ksparks

ksparks has 9 years experience.

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1. Need to go back in orientation?

   ksparks replied to ksparks's topic in Career Support

   See my up updated situ by looking up the tag "ok this is BS"

2. Ok so this is BS

   ksparks posted a topic in Stress 101

   Nurse of 12 yrs Rentering acute care after being in LTC 7 yrs and having severe anxiety. My preceptor was being so critical and never gave me any positive reinforcement. So after 6 weeks of feeling defeated I asked to be with someone else( I should ...

3. Need to go back in orientation?

   ksparks posted a topic in Career Support

   Ok so I have been out of rhe hospital doing LTC for 7 years and finally got back in the door and was hired on a Medical Stepdown unit. I was on orientation 8 weeks, my preceptor was very critical, never had anything positive to say. I finally request...

4. A fib with rvr

   ksparks replied to ksparks's topic in General Nursing

   It's a medical stepdown unit

5. A fib with rvr

   ksparks posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok so I had a pt go into AFIB in the middle of my shift. Hr was 12- 148. They had no previous history and was a DNR. I contacted the doctor and he told me to give 5mg lopressor IVP and start po Cardizem 30mg Q6 hrs.this did not change anything. I tri...

6. Shifts too long

   ksparks posted a topic in Stress 101

   I started working at the hospital after being out of acute care for 7 years. I haven't done 12 hr shifts on a long time. I'm having trouble doing my 3. It's really 12.5 hrs plus an hour of driving to and from work. The. They have me attending all the...

7. I feel dumb

   ksparks posted a topic in Stress 101

   I have been out of the hospital setting for 7 yrs and truly missed it. I have been unsatisfied with jobs I have had since I left. I recently started on a step-down unit and I have discovered I have lost all of my confidence. I think I was more confid...

8. can nurses in California practice if they are receiving prescription cannabis?

   ksparks posted a topic in California

   I practice as a nurse in NC and I have chronic pain along with several other medical problems and I have been given such a hard time by my employer about taking pain medication. The last employer said I wasnt allowed to take it less than 4 hrs before...