoiding burn out

    Megsd replied to Iheartadvice's topic in New Nurse

    I'm kind of similar. I have no game face, my coworkers apparently think that I can't hold it together in stressful situations. I try to handle everything myself, perfectly, and before I know it I'm up to my eyeballs in stuff to do. My advice (that I ...

12. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    Megsd replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't care about working weekends because I like the slower pace and the extra money. On my unit we finally have enough staff that people who have been there for two years or more have been switched to every third weekend. And you know ...

13. My pockets are overflowing!

    Megsd replied to jsu102's topic in New Nurse

    One trick is to put your roll of tape on your hemostats, clip your hemostats to the bottom of your scrub top, and put your scissors/shears through the tape the other way. And yes, cargo pants rock.

14. Nursing student questions to new RNs

    Megsd replied to drawnfromlife7's topic in New Nurse

    1) How quickly did you take the NCLEX and get your license? I graduated 11/17, got my ATT 12/6, and took my NCLEX 12/26, and started working 1/21. I think I got my license in the mail the first week in January. 2) How quickly did you find a job? As ...

15. IV Placement - distal or proximal??

    Megsd replied to cozzy66's topic in New Nurse

    The issue with lab draws only exists if the person has fluids running because of the risk of diluting the sample. So our lab people either draw in the other arm, or ask if we can pause the fluids for 5-10 minutes before they draw. I always start dist...