ARRR10

Latest Activity

1. Will I still get to practice in my own specialty if I join the AirForce?

   ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in Government, Military

   I have one more question:D So, if I do go active duty, do I get to choose the base I want to be assigned to? Reason I ask is that I live in Alaska and there is an airforce base nearby.

2. Will I still get to practice in my own specialty if I join the AirForce?

   ARRR10 posted a topic in Government, Military

   ^^topic^^. I have a nursing classmate who is in COT as of now and I am strongly considering the airforce as a possible life experience pathway before I hit the 30 year old mark. I graduated with my...

3. Hospital nurses - is it really that bad?

   ARRR10 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

   It is really that bad. Started out on an ortho/surgical floor just b/c i know my patients are going to get better and that there was a little bit of med/surg involved. My first year was hell...

4. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

   ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   The hospital is super busy and I requested to work extra ONLY on my floor tonight if they needed me. I just contacted the charge nurse on my floor (ortho) and with all the discharges and no surgeries,...

5. Should I be blame for this?

   ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

   What does "cya" and "NSTEMI" mean? also, yeah the labetolol parameters were ordered by the surgeon and the labs were ordered by the hospitalist. Apparently there were conflicting issues going on...

6. Should I be blame for this?

   ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I work nights at a hospital and I had a patient who was having issues with his blood pressure. There were orders by his surgeon to give labetolol if systolic is >150 and diastolic >90 and to...

7. Is it too early to switch from full-time to part-time?

   ARRR10 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   By August 3rd, 2010, I will have my one-year experience working as a registered nurse. So, I just wanted to know if its too early to switch from full-time to part-time? I'm thinking about maybe going...

8. Afraid of getting terminated after calling in sick a lot?

   ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Here is my issue. Back in august 09' I had an abscess on my hand that got infected and needed to be drained. I missed a week of work, because I was not allowed to work with a draining wound. The wound...

9. staple removal postop day#2 on knee replacement pt?

   ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

   ^^topic^^. I just got back from nightshift and I am kinda freaking out that I removed the staples on one of my pt's surgical site (total knee replacement) on postop day #2. Generally it is 10-14 days...

10. Will I get fired for being absent too long d/t unexpected surgery? I need advice

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    Sad thing is, I'm only 6 mos into the job and I am not qualified for FMLA until I work at least a year at their union facility. Good thing I always come early to

11. Will I get fired for being absent too long d/t unexpected surgery? I need advice

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had an abscess that was drained on my hand in august (developed unexpectedly during my first week of classroom orientation) and couldn't work for 3 shifts during my orientation due to infection...

12. new grad nurse- not ready?

    ARRR10 replied to NoDakRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have about 2 more weeks left of orientation and I'm also in the same position as you are. I'm taking care of a full patient load, but have yet to call the doctor (the opportunity did not come up...

13. No one wants to give me a chance :(

    ARRR10 replied to mlok's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent points! I was in the same boat as you are right now 6 mos ago. I kept filling out applications but never received a call back. Some of the replies I got back stated they needed a nurse with...

14. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    ARRR10 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my patients that I was taking care of was in for ETOH abuse, ascites, and cirrhosis recently passed away. He was living in a assisted living facility where I was working at and based on what I...

15. would it be ok to bring in a food tray or something for first day?

    ARRR10 replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    UPDATE: My gosh, I brought bagels w/cream cheese, coffee cake, and muffins and all of it was nearly gone by the end of the day-. I was able to develop rapport with the PTs, other nurses, the nurse...