kell1566

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1. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

   kell1566 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in New Nurse

   one more piece of advice....... its really helped me VOLUNTEER to take the enxt pt early in ur shift that way ur full:) then u have things done early and ahve all day to do it so that when someone comes in postop an our bf u leave ur already full :) ...

2. Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

   kell1566 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in New Nurse

   all i have to say is wow to ur nights........ i feel like for me day to day its different one min i hate it the next min i have an awesome day where i really feel like i made a difference.... but i willt ell u that as a new nurse 8 mos they tend to ...

3. Doctors Yelling

   kell1566 replied to potatomasher's topic in New Nurse

   this is a long one..... oh wow jus what was on my mind....it was a weekend and they wanted to dc this pt with a bp of 200/120./...granted she was a dialysis pt but i kindly said to the doc (resident on call) im sorry i dont feel comfortable dcing a p...

4. Depressed, confused, lost, and not sure if i should even be a nurse! :(

   kell1566 replied to maybaby9's topic in New Nurse

   this is the best thread for me right now... i came home today along with soooo many others at least 3/4 a week thinkin why am i doin this...... i love nursing and teaching and people and everything... but the interns not knowin much more than me is s...

5. 8 hr shifts vs. 12 hr shift

   kell1566 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Med-Surg

   we do 2 12's 2 8's and oddly enough i love stayin for 12s bc it seems like you have so much more time to do your work..... in 8 hrs u feel overwhelemd i mean you have ths same amt of work just in 4 hours less.... althought waking up on an 8 hr day an...

6. Surgical nurse questions!

   kell1566 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in Med-Surg

   i definitely agree with the above post....we NEVER do the dressing postop the surgeon does it unless we have to reinforce it or its grossly leaking....then i usually call and ask.... you could peak tho I usually do. in regard to diet....... we need a...

7. Irrigating foley catheter

   kell1566 replied to nursenatalie's topic in Med-Surg

   I work on a urology floor and we use nss for cbi and also for irrigation. I never thought of warming it. I don't know if it would be a good idea would think it could possibly burn. Hard to tell the right temp I guess...love urology though!!!

8. Preparing for NCLEX while working as a GN

   kell1566 replied to heywazzupdude's topic in New Nurse

   well first off good luck with nclex and the GN position!!! I started doing my GN after much debate one month after i graduated. I studied in that month before and on the weekends while I was working. You sooooo dont feel like stuydin when u get home...

9. graft vs fistula

   kell1566 posted a topic in Urology

   hey guys i wanted to see if the experts could help me wiht this.....i get on the inside the difference with the fusing vs graft; but can u tell the difference on the outisde by lookin at the skin....it seems like they all look the same? is there a wa...

10. nurse's note sample?

    kell1566 posted a topic in New Nurse

    hey everyone.....i wanted to see if anyone ever had a sample nursing note that they used for reference in what they wrote? we have to do a DAR note in my facility and I didnt get alot of experience in school with doing notes....so starting my GN job ...

11. 75 questions...

    kell1566 replied to GradNurseAng's topic in NCLEX

    hey guys good luck to all waiting and congrats to all those RN"S That finally did it!!!!! so i took mine today.....stopped at 75 questions....i do remember the last question and am not sure if i got it right....im almost sure but def not positive.......

12. Overwhelmed!!!

    kell1566 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hey everyone.....I am feeling a b it overwhelmed right now with my new GN position and I was hoping that I could ask for some advice since Im sure you all know what Im going through.... AHHHH I wanted to cry yesterday when I got home from work.....It...

13. Is this abandonment?

    kell1566 replied to jill48's topic in General Nursing

    I def agree that its not abandonment if you have someone covering your patients just like if you ran down to the caf for break......but i dont think anyone should be sleeping on their shift....i know that i would not be able to function after i jus w...

14. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone for the replies!!! i am so glad to be able to use this site and ask questions....we learn something new everyday!! well overall im glad i questioned it bc ive always learned in nursing school that dont jus give it bc somoene else did ...

15. should i have questioned it??

    kell1566 replied to kell1566's topic in General Nursing

    hey mommy nurse a quick question in reponse to your post....i did read somewhere that angiotensin receptor blockers are used more now d/t decreased SE and are more tolerable......but my main concern was that the pt was Allergic to ACE inhibitors........