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swee2000

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  1. Is it just me?

    swee2000 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me when I say that I feel your pain. Today was literally a nightmare-of-a-shift....from the moment the clock struck 7am until I finally left at 4pm. I never got a lunch break, or even 5 minutes...

  2. Breaks

    swee2000 replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    Guess who didn't get a lunch break at work today? Me!!!!!!!! I must've jinxed myself when I posted the above comments last night. Not only did I not get lunch, or any break for that matter, but today...

  3. Breaks

    swee2000 replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true, but it's not always the reality on my unit. And if an employee can't take a lunchbreak no matter how hard they try, they're supposed to swipe "cancelled lunch" at the end of their...

  4. Breaks

    swee2000 replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, the thought has crossed my mind many times!!!! However, I don't think others would be so approving or keen on the idea, considering we already get lectured(often & enough) about not...

  5. Breaks

    swee2000 replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the lunch break question, my unit does not have a specific routine. Instead, staff members go to lunch when they get hungry &/or when circumstances allow for it. And since the breakroom...

  6. Does EVERYONE Feel Like This?

    swee2000 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Add me to the list! Although, in my case, work is not the only cause for me feeling like this. I also have narcolepsy, and it can make a long, strenuous, and exhausting(physically, mentally, and...

  7. LPN to RN....(i know but)

    swee2000 replied to TonyFl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    in my own defense, i was not using the thread to "go off on a tangent" or to start some sort-of "rn

  8. Do/did any of you hate clinical?

    swee2000 replied to marie-francoise's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i couldn't have said this better myself. although i'm glad we only had 2 patients because several of the instructors struggled to keep things running smoothly & on time, no matter how organized...

  9. Question about infusion rate?

    swee2000 replied to mstaylor's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Um, they don't have to change any tubing. In fact, no tubing is involved. The Pepcid comes in a prefilled syringe, so they just screw the syringe onto the clave of the cassette(part of the primary...

  10. I have a stupid question. IV drip rates.

    swee2000 replied to SoulShine75's topic in General Students

    200ml is the correct answer You have to remember that most IV pumps are programmed to run an IVPB over an hour. Also, when programming the pump for an infusion time that is less than one hr, you only...

  11. Picc Lines

    swee2000 replied to Anicita's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not sure if I missed something during the lectures on PICCs & the veins in the arms, or if it's because the time is 3:02am and I'm still wide-awake yet should've been sleeping hours ago, but...

  12. Picc Lines

    swee2000 replied to Anicita's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    At my hospital, interventional radiologists(thus doctors) are the only ones who can place a PICC line. On the inpatient units, only RNs can remove a PICC line w/doctor order, as well as access...

  13. LPN to RN....(i know but)

    swee2000 replied to TonyFl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Going along with the poster who said "most RNs look down on LVNs", it irritates me when RNs don't recognize, refer to, &/or acknowledge LPNs as nurses. For example, some RNs(I work with) will walk...

  14. WI nurses, can you help?

    swee2000 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Angie! I am from the Brookfield/West Alllis/Wauwatosa area and found some places that your friend could check into. The first one is the Community Nursing Clinic on the WCTC campus in Pewaukee,...

  15. Why?

    swee2000 replied to Rexie68's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Well, I guess I'll be the oddball to say "I've heard of it" because I have to do it. At the hospital I work at, whether I'm assigned with an RN but primarying my own patients or working under the...

  16. Hypersomniac moving soon to nights! Have I messed up?

    swee2000 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    After reading your post, I was going to suggest you be screened for narcolepsy(as well as other sleep disorders) because your symptoms & level of tiredness sound exactly(!!!) like mine and what...

  17. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    swee2000 replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital, orientees are paid starting on Day 1 and at the same salary rate that they'd be getting once off orientation. Also, there is no raise or bonus, persay, given for completing orientation...

  18. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    swee2000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My curiosity is begging me to ask these 2 questions: 1) Is there anyone out there who actually loves working on Med/Surg, hasn't worked anywhere else, &/or can't picture themselves doing so?...

  19. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

    swee2000 replied to november17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the past, when a patient needing a morning blood sugar also had AM labs ordered, night-shift techs on my unit would wait to get a sample of blood from the lab person when they made rounds or, if...

  20. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    swee2000 replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!!! This is one of the (many) reasons why I love Med/Surg too!! It puzzles me how those with no experience in Med/Surg, let alone anywhere else in healthcare, can say that they've slammed the...

  21. phlebotomy and IV class

    swee2000 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it's available in Michigan, but the tech school I attended here in WI offered a CE IV insertion & therapy class for RNs and LPNs. It covered the basics, such as: selecting the...

  22. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    swee2000 replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, as you mentioned, Med/Surg does get a bad reputation and it isn't easy by any means. But in my opininon and based on my experiences, Med/Surg is a whole lot easier than all the other...

  23. Stress....?

    swee2000 replied to TonyFl's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, as an FYI, it's going to be a while before you'll have a 3-day work week in the nursing world, considering you haven't started nursing school yet. Secondly, and I mean this in the most...

  24. 29 pts as a tech..can i handle being a nurse?

    swee2000 replied to law3576's topic in General Nursing

    May I ask where you're

  25. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    swee2000 replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    SE Wisconsin, just west of Milwaukee. FYI: Also wanted to add that my hospital requires new grads to work full-time during their 12-16 week