DaretoDreamRN

DaretoDreamRN

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  1. Diversity.. at what price?

    DaretoDreamRN replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bravo!!!!!!!!

  2. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

    DaretoDreamRN replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would be very unhappy. Yup, I do CNA work as a nurse but for 12 hrs straight????? I would be very

  3. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    DaretoDreamRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I am a new nurse. I graduated in May 2006 took my boards and started working in the ER soon after. I personally do not think working in the ER is rocket science. I don't know it all and I am not...

  4. I think I am suffering from "Burn out" syndrome.

    DaretoDreamRN replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well it sounds like burnout to me and its okay to feel that way. A lot of nurses have been there. Some find that making changes in the same job helps or switching jobs to...

  5. Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    DaretoDreamRN replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. How often do you document...

    DaretoDreamRN replied to NeosynephRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Q4hrs.... Q2hrs seems overkill for me..but hey..u learn everyday Q1 if it was a neuro patient or depending on the circumstances q15 mins when titrating

  7. Checking for Residual in Peg tube

    DaretoDreamRN replied to kaelynS's topic in General Nursing

    Well..You stop pulling back when u meet resistance..residual is anything liquid that comes out..it could be coffee ground( BAD) , green color ( bile), tube feeding ( check the color of the tube...

  8. made a mistake, might get fired- thoughts/advice?

    DaretoDreamRN replied to xariel's topic in Nursing Career

    @ Baby Bug You seem so quick to Judge others harshly.. There is a difference between constructive criticism and just posting stuff for the fun of it. As a nursing student..I was quick to judge people...

  9. What else is there to do??

    DaretoDreamRN replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    3.3 gpa is not bad at all.. Try applying at other schools if you

  10. how can this happen

    DaretoDreamRN replied to marina17's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'd like to know

  11. ^^^Need Advice: Unsure of what job to take... ^^^

    DaretoDreamRN replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    Ambulatory centers Medical

  12. Any other worthwhile Masters program options besides being an NP, CRNA or teaching?

    DaretoDreamRN replied to SurvivorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Public Health is one option. I dont know too many nurses personally with an MPH and what exactly they use it for though. Maybe someone can enlighten me bcos I would love to know too. Another option is...

  13. Angry ER RN new n LTC

    DaretoDreamRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I just want to scream so bad right now. I am an ER nurse new to ltc. I took a prn job as a nursing facility. orientation was to be for 5 days.. 1st day of orientation..did med passes and all that...

  14. Have U ever left a job after a short Period? Why?

    DaretoDreamRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. What is ur shortest length of stay at a job and why did u

  15. Sepsis case

    DaretoDreamRN replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Im new to ICU , I have been told that Levo is the drug of choice for patients in septic shock but I will be concerned about starting the patient on levo due to the already elevated heart

  16. ER triage protocols for OB patients

    DaretoDreamRN replied to janetrnc's topic in Emergency

    Well in my ED, the patient has to be having contractions and or/ lady partsl bleed and over 21 weeks??? to be sent to OB. We see 6 month pregnant mothers with SOB and they stay in the ED to be...

  17. Required nurse minimum in night shift PACU Help!!!

    DaretoDreamRN replied to nurse4me8897's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    According to what you have narrated, you are working in a very safe environment., and the powers that be do not care. I will personally evaluate the situation. Do i care more about unsafe job or my...

  18. Perpetuating contentions between kinds of nurses

    DaretoDreamRN replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    That is just amazing to me that other people will have a problem with you displaying that you have a Bachelors degree. there are nurses on my floor that graduated with a BSN and they choose to display...

  19. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

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

    :uhoh21:NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  20. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    DaretoDreamRN replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    Youve been a nurse for only ONE MONTH and you are involved in getting someone in trouble.....Focus on you career and improving

  21. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    DaretoDreamRN replied to fournee's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that you are in a way being malicious because you never wanted her to work with you in the first place. You should not expect everyone to act and make decisions the way you do. People...

  22. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    DaretoDreamRN replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Somebody save me I don't care how you do it Come on , I've been waiting for you by Remy Zero Patient says to Nurse... and I tell anyone willing to listen ..Pls save me...I dont care how you...

  23. RN responsibilities in LTC

    DaretoDreamRN replied to saraltx's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a fellow RN, i am ashamed of the things you are posting LadyJRN. Just because you had bad experiences with lpns and cnas at your job doesnt mean all lvns and cnas are bad. im truly disgusted at...

  24. I get soo frustrated..............

    DaretoDreamRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Last week, one of my ED psych patients was yelling at me because there was a speck of blood on the gauze i used for the site when i took out his IV ( he didnt want me to take it out and was upset...

  25. Do you get to drop working weekends after working for your hospital with seniority?

    DaretoDreamRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes..at the new job i applied for, i was told that the "senior nurses" had the option of never working weekends.. ( seniority). I hope one day..ill get