RNbethy

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1. I am scared to do CPR

   RNbethy replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

   I think you've completely missed the point with your sarcastic exaggerations. Team dynamics ARE important to saving lives. If they weren't important, ACLS courses wouldn't emphasize them so much. It takes as much time to calmly correct someone's c...

2. I am scared to do CPR

   RNbethy replied to Luna1326's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Do-over. In ACLS, team dynamics are very important. We are taught to give instructions clearly and calmly and not to raise our voices. It might seem odd, but basic human courtesies also apply during an emergency because they MAKE THE ...

3. New Grad Nurse Interview STRESS!! Please help!

   RNbethy posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I was already hired on a stroke unit and went through the interview process about a month ago, which was great. I felt prepared and confident during this interview! At this time, the manager only had part time work available, which I gladly accepted...

4. preceptorship and help with not acting too smart with the preceptor....?

   RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

   Thank you for all of your comments. This advice was really helpful. I do value the practical experience thing because it is the only way one can actually make the theory useful.... Without practical skill, a nurse would not be a nurse. Thanks for a...

5. preceptorship and help with not acting too smart with the preceptor....?

   RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

   I've got a question about preceptorship... I've often heard that a preceptor prefers a preceptee who "does not act like he or she knows everything." But... how do I strike the right balance? Should I ever act like I know nothing about a topic just...

6. I feel so down about my preceptorship and need some motivation/guidance!

   RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

   I feel so down about my preceptorship and need some motivation/guidance! How is it possible that I've done so well in all my clinicals, and now I'm told that I am at risk for failure? I'm so confused. When I started my preceptorship, I was motivat...

7. Which nurse should I pick to write about?

   RNbethy replied to Dezy's topic in Student Assist

   Have you heard about the street nurse Cathy Crowe? She's a Canadian nurse who has advocated for social justice and who is very inspirational. Check out cathycrowe.ca if interested :)

8. Help with preceptorship

   RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

   I feel so down about my preceptorship and need some motivation/guidance! How is it possible that I've done so well in all my clinicals, and now I'm told that I am at risk for failure? I'm so confused. When I started my preceptorship, I was motivat...

9. thirst in intubated patients

   RNbethy posted a topic in MICU

   How do you manage thirst? I've been swabbing the patient's mouth with ice water and then suctioning. Can you ever swab without suctioning? For example if the mucosal glands are extremely dry and the patient has a CASS tube? How do you balance the...

10. Worried about shift change

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the feedback... While I agree that all nurses should work nights, sometimes the short turn arounds are unhealthy. I will have to wake up at 2 am on Friday to make it to the conference on time (due to commitments at home). By the time I...

11. Worried about shift change

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    Is this something that I should be able to do? - Go to a critical care conference from 7am to 1630 on a Friday in another city with 3 hours total commute time - Then go to clinical for the night shift on Saturday night from 1930 to Sunday morning at ...

12. nursing care of recently extubated patient

    RNbethy posted a topic in MICU

    My patient is supposed to be extubated today, and I was looking for nursing research or review articles on how to best care for the extubated patient (I'm on night shift). I haven't found any info on this topic and was wondering if anyone could give ...

13. Two preceptors: two completely different approaches HELP!

    RNbethy replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the advice. This has been helpful, and I will try to look at the bigger picture here. It can be confusing when, in all my other clinicals, I have been responsible for documentation and communicating on some level to the doctor... And no...

14. Two preceptors: two completely different approaches HELP!

    RNbethy posted a topic in General Students

    I'm concerned about the 2 very different approaches that my preceptors have. By the 2nd day, my first preceptor wanted me to do almost all of the patient care and documentation, as well as multidisciplinary rounds. I was overwhelmed but also very e...

15. Sodium bicarbonate

    RNbethy posted a topic in Student Assist

    Is this mainly for metablic acidosis? Or also for respiratory acidosis? Or both? My drug guide says metabolic acidosis, which makes sense since bicarb levels are lowered in metabolic acidosis. As for respiratory acidosis, in which bicarb levels...