beekindRN

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  1. Kids & chest pain

    beekindRN replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    My first thought -- I have crippling anxiety. As an adult, I'm on medication but as a child, I was on my own and my symptoms were entirely unmanaged. My anxiety specifically manifests itself in heart...

  2. Transferring to ICU

    beekindRN replied to RN0233's topic in General Nursing

    You could always ask! I don't think it's rude. The reason they have rotating shifts is because they're short on nights, no? At my facility, we are mandated to work every third weekend. Several of us...

  3. RNs giving patient lab results.

    beekindRN replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! Or when I tell them their potassium was low and here's a big horse pill, we'll recheck your lab in a couple hours, etc. It's my understanding that we can disclose some labs/results (ie. Calcium...

  4. What do sign with?

    beekindRN replied to Gemini616's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad -- just getting used to signing with my title. No, I would say I never use RN outside of the hospital...but I'm in the process of buying my first home and my bank has seen their fair...

  5. Afraid I gave someone a bloodborne disease

    beekindRN replied to RN8903's topic in General Nursing

    OCD crippled me in nursing school. I was started on two different anti-anxiety/anti-depressants prior to finding a med that helped me. It's done wonders for my OCD, especially. I work as an RN in an...

  6. Wastefulness in healthcare

    beekindRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We have a program where we can donate unused items for overseas. Not sure the name but I work tomorrow night -- I'll try to find out for you. We can donate anything that wasn't "contaminated," like...

  7. Help! I Can't Get Rid of My Dark Cloud

    beekindRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why hello there! Within the last week, I've had three patients who had unwitnessed cardiac arrests and subsequent anoxic brain injuries. And no, I don't work in a neuro ICU...yikes. So tonight I read...

  8. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

    beekindRN replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

    I agree -- how is SHE feeling? I am three months into orientation and advancing like I should, but I find I'm much more receptive with some preceptors than others. My main preceptor is amazing, but I...

  9. What's your favorite nursing task?

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love me a good poop chute ? Honestly, nothing quite as satisfying as a patient whose bottom is beautifully intact after they can't quit

  10. Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    beekindRN replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! Our hospital is HUGE on bedside shift report, in which I'm a HUGE advocate. "Nothing about me without me." However...we've transitioned to bedside shift report from the ER, which is great only...

  11. Nursing school Clinicals

    beekindRN replied to Trinity33's topic in General Students

    Woah. As a first semester instructor, he should be fueling your passion for learning and nursing...not extinguishing it. Do you have a director of nursing? I'd voice my concerns to him/her. Ensure...

  12. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    beekindRN replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, was encouraged to do one year on Med-Surg after graduation. After a lot of soul-searching and speaking with mentors, I'd decided my year an as aid on med-surg was all I wanted. I was luckily...

  13. What's your favorite nursing task?

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yesss! I packed a wound that required TWO rolls of kerlix today and loved

  14. What's your favorite nursing task?

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost done with orientation and my preceptor is HARD. But she about cried the other day walking into my room and all my IVPBs were organized together, lines labeled, refill bags on deck, etc. It...

  15. How to commit to proper diet and exercise as a night shift RN?

    beekindRN replied to ChooSoul's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I'm currently on days. 2 twelves, 1 eight, and a 4-6 hour class. I also work about 8-10 hours per week at another job. I'm always exhausted. When I go to nights next month, and I'll be on...

  16. What's your favorite nursing task?

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm awfully intrigued by some of these responses! I loved my CNA days, so giving baths is fun for me. I love Foley's, but hate IVs. And labeling lines? Ugh, yes please! I feel so good when everything...

  17. Help! In Desperate Need of Charting Tips

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I probably am overcharting and I'm trying to get better, but as a new grad, I'm terrified of missing something important. A lot of times, there's big changes during the day. A sedated and ventilated...

  18. Help! In Desperate Need of Charting Tips

    beekindRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm 8 weeks into a 16-week ICU orientation. Per my preceptor, charge nurses, and ICU directors, I am advancing faster than normal and I am handling the stress well. I LOVE ICU, and I feel like I'm...

  19. When Your Loved One is Admitted

    beekindRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    As I write this, I'm sitting beside my mother in a general med/surg room. She fell...again...this time breaking her left hip and left wrist. Nurses have buzzed in and out all morning, her surgery time...

  20. When Your Loved One is Admitted

    beekindRN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Juan! You echoed my concerns, so I'm glad I'm not overbearing. Last year, a different loved one was in the hospital and I caught a few errors (albeit small and probably would have gone...