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  1. picc line & blood clots

    sweetyjen posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hi! I am a new nurse working in Med-Surg. I had a patient today that had a picc in her arm...I noticed slight swelling when I did my morning assessment. Pt said it has been like that.She left the...

  2. question about foley catheter insertion

    sweetyjen posted a topic in General Students

    Hi! I just got home after working tonight as a tech on a med-surg floor. I am a senior nursing student and saw something tonight that I am questioning! I have done a couple of foley's before and I...

  3. UCO nursing school

    sweetyjen replied to marilynmom's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I graduated from UCO in 2005. WONDERFUL program, and I can tell you that now, after working for almost 2 yrs in Med-Surg. Compared to my fellow coworkers that graduated the same time I did from other...

  4. What would you do???

    sweetyjen posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    ok...scenario.... a patient of yours comes to the floor after surgery with a pca pump. policy is that the pacu nurses hook it up prior to leaving recovery room then once to the floor, pacu nurse and...

  5. For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

    sweetyjen replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, this thread came at the perfect time!! I had the weirdest dreams last night! I dreamt I overslept and called into work at about 7:30 and asked to speak to our charge nurse. she wasn't there, so...

  6. What do you think you're DOING???

    sweetyjen replied to NurCrystal22's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi! I'm a new graduate, have been on my med-surg floor since june. typically our ratios are 5-6 patients per nurse. On a great day, it's four, bad day 7. We get lots of abdominal surgeries, such as...

  7. No More Demerol IV Push???

    sweetyjen replied to VickyRN's topic in Emergency

    Hi! I'm a new grad and yes, we learned that demerol is pretty much being "phased out". HOWEVER, I just had a post op patient today on a Demerol PCA! Very interesting. I have had demerol IV before and...

  8. Let's introduce ourselves...

    sweetyjen replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi!!! I graduated May 6, took boards June 7 and have been actually practicing as a RN since June 9!! I started full time on the Med Surg unit of my hospital this week! What a wonderful feeling to know...

  9. Reaction to mosquitoe bite?

    sweetyjen replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    This same thing happened to my daughter a week ago. The bite on her leg got very swollen, red, hard, and hot. Looked like an infection. The back of her leg was swollen 2X normal. I took her to the Dr....

  10. 75?'s for NCLEX, Don't know if I passed

    sweetyjen replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HI! Well my computer shut off at 75 and I did pass. Of course, I couldn't tell you at that time that I did or not. Very hard test. A classmate of mine also had 75 questions and failed! So you really...

  11. When did you start working?

    sweetyjen replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! Well I started looking for jobs a little before spring break of my senior year and actually applied during spring break. I had a job that week. The hospital said that their new grad positions fill...

  12. GN getting ready to take NCLEX

    sweetyjen replied to ambercrombie99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I just took the NCLEX and passed with 75 questions. :) A lot of the questions were almost identical to Kaplan's review questions. Kaplan's tests, were, in my opinion, hard. You feel like you're...

  13. Weekend Results on Pearson?

    sweetyjen replied to blkdawn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations!!!!

  14. NCLEX is anxiety

    sweetyjen replied to icukk's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey!! Sounds like you have prepared very well. I took the NCLEX on Thursday and I also took the Kaplan review course. I will have to say that the majority of my questions were very very similar to...

  15. Weekend Results on Pearson?

    sweetyjen replied to blkdawn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    HI! I got my results this morning (Saturday) on Pearson's website!!! I passed too by the way!!!! :) Finally a RN!!! I took the NCLEX on Thursday at 9 am. When did you take yours? Good luck to

  16. When is everybody starting work and what unit?

    sweetyjen replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Start Monday, June 13 , med surg floor. lucky to get day shift!! well i guess, lucky for me since I have a 2 yr old (single mommy)

  17. PP Hemorrhage (long)

    sweetyjen replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It probably would not be appropriate to actually tell her she shouldn't get pregnant again, however it would've been ok to tell her she is lucky she's alive!! PP hemorrhage actually happened to me 2...

  18. Congratulations to Everyone!!!

    sweetyjen replied to ckh23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you! Congrats to all of you too!!! Our graduation was Friday and pinning was Saturday! I can't believe it's all over already!!! Good luck to you all with the

  19. What Area Of Nursing Are You In Now And Have Been In The Past?

    sweetyjen replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Hi!! I just graduated from nursing school over the weekend and my new job will be in Med-Surg. I actually like it, while about everyone I talk to hates it and thinks I am crazy... so hopefully I won't...

  20. What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    sweetyjen posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you had to pick one thing that you thought was a major problem in nursing what would it be and what would you do about it? Just curious!

  21. Can I guess how far along I am?

    sweetyjen replied to eflynnlpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just to add that lots of women do start showing a lot earlier with their 2nd, 3rd,etc. pregnancy!! Good

  22. Externship or take the summer off?

    sweetyjen replied to jessinMS's topic in General Students

    I highly recommend doing an externship if at all possible!! I am in my last semester and I did this over last summer and it was wonderful. You do learn sooo much more, you will do and see so much more...

  23. I need to hear from single moms, like me...

    sweetyjen replied to Debbie1972's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I am a single mom of a 2 year old and I am in my last semester of nursing school! It has been SO hard, but it has gotten easier the further along I got. It was soooo very hard in the beginning and...

  24. When to report a classmaste to your clinical instructor.

    sweetyjen replied to markbeast's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I know this would be a hard decision to make. I think you should do both. Another question though, is there no one supervising over the things you do? I am in my last semester of nursing school also...

  25. help with project for teens on tatoos/body piercing

    sweetyjen posted a topic in School

    Hello!! I posted earlier about having to come up with projects for school student nursing for an alternative high school. i have been able to come up with great ideas for the past 2 weeks and now I am...