EmilyUSFRN

EmilyUSFRN RN

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  1. my awful crappy night (vent)

    EmilyUSFRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i just have to vent and get it out of my system. i've been on my own off orientation for 2 weeks now. i stroll into work for 3-11 shift, since on holidays everyone does 4s and 8s. so i get report...

  2. How to Backflush IV Tubing?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to MN_NursingStudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i'm typing verbatim what it says in a book i had to get for school: "1. ensure medication compatibility with primary infusing solution. Note: If medication is incompatible with primary IV solution,...

  3. How to Backflush IV Tubing?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to MN_NursingStudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not 100% sure if I'm answering your question right the way you're asking, but here goes: you have your primary line already primed and loaded into the pump, hanging below the IVPB med. You hang...

  4. Time to decide on preceptorship!

    EmilyUSFRN replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Students

    i know how stressful choosing your preceptorship is! i essentially had a breakdown the night before, i think mostly because our school put such a HUGE emphasis on where you would be going, working...

  5. How do you Handle Floating?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm a new (read 1 month or so) nurse working in peds and as part of orientation we are floated to the floors in which we will be expected to float (PICU, NICU, mom baby, newborn nursery) and...

  6. Nybody else can deal with anything except vomit?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to 1jazzynurse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you thank you thank you 110x for letting me know i am not alone in my phobia! i've been deathly afraid of vomit since i was in... 4th grade... i i'm fine with the babies and small kids who...

  7. called me a maid

    EmilyUSFRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Was I called a maid? Not exactly, but my last night working the call bell went off for my VIP pt... and I answered it "Come in here immediately, we have a lot of problems." So I go down there....

  8. What do you think of Tampa General ?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to SapphireRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    They do... I am currently finishing up my orientation, but during the first few weeks I was in classes w new grads (3) who were starting in the ER. I think it's a good hospital; many of the people...

  9. Best Scrubs for Fatties

    EmilyUSFRN replied to peds4now's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'2", 150#, and was dx w obesity so i know how you're feeling about that... i love the cherokee workwear pants w the flare leg.... they're not tight on the thigh for me at all and have some room...

  10. CNA Test: Failed one task :(

    EmilyUSFRN replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    i failed it too... i missed the skill of positioning a patient and i was told to turn pt to the left from the back... well, i was actually challenging the test so all i knew was the real world and in...

  11. Gotta off the wall question

    EmilyUSFRN replied to bakpakr's topic in General Nursing

    I think that with all of the information available to everyone given a click of the mouse or a turn of a page it is wonderful that so many out there are willing to take control of their bodies and...

  12. What to wear to interview

    EmilyUSFRN replied to jnj731's topic in General Nursing

    For the job I'm currently at, I wore a pair of light brown dress slacks, brown heels, a short sleeve lightweight aquamarine sweater that tied below the bustline and a matching tanktop underneath with...

  13. Talking to MDs

    EmilyUSFRN replied to ejsmom's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i just finished going through transition classes (from student to nurse) at work, and a lot of emphasis was put on the SBAR method of communication when talking to MDs. S- Situation: state your name,...

  14. Has anyone worn ComfortClogs from Allheart???

    EmilyUSFRN replied to KekelaNikol's topic in General Nursing

    i have them and i really like them... you can't beat the price! i do have some gel arch support insoles however and my feet really don't hurt at the end of the

  15. Can taking an antidepressant affect getting my license?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to sdcalichan's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on your BON. On my application it asked "have you been treated for/still receiving treatment for depression or any other mental illness?" and since i was one that answered "yes" as...

  16. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    these all are so interesting... i especially love the code elvis. ours are: red: fire orange: chemical leak/spill yellow: missing person green: disaster purple: pt/staff/visitor injury blue:...

  17. nursing student organization fundraising ideas

    EmilyUSFRN replied to weasie's topic in General Nursing

    on busy days @ school, our student council did a pizza sale with a local cheap pizza place... each slice if i remember was like $1, sodas were $0.50 and bottles of water were $1. (Don't even know how...

  18. City Wth Most Rn Jobs & Conveniences?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Florida Nursing

    well, as far as military bases go... Tampa has MacDill AFB. Jacksonville has a naval base and Ft. Walton Beach in the panhandle has another AFB... I'm sure there are more, but off the top of my head...

  19. need help re reading glasses

    EmilyUSFRN replied to mjm1979's topic in General Nursing

    you can have LASIK done with monovision as mentioned earlier... one eye is reading and one is for distance and your brain puts the two together. however, you may still need some reading glasses or...

  20. need help re reading glasses

    EmilyUSFRN replied to mjm1979's topic in General Nursing

    you could go to an optometrist office and see if they can make you some progressive (no line bifocal) lenses-- you can have your "distance" power at no correction if that's what you need, then the...

  21. Current issues with Nursing today...

    EmilyUSFRN replied to Carla25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm currently reading Nursing Against the Odds by Suzanne Gordon. I don't know how much time you have, but it is a great book and it brings attention to a LOT of different issues. Namely-- nurse...

  22. Help!! Math Test!!

    EmilyUSFRN replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if this will help you, but for grains it made a world of difference for me... my friend said that she remembered grains like a clock. 1 grain = 60 mg. so when the question was 1/4 gr,...

  23. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    EmilyUSFRN replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    I love the food idea... many people forget that families will usually care for a patient after discharge and may be stretched too thin or exhausted to cook and take care of themselves. I also think...

  24. so stressed

    EmilyUSFRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey ya'll. i just have a question. during school i did really really well on the hesis, and i made like a 93 or 94 on my final hesi. i'm doing the kaplan review now, but on all of the qbank things,...

  25. What can I do to pass the hesi exit?

    EmilyUSFRN replied to twilight3's topic in General Nursing

    I read the HESI book one time, as a review. The HESI hints they give are really great. There are usually things that are on the test that were not in the book, but it's not a substantial amount of...