Neferet

Neferet

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  1. In California: Is it a Good Idea to Put RN License On Inactive Status Due To Illness?

    Neferet posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It is a good idea to place my Rn license on inactive status due to illness? I live in California. I've already read the California BRN's information on it, but want to know what you guys think. I've...

  2. What's Wrong With 21st Century Nursing

    Neferet replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    ALL4NURSINGRN I agree with you completely. I think a lot of time we were taught a whole bunch of stuff that was not really what we faced in the real world. One good example is we were always taught...

  3. What kind of nurse are you?

    Neferet replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the pt. Some patients need to hear it out straight. Some patients are more anxious, nervous and would probably prefer another way. By the way, was the pt on O2 mask or NC? I had the same...

  4. What's your weird quirk?

    Neferet replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I pre-prime all my flushes. When I prime my lines, I cannot stand any bubbles. I will stand there and flick it until there is none. I really hate it when I step out the door and the IV pump is...

  5. confused, stressed and scared.

    Neferet replied to ConfusedRN123's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ConfusedRN123, I was in your shoes, two years ago. Just take a deep breath. Starting a foley and taking out stitches and staples are the least of your worries. I used to be sooo stressed...

  6. IV push meds and piggyback ?s

    Neferet replied to PreemieNurse's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I don't have any references for this..but just practice. This is all just from my experience. Kinking tubing when flushing seems like a good idea at first, if you're short of time and do not want to...

  7. Giving Vitamin K IV

    Neferet replied to SweetTeaRN's topic in Emergency

    I've seen the "K-riders" ordered all the time for unstable pts..either with high INR or very low K+. Well, we don't like to give it anyways because of the risks, and it just is very painful for the...

  8. Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

    Neferet replied to arms's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I remember hanging this. Was my first time, and it was a pain in the butt. Tubing comes from the pharmacy. Special tubing for albumin...it's not the primary or secondary...but a different one. The...

  9. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    Neferet replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What bugs me the most right now is new and experienced nurses and CNAs wiping pts from back to front! And most of these times, there is poop! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! What can be harder than...

  10. Found my Passion in nursing! Thank you!

    Neferet posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thank you everyone who replied to the, "what do you love about nicu" thread. you've helped me to figure out my passion in nursing and what i have been yearning to do for years! i've been...

  11. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Neferet posted a topic in Emergency

    Help! It seems like emergency nursing is my ideal job right now…… This sucks I always criticize myself…I have decrease confidence…because sometimes I really don’t know what I’m doing. I...

  12. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    thank you everyone for all of your help. i've been doing med/surg now for 2 years. it's doable, but not my passion. i get stressed sometimes because of the lack of time on medsurg that does not...

  13. What hospitals in Northern Cali?

    Neferet posted a topic in California Nursing

    Who knows anything about Mercy in Redding, Rideout-Fremont, Woodland, or any other hospitals in northern cali...do you think it's a good place for new grads to grow? I'm especially interested in...

  14. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    Don't quote if you're just here to put me down, in order to exalt

  15. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    Sorry, you got the wrong idea....I'm definitely not a "princess." I find that I'm those nurses who slave over their patients and I do it because I love them and care for them. And it does make me...

  16. Is it ok if I lurk and post occassionally

    Neferet replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in Ob/Gyn

    maybe you can start by desensitizing... for example looking at pictures of vomit everyday and trying to get used to it....testing on smelling vomit..and so

  17. Interested in ER but not quite ER material.......

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in Emergency

    i think icu is too boring…too much intense focused….it’s just not me……i don’t know…i enjoyed tele though….i love tele but the tele floor at the hospital that i was once at was a...

  18. Best lotion & hand soap?

    Neferet replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very senitive to soaps....and detergents and fragrances..you name it...so my dermatologist told me to use Cetaphil cleansing bar and lotion....the lotion is not as thick....it moisturizes your...

  19. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Neferet replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Someone just shoot

  20. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Neferet replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Mines was from a patient in tele...she was Indian and spoke no English....I gave her a bath, washed her hair, combed it and braid it...I could not understand a word she was saying but i could tell....

  21. I'm working med/surg,but don't know if I like it

    Neferet replied to Nancy428's topic in General Nursing

    Nancy, I'm sure you're a great nurse....go out there and show them who you really are. Be assertive......If you really won't go there again and is deciding to quit.....I suggest telemetry which is a...

  22. I dread working on Med/Surg

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in General Nursing

    Okay you guys..just so you guys know a little about the situation so that you can help me......I've been in MEd/surg for three semesters of my clinical rotations....I know how life is there, trust...

  23. I dread working on Med/Surg

    Neferet posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking for a job in Med/Surg right now...but I know I'm gonna hate it.....it's too hecktic for me.. i'm thinking about acute rehab...does anyone know what skills nurses provide there?...and would...

  24. Lymes disease...the silent killer everyone should know about...

    Neferet replied to Neferet's topic in General Nursing

    Lorianne...are you doing better

  25. Lymes disease...the silent killer everyone should know about...

    Neferet posted a topic in General Nursing

    I first heard of lymes disease at school...just shrugged it off as a weird disease. My family goes camping in the Sierra Nevedas every summer every since I was 12. I did not know what lymes diease...