Summers3

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1. Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

   Summers3 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

   Please read my reply to the OP in the previous post. Just like him I personally believe you're not giving yourself enough credit. You may be doing little things that are very empathetic that you may not even realize. empathy can be seen as kindness a...

2. Is it possible to be a decent nurse if I'm a sociopath or have antisocial personality disorder?

   Summers3 replied to uniteddemclub's topic in General Nursing

   A good way to judge your care is that if you are OK with providing that kind of care, then you should be OK with a future nurse providing that type of care to your love one. A moderate amount of empathy is healthy, but obviously somebody who is overl...

3. Waste of time/money to earn extra certifications?

   Summers3 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I am still fairly new to where I am working. I wanted to study and pass the exam for a certification in the field I am working in. But a friend from school (who also is in nursing) stated that was a waste of time. Stating that "what is the use...

4. Still know nothing at 1 year experience? so anxious

   Summers3 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hello! I am a new grad nurse and almost done with my first year of working. However, there are still so many skills and experiences I have not yet seen before of course. I have always been an anxious person but I'm just so worried about my skills/pat...

5. Numbness/tingling?

   Summers3 posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hello! I have a question I can't seem to critically think about. When a pt verbalizes numbness/tingling, what is the significance and treatment for it? I was told that in stroke/CVA pt, this might mean that they are regaining some of their sensatio...

6. New grad-Body/mind on high alert all the time due to anxiety

   Summers3 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I am a new grad that just started a new position right out of school. I am off training for about one week and currently doing okay but that's probably the majority of the patients are currently deemed pretty stable. But I feel so mental...

7. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

   Summers3 replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone. Oh my goodness, for first, please let me apologize! I didn't realize that this thread has escalated to this point! I apologize, I am new and was simply confused by this order so I thought to just ask on here for input. I left early t...

8. New grad-How to learn med dosing when you have tons to give?!

   Summers3 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hello! I am doing a residency program and learning how to be independent on my own. However.... with 4-5 pts on med surg and each pt has like anywhere from 5-10 meds.... how do you know the appropriate dosing range while still going at a decent pace...

9. Order that says "Don't call MD for pain meds"?

   Summers3 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I recently took care of a pt with a foot fracture and he only had Tylenol for pain. I don't have any experience yet but I feel that this does nothing for pain of a foot fracture. And the pt is complaining that Tylenol does nothing for his pai...

10. Questions about Insulin

    Summers3 posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hello everyone! Sorry if my questions have really obvious answers but I want to ask about more about Insulin. The other day I helped take care of a patient that was ordered to only have meal coverage. Usually I see meal coverage and sliding scale......

11. How to get over when you finally "made a mistake"?

    Summers3 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello! I am still a new RN and still training. But I finally made a mistake only after few months into the new job (made mistake taking out med from pyxis so I confused the pyxis and it wouldn't let me go forward. So had to ask someone else to call p...

12. Is just knowing what the meds are for really enough?

    Summers3 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hello! I want to ask: Is knowing JUST what the med is for really enough? I am a new grad and I still don't know much about med compatibility, side effects, contraindications etc for majority of drugs. I know that most EMR systems have links where ...

13. O2 question: 80s on room air?! What to do?!?!

    Summers3 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello everyone! I have a silly O2 question that I just can't find the answer to. The nurse I was shadowing admitted a patient due to pneumonia with hx of COPD and was in the 82-84 on room air. I was taught that anything below 90 is like OMG, RED FLA...

14. New nurse & not good enough

    Summers3 replied to Nursebface's topic in Post Graduate

    Hi there, You recently posted on my question about how to prepare for orientation of a new job. I'm so sorry to hear about this but I have to agree that we as new nurses still don't know anything and it's so extremely frustrating. I will be in your s...

15. Finding first job 2 years out of school

    Summers3 replied to brimmck's topic in Job Hunt

    Hi there, This is probably not much help but ask for certain if the new grad programs accept students with less than 1 year of RN experience or students less than 1 year of graduating. There is a HUGE difference! Therefore, the less than 1 year of RN...