Awesomemiss

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1. Dumb things new nurses do....

   Awesomemiss replied to OhioCCRN's topic in New Nurse

   Ok gotta share this one...... I have a pt on continuos bladder irrigation. (You know those gigantic bags with the hose tubing?) Well, my pt is completely awake and well aware of this irrigant and watching the copious amounts of urine I'm dumping out...

2. Tips for a new nurse going into ICU

   Awesomemiss replied to MedSurger's topic in Critical

   Omg I thought the same thing! I've escorted pts off to ct or whatever, and never thought about the fact that I would be handling that code and pushing the meds.... My god. AND I HAVE MY ACLS! Lol but to give me some credit, I have never oriented to ...

3. New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

   Awesomemiss replied to LauraRN1's topic in New Nurse

   I agree. I've bee an RN for three years, 2 med surg, 1 step down unit, tele.... And it's still a huge deal for me, AND I WANT TO BE THERE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING NIGHTS FOR THREE YEARS AND I LIKE IT!!! Don't take this personally, because I don't eve...

4. Am I in trouble?

   Awesomemiss replied to NurseLearningForLife's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that the biggest issue needing to be addressed is the prioritization of dr orders before passing that med then giving a report..... What if he wrote an order to discontinue that med you're about ready to give? What if this pt had an electroly...

5. focus assessment/prioritizing

   Awesomemiss replied to trayyhawk03's topic in Student Assist

   not sure I agree with generalizing / pre-determining the cause of the 'yelling not breathing guy'S/sx of hypoxia or impending MI can look(or sound) like this guy.... Or maybe his face/throat/tongue are swelling due to severe allergic rxn? My point is...