nerdynurse00

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1. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

   nerdynurse00 replied to spicy1's topic in Med-Surg

   This happens on the Medical unit I work on very often. Our staffing is horrible- so it's not uncommon for them to have to call in a RN and pay them overtime (double time) to be doing a CNA's (or CCA as they call them here in Nova Scotia) job for 12 h...

2. Advice for a new RN?

   nerdynurse00 replied to TazJ's topic in International

   i graduated in may of 2011 and am now working in ns. i took a job on a medical/telemetry unit in june (which i knew i hated even before i took it). to answer your questions: 1) i would tell you to take a job wherever you can get one! but talking to s...

3. Transfusing blood

   nerdynurse00 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Med-Surg

   I always prime with NS first, then like several others have mentioned, flush til the blood is to the end of the line (either set my pump at 999cc/h or open up the line wide open) over a garbage can or whatever. I have been taught several ways, but th...

4. New grad on Med-Surg floor

   nerdynurse00 replied to username33's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a new grad- graduated in May 2011 and started work on a Medical/Tele floor the first week of June. My best bits of advice: 1) If you don't know, say you don't know. Yes, some doctors and nurses will get snarly at you because you don't know every...

5. HELP! New Grad on Med-Surg / Telemetry Floor

   nerdynurse00 replied to KayFuryPsychRN's topic in Med-Surg

   I too graduated in May of 2011 and I started on a Medical/Telemetry floor the first week of June. I had about 5 weeks of orientation then I was flying solo. I won't lie, it was absolutely, without a doubt, the hardest time of my life. I cried before ...

6. New Grad, New Job, New Role - Advice?

   nerdynurse00 replied to 86711lh's topic in New Nurse

   I've been working on my own now since July - and time sure does fly! I totally agree with all the points Diffindo_lumos made - nursing school barely scratches the surface of the real world of being an RN. Suddenly, you're responsible for people's liv...

7. First job

   nerdynurse00 replied to AnewRN2010's topic in General Nursing

   I feel the exact same way! I'm so glad I came across this website. I did my senior rotation on a Medical unit here in Nova Scotia, Canada and hated pretty much every second of it. Once I graduated, it was the only place that offered me a job- permane...