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  1. De-accessing a port woes?

    I have that anxiety even if I have a really good day, thinking I must have missed or forgotten something and that's why I thought I went smoothly haha. I remember scanning it but that's about it. All a blur bc it was at shift change and I was multita...
  2. De-accessing a port woes?

    Guys, I am stressing myself over something I can't do anything about and pretty much due to a nagging feeling. I'm hard on myself and this could be in my head, maybe which is why I am lying in bed awake at almost 4a. To the point, I discharged a pat...
  3. Looking for tips for a stressed new nurse.

    Bedside nursing can be difficult! I didn't think I'd last 6 mos on my floor when I started but I'll be there 3 yrs in a few months. ALWAYS ASK FOR HELP! Even if it's advice. I STILL do. You will get your flow down, with prioritizing and time managem...
  4. This can't be safe at all

    I agree, if NICU is your heart, follow it. I'd talk to the director/manager at rehab but you should definitely take the job. My first job was a tele/renal floor, hired me fresh out of nursing school, and orientation was 3 months long typically for ne...
  5. if you graduated in the last 5 years

    I applied to multiple places right after passing the NCLEX but I ended up getting a job right away that i precepted on during my last few months of nursing school. Getting to know the nursing staff and having them recommend me helped. But so did the ...
  6. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    Thank you, Karou. Sounds like a very difficult time experience with the pt, as well and the LTC. I go back tomorrow and I feel better about facing my pt and another day at work.
  7. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    And this may need to be another thread, but mechanical dvt prophylactics are a fall risk. Even if a pt is AO. I've heard mixed reviews of whether AT pumps, for example, are effective and worth the fall risk.
  8. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    I hope they are both ok. But that does make me feel better. My little old lady was to have an Ortho consult to determine if surgery is needed. The attending consulted one while one of her other MDs changed to another. So no Ortho consult today! Frus...
  9. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    Thank you. And I know my reaction is way over the top. It isn't productive or practical but I have always been hard in myself like that. Maybe I will find some help with that sometime per your suggestion. Again, thank you all for your input. I do app...
  10. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    It is a comfort to know I'm not alone. I'm trying to breathe easy but I'm still having trouble. Thanks all. This is helping me blame myself a little bit less.
  11. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    SoldierNurse22: Thank you. But I can't shake it. It's not my first fall, sad to say. But I round and make sure the call bell is in place, bed alarm, etc, and still falls happen. And I ALWAYS blame myself. Even though my Charge RN and other nurses say...
  12. Unobserved fall and I feel awful!

    I am a nurse of 2 yrs. and yesterday around shift change my little elderly lady was found on the floor. I had round on her about 1800ish and she was laying in bed with her book, didn't need anything. She had been ambulating with a walker to and from ...
  13. Are you good at charting in "real time?"

    We still work based on priority but have to factor in giving meds on time. I work nights so my patients need to sleep and I need to do my chart checks and try and make calls before it's late. And more procedures are done during dayshift, so the patie...
  14. ADN/BSN Quandaries

    I can't speak for ADN because I did BSN, but the I feel the differences in the courses are mostly due to nursing theory and evidence based practice. My BSN has helped me provide great patient care. But I learned the most from clinicals and experience...
  15. Are you good at charting in "real time?"

    My floor has been pushing for real time charting, and if I has a few pts, I sometimes do. But by the time I make my rounds and answer questions from the pts, fam, MDs, I need to do meds. Especially if I get vitals that need to be addressed right away...