MedSurgeNewbie

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  1. Sell house while working night shift?

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to DesertSunRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasnt a nurse but I did work nights, I moved into a hotel, for the weeks we showed - ok its expensive but I got my

  2. What are your thoughts?

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to wonderbee's topic in General Nursing

    might just be that they feel awkward making first contact, you could try e-mailing and just saying hi I miss ya or somthing like that - We had somone leave and no one felt like it was "their business"...

  3. Nursing student in distress...Please Help !!!!!

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to k.lvn.mom's topic in General Nursing

    I am a firm beliver that you can do anything for 5weeks Med/Suge can be whirlwind to anyone.. After clinical try to do somthing really cool to reward your self, a bath,get your nails done choclate...

  4. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

    We having been doing one on admit and one on discharge, I try to get the discharge ones filled out with existing meds, and put it in the chart near the discharge summry so the doc's will see it and...

  5. Change in IV Phenergan Policy

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to RNKPCE's topic in Patient Medications

    I am new but we still use 12.5 I dilute it becuse I heard it was rough on teh vessels but never heard about 15 min push time

  6. Skin care question

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Thanks for the Tip, I have a soap alterative at work, and try to avoid soaps and detergents as much as I can. I have been really trying to keep legs in good shape. This week its been bitter cold and...

  7. New grad seeks assistance with organization - all suggestions gratefully received

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    THANKS SO MUCH!!!!! That sheet is brilliant - I owe you one big

  8. Should I wear support hose?

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to TigerGalLE's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have had good luck with Diabetic socks with light support, I tried support hose but there too warm.. Also when I took them off at night it was too painful. I came to nursing with veicose legs...

  9. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a firm believer that ignorance can be cured stupid is

  10. Steps of a wet to dry dressing

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to oxyjen's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am amazed that we still use wet to dries, I know it works but so did leaches and bleeding to an extent.. Since there are better tools why not use them - I really feel wound care is under utilized in...

  11. Would you do anything about it?

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm new here and I didnt want to butt in but I was thinking,if you dont report can it get you into an issue? Im a new grad so I am not totally up on all the fine points of the law. Its really not...

  12. Newbie Nurses and Student Nurses...

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to LadyNASDAQ's topic in General Nursing

    Question, as a newbie RN I struggle with paperwork, any tips on organizing the day would be really helpful to me - I keep trying to get with people and follow their examples but it still seems like I...

  13. I really, really feel like calling it quits

    MedSurgeNewbie replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    one of the things with assessments that helped me was to write them on small index cards - the other was when I was online at the back or grocery I would "asses" people in my head sort of mentally as...