mrscurtwkids4

mrscurtwkids4 specializes in med/surg, telemetry.

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1. The Realities of Nursing

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to helper T cell's topic in New Nurse

   I think most nurses, especially new nurses, have a tendency to be hard on themselves when a patient of theirs codes. It's so much easier to be overly critical in retrospect than at the time things are happening. Hindsight is 20/20. I'm still in my fi...

2. triple lumen PICC flush

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to ludoo00's topic in Infusion

   After medication dosing, I normally only flush the line that was used. But all the lumens should be flushed periodically regardless of whether it was used in order to maintain its patency. When in doubt, would think it better to flush it anyway. Won'...

3. SUNY Binghamton

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to mhoward904's topic in New York

   I graduated from the traditional nursing program and felt it was good. I heard comments from some of the students that were in the accelerated program...let's just say they felt a bit overwhelmed by the schedule. So long as you have the time to devot...

4. night shift & sleep

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in General Nursing

   I don't really have any advice for you. I'm kind of in similar circumstances with working nights. Except I only have every other weekend off and a day here and there in between 3 and 4 days working straight. So I end up trying to maintain my sleeping...

5. Wait to conceive after a miscarriage

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would agree that the individual needs to consult their physician for the advice about the length of time due to the individuality of the situation. I had a placental abruption with my first child at 32 weeks and had to have an emergency c-section d...

6. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

   I have 4 children ages 15, 13, 11, and 8 and a husband of 17 years. I have never been late due to the kids for school, clinicals, or now work. Once I graduated, my husband and I had already decided that my career is a bit more important now than his ...

7. Reasons to give IV questions

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to Snoba77er's topic in General Nursing

   Really it seems to me the main reason for TKO the IV's is so that there is still a flow to keep the IV site good without the nurse having to flush the site Qshift. The few cc's an hour isn't really important as far as intake is concerned. It's mostly...

8. Failed the nclex... how to get remotivated

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to jenrn2008's topic in NCLEX

   I didn't go to any review classes. It was a little hard to get away with 4 daughters at home to take care of. I did the online Kaplan review. Listened to all the instructional videos that is on it, practiced all the tests that it offered, and wrote a...

9. Failed the nclex... how to get remotivated

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to jenrn2008's topic in NCLEX

   I, too, didn't pass the test the first time through. I first attempted it July of 2007. I was so bummed. I felt I let my husband down and my 4 daughters down, as well as myself. But I looked at the big picture of everthing else that was going on in m...

10. Help with a test question

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to twinkerrs's topic in General Students

    I'd probably lean toward picking answer C because the main reasons that the A1C can give negative results are things that cause a high turnover rate of the red blood cells like: Severe bleedings, hemolitic anemia, splenectomy, high doses of vitamin...

11. First RN Job = Telemetry = Day or Noc Shift?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to nurseJ88's topic in New Nurse

    I'm a newly licensed RN also and I'm working the night sift of a telemetry floor. I agree that it's nice because of having a little more time to do charting, etc (depending on the night and the acuity of the patients). This gives you less of a chaoti...

12. What type of education do you have?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to Conrad283's topic in General Nursing

    I just received my BSN May '07. I have thought about continuing on for my master's and concurrently getting my NP certificate, but still haven't really decided as to whether I really want to do it or not. My husband is supportive of it. I think I am ...

13. role transition...student to RN

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to shlru0404's topic in New Nurse

    Besides clashing with a few co-workers personalities, the hardest thing so far for me is being hard on myself. I can sometimes get frustrated with myself for not knowing something. Time management can be an issue as well. Seems no matter how I organi...

14. Age you will/were graduated?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduated with my Bachelor's at 33 years old this past May '07

15. How long do you stay over shift to finish work?

    mrscurtwkids4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still new to the profession and recently ended orientation on a telemetry floor. I'm curious about how long you would stay after in order to finish your paperwork? What things do you make sure that you complete and what things would you let pass ...