50isthenew30

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1. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

   50isthenew30 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

   one good excuse--"Sorry, I just had my medically recommended glass of wine for the day, can't come in to work now!"

2. HTN urgency with IV Beta Blockers

   50isthenew30 replied to AndyB's topic in General Nursing

   Wow--CCU for IVP on these meds...and to think I felt like my unit was a "less acuity" floor--we are called Advanced Progressive Care, but since we document like med/surg (ie q shift assessment is our default), I never felt like APCU was anything out ...

3. HTN urgency with IV Beta Blockers

   50isthenew30 replied to AndyB's topic in General Nursing

   Just went thru 2 nights with a pt in for potential impending DTs, altho absolutely no agitation, long story short we were giving IVP labetolol and enelapril along with his morphine, librium, and methadone. BP would still go up as high as 192/119, the...

4. Admission with abd pain & N/V/D...

   50isthenew30 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

   First, thank goodness our cutoff is one hour before end of shift. All the RN leaving has to do is vitals and a once-over safety check for siderails, iv patent etc. Hope to God the ER doesn't send someone with blood hanging altho that happened to me o...

5. What are your thoughts on Disney or AIDET "customer service" training?

   50isthenew30 replied to marie-francoise's topic in Relations

   I've worked patient care in two different hospitals, and my son was a transporter for two years at one of those facilities. It's gotten ridiculous how hospitals try to portray themselves as gorgeous hotel-like facilities w/ concierge service (no kidd...

6. To work or not to work while in nursing school?

   50isthenew30 replied to momma&nurse2B's topic in General Nursing

   I worked 30 hours a week in a non-patient care area (path/lab revenue cycle), plus 8 hrs a week as an NA/tech at another hospital (single mom of college kids with a mortgage to support too). Pulled a 3.9 in ADN program. Graduated w/ top honors, found...

7. Calling yourself a "nurse"

   50isthenew30 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

   Egads!!!!!!!!!!! I just got my license, after working full-time during nursing school, yet I now realize how little I know, I'm almost embarassed to wear the same badge as people who really know what's going on! The ones who call themselves "nurse" (...

8. Hfcc ???

   50isthenew30 replied to miMOMMYof3's topic in Michigan

   Hey Y'all, I just graduated from HFCC in May, just got my RN, now the real work is beginning! Anyway, Anna Brown is not just the office secretary, she is the QUEEN, and if you're wise you'll treat her as such. She can make you miserable if you piss ...

9. had it with nursing school already!

   50isthenew30 replied to CANewRN's topic in General Students

   Just one incredibly short year ago I was in the same boat. It (nursing school) is so different from other college that it takes A LOT of adjusting. Just try to stay calm, and when you start to see some success that will keep you going, one test at a ...