Nurse0621

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1. Med error in nursing school!

   Nurse0621 replied to Will Never's topic in General Students

   "instead of being a macho man and feeling like the big nurse on campus who gets to give the drugs without an instructor being present." I'm actually quite perturbed at that comment. This student nurse had the guts to come on here looking for suppor...

2. How much MONEY do you make? (questionaire)

   Nurse0621 replied to jaredsgirl's topic in General Nursing

   1. What is your degree in? RPN Diploma (8 months exp) 2. What state do you live in? ON 3. What is your job title? RPN 4. How much do you make an hour? 27/hr 5. How much do you make a year? 55K I love the people I work with and I get to use all my sk...

3. i'm a dumb nurse

   Nurse0621 replied to julaybeeba20's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse too, 8 months. And I know how how you feel. Just for next time you work, try maybe to go in early and try to plan your day/night out how you want to go. I know that things happen sometimes that you don't feel proud of. We have all bee...

4. i'm a dumb nurse

   Nurse0621 replied to julaybeeba20's topic in General Nursing

   I always leave my patients in a state that I like finding them in. Brief changed, boosted in the bed and toileted ready for the next shift so they have a good start. I would say time management is a big issue, but there's really no excuse to leave pa...

5. Smokers in Nursing School--How Are You Treated?

   Nurse0621 replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

   I am a smoker and at work I take my smoke breaks when my scheduled breaks are. We are allowed to smoke off hospital property on the public sidewalk. When I go back inside to work I always wash my hands and pop a piece of gum in. I have heard from man...

6. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

   Nurse0621 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm Curious... What's the scariest thing/experience you've ever seen or had as a nurse? Mine was when I had to tell a pt husband to leave as there was home/?abuse issues. The husband and patient got extremely angry and I had to call security to escor...

7. What do you fear most on the job?

   Nurse0621 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

   Getting called at home after my shift is over with someone telling me I forgot to do something or I messed up... got to love those calls eh :s

8. what do you want to be when you grow up?

   Nurse0621 replied to Mrs. Sparkle Pants's topic in General Nursing

   Meteorologist/Storm Chaser!!! (I'm already an amature storm chaser...hehe)

9. Ambulance Run

   Nurse0621 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

   From what I understand it's a pretty straightforward run. It's a pt going from a medical floor out of town to another hospital for some tests and then back to the floor. I'm unaware of the dx so I'm not much help

10. Ambulance Run

    Nurse0621 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Guys, I'm suppose to be going on an ambulance run with a patient. It's my first time going on one and I'm pretty nervous. I'm wondering if you have ever been on one, what sort of items do I need to take, do I follow the patient everywhere they g...

11. Code Blue Experiences

    Nurse0621 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    that's too creepy

12. Code Blue Experiences

    Nurse0621 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Everyone, I'm interested in knowing of your code blue experiences. What happened, what was the outcome and was it your patient...I have only ever seen one person being coded, with no success. Patient was already blue before they started compress...

13. Rash from hand sanitizer?

    Nurse0621 replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm a new grad as well and I consistently get a red rash on the back of my hands from the hand sanitizer my hospital uses. I try to wash my hands with soap and water as often as possible and pat dry my hands. I also try to always moisturize at ...

14. Ratio on step-down unit

    Nurse0621 replied to cp24001's topic in General Nursing

    1-3:1

15. Athlete's Foot!

    Nurse0621 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not looking for any medical advice, I'm only curious if any one else out there suffers from athletes foot like I do? It's so incredibly painful, dry and itchy I can barely stand it. I want to chop my feet off! I've tried several OTC medications, ...