LillyFish

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1. Nursing beyond the bedside-for new grads? Help!

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, it's all of the above! I'm not a fan of the baths and fluids (who is?), but mostly it's the fact that I'm new and already feel whittled down to a nub at the end of the sustained intensity of my 12 hour shifts. Lifting/turning/etc. is hard on m...

2. Nursing beyond the bedside-for new grads? Help!

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in New Nurse

   I was asking for work that wasn't hospital bedside, not work that didn't involve patient contact or zero standing. I went into nursing because I wanted to care for patients. Just not quite the intensity that bedside nursing offers, which as most nu...

3. Nursing beyond the bedside-for new grads? Help!

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in New Nurse

   @ loriangel14 What I thought was, since nursing is such a wide and diverse field, as many nurses told me before I went into the profession, that one could get a job in a dr's office, research, informatics, outpatient clinics, public health, home heal...

4. Nursing beyond the bedside-for new grads? Help!

   LillyFish posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am a new grad currently working in the hospital. But I really, really do not like it. I'll admit I'm not as excited to be a nurse as I'd hoped. I'd really like something non-bedside but it seems those jobs are rare for new nurses. I don't have ...

5. SANE PRN with other part time job??

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in Forensic

   Tell me more about SANE nursing if you don't mind. Hours per week, typical call, etc.

6. inactive RN-continuing ed-loaded question

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in General Nursing

   GrnTea-that's part of my problem. I do not want to work in a hospital. (I know, I know, I'm probably going to make a lot of people mad by admitting that). I am a career changer and never envisioned myself in a hospital setting. In my area, most non-h...

7. inactive RN-continuing ed-loaded question

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! I've looked on my state's BON site and found minimal info. I will be contacting them directly. I ask my hypothetical question because in this difficult period of finding a nursing job, if an opportunity comes up outside of nursing that wil...

8. inactive RN-continuing ed-loaded question

   LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, this person definitely will of course. But my question is - will cont. ed. credits be enough to keep the license, and what is the likelihood of returning to the profession after inactivity? Has anyone here had experience with this?

9. Nurse with Disdain

   LillyFish replied to StuckInTheMiddle's topic in Relations

   Dear StuckInTheMiddle, If you're still reading, I just wanted you to know that I hear ya. Some people who are career changers and go into nursing, go because they think it'll be a good fit. No amount of researching and exploring could have prepared...

10. inactive RN-continuing ed-loaded question

    LillyFish posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let's say someone graduated nursing school, got their license, but decided to take a job offer for something non-nursing (for whatever reason that may be). How does one go about keeping the RN license just in case they want to someday return to the ...

11. SANE PRN with other part time job??

    LillyFish posted a topic in Forensic

    As a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, most positions in my area are PRN. Does anyone have experience in a PRN position and also work part time elsewhere? Is this common or just not really feasible?

12. How do you introduce yourself to patients? First name? Mr/Ms/Mrs X?

    LillyFish posted a topic in Relations

    I was just reading a book on nursing and our introductions to our patients. It brought up an interesting point. Physicians usually introduce themselves as Dr. Xyz but most nurses usually introduce ourselves by our first names these days. I'm curio...

13. line flushes, patient safety, infection control

    LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in Disease

    I definitely see the need to scrub the hub, no doubt. But in between med pushes/flushes? I'm a recent grad and I was taught that evidence based practice is to scrub for at least 15 seconds (when I started school it was 30 sec) at the beginning, and...

14. line flushes, patient safety, infection control

    LillyFish replied to LillyFish's topic in Disease

    I think putting it down on an alcohol pad is a good idea. I've done that when I've only brought one flush. Glad to know someone else does it too.

15. line flushes, patient safety, infection control

    LillyFish posted a topic in Disease

    I have witnessed several nurses performing saline flushes on lines when administering meds, drawing blood, etc. I'm hoping someone can tell me if this is correct procedure because I don't want to be doing something wrong: First, the nurse prepares ...