nurseclairebear

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1. A Question RE: Nurses and Codes

   nurseclairebear posted a topic in Critical

   To my CCU nurses out there - I have a question for you. I am an experienced nurse transitioning into my role as an education coordinator for my hospital, however I am BLS trained and have only responded to a FEW codes as a floor nurse. Part of my ro...

2. Bumex Drip Medication Error

   nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in Medications

   Hmmm...not sure. Definitely a chance she did. I will be asking my coworkers what happened when I get back to work tomorrow for sure. She also has this really bizarre disease called Weber-Christian's which causes strange skin sores, but it didn't look...

3. Bumex Drip Medication Error

   nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in Medications

   That's the problem...don't have 'em. I got them ordered at the end of my shift and am not back to work until Thursday.... I guess I'm just looking for a hypothetical answer. Could that volume of fluid loss potentially cause lethargy? I assume that it...

4. Bumex Drip Medication Error

   nurseclairebear posted a topic in Medications

   So yesterday as I was rounding on my patients I received for my 3-11 pm shift I found that my patient's Bumex drip was completed. Since this patient was supposed to be a on a continuous Bumex drip, I called pharmacy to ask them to send another dose t...

5. ADN's being pushed out

   nurseclairebear replied to MSN Student's topic in ADN/BSN

   That's odd...My organization is also a Magnet hospital, and we have several wonderful ADN nurses. Our organization has made it a goal to be 100% BSN within a few years, but they are only requiring those with ADNs to get a BSN and they are helping the...

6. Med/Surg RN, need ACLS?

   nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in Med-Surg

   i'm convinced!!! so I can do it online? even better!

7. Med/Surg RN, need ACLS?

   nurseclairebear posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Thinking about ACLS, but not sure if it would just be a waste of my money. Is it going to increase my pay/worth? Otherwise I could just recert in CPR ...

8. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

   nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in New Nurse

   Update - The nurse who was charge the night the incident happened told me tonight that she wrote up the tech for an incident that night, and a separate incident. We discussed how I could be more firm with her in the future and how/when to write someo...

9. What do I do???finanlly got a job but....

   nurseclairebear replied to BeautifulTree's topic in New Nurse

   Call HR and ask if there is any way they would be able to help you accomodate your move. Or else, decide what's TRULY important of your belongings, sell the rest, and get your butt over there! I racked up over $1000 moving myself to my new job out o...

10. How do I gain experience as a brand new nurse?

    nurseclairebear replied to suzie<3RN's topic in New Nurse

    I started in Med/Surg, and it is HARD, but at least it is consistent. Which is good for new RNs...if you can deal with being absolutely slammed at times (I mean slammed with lots of tasks and the ability to think on your feet), then by all means go f...

11. New nurse reality schock. Please help

    nurseclairebear replied to becky2241's topic in New Nurse

    Becky, I am a new nurse, 6 months into my job on a med/surg unit, specializing in bariatrics. My orientation was 2 months of rotating throughout the different medical units of the hospital (adult only, no ER/no OB), where we were oriented by float po...

12. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in New Nurse

    YES! You illustrated the point I was trying to make exactly!

13. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in New Nurse

    Other nurses write her off, both the charge nurse and the nurse I had look at the patient with me both said that "oh, that's just that tech, that's just how she is". My issue is that I think that type of behavior is unacceptable. I am wondering if I ...

14. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    nurseclairebear replied to nurseclairebear's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you. I agree, I think it is a problem that's above me. I am glad I brought it to my charge RN's attention, but I think I will have to be more firm next time instead of hesitating to make a judgement call.

15. Had two bad nights in a row, new RN feeling defeated and discouraged...

    nurseclairebear posted a topic in New Nurse

    I had two bad nights in a row and really just need to vent in a safe place where hopefully some other people will understand. I'm pretty much over what happened the night before, but last night was the icing on the cake - couldn't take the pressure ...