SarahRNBSN

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  1. Dansko professional clogs, cost me a little over $100, have had about 8 or 9 months. My feet and back feel really good after 12 hours shifts, believe it or not. They took a few days to break in but I...
  2. Nope. I have no desire to stay in touch with any patients and I agree it is unprofessional. The way I see it, I do everything I possibly can while caring for my patients in order to get them back to...
  3. Regretting becoming a nurse???

    Honestly, I would have to say no. I would not do it all over again. As I approach the one year mark, I am not only disillusioned at times, but also disgusted with the current state of the healthcare...
  4. I just want to cry!!! I'm VERY overwhelmed!!

    I'm sorry you are feeling so overwhelmed! I wish I could give you a hug. It sounds as though they expect you to be off orientation soon, which stinks since you were told 6 months originally. Even...
  5. Do you pay for parking at work?

    Perpetual Student: yes, the fee is taken out before taxes. I think I pay somewhere around $15.00 per month for my yellow permit (the second lowest level). The Gold permit is the most expensive with...
  6. Most Common IV Push Meds on Med-Surg

    Ditto to most of the above.... side note: the only difference I notice is on my floor is we don't give metroprolol or haldol IV as they require cardiac monitoring according to our protocol (there are...
  7. Do you pay for parking at work?

    I work at a major teaching hospital in southeast Michigan. The parking situation is known to be a headache (not as bad at night, thank goodness). All staff have to pay for parking. Basically there are...
  8. Ideally, something business related or real estate agent...but we all know what the housing market is like right now (especially in Michigan)
  9. From where did y'all graduate?

    University of Michigan-Ann Arbor BSN-2007 GO BLUE!
  10. Are there any nurses in Michigan not in school?

    I have been an RN for about a year (which is not a lot of experience I know). I live and work in Ann Arbor. Don't know much about Bay City but I'm willing to listen and provide support if possible :)....
  11. Rotating Shifts?

    On my particular unit at my hospital, we have a lot of day/eve 12/8 rotators and day/night 12 hr rotators. It doesn't seem to work out too badly for most of my fellow RN's. The day/night 12 hr...
  12. IV Protonix

    We also give protonix IVP, mixed in 10 cc NS over at least 2 minutes. I also have never heard of a dedicated line for
  13. Ann Arbor is a great place to live. I love it here. But you're right that rent is not cheap here. Downtown/Kerrytown is a great area and rent there is probably among the most expensive of the...
  14. I work at U of M and would be happy to answer any questions you have if PM me. I'm not sure exactly what you would like to know and what questions you have based on your post. U of M is a really good...
  15. How to IV push

    Where I work, we have a protocol sheet of all IV push meds. This lists the med, normal dose ranges, safe time for pushing the med, and if any of these meds require cardiac monitoring or any other...