sandytoes

sandytoes has 1 years experience.

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1. Struggling...please help

   sandytoes replied to fannymae16's topic in Med-Surg

   Can you pinpoint what exactly you hate about it?? Is it the pace? The population? The hours? The unknown (aka you have so much more to learn and it is stressful being a new nurse!). No support on your unit?

2. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

   sandytoes replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

   Discharge orders. Verify with provider they are ready to send them now. Then I take and chart a set of discharge vitals. Review discharge instructions, meds, follow up schedule/appointments. Answer any questions. Then I remove the heart monitor and I...

3. Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

   sandytoes replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

   I think the rounding sounds like an excellent idea. I work on a high acuity unit with a high proportion of RRT vs the rest of the hospital. Would be great to see the RRT and also get to know them outside of an urgent/emergent situation.

4. Did you take a pay-cut to be a nurse? Do you regret it?

   sandytoes replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in General Nursing

   I did. Quite a big one. Nursing is harder than I ever imagined but I'm glad every day I go to work that I made the move. I was miserable in my old career. And life is too short to be miserable. Now I'm tired. A lot. But I'm happy. The money will come...

5. Do you always get out of work on time?

   sandytoes replied to sandiamts's topic in General Nursing

   This is something I am working on. I have a hard time finishing report on time (not for me being wordy but for report being involved and having to report to multiple people and basically having to wait my turn...). I do try my hardest to have all my ...

6. Is this a big deal?

   sandytoes replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse so I recognize that I'm overly cautious, but I do it for the same reason. That and I feel like it's never a bad habit to get into. That way no matter where the tube is for the patient, I pause the feed out of habit. Rather over pause ...

7. Advice Needed

   sandytoes replied to NurseAdjoa's topic in New Nurse

   Where I work, you may be hired PT but you absolutely can work FT hours (and then some...). Before I started working as a nurse, I didn't see the value of m/s experience but now I do. It will be a good foundation for you.

8. never seem to be getting the hard patients

   sandytoes replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   Well it's only been 4 days?! So your assignments for those days can't really tell you if there is a pattern. Maybe all of the patients in the floor are less acute? Or maybe they are trying to keep nursing assignments consistent and another nurse had ...

9. Words You Hate

   sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

   Ha I know it! I spent 10 minutes googling it and got both answers too. So who knows! Not trying to start an argument lol bc I have no clue! It's just one of those random things that boggles me!! (And I think I may have too much free time on my hands!...

10. Words You Hate

    sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Funny - it's honestly one med I always feel weird saying. Our MAR actually lists it as ce-FAZ-olin (including the capitalization!) so that's how I say it, but I want to call it cef-ahh-zolin!

11. Words You Hate

    sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    How does she say it?? I love that our MAR helps us with pronunciation bc I kill some med names sometimes!!

12. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Safety

    Just had to google more. It's apparently called a triple lumen hemodialysis catheter. I had never seen one before my current unit. They are pretty handy!

13. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Safety

    It's a lumen that looks like a lumen on a Picc or central line. I don't know if they have another name?! There are the 2 HD ports/accesses (usually taped off/together) and then the one lumen flopping out of there too that is used as a usual access fo...

14. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Safety

    My unit often sees patients with a "nurse port" off a HD cath. I'm still nervous to even use those, never mind touch the HD cath (never never never). Any advice on those? Besides the obvious of good central line care/maintenance?

15. New Nurse "Grocery List"

    sandytoes replied to ashrose1992's topic in New Nurse

    I don't like to carry a ton of stuff. My basics are Stethoscope Bandage scissors Pens Mini flashlight (on my badge!) Sharpie Hair ties Cell phone Also I bring a lunch bag every day that I keep extra snacks and a small pouch that has Tylenol and ...