swee2000

swee2000

Med/Surg

Member

  • Content

    258

  • Visitors

    3,079

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    8

All Content by swee2000

  1. Infection Control

    swee2000 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, every person about to enter an isolation room is supposed to don the appropriate isolation apparel. It doesn't matter if your staff, doctors(good luck in telling them to put...

  2. Correct me - MRSA

    swee2000 replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, everyone pronounces it as "Mer-sa". No one ever says it by its

  3. CNA before RN?

    swee2000 replied to FutureRN87's topic in Nursing Career

    I may not be an RN, but I still feel I can give you sound advice from an LPN's point-of-view. First of all, I'm not sure if I misread something, but if you have not taken the course to become a...

  4. Bladder irrigation???

    swee2000 replied to dennall's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oops, my bad. Sorry about

  5. 1st day in CNA class and really down...

    swee2000 replied to sc0628's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    DEFINETLY take the CNA class!!!! Without it, you cannot become CNA certified. And if you aren't certified, you cannot work anywhere(especially a hospital) as a CNA, nor begin nursing school. Most...

  6. Bladder irrigation???

    swee2000 replied to dennall's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not disputing that what you said above isn't correct. But on the Med/Surg unit that I work on, if a 3-way catheter gets clogged from blood clots, the RNs always hand-irrigate it per MD order. They...

  7. What do YOU do as an LPN?

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

    I am an LPN who works on a Med/Surg unit at a hospital. Typically I primary 2-3 patients(from a group of 4-6), depending on how complex they are &/or if the RN I'm assigned to work with will...

  8. Who to Contact for LPN changes??

    swee2000 replied to jewelzz72's topic in General Nursing

    As a fellow LPN just north of you, I say "You Go

  9. Extern Requirements?

    swee2000 replied to MLMRN1120's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In the hospital I work at, we have Nurse Interns, which I am assuming is the same as Nurse Extern. There are 2 levels of the Nurse Intern position. An NI-I can start working after they've completed...

  10. Bladder irrigation???

    swee2000 replied to dennall's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    On my unit, most of the urologists will write an order that indicates for the nurse to either run the CBI wide open &/or to titrate it until the urine is a certain color & free of

  11. Bladder irrigation???

    swee2000 replied to dennall's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    "D" is definetly wrong because the last thing you want is for clots to form....hence the purpose of the CBI. "A" is wrong because the CBI will not hydrate the patient because the saline is going into...

  12. Bladder irrigation???

    swee2000 replied to dennall's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The correct answer is

  13. MRSA scare !

    swee2000 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly!!!!!! Just dealt with a patient like that last week.

  14. MRSA scare !

    swee2000 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it's "MRSA, C-diff, VRE....same story, different day, different patient". An unfortunate occurrance to have soooooooo many cases. You know what really bothers me about all this?...

  15. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

    swee2000 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree! I've been working on a med/surg unit for 3 1/2 years now and, even though it can be very stressful & busy for many reasons, I could not imagine working anywhere else in the...

  16. Why so negative ?

    swee2000 replied to MichaelFloridaRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  17. How many only got 85 questions?NCLEX PN

    swee2000 replied to rrandle02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!

  18. NEED a CNA job, frustrated!

    swee2000 replied to Billsgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Your welcome and Congratulations on the

  19. How many only got 85 questions?NCLEX PN

    swee2000 replied to rrandle02's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also ended the NCLEX-PN exam at 85 questions and walked out going "What the he** just happened in there?". In fact, the whole time I was taking the exam I felt like "Why is this happening to me?"....

  20. NEED a CNA job, frustrated!

    swee2000 replied to Billsgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I forgot to add something to my prior message: If you do get hired at a hospital, one of the best units to work on(in my opinion, anyways) is a Med/Surg unit. All the things you will see/hear/learn...

  21. NEED a CNA job, frustrated!

    swee2000 replied to Billsgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, Deb. I just wanted to tell you not to give up on a hospital job just yet. I currently work in a hospital(just north of you, in fact...in SE Wisconsin) and it took me applying 2 times before I even...

  22. how many days in orientation?????

    swee2000 replied to lavender rose's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the hospital I work at, orientation for an LPN is usually 6 weeks AND full-time. But it depends on the person's experience and how they're doing

  23. Sleep Disorder/Narcolepsy

    swee2000 replied to PNP2004's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    hi, pnp2004. i came across your post and couldn't believe what i was reading. you and i are like clones of each other!!! i am also a nurse with narcolepsy. i didn't find out until the summer of...

  24. ltc to hospital

    swee2000 replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

    "Unfortunately I've met a couple that don't get out of the mindset of just passing meds and doing treatments and forget they have to sometimes to CNA work, but always forgeting they need a good...

  25. What was your firdt LPN/LVN job?

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

    My first and only LPN position(thus far) is at a hospital on a Med/Surg unit. I am making $16+/hr. Prior to becoming an LPN, I worked as a CNA for 2 1/2 years on the same unit. I love every day that I...