franciscangypsy

franciscangypsy

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  1. med error?

    franciscangypsy replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    If she's the orientee and a full-fledged RN, I would think that she is responsible. I don't know for a fact,

  2. possibly last 2 shifts

    franciscangypsy replied to iluvnoodles's topic in General Nursing

    when I got off orientation in December, I felt very similarly. I was terrified of getting off on my own, but the nurses on my floor told me I'd be fine and just to ask a lot of questions. And that's...

  3. Should I move out or live with mom during school????

    franciscangypsy replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay with my Mom. I'm actually still staying with my family even though I graduate in May so I can try and knock out my loan as much as possible before I move

  4. I Feel Like a Bad Nurse: Alzheimer's/Combative Patients

    franciscangypsy replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I usually do, but one time when I was an aide, I had a patient get belligerent and angry when I explained what I was doing (ma'am, I'm going to unbutton your gown and take off you monitor....

  5. Understaffed and new, is it possible to leave on time at all?

    franciscangypsy replied to JenniferSews's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Your preceptor is not on the same shift as you? I wouldn't think that would

  6. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    franciscangypsy replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. My best friend/study partner in nursing school lives in Ohio and we've had to make a conscious effort to remain in contact. Thank Heaven for facebook and the fact that both of us work...

  7. ATTN: med/surg and other high acuity areas. How do you organize your day?

    franciscangypsy replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    sticky notes. I take my sheet of info on my patients and then put a sticky note on top of it, only writing on the sticky note those things that I need to worry about that shift -- tasks that need to...

  8. Not sure what medical job i should get while waiting for RN

    franciscangypsy replied to Superus's topic in General Nursing

    CNA IS tough but it would give you experience and understanding of the jobs of those you're delegating to -- a definite plus. EKG tech would be my second choice if I had to chose all over again what...

  9. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    franciscangypsy replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    maybe the stripes are actually something to help them keep the caps on their heads? They don't have much hair to pin it to, after

  10. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    franciscangypsy replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    why do the guys have caps as well... and why is everyone numbered? It looks like the nursing students are being auctioned off!

  11. I'm not asking for

    franciscangypsy replied to aeonaaron's topic in General Nursing

    When I was considering nursing in high school, I volunteered at a hospital and got my CNA certification. Being an aide helped me the most in deciding whether or not I wanted to go into nursing. It...

  12. Funny Nursing Dreams

    franciscangypsy replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    About a month or so ago, I had a needy pt who was on an amiodorone gtt and whose SBP kept going low. That day when I went to bed, I had a beautiful dream that I came in and she was discharged -- never...

  13. How to deal with difficult assignment?

    franciscangypsy replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    had a horrible night to begin three nightshifts in a row. Two isolations (one which was C-Diff and constantly pooping), one pt who thought that I was her waitress and wanted coke and food every hour...

  14. How to deal with difficult assignment?

    franciscangypsy replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    in other words, good old SBAR -- Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations! SBAR saves my rearend every night,

  15. How to deal with difficult assignment?

    franciscangypsy replied to savotina's topic in General Nursing

    In whatever way you can. I've been on my own as a nurse on a med tele floor since December and can't get more than 6 patients on nights (yet). Most nurses get 7. I try to break down the night into...

  16. Good orientation for a floor nurse new in PACU?

    franciscangypsy replied to wanna learn's topic in PACU

    I've been working on a med tele nurse (pt load 6 patients) since graduation in May and have an interview in a PACU closer to home on Tuesday. I'm a little nervous (okay a lot nervous) and am kind of...

  17. *New Cardiac RN Advice*

    franciscangypsy replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Heavens, I hope not! I like

  18. *New Cardiac RN Advice*

    franciscangypsy replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great book! I got that about a month ago! New on a tele floor myself! Luck to the new cardiac nurses! God only knows we need it!

  19. *New Cardiac RN Advice*

    franciscangypsy replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmmm. I'll have to see if that works for me. I haven't really worked three in a row. I'm working two nights, then one off, then three on. I'll have to see how I am at the end of that. Maybe I'll start...

  20. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    franciscangypsy replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I tell my patients that we wake them up all night so b/c we're afraid that if we let them be too comfortable, they'll want to stay and not want to go

  21. How Many Patients Each Shift?

    franciscangypsy replied to NurseStephen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    23-27! Omigosh! That just sounds so overwhelming. Not all at once,

  22. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    franciscangypsy replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    my floor prints out what we call SBAR sheets. The front of the sheet is divided into fours -- Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations. The patient's name, age, Dr, drug allergies, and...

  23. Snow and your supervisors

    franciscangypsy replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    that DON is my hero Good for

  24. Funny Nursing Dreams

    franciscangypsy replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    I know I've had nursing dreams. But none of them are currently coming to mind right now! I do know that I've fallen asleep in mid-sentence with my Mom about a story we're writing together and then...

  25. You know your shift is going to be INSANELY busy when...

    franciscangypsy replied to abbaking's topic in Nursing Humor

    * You look on the board and you have only 2 patients... and everyone else has four or five. Guess who gets all the new admits? * 3-6 of your patients are running some sort of drip (Heparin,...