DaretoDreamRN

DaretoDreamRN

here and there

Member
  • Content

    105
  • Visitors

    5,417
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    1

All Content by DaretoDreamRN

  1. Diversity.. at what price?

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

    I would be very unhappy. Yup, I do CNA work as a nurse but for 12 hrs straight????? I would be very unhappy.
  3. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    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 afraid to ask questions. I would rather ask questions t...
  4. I think I am suffering from "Burn out" syndrome.

    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 something else helps. It seems like u have been worki...
  5. Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. How often do you document...

    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 drips
  7. Checking for Residual in Peg tube

    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 feed)etc. Its anything you pull back that is liquid. The...
  8. made a mistake, might get fired- thoughts/advice?

    @ 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 till I actually became a nurse..thats where you ar...
  9. What else is there to do??

    3.3 gpa is not bad at all.. Try applying at other schools if you havent.
  10. how can this happen

    I'd like to know tooo??????????
  11. ^^^Need Advice: Unsure of what job to take... ^^^

    Ambulatory centers Medical Spa
  12. 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 an MBA. But an MBA on its own really limits you I...
  13. Angry ER RN new n 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 needed to be done. They have two nurses...one passes ...
  14. Just curious. What is ur shortest length of stay at a job and why did u leave?:typing
  15. Sepsis case

    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 rate.
  16. ER triage protocols for OB patients

    Well in my ED, the patient has to be having contractions and or/ vaginal 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 evaulated for various things e.g PE. We take care of 33 weeks...
  17. Required nurse minimum in night shift PACU Help!!!

    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 nursing license. My license is more important. I wou...
  18. Perpetuating contentions between kinds of nurses

    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 it while others dont really care. I went back to ...
  19. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    :uhoh21:NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  20. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    Youve been a nurse for only ONE MONTH and you are involved in getting someone in trouble.....Focus on you career and improving yourself.....
  21. She is sleeping with a patient.............

    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 do things differently. I really think you should ha...
  22. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    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 do..............................lol
  23. RN responsibilities in 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 your postings. I understand that you are bitter..and ...
  24. I get soo frustrated..............

    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 because i refused to go get pudding for him from the k...
  25. 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 there...