xokelly2

xokelly2 specializes in Telemetry.

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1. Difficulty adjusting to charge RN role...need advice

   xokelly2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi friends! I have been a floor nurse for the past three years on a telemetry unit and have been doing charge nurse for the past 5 months one night a week. I really do enjoy doing it and believe that I am capable but I am have an issue adjusting. W...

2. Should new grad be able to start IV at work?

   xokelly2 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the pp. I'm still no IV expert but the only way I felt comfortable doing them was to volunteer to try everyone (within reason) Practice is the only thing that will make pefect.

3. Rn's & Overtime: Required or Voluntary

   xokelly2 replied to ShowMeRN2B's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital gets around calling it overtime because it isn't added to the end of our scheduled shift...(way to get around the law passed in IL several years ago) But...every month we are scheduled an 8 hour shift in addition to our FT hours (that is ...

4. Pet Nurse??

   xokelly2 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

   ...I really appriciate your closing statement!!!! So funny! Made me laugh while trying to stay awake at 5am......... thanks

5. Aquapheresis

   xokelly2 replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in Cardiac

   We use ultrafiltration at my hospital but not very often. Forget about peripheral access, beeps way too much. In fact it beeps a lot when hooked up to a central line as well. All the ultrafiltration central line caths are inserted at the bedside and ...

6. ...letters of recommendation...

   xokelly2 posted a topic in General Students

   So... I have been out of school now for about a year and a half.(ADN) I've been on the fence for about the last 6 months about going back to school (online, phoenix possibly) for a bachelors. ( my job has an awesome tuition reimbursment program) I ...

7. New Grad

   xokelly2 replied to m357t's topic in Cardiac

   you should do fine. 90% of the stuff I know and use on a daily basis I learned here on the unit during preceptorship and while having been on my own for a year now . Nursing school tidbits help every now and then but I think you should be fine, a yea...

8. aleve, ibuprofen, advil, etc..with bp meds??/

   xokelly2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Sorry if this question was already discussed I tried to do a search but came up with nothing. Pt started on a new med, lisinopril. I printed up some new med teaching info and noticed no advil, aleve, ibuprofen under the instructions. I looked into a...

9. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

   xokelly2 replied to xokelly2's topic in General Nursing

   ....Lovebeagles, please understand my dogs are my babies. I would never want to give them up, let alone consider beagle rescues. On my days off we spend four hours a day at the dog park, they are far from neglected and I would rather quit work then t...

10. Anyone have dogs and work 12hr shifts?

    xokelly2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really need some advice. I have two dogs (beagles) and I wonder if anyone else has dogs and works 12 hour shifts. I do the night shift, right now the dogs stay with my boyfriend but if that were to no longer be an option ~ I would feel cruel le...

11. Pet Peeves in Nursing...

    xokelly2 replied to White Shoes's topic in General Nursing

    ...patients who complain about everything under the sun to the nurse, then as soon as the doctor walks in the room they have nothing to say... ...the pt's who talk about everything under the sun, and don't get the hint when you start inching towards ...

12. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

    xokelly2 replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

    Just wanted to share a quick related story....I'm rounding out my first year in nursing and there was one nurse in particular who (20+ years experience) gave all the new grads a hard time. She'd roll her eyes during report and thorw her arms in the a...

13. What happened to Nurses Week?

    xokelly2 replied to happyfeet's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital had things planned all week...... a majority of which got canned when JACHO showed up...... What a way to ruin the celebration!!!!

14. When can you get out in the real world?

    xokelly2 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Students

    On that note.....what does "dh" mean, see it here all the time....no clue... know it has something to do with husband maybe???? thanks

15. Night Nursing

    xokelly2 replied to kenesha212002's topic in New Nurse

    I sleep normal hours on my days off, go to bed around 8pm though. If I work one night then work the following I take 2 benedryl and sleep from about 9am-4pm. If I have the next night off I come home and nap for an hour or two then go to sleep normall...