incublissRN

incublissRN BSN, RN

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  1. Hip Hip Hurrah!!!!

    incublissRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Happy birthday and

  2. Are nurses pigeonholed?

    incublissRN replied to jenni82104's topic in Nursing Career

    There is awesome advice in this thread! I graduated last May and worked on a cardiac medical unit. Hated it and switched to cardiac recovery 5 months later. Felt like I had just graduated all over...

  3. Thinking of being a traveling RN.

    incublissRN replied to Oceanside Girl's topic in Nursing Career

    I would get a year of experience and then evaluate how you feel about traveling. I will have a year of experience in May and I don't think I would feel comfortable traveling yet but everyone is...

  4. No room for errors?

    incublissRN replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    We all know that can happen! I'm just now starting to not feel horribly guilty about my mistake and its been about a month. Once you do something wrong you become determined to never, ever do it...

  5. The Physical Stamina Needed For Nursing

    incublissRN replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Like stated before, the stamina you need depends on your speciality. There are things you can do to help yourself, like buying good shoes and using lift equipment but it's still hard on your feet and...

  6. Energy?

    incublissRN replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I eat lightly at work. I need to start trying to drink more water. Exercise seems to keep me energized...when I can find the motivation and energy to get started! I am sooo tired after work and I am...

  7. Need to complete a paper -need nurses to complete a questionaire

    incublissRN replied to UKPedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    PM me if you need me to

  8. Telemetry for New Grad?

    incublissRN replied to KES's topic in Cardiac

    Congrats! I hope you love

  9. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    incublissRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a man on our unit over the course of a month. He had had an ascending aortic dissection and finally went to an LTAC. About a month later we received him back...he had dissected again....

  10. What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    incublissRN replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last May and didn't really buy anything right away. In October when I really hated my job I did book our honeymoon in St. Lucia! I was happy that I could afford it at that point in my life...

  11. Living poor to living middle class!

    incublissRN replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated last May and I recently bought The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, and Broke by Suze Orman (I love watching her show ). I have learned soooo much! I finally figured out what funds...

  12. Do you wear rings to work?

    incublissRN replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I wear my engagement ring to work. It means so much to me and I hate to be without it! It protrudes but I haven't had any problems with it except for the hand sanitizer eating away at the white gold....

  13. Changing from ER to CSICU

    incublissRN replied to Fiesta Red's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    :yeahthat: I just transferred to cardio vascular thoracic recovery in November. It can be predictable but has variations. I like the predictability and the variations keep it interesting. Like the...

  14. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    incublissRN replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Any thoughts about

  15. another freaked out newbie

    incublissRN replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At first I was like you too. I couldn't stop thinking about work after I left. It's been 9 months and I still worry about what I forgot to chart, etc. but I've improved. I'm not thinking about what...

  16. Telemetry for New Grad?

    incublissRN replied to KES's topic in Cardiac

    I was a student on a tele unit for 4 years while I was in school and I started on a tele unit after I graduated. There is a lot to learn but it's great experience. After 6 months I started to not...

  17. First Code

    incublissRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had my first code the other night. Patient had had a mesenteric bypass and bowel resection and was post op day 5. Hx of CHF and cardiomyopathy, EF of about 20%. She was septic and on Xigris....

  18. Tips for soon-to-be RN

    incublissRN replied to Dana07's topic in General Nursing

    When you get frustrated because you have too many things to do make a priority list. When people ask if you need help, give them something to

  19. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    incublissRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    My patient thanked me for taking care of him tonight and I realized how long it's been since a patient has said that to me. It's nice to hear that every now and

  20. so our 1st year is almost up: what are your plans

    incublissRN replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It will be a year for me in June. I'm planning on starting grad school next spring to become an adult nurse practitioner. It's what I've always wanted to do. I'll continue to work in critical care...

  21. BEST NYCLEX Prep courses

    incublissRN replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    I used Saunders Comprehensive Review throughout school and it was very helpful. I also took the Kaplan review course after I graduated. I preferred

  22. Heparinized vs Nonheparinzed saline in arterial lines

    incublissRN replied to saranurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    normal

  23. Med Error

    incublissRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, it's 9 months into my nursing career and I was starting to feel good about my nursing abilities. And then it happened last night....my first med error My patient was on a fentanyl drip at 3...

  24. new nurses who are recently off orientation...

    incublissRN replied to oualie20's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital the primary nurse who is running the code pushes meds. Is there someone on your floor that you trust, such as your preceptor or unit educator, and could ask questions about what to do...

  25. Med Error

    incublissRN replied to incublissRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds like an awesome feature! It would have been nice if it would have saved my butt too