Graduatenurse14

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   Rolling out bedside report

   Graduatenurse14 replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

   At my old hospital our supervisors often had to be in the numbers so we would be giving report to them. We had one who was, I guess, trying to model it for us so she was right next to the bed near the head with the other nurse right beside her. I u...
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   Psych Nursing - Boring?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to Nimrodel's topic in Psychiatric

   I work on an adult inpatient psych unit currently (1 year), worked at an child/adolescent psych hospital (1 year) and worked adult med-surg (3 years) Psych nursing can be so boring!! You don't spend much time with the patients. The milieu therapist...
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   New Grad Psych vs. Med Surg

   Graduatenurse14 replied to nursingstudent2018's topic in Psychiatric

   I didn't like my med-surg clinical rotations and had been a nursing assistant on a medical unit and didn't like it, BUT when I graduated I took a med-surg job just to get the experience. I wanted to actually use what I was tested on in my skills lab...
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   Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work med-surg at an 800-bed Level 1 Traum/ Academic hospital and the charge always had a full load. 5:1 daylight but getting to be 6:1 when I left and nightshift 6/7:1. The pay differential was, I think, 75 cents. Oh, and we paid 80.00/m...
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   are you guys exhausted after your shift?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Psychiatric

   Psych nurse 100%. The learning curve in ICUs is incredible steep, as it should be, but not that conducive to sanity and you need most of your sanity to stay focused on school. Psych is not easy but it isn't as technically/mechanically as difficult ...
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   Would you suggest a different drug brand to a patient?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to MunoRN's topic in Medications

   I agree with the poster who said tv commercials give information and then suggest that the patient talk to their doctor. I think that we can give public information and tell them to talk to their doctor with any other questions if interested in lear...
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   Best strategies to deal with verbal abuse from patients?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to mmjp77's topic in Psychiatric

   I was a K-12 public school teacher in some very rough areas and my job is psych is very, very similar in that we are trying to get people to do things that they don't want to do and sometimes can't do, their mood and emotions are not able to be manag...
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   are you guys exhausted after your shift?

   Graduatenurse14 replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Psychiatric

   As a new grad I worked the first 2.5 years on a crazy busy med-surg floor in a hospital that is poorly run in many ways so I know of the exhaustion that you are talking about. I switched to inpatient psych a few months ago and it's better in many, m...
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   ADHD student Nurse. Advice needed!

   Graduatenurse14 replied to miss-yazzle's topic in Disabilities

   One can be on ADHD meds AND anti-depressants!! I would look into that ASAP!!!!
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    Graduatenurse14 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That is so funny!!! I heard a story of a someone saying that another person was Indian and they weren't sure which type was meant so they responded, "Indian feather or Indian dot?"
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    PIV usage for lab draws - POLL

    Graduatenurse14 replied to dvmcafee's topic in General Nursing

    We do not ever draw from the PIV. I guess if it were a dire emergency.... If patient had a PICC, only nurses can draw labs from it other wise the lab team does it.
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    What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Even though everything was pointing to switching careers and be a nurse, looking back it was the worst choice I ever made. There are many, many reasons for this but I wish I had not done it. Maybe in time I will not feel this way but that's how it ...
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    Ever experience violence at work???

    Graduatenurse14 replied to aoguagha's topic in General Nursing

    I completed it. GOOD LUCK!!
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    Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    Graduatenurse14 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    (((NursingInChaos))) Thank God you were there to offer CPR the correct way. As others have said- take care of yourself after something so traumatic happens. I am praying for the family.
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    Maintaining patho knowledge base in the ER

    Graduatenurse14 replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Emergency

    I think you are on the right path looking stuff up on your own! I love that stuff too and I don't get to really delve into on my crazy med-surg unit so I go to youtube and Periscope a lot. I also just found VuMedi but haven't signed up yet and than...