nurseK87

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1. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

   nurseK87 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

   An email 🙄 My last job gave us a beach towel, water bottle and a hug...but that Job also gave me a way higher stress level and a ton less money...so I can live without the swag these last few years.

2. Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

   nurseK87 replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

   This!

3. Nurses, do you exercise?

   nurseK87 replied to nurseling's topic in Stress 101

   So I've been working as a nurse for a month now, haven't been to the gym at all since I started, and have lost 12 lbs. I think it's fair to say that nurses work their asses off. In my case, literally.

4. matrixcare and restorative nursing

   nurseK87 replied to guereb07's topic in Rehabilitation

   When I was an aide we used to go q2 and toilet everyone. Morning ADL's-on the toilet after breakfast-toilet before and after lunch-toilet. Basically all the breaks between personal care and feeding were spent toileting, and those times do wind up fal...

5. Officially off orientation tomorrow

   nurseK87 replied to nurseK87's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks! I'm going in now, I'll let you guys know how it goes!

6. Officially off orientation tomorrow

   nurseK87 replied to nurseK87's topic in New Nurse

   Yes, I can and I do. We have a compliance window of and hour before and an hour after, but I feel like there's so many meds by the time I finish the 8's 9's 10's, even combining what I can, I barely finish with enough time to get my finger sticks and...

7. Officially off orientation tomorrow

   nurseK87 posted a topic in New Nurse

   So tomorrow is my first day officially off of orientation. I'm a new LPN (licensed less than a month ago) working on a rehab floor at a SNF. I feel confident in my ability to perform skills (IV's, GT, trach care, etc) and assessments, but I'm incredi...

8. Nurses, do you exercise?

   nurseK87 replied to nurseling's topic in Stress 101

   I've been a nurse for 3 weeks now and I have somehow managed to lose 10 lbs since I started my first job, despite completely dropping my exercise routine. I'm going back to yoga tomorrow night and am hoping to get back into going to the gym 2-3 times...