Yes, I have once. I was taking care of a patient and at the beginning of each shift I always check the meds the patient is on and note it in my report sheet if sliding scale insulin is ordered. On this particular patient I apparently missed it and ...
RN and Mommy replied to NJLaurenRN's topic in Orthopaedic
I would ask your nurse educator or equivilent if they have any information about the certification. Here awhile ago, we had classes going to Geriatric Nurse Certification. They have classes for 6 weeks to prepare you for the certification exam. I r...
RN and Mommy replied to BradleyRN's topic in Safety
Way back when, I used to be a Med Aide. This was my very first job in health care. Back then, I had no idea what any of the drugs were used for. I had no business giving them. Now that I am an RN I know how important it is to be familiar with the...
RN and Mommy replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing
On my unit, the charge nurse is someone who is basically considered a resource person. Someone who is knowledgeable about not only patient care, but also policies, staffing issues, and the physician preferences. When they are looking for a new charg...
RN and Mommy replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Orthopaedic
i work days and we are assigned 6-7 patients working directly with a cna who only has the same group of patients as i do. it is busy, but generally ok. eta: i just realized i already answered on this thread! i have been away for too long!
RN and Mommy replied to natkat2816's topic in Orthopaedic
a lot of our docs actually use both coumadin and lovenox. we start coumadin the night of surgery and then the next day lovenox is initated. we discontinue the lovenox when the inr is 2.0. the patient will then go home only on coumadin unless there...
RN and Mommy replied to tx2007's topic in Orthopaedic
i think it sounds like great orientation. i wish that i could see the actual surgeries that the patients get done. it would be nice to be able to say, "well, during surgery they position you in this position, so that may be why..." i don't know. ...
we started self-scheduling quite a few months ago and i love it. i was weary at first, but it's worked out great. here is how ours works: we are broken up into three groups (depending on your pre-scheduled weekend) and then all three groups take ...
RN and Mommy replied to gradRN2007's topic in General Nursing
[color=deepskyblue]do you tape your reports? we do and i found that i had to actually write my report out for the first couple weeks and read what i wrote. it worked well for me and now it comes naturally!
These are the additional classes required for the BSN where I went to school, in addition to all of the ASN requirements: MTH 242 Statistics 3 hours BIO 366 Pathophysiology 3 hours NUR 312 Health Assessment 3 hours NUR 453 Leading and Managing in He...
[color=deepskyblue]hi everyone! i haven't posted in some time, but now i need you guys! i am going back to work on monday after being off on maternity leave for 8 weeks. i am nervous. i have only been a nurse for 1 year and now i feel like i have...
RN and Mommy replied to mommie2bodie's topic in General Nursing
In my facility (midwest) we don't really have LPN's either. There are just like 2 that I am aware of and they work on the rehab unit and are often floated as nurses aides to other units.
[color=deepskyblue]i just finished my bsn in may 2007 and i completed my asn in may 2006. i worked full time while completing it. my school was big on promoting that the bsn program was only 1 day/week. yeah, true you attended classes one day/week...
RN and Mommy replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in New Nurse
[color=deepskyblue]i have been a rn now for just over a year and had 3 deaths and 2 near codes within probably 2 months. it was a little freaky! luckily they were all dnr patients and their deaths were somewhat expected. it was weird though to fin...