NBMom1225

NBMom1225

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  1. Total procrastination mode

    NBMom1225 replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Fellow procrastinator here...what's worked for me in the past is: -Reminding myself how much I paid for the course, and that failure to do well would be money down the drain:uhoh3: -Making an...

  2. Experienced nurses: What do student nurses do that drives you nuts?

    NBMom1225 replied to aem31's topic in General Nursing

    I love having students, they're very helpful and I enjoy teaching...however, my biggest pet peave is when I'm charting at the nursing station and there's a group of 2-5 students standing at the desk...

  3. Tips for a new nurse

    NBMom1225 replied to car2614's topic in General Nursing

    I have a tip that may save you some time: make a list of all of the phone extensions you use the most (like lab, pharmacy, dietary, etc) and print them on a badge-size paper that you can laminate and...

  4. For my resume: Am I an "RN Graduate" or "Graduate RN"?

    NBMom1225 replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    My school recommended listing our degree and "NCLEX-eligible" under the education section of our

  5. I am so glad I work night shift

    NBMom1225 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently started working nights after transfering from day shift at another one of our facilities. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sleep during the day, and about having less resources...

  6. Do I need Insurance?

    NBMom1225 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    My insurance is also through NSO, just renewed it for $54

  7. A Staff Nurse's Fantasy

    NBMom1225 replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    All of the above, and the RN's on the previous shift will have actually carried out the orders that were written 6 hrs prior to to the beginning of my shift...and the RN's from the prior shift will...

  8. When is the best time to eat while working nights?

    NBMom1225 replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just switched to midnights a little over a month ago. I wake up around 3:30pm and start getting ready for work, and around 4:30pm usually eat a bagel and some yogurt. I try to take my "lunch" break...

  9. Do nurses still time tape the bag when hanging fluids?

    NBMom1225 replied to Selene006's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses on my unit still do this, and I really don't understand why. Granted I've only been an RN for a little over a year and by no means know everything...but our unit hangs everything (except...

  10. How often do pain meds cause vomitting?

    NBMom1225 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mets=metastases, which could cause an obstruction which could lead to N/V. The patient's problems could be from any number of things, be it the disease processes or the treatment/meds. The oncologist...

  11. Summer lull?

    NBMom1225 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    Our small (just under 200 beds) hospital has seen a sharp increase in admits in the past few weeks, our unit is 42 beds, primarily surgical with some med-surg. The scary thing is that last week we had...

  12. Question about pts leaving AMA...

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently I overheard a fellow RN explain to a pt considering leaving AMA that their insurance company could choose not to pay for the expenses of the current hospital stay if the pt left AMA. I've...

  13. PLEASE tell me there is more to nursing then this.... otherwise, it's for the birds..

    NBMom1225 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on a surgical/oncology floor with plenty of med-surg pts thrown in. I've been a nurse for a year now, and the majority of my shifts are spent as the OP described. It's actually exciting when the...

  14. NEVER say we are short staffed.

    NBMom1225 replied to TipitiwichitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many of my patients figure it out on their own, they'll comment "wow, you sure are busy today, I keep hearing your name paged to this room or that room" and "honey, you need to sit down...I've been...

  15. screaming doctors....how can we handle them?

    NBMom1225 replied to KSU-SN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the previous posts, and I also wonder if calling a Code Grey would be appropriate. Our hospital will call a Code Grey not only for a combative person, but also if there is an...

  16. how many gtts/bottle?

    NBMom1225 replied to pistolchick's topic in Patient Medications

    I used to be a pharmacy tech before going into nursing...we also calculated 1ml to equal 15 gtts. In nursing school we were taught 20gtts/1ml, and when I disagreed based on my former pharmacy tech...

  17. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    NBMom1225 replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Since BSN's and ADN's pass the same NCLEX-RN, I would think just having "RN" should be sufficient...it's not as though there's a seperate NCLEX-BSN and NCLEX-ADN. But if you've earned it, you may as...

  18. Considering Hospice Opportunity

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yesterday I had an interview for an RN case manager position at a well-know hospice agency. I think the interview went very well, with the two RN's and myself talking for about an hour and I was then...

  19. Considering Hospice Opportunity

    NBMom1225 replied to NBMom1225's topic in General Nursing

    In my interview their was no mention of taking call, and they even specified that there were seperate on-call positions available in addition to the RN case manager position. You bring up a good point...

  20. Considering Hospice Opportunity

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have also posted this in the Hospice Nursing forum:) Yesterday I had an interview for an RN case manager position at a well-know hospice agency. I think the interview went very well, with the two...

  21. Wedding Band Tattoo

    NBMom1225 replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last year, and one of my co-workers on my unit has a small infinity tatoo on the base of her wedding ring finger, right where her ring would sit. Her husband (who works in construction, I...

  22. How many mEq's of K would it take to kill a 54lb woman?

    NBMom1225 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    You could throw in a fact one of the doctors told me, but you'll have to find a reference somewhere: each 10 meq of po potassium will raise K+ levels 0.1, so if they wanted to give 60 meq KCl her K+...

  23. Who Has Been Accepted to Macomb's Fall 2010 Nursing Program?

    NBMom1225 replied to shawnb's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Start August 2010 = graduated May 2012 Start October 2010 = graduate October 2012 Start January 2011 = graduate December 2012 Start March 2011 = graduate March

  24. Who Has Been Accepted to Macomb's Fall 2010 Nursing Program?

    NBMom1225 replied to shawnb's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Congrats to all of you, I graduated from MCC in May 09...When we were accepted, we were able to find out our ranking from the registration department when we went to pay our acceptance deposit. I'd...

  25. Sickle cell

    NBMom1225 replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

    We have several regular SCA pts on my floor, surgery/hem-onc. One of the physicians told me that the Benadryl works as an adjuvant to the Dilaudid or Demerol and allows for more effective pain relief....