Kristen_RN

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1. Living in fear of code blue

   Kristen_RN replied to cjblu's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree that the more experience you have with a code, the more comfortable you become. I work in an ER, and I have seen many many codes in my 7 months of nursing. I will say that was my biggest fear...

2. Any help from CNAs/LNAs while on orientation??

   Kristen_RN replied to MrsMinor's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I totally agree with everyone else. Now is the time that you will probably need the aides the most. While you are learning to delegate, prioritize, and the flow, the aides should be helping. Besides,...

3. What's the trick to putting in Foleys in women?!!

   Kristen_RN replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Here's another trick that I learned, for the older women who have "drooped", or just have a hard time opening their legs to the proper position for a cath. Have someone comin and lift their legs up in...

4. change to other department or not? please give me advise!!

   Kristen_RN replied to nursebear168's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think that I follow Dayonite to every post.... Dayonite is so right! SHe said it

5. I feel soo bad

   Kristen_RN replied to Chicklet2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sorry that you had to go through that. I work in the ER, so I see people die all the time. But, I will say that it is so much different when it is your patient. I've helped on several codes, and it...

6. New RN - introducing myself/advice

   Kristen_RN replied to jamieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Welcome Jamie, and losten to everything that Daytonite said! She is totally correct. Welcome and vent whenever you

7. Opportunities in Sherman/Denison/McKinney area

   Kristen_RN replied to Medic2RN's topic in Texas Nursing

   For the most part, the pay range aroudn this area is from $17.50 tp $21.00 an hour plus shift diffs. & weekend pay. Although there is one "hospital" in Plano that is more of a rehab. hospital,...

8. Opportunities in Sherman/Denison/McKinney area

   Kristen_RN replied to Medic2RN's topic in Texas Nursing

   I live in McKinney, and thought that I wanted to work in either McKinney, Allen or Plano, but after interviewing with the hospitals, I decided that I didn't really like very many of them. I work at...

9. My Update

   Kristen_RN replied to Aneroo's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You are very welcome. Let me know what you

10. Bad, Bad Day

    Kristen_RN replied to Kristen_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks so much for all the support! I love this discussion

11. Opportunities in Sherman/Denison/McKinney area

    Kristen_RN replied to Medic2RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    My mother works for Medical Center of McKinney...and she hates it. She hates the hospital, the administration, and everything else. I've been there as a student, and I thought it was terrible. I would...

12. Bad, Bad Day

    Kristen_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got home from a terrible day at work. Nothing went right, everything went wrong...not only for me, but for everyone. The charge nurse ended up crying...twice, I felt like leaving...and never...

13. Worst Night of My Entire Career

    Kristen_RN replied to HillNPStudent's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We all have those awful days. Don't let it get to you. In fact, I had one of them days today. It was just terrible. I wanted to cry and go

14. My patient coded the other night

    Kristen_RN replied to jenrninmi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I'm an ER nurse, and I've never heard of calling a code with the vitals that you've mentioned. How did the patient turn

15. Does anyone here love their job?

    Kristen_RN replied to elainebenes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey NYNEW GRAD! Well, what I think made my transition smooth, was the fact that I have been working in this ER for over a year now. My hospital has an "Extern" program. Basically, what that is, is...