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  1. How does your unit handle this assignment situation ?

    melanie1126 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious as to how others are handling this scenario.... I work on a very busy tele unit in a large teaching hospital. My guess is it's a typical tele unit, high turnover rates b/c of higher...

  2. How does your unit handle this assignment situation ?

    melanie1126 replied to melanie1126's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I've gotten several good ideas that I'm going to bring up to the nurse manager. I didn't want to make it seem like I was the only one on the floor working b/c that certainly...

  3. Pink Eye

    melanie1126 replied to bandaider's topic in School

    In my school district run K4 school we follow DHEC childcare rules which states to exclude from school when the student has white or yellow discharge. If the eyes are red, with clear drainage we don't...

  4. Feeling guilty b/c I thought she was okay

    melanie1126 replied to kidsnurse1969's topic in School

    You didn't have an xray available to you and based on your assessment I would have come to the same conclusion with no other signs of a fracture. I agree that sometimes you have to adjust your...

  5. Kids Say the Darndest Things

    melanie1126 replied to EricJRN's topic in School

    I work as a school nurse in a school district K4 program so I have only 4-5 year olds. A little girl came into the health room after falling on the playground and skinning her knee. When she walked in...

  6. help with psyche med

    melanie1126 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I tried to post this question earlier but my computer froze up midpost so I aplogize if you've already seen half of a question from me earlier. Anyway, I was given an order today for Prolixin Dec...

  7. Trying to decide on correctional nursing.

    melanie1126 replied to simbaRN's topic in Correctional

    I'm sure it's different from facility to facility and I've only been doing this for a month so I'm sure I'm not the best person to be giving you advice but here's what I like so far about my change to...

  8. PLEASE don't do it!

    melanie1126 replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    Some nurses might find themselves in situations where they've given into inmate manipulation for something small and then basically been blackmailed into continuing the behavior. I once heard of a...

  9. Gyn Surgery vs. OB for new RN?

    melanie1126 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. I originally had this very long post in the new grad ob thread but only got 1 response (thanks nursemelani) so thought I'd put it on it's own thread. Any advice appreicated: I've been a RN for...

  10. Need interview help

    melanie1126 replied to melanie1126's topic in Pediatric

    Thanks for the suggestions. I brushed up on all of these points over the weekend so I feel much better. I'm just worried about the interview being successful. It's hard to feel confident when you're...

  11. Need interview help

    melanie1126 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I've been working nights on telemetry med/surg floor since graduating from nurisng school in 4/05. I have an interivew on Monday with a Pediatric Physician's office and I do not feel prepared at all....

  12. Ivory Tower Nursing vs. Real World

    melanie1126 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This month marks my 1 year anniv. as an RN and when I graduated, I came to my tele/med/surg floor along with several other new grads. Most of us went through the same program and were taught the same...

  13. Would your hospitals hire a middle-aged rookie?

    melanie1126 replied to jgs284's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I graduated a year ago and in my nursing class of 31, with the exception of 4, all were going into nursing as a second career. Most were in their 30's and we had several in their 40's. We've all...

  14. How Did We Survive?

    melanie1126 replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I remember lying on the ledge between the back seat and the rear glass. My brother & I would also play "bridge" - we'd have our heads on the back seat and our feet on the headrest of the front...

  15. Gyn Surgery vs. OB for new RN?

    melanie1126 replied to melanie1126's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the advice. I called the NM and let her know that I was interested so the ball's rolling. Our hospital does not have LDRP. We have LDR, then pt is transferred to Mom/Baby. We have a high...

  16. Not sure I an do this

    melanie1126 replied to megamoo1979's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's probably both. I went off of orientation in July and I was terrified my first night alone. Luckily for me I had supportive staff at night as well and they didn't mind my constantly asking...

  17. My biggest FEAR after I graduate..

    melanie1126 replied to K_A_T's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the idea behind most nurses saying they worry when a student/ new grad and isn't " nervous, scared, afraid, or overwhelmed" is based on someone coming out of school thinking that they have...

  18. Eating your young

    melanie1126 replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Real world nursing difficult and very high pressure. While no one deserves to be "persecuted" as you wrote, it would not benefit you to go through nursing school being handled "with kid gloves" as...

  19. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    melanie1126 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Code Stat- codes Code Pink - infant abduction Code Orange - Fire Code Black - power outage Code Alert - implementation of mass casualty plan Code 99-bomb threat Code 100- Violent situation, security...

  20. Cranky feet....better shoes?

    melanie1126 replied to BethyC123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Once you decide on a shoe to buy, you might want to throw your old pair in a bag and take them in with you until you get the new pair broke in. I learned the hard way when 3 hours into a 12 hour shift...

  21. Nursing is 24hrs is just an expression

    melanie1126 replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for about the same time and I can relate to your feelings. I try REALLY hard not to pass anything on. One night when I managed to get everything done I've had a nurse comment on the...

  22. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    melanie1126 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been a RN for just at a year now and have been working nights on a VERY busy telemetry med/surge floor. My plan was to continue to work there a couple of years to get comfortable as a nurse...

  23. 7p-7a question

    melanie1126 replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p-7a on an extremely busy tele floor, but spent part of my orientation on days. There are not as many of the types of procedures you're referring to as there are on days but as someone else...

  24. Daily??? Newer nurses need "stand up" help!

    melanie1126 replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    As someone else mentioned I would check with your policy just to make sure daily doesn't mean 7-3 although *I* would think that it means sometime during the 24 period. The MD who wrote the order...

  25. V Tach

    melanie1126 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I'm a new grad working nights on a tele med/surg floor. I've had the following scenario happen several times and always get different answers depending on who the charge nurse is, or who I ask. The...