NicoleRN07

NicoleRN07 RN

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  1. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    NicoleRN07 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm Sorry That You Had Such A Bad Experience In Your First Few Months Of Nursing. It Is A Stressful Job, And Having Bad Preceptors Don't Make Things Any Better. My Advice To You Is To Keep Your...

  2. PLEASE HELP... starting the night shift

    NicoleRN07 replied to cinthern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HI. I've worked night shift for all 7 years of my nursing career, and I absolutely love it! It works well with my family. I don't have to worry about finding a babysitter for my son most days...

  3. Er Charge Nurses

    NicoleRN07 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    In my ED, as CN, I make assignments at the beginning of the shift. As for my other duties.....I DO NOT sit at the desk. I help out where I am needed. It is the primary nurses responsibility to take...

  4. Help With A Trauma Patient Case

    NicoleRN07 replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in Emergency

    I agree...neurogenic

  5. What do I tell her?

    NicoleRN07 replied to HisHands's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately for your girlfriend, it is considered abandonment. The best thing she could do is talk with the DON and explain the situation to possibly avoid her contacting the Board of Nursing. If...

  6. I made a boo boo!!!

    NicoleRN07 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it was an honest mistake and I do not think that it will cause you any trouble at all. At the very most, your supervisor may just ask you if you're aware that you can not administer...

  7. Would you prepour meds for nursing assistant to admin later??

    NicoleRN07 replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

    I would NOT pre pour meds for NAs to administer. How do you know she's not going to admnister it to the wrong patient who may have an allergy to that med.....if you want to protect your...

  8. Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    NicoleRN07 replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    A simple answer to that question.....I love my job! It has been very rewarding to me in the 7 years that I have been a

  9. Do you really hate your job?!?

    NicoleRN07 replied to jrsmrs's topic in General Nursing

    I say that I hate my job on a daily basis.....but the truth is, I absolutely love it!!! There is nothing else I could even imagine myself doing. Sure, it's a crazy job, but that's what makes it so...

  10. Is this a med error???

    NicoleRN07 replied to proudLPN83's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think so....I've done it before and I know others who have done it. If it was several hours, then it would be considered a med

  11. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    NicoleRN07 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    it must be hereditary. my mother was an er nurse, and the thought of it excited me growing up, so here i am....a very proud and happy

  12. SCD's

    NicoleRN07 replied to Scoobiedoo's topic in General Nursing

    sequential compression

  13. ER newbie here, please give me some tips to meet my co-workers expectation

    NicoleRN07 replied to mtreyes's topic in Emergency

    know what your limitations are...don't get caught up in something you're unsure of. don't be afraid to ask questions! i've been in nursing for 7 years, and the er for 3, and there are still things i...

  14. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    NicoleRN07 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I've been on both sides, and it seems to me that preceptors only want what is best for their orientee. I am thankful that my preceptor 7 years ago was tough on me, it made me a better nurse. The...

  15. Pt demanded a stronger pain med

    NicoleRN07 replied to AstrosFan's topic in Emergency

    I would have handled it just as you did, and I'd probably tell them that if the APAP #3 didn't control the pain, they could use OTC Motrin in between doses.....LOL.....drug seekers always love that...

  16. trouble triaging

    NicoleRN07 replied to nursemoons14's topic in Emergency

    When I started working the ER, I was a nurse with 5 years experience under my belt, and I was not allowed to triage patients because I was new to the ER, but, new grads with less than 2 months...

  17. Damn Hippa!!!

    NicoleRN07 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    We transfer patients to different hospitals quite frequently and we almost always follow up. Usually we don't have a problem getting information, but I can see where it might present a problem. I...

  18. Docs and their dirty sharps...

    NicoleRN07 replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    Our ER docs always clean up after themselves, even if I offer to do it for them. The surgeons at our hospital are the ones who think they're too good to clean up their mess, but they usually will put...

  19. The War with the Floors

    NicoleRN07 replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    This is a huge problem where I work. I have been on both sides, so I understand that getting new patients is a lot of work, but at the same time, as an ER nurse, I get a new patient every time I turn...

  20. s-q insulin "doube check" question

    NicoleRN07 replied to pattchez's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    We double check insulin at our hospital, along with many other meds. Even it is not required of me to double check, if I have any doubts, I always double, sometimes triple check my calculations with...

  21. New grad with 1 other nurse and 79 patients

    NicoleRN07 replied to kstec's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like to me it could put your hard earned nursing license in jeopardy! Your DON and any other nurse managers should be working as well on days such as that. If not, do not take your...

  22. Chest pain protocol in the ER

    NicoleRN07 replied to StillBelieveRN's topic in Emergency

    EKG, IV, LABS, CARDIAC MONITOR, O2, CXR, THEN WE WAIT FOR THE MD TO SEE THE PATIENT FOR FURTHER ORDERS.IF IT IS AN AMI, THEN WE DO ASA, NITRO, HEPARIN, AND HEPARIN DRIP, LOPRESSOR PROTOCOL, HEMOCULT,...

  23. Getting called to work an extra day because of short staffing...

    NicoleRN07 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    i love my job, and i work a lot of overtime, but my advice to you is don't get "burnt out". you should not have to plan your life around your job. staffing is never going to be how we all would like...

  24. 7/70 Scheduling-Anyone have experience?

    NicoleRN07 replied to Bellatrix's topic in General Nursing

    i think that would be too physically and emotionally exhausting. there's a huge possibility that you would be "burnt out" before you ever really got

  25. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    NicoleRN07 replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Part of it has to do with the fact that women are just like that (i am female btw), and I think the other part of it is some people will do whatever it takes to make themselves look better to the...