CoffeePVCs

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1. When do you follow your heart?

   CoffeePVCs replied to FreckledCoffeeRN's topic in New Nurse

   Cassie, I hear what you are thinking! Being a new nurse on a busy floor is like hell on wheels sometimes, but almost all of us on this new grad forum are on the same boat together. I also have a big interest in one day pursing L&D but for now, I ...

2. Chart checks

   CoffeePVCs replied to maelstrom143's topic in Safety

   Yikes! That is scary. It's also scary when an order gets taken off under one impression but another nurse reads the order differently. My last nursing clinical in school was with a facility that implemented 100% computer documentation and the physici...

3. Is this still normal or do I need professional help?

   CoffeePVCs replied to iamgabrielle's topic in New Nurse

   I'd recommend looking at similar posts to yours. This place is a wealth of information and words of wisdom.

4. is it me??? I need help

   CoffeePVCs replied to iamgabrielle's topic in New Nurse

   I'm nearly 1 month post boards and just out of orientation. I just made a post about my stress too! I'm usually still charting to 8-9pm and sometimes still doing tasks after shift change. It is so overwhelming, I think we just need to find our patter...

5. Job NOT via new grad program?

   CoffeePVCs replied to Calinurse4's topic in New Nurse

   There is only one hospital by me that does it, they pay very low for the area and the NGRs aren't promised a position. Sounds scary to me!

6. How do you learn to manage it all?

   CoffeePVCs posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm on day shift and most of the time it goes something like this... Just finished getting report and am trying to set up my binder for the day, map out med times (look for early meds and 730 glucose checks) and a transporter comes to find me for a ...

7. The New Grad & Charting

   CoffeePVCs replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in New Nurse

   DanaNP, I use the patient safety check on the flow sheet. If there is a particular issue, like a known DVT I'll document the extremity q1-2h "+2 pedal pulse, cap refill I went to the bookstore today and grabbed a bunch of 1st year nursing and charti...

8. Why was it hard for you?

   CoffeePVCs replied to angeltech's topic in General Students

   Being an RN now, everything in school that was "hard" has made me a critical thinker. All those late nights looking up meds, dilutions, push rates, careplans, interventions... it sticks with me today and helps me prioritize. I kind of wish some instr...

9. I'm freaking out here.. I could fail clinical and i dont know why!

   CoffeePVCs replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Students

   Hold your head up high! Even if you do have to repeat a clinical, keep your eye on the prize, your RN!!!

10. The New Grad & Charting

    CoffeePVCs replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in New Nurse

    Sorry, it didn't look like that when I was typing it up, it won't let me edit it now but I'll make make sure to adjust it in future posts! :)

11. The New Grad & Charting

    CoffeePVCs replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in New Nurse

    The nursing student inside me is over thinking. Bstewart40, your opinion matters in such that if you encountered a problem in the past, I'd like to know your opinion on what happened and what you could have done differently. I always feel there are ...

12. The New Grad & Charting

    CoffeePVCs replied to CoffeePVCs's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for responding. I looked at that book and a few others. Good information, I am hoping for some personal insight/experience with charting though.

13. ULL online RN to BSN program or LSU?

    CoffeePVCs replied to su9032's topic in Louisiana

    I'm considering both too. Online is important to me. What are you looking to use your BSN for? I want to get it for advancement. I know both are great schools but I am kind of leaning towards LSU because the program is more established. Thinking of s...

14. Need Advice on Metoprolol

    CoffeePVCs replied to Stormy8's topic in Cardiac

    Want to bump this thread, see a lot of beta blockers without parameters and it makes me nervous. Anytime we are considering hold a drug, we have to call MD. I would have called given hx of hypotension. Very interesting to hear the refresher on the FS...

15. The New Grad & Charting

    CoffeePVCs posted a topic in New Nurse

    i'm a two week old new grad! in clinical, i was only exposed to "click click" "scan scan" computer charting, and making "clinical notes" as needed. the tele floor i work on is a whole different way of charting. it is our policy to chart by exception...