Nurseadam

Nurseadam

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  1. ED Tech here - Tips for being the most helpful to nurses?

    do EKGs as much as possible if you're not busy, take vitals n put them in (tell me you did) I will so appreciate it. empty urinals, help patients to the bathroom or bed commodes, always ask the RNs if they need help even if you're feeling lazy that d...
  2. I Work nights and a lot of times we have to mix our own IV drugs because pharmacy isn't available. examples like amiodrone , cardizem, Dilantin, nitro... Ect. It gets frustrating because the reference they provided us doesn't have every drug we need...
  3. Lidocaine with Rocephin?

    I reconstitute it with NS, we don't carry sterile water vials at my facility..
  4. Kern Medical Center -Bakersfield, CA?

    bakersfield is the not the best place to live but it's not bad either. Its a big city with a lot to offer. kern is the only trauma center in bakersfield, you'll learn alot.
  5. New Grad Mistake!

    look, everyone makes mistakes. But not sleeping over an order of Benadryl is extreme.. So what if you gave the order IM? If the doctor was cool, he'll say it's fine, and change his order for IM now and PO Next dose.. It's not a big deal.. I would've ...
  6. Your Starting Salary?

    Starting pay 30$, 4$ differential for nights, and maybe 2-3 weekends.. California
  7. Take the rehab job then quit when you get the other job. You think hospitals care about you? They'll fire you in a second with no hesitation, it's your future.. follow a goal and don't care what hospitals say
  8. Mass exodus of staff

    That's sad. You can't do anything about it though...
  9. RUDE!!

    I will never treat someone who screams and talks that way to me with respect. those kind of patients behavior should stop, politely tell them that they need to behave better, write an incident/occur acne report of what happened to cover your butt. Be...
  10. Incident Reports...aarrggghhh!!!

    Well, why don't you address it with your coworker before writing them up? Yes, it is mean, and it will cause tension between you and your coworker, do you want to come to work knowing that some of your coworkers hate you because you wrote them up? I...
  11. New grad terminated after 3 months of orientation.

    Call the manager and ask her what is she going to say about you Call HR and see what they'll say when the other employer call Don't say you were terminated on the application, if you want, and everyone is going to ask you, tell them that you were let...
  12. New grad just quit first job...So lost and confused

    a lot of people will hire you, don't lose hope, even as a new grad. 3 month experience is better than no experience. So, keep applying and something will come up
  13. I really screwed up on an interview

    interviews are my thing... You need to be -confident, go in like you know the person you're talking to -smile smile smile, say thank you, please -google the top questions most interviewers ask and copy and paste them, then write your answer under t...
  14. SCAPEGOAT NURSE SUSPENDED UNFAIRLY new job offer HELP!!!!

    Hmm, a lot of I.V. get infiltrated and causes swelling, we can't really do anything about it...
  15. Where to get the most experience an a new RN?

    ER is mostly what I think is the best learning experience. I'm not sure if a lot of hospitals do hire new grads, so start with anything you can find, and then transition.. A good nursing skills base will help you out anywhere really...