al7139

al7139 ASN, RN

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  1. My embarassing moment re: doc and TO

    al7139 replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hee Hee!!! I Love this post! I work on a very busy tele unit and some of the regular docs that we work with are foreign and have very thick accents. My favorite is a Doc who is Chinese, and is a...

  2. Do you enjoy nursing?

    al7139 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to my first job out of school (Graduated May, 2007) on a telemetry/med unit.... 9.0. Not perfect, but where I want to be! I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a nurse!!!!

  3. 3rd Semester Peds

    al7139 replied to k7redeemed's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I was in school, our peds rotation was easy. We only had one pt each due to the requirements of the hospital. This was after a rotation where I had 3 adult pts on clinicals. As for time mgt....

  4. Inappropriate sexuality...where to draw the line?

    al7139 replied to Kunzieo's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen several pts with head injuries, CVAs, and post MI/Arrest that showed inappropriate behaviors that are sexual in nature. Even when they can follow commands, do things for themselves, etc....

  5. things you wish you could tell the doctor

    al7139 replied to celery's topic in General Nursing

    I love when I call a doc and tell them what's going on, and they say "What do you want me to do?" "Gee Doc, I don't know...Could you give me an order to treat this problem, since I can't diagnose or...

  6. Is 'Going Hospice' a stigma?

    al7139 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I loved Leslies post about Hospice. Where I live, hospice does have the requirement that the pt most likely has At my hospital, we also have a "Palliative Care" team of MD's and other...

  7. Are there ever days you HATE being a nurse?

    al7139 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Angelfire, I totally understand how you feel. I am very proud of the fact that I am a nurse. I love what I do, and wouldn't do anything else. BUT there are days when I wish that nobody else outside...

  8. We have an edge!

    al7139 replied to Jules A's topic in LPN to RN

    There is nothing wrong with being an LPN. Any RN who treats an LPN as inferior is an idiot! As a new grad who works with lots of LPN's, I have to say that I never treat LPN's as anything less than...

  9. Diploma nursing?

    al7139 replied to niko1999 RN BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an ADN in nursing from my local CC. I am now an RN. There are also several schools in my area that offer a diploma in registered nursing. My understanding of this is that the school must be...

  10. Will this Schedule Work???

    al7139 replied to lifesacomedy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took micro and A&P II the same semester. I also took child psych and social ethics at the same time. I was very tough, but I survived. I was lucky in that I did not have to work, and had no...

  11. CVC dressing change-- is this a gauze or transparent dressing?

    al7139 replied to actioncat's topic in General Nursing

    All our central and picc line dressing kits have 2x2 gauze in them. We also use a "Biopatch" on them. Personally, when I change a CVC or picc dressing, I will use the sterile gauze by placing it...

  12. Heparin Drip Compatibilty

    al7139 replied to Advocate1's topic in Patient Medications

    At my hospital, we always have heparin on a separate line. If the pt is receiving other IV meds, we start another line. The same goes for other high risk meds like NTG, Dobutamine, etc. I prefer to...

  13. New nurse made a mistake!

    al7139 replied to newnursewithquestion's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there! I am a new grad as well. Since I started working, I have had to accept the reality that "doo-doo" happens. The important thing is how you handle it. You handled this situation in exactly...

  14. Need Encouragment Please

    al7139 replied to NrsheartTS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    to tonicabd; Hi there where do you work? I am a new grad in Norfolk, VA too, and found the ideal setting for new nurses. Please e-mail me, and we will talk...

  15. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    al7139 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I just had to put my two cents in! I work on a very busy telemetry unit with a load of 5-7 patients. In our unit, pulling all your scheduled meds for all your patients is the norm. I do...

  16. Sentara

    al7139 replied to iToniai's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hi, I am a new grad and work at Leigh on the Tele/med unit. I love it! At Leigh and all Sentara hospitals, the orientation is 10-12 weeks long. 2 are spent in classes, and the other weeks on the...

  17. New Adventure: Tele/Stepdown... Advice Please!

    al7139 replied to kymaja's topic in Cardiac

    You will do fine. Just remember that the tele monitors are your friends. Where I work, they all pretty much know me now, since I will call them frequently to get help with a funky rhythm. They are...

  18. Common Meds in Tele

    al7139 replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Lopressor, Amiodarone, Nitroglycerin, Integrilin, Heparin, Digoxin, Cardizem, Lasix. Not to mention the insulins, antibiotics, potassium, magnesium, and pain meds. Plus coumadin, lovenox, plavix, and...

  19. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    al7139 replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any hospital that doen't offer a new grad at least 3 months of orientation is crazy! I am a new nurse on a tele unit. My orientation was 12 weeks long. 2 weeks of that was in classes, and the other...

  20. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    al7139 replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you want to be a psych nurse, then that's where you should be. Psych is not for everyone, and if you feel called to do that then you should do it. We are in such high demand, that lots of...

  21. Knowledge Necessary for Review in Preparation for Telemetry Orientation

    al7139 replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Hi there! I am a new grad that is working on a tele/medicine unit. Here are some things that helped me: As a student, the most pts I had was 4-5. Now, I usually have 5-6 on my shift (3p-11p), and...

  22. 6 computations????

    al7139 replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I assume you meant the NCLEX-RN exam? From what I heard from my fellow classmates who took the exam at around the same time, some got loads of computations others (including myself) got none or one....

  23. Disrespectful Nurse aids

    al7139 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    I read this and had to put my two cents in: I am an RN and I spent part of nursing school working as a nursing assistant. Because of this I can look at both sides of the issue. As a nursing...

  24. Dipoma Nurse and Proud!

    al7139 replied to nurse4117's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hi, Congratulations on graduating and becoming a nurse. Don't let ANYONE tell you that your education was inferior, and that you shouldn't be a nurse. I am a graduate of an ADN program, but I work...

  25. Need Advise regarding my highschool girl mentoree

    al7139 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen JediWitch!