RNMeg

RNMeg

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  1. Did you choose....or were you chosen?

    RNMeg replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing school, I wanted to be an OR nurse, just like the aunt who inspired me to become a nurse in the first place. Then, in advanced med/surg, I discovered cardiac nursing..and...

  2. What I Know About: The PITA Patient

    RNMeg replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a brand-new nurse, still on orientation, and I have come across this type of patient. I realized as I was reading your article that I let the general attitude towards these patients get to me...

  3. Best White Scrubs

    RNMeg replied to ishootu's topic in General Nursing

    If you want non-see-through and durable, I can't recommend Smart Scrubs brand S.C.R.U.B.S. enough, especially the 100% cotton style. I've had 3 pair of their pants, and they're super thick,...

  4. Did you get anything?

    RNMeg replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I just have a sticker from my college of nursing on my car's back window. You could have your stethoscope engraved with RN after your name Congrats on passing

  5. Forensics?

    RNMeg replied to liamssmile's topic in General Nursing

    There's actually a Forensic Nursing forum on this website, under the "Specialty" tab. I'm sure they would have some good information for you

  6. Is it realistic that I'll make 80-100,000 thousand after I graduate with associates.

    RNMeg replied to Awright162's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad with a BSN in a medium-sized city in the southwest. I'm making $24/hr base plus a night shift differential. According to the hospital, I'm budgeted to make around 45k/year. I think...

  7. Pre-Employment Physical Exams

    RNMeg replied to MMurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mine just involved a blood pressure screening, TB skin test, brief medical history questionnaire, color-blind test, and urine drug screen, and fitting for an N-95 particulate mask. I think these are...

  8. Hospital choosing new IV pumps....any advice or input would greatly appreciated!

    RNMeg replied to luv2rsq's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital uses Alaris as well, and they seem really easy to use. I'm a brand-new nurse (just finished my 3rd day on orientation) and I caught on really quickly. I like that you can program drugs...

  9. Weak Stomach

    RNMeg replied to mississippigirl3000's topic in General Students

    The sound of a really wet cough gets to me. Just imagining it, I can feel a lump rising in my throat :barf01:. Like others have said, though, mind over matter. I've never vomited in response to it,...

  10. ER job- new grad

    RNMeg replied to RN-Ella's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital, new grad orientation to critical care areas (ICUs and ER) is 6 months. That seems more reasonable to me..I would be wary of 8 weeks for

  11. Dilaudid

    RNMeg replied to dscott76's topic in General Students

    In some states LPNs are not allowed to give IV medications due to license restrictions (in other states, they must pass an IV certification course first). It sounds like this is the case in your...

  12. ACLS for soon to be GN? Advice please.

    RNMeg replied to sh1901's topic in General Nursing

    The advice I was given when I considered taking ACLS the summer before I graduated was that it wouldn't make much sense to me and wouldn't be applicable until after I'd been working for at least a...

  13. New Grads - Share your success at getting your 1st Job

    RNMeg replied to joifulgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I was lucky enough to have signed a contract with a local hospital to have my tuition paid during school. They hired everyone they sponsored for a BSN as far as I know, I suppose in order to get a...

  14. Air in the line!!! What am I doing wrong?

    RNMeg replied to juliannaUT's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen certain IV medications spontaneously develop bubbles, especially amiodarone. It gets "foamy" where the pump is pushing the med through the line, and when enough "foam" builds up it senses a...

  15. Incompetent

    RNMeg replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    My mom was in the hospital after a total thyroidectomy, and she wound up staying in the hospital 3 days due to a massive migraine from the morphine because she's really opiate naive. I got a huge...

  16. need encouragement

    RNMeg replied to jennykim's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm no expert on visas, but that sounds kind of illegal to me. If you choose to take the job (I wouldn't) talk to an immigration or labor attorney about the employment contract

  17. Good, cheap nursing shoes

    RNMeg replied to rcm0915's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My school specified white leather, non-clog type shoes. Your school may be different, so check your dress code. I used Zappos.com for buying shoes, they have a huge selection, cheap next day...

  18. Did anyone else have a good night?

    RNMeg replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    What a bummer, you can't transfer before your contract is up? I have a 4 year contract, but I can transfer in-house after a year if I choose (I could transfer before that, even, if there were some...

  19. Would YOU accept this position?

    RNMeg replied to NJFek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My understanding of what the OP is saying is that there wasn't an orientation. It sounds like the OP's first shift is Saturday, and s/he will be the only RN in the building, in charge of 3 LPNs and...

  20. Did you got placed into your preferred field of nursing right after graduation?

    RNMeg replied to EatLoveNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a job in my first choice area, tele/stepdown. Many of my classmates also got placed where they wanted to be, including ER and NICU. Sadly, one of my classmates really wanted Peds, and...

  21. Is my Littman Stethoscope a fake??!!

    RNMeg replied to sixthwannabe's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Does your stethoscope have a bell (sort of a cup shape) on one side of the head, and a flat diaphragm on the other side? If so, you should be able to see a little hole in the center of the bell....

  22. Has a employer ever asked you for your Diploma?

    RNMeg replied to mr.hustle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a brand new BSN grad, and the hospital that hired me wanted a copy of my diploma for my HR file

  23. Starting nursing school.. how can I be a successful new grad?

    RNMeg replied to jennafezz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In order to be a successful new grad, you must first graduate First and foremost, I would put as much effort as possible into doing as well as possible in your classes. I'm convinced that membership...

  24. Non-clinical nursing - What is out there?

    RNMeg replied to Sarah27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you have any specific issues with clinical nursing? Is it the intervention/pharm-heavy medical treatments, or the lack of time to get to know and treat your patients holistically? All of the...

  25. Schools over - stuck with 18 books

    RNMeg replied to Natingale's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Asystole. I've kept all my books, as well as all my notebooks, care plans, etc. You never know when you might need them again, especially if you're planning on going back to school...