Adrena

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1. Charge pay

   Adrena replied to ikimiwi's topic in Emergency

   We make $1.25/hour here. Nope, not worth it. I find that it depends on the staff that I'm working with though - sometimes it's okay but there have been times where we've been short and I've been not only in charge but the only RN on the unit (staffed...

2. What Kind Of Orientation Did You Get?

   Adrena replied to gpip's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a medicine unit. I had one day of orientation (7-3 pm, although I was hired to do both 7-7 days and nights) and then one day (7-3 again) with another nurse "available" to me. I've been there for 4 months, had 1/2 a shift of orientation (we ...

3. difficult staff-feeling lost

   Adrena replied to PamRNC's topic in Management

   Hey Pam, I don't really have any advice. I just wanted to extend my empathy. It sounds like a real rough situation. What about a staff meeting? Concern box or something like that? I feel for ya and I hope that it works out soon.

4. nurses- healthcare's priceless resources

   Adrena replied to rninformatics's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing this. :)

5. Boston: Training program helps hospitals fill nursing void

   Adrena replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Thanks for the info. Interesting! :)

6. Where is the Best place to Start?

   Adrena replied to Pebbles97ham's topic in General Nursing

   What about starting in peds if you like kids? Take advantage of the nursing shortage for yourself. :)

7. IV tips

   Adrena replied to krobertson's topic in General Nursing

   Hey Kelly, I am by no means an expert (! just graduated in April) but the tips I have are heat the arms, and take your time palpating and choose the vein. If you can get away with inserting a 22 gauge do (if the person's Hgb is stable for example) an...

8. Most consecutive 12's worked in a row?

   Adrena replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

   No way you're not alone Seven! I think 21, 42,... are insanity... I can't even imagine how tired I'd be. 3 is the limit for me definetly. I know people that routinely do 4 in a row though and it works for them.

9. question

   Adrena replied to lvnmom's topic in General Nursing

   I thought that it was the oxygen saturation level.

10. First day as office nurse

    Adrena replied to canna42's topic in Ambulatory

    Hey, glad to hear that you're liking your new job so far! Thanks for sharing - I like hearing what other nurses do on a day to day basis. Take Care.

11. Needle Stick

    Adrena replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if there are there any prophylaxis treatments for Hep C?

12. Needle Stick

    Adrena replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    Hey... I got pricked by a dirty needle on Saturday night. The patient was (she died on Sunday) an IV drug user and Hep C+. I'd just given her a subcu injection and then pricked myself. This is my second needlestick incident. The first was a needle t...

13. Competent???

    Adrena replied to ovr40's topic in General Nursing

    We had to do this at our hospital as well *prior* to interviewing although they stressed to us that it didn't matter how we did, the purpose was to gear our orientation to areas that we may be lacking in. The thing is, orientation consists of buddy s...

14. Needle Stick

    Adrena replied to Frautara's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Tara, I feel for you! I got stuck by a needle last year. The pt. was extremely sick and it was very scary. I don't really have any advice. You just need to take care of yourself and try to relax until the next bloodwork is drawn. I'm sorry, ther...

15. What happened to team work?

    Adrena replied to Nurse Shanta's topic in Med-Surg

    Hey Shanta, sorry to hear about your work experience. It sounds awful and I'm sure that it was. I don't know about guidelines or regulations in your state but perhaps you could check out union rules (if you're in one that is) and ask nurses on the f...