whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. Scheduling and shifts in other hospitals

    whipping girl in 07 replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had a nursing job where we rotated shifts, other than having to rotate to days for a couple of weeks at a time at my first RN job. I was hired for night shift, but there were shortages on...

  2. I started my first IV last night

    whipping girl in 07 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I started one IV in nursing school, and very few in the ICU. Just no opportunities. Now I only work PRN, but I'm better at IVs now than I was when I worked in there full-time! How weird is

  3. How often should patients get bed baths?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Skippers1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked ICU for several years, and minimally, the patient got a full bath every day, and more if they needed it (sweaty, fever, incontinent, etc). I usually hit the stinky spots on my shift even if...

  4. What can i do with my husband?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to beatriceb321's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine you would do the same thing you did in clinicals...take a shower when you get home, wash your scrubs, wash your hands, use universal precautions with every patient and isolation when...

  5. making adendums to charting

    whipping girl in 07 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I've corrected it whenever I've remembered it. Just correct, date, time, initial. Chances are I've charted incorrectly before and NOT remembered it, so therefore haven't corrected it,

  6. Need advice re: ACLS

    whipping girl in 07 replied to oslogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Check with hospitals in your area. Depending on how large they are, they may offer it every month or two, or even more often. The places I used to work gave first pick to their own staff, first in...

  7. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I have had four different nursing jobs during my career. At the first, working nights, we all took turns watching each others patients so everyone could eat/take breaks. Some nights there was a lot...

  8. Which Pumps are OK for Blood Transfusions?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to JohnW's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the pump it's the tubing. Where I used to work we didn't have blood tubing for the pumps so we did all our blood by gravity. But I've done it with Plum and Alaris

  9. Hurst Review

    whipping girl in 07 replied to taramicah's topic in General Nursing

    I did the live Hurst review seven years ago when I graduated from nursing school and I passed the NCLEX with 75 questions. Everyone I graduated with who took it passed with 75 questions. I really...

  10. Best Lotion for cracked hands?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to austin9104's topic in General Nursing

    I love Aquaphor at night before bed, or on new tattoos (they heal twice as fast and don't peel nearly as much). I use Avon Silicone Glove at work before I get started for the day. But...since the...

  11. NGT residual

    whipping girl in 07 replied to gtmoore's topic in General Nursing

    Try turning your patient to their right if you are getting high residuals, as this may help with gastric emptying. However, 100ml is not that much. The stomach can hold a lot more than that,...

  12. Are you often 2 hours late for meds?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd cut her some slack since she was floating. Even if you are familiar with the unit, if you only work in there every six months or less you get out of practice, especially if you are accustomed to...

  13. Dead Babies...To Get It Off My Chest

    whipping girl in 07 replied to caddismt's topic in General Nursing

    I saw enough sad cases in my peds rotation in nursing school to know I never wanted to work peds. I occasionally put a post-pyloric feeding tube in a peds and the cases are almost always sad and so...

  14. Pt.'s husband asked to try on SCD's !

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    you never know, maybe she wanted to stand up and rub his head. maybe she wanted him to chill out a little and quit bothering the nursing student with dumb requests. she needed to be out of that bed...

  15. if you could give 5 tips on how to ace nursing school what would they be?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Firefly602's topic in General Nursing

    1. Figure out what their "game" is. 2. Play the game. 3. Be prepared. 4. Look for opportunities to learn at clinical. 5. Study, study,

  16. Dealing with Rude Nursing Instuctor

    whipping girl in 07 replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    Don't allow her to "crush your spirit." Learn from the criticism. If you have a tendency to giggle when you are nervous, try to suppress it. She gave you her first impression of you. You should thank...

  17. New MRI addition, fancy remodeling projects, but wheelchair shortage!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because they come from different columns of the budget. My particular facility has a fund that's only for building projects, it was endowed by some bigwig when he died and legally they can only use...

  18. Med Errors: Share Your Stories

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Chances are, I've made more than this, but my first med error always stands out in my mind. I was a pretty new nurse...night shift ICU. Had this patient who had bilat AKA, huge sacral decub, and on...

  19. How can a Hemorrhagic Stroke have no lasting effects?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to DaisyChains's topic in General Nursing

    Could be if it was slow vs. fast. Sometimes patients come in with a chronic subdural that's been slow onset. It also depends on the area of the brain the bleed is and how large it is. The symptoms...

  20. Happy Nurse Roll Call

    whipping girl in 07 replied to sunray12's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely love what I do now. The only thing I'd like better is to be independently wealthy with hours 9-2 M-F no holidays I think nursing is experiencing some growing pains these days and I...

  21. Orientation as a NEW Grad how long?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to gelousstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Back in the olden days, when I was a new grad, we got 6 weeks orientation on the floors, 12 weeks in critical care areas (ICU and ER). I had a friend who went into the OR internship as a new grad,...

  22. Starting Nursing Career Later

    whipping girl in 07 replied to iluvpugs's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from nursing school just short of my 28th birthday. There were people in my class ranging in age from 22 to 54. I have a friend who is just starting nursing classes...it took her over 5...

  23. First Medication Error.....feeling horrible!!

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rach2103's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How is that a med error? The BG was within normal range, preprandial, and you gave basal insulin, Lantus. The whole point of basal insulin is to cover the blood sugars so they don't get high. If...

  24. Curious About Other's Experience

    whipping girl in 07 replied to magdalena223's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got 75 and passed. I know people who got 75 and failed though. That was 7 years ago though. Seems like all my questions were pharm, psych, OB and priority. I don't remember doing any math or...

  25. How many hours do you work each week?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    I work metabolic support (TPN/TF/nasoduodenal feeding tube placement). I work 40 hrs/wk. 4-10s. Sometimes 6-4:30, usually 7-5:30. I absolutely LOVE my schedule. I work every 6th weekend and every...