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    People think I am stupid

    NoviceRN10 replied to nikkole318's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hang antibiotics often not "piggyback." If the pt has no fluids running, we direct line the antibiotics and administer them that way. To me piggyback means via IV, not necessarily with another...
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    Leaving Nursing after first year - advice?

    NoviceRN10 replied to RNandMom2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked fulltime for a year after starting my first job, and then went to contingent status. I hated being at the hospital's mercy for time off. I hated having every other weekend away from my...
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    New Grad Quitting After Less Than a Year (advice!)

    NoviceRN10 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have got to be kidding me? Why on earth would someone be marked as inelgible for rehire because they quit? That would only happen if sufficient notice were not given, not because someone decided...
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    I'm thinking about whether to start writing up my coworkers.

    NoviceRN10 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would not try and write your coworkers up, that will not help you win them over. In regards to ambulating the pt from the other unit, I would have assessed the situation and refused. Especially if...
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    Discouraged new grad in orientation hell.

    NoviceRN10 replied to nursything's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you chart on the computer? If so, try to get your assessments in right after each pt assessment instead of leaving it for catch up later. The first few weeks of being on your own can be rough,...
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    What to do in family emergency situations?

    NoviceRN10 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I am very sorry for your family's loss. I do not think that getting to leave 45 minutes after the supervisor got notice if your situation is excessive, I actually think that is pretty swift...
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    5 things you wish you knew as a new nurse

    NoviceRN10 replied to Bugs20091's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Save your back and use proper body mechanics when assisting patients or bending over them to draw blood, etc. It only took me two months to wreck my back
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    Really disappointed in myself

    NoviceRN10 replied to ryleighsmommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am not one to tell someone to stick out a new job if it is miserable. I personally had a good experience with my orientation, so I can't relate to that. I can relate to the bad back thing. It...
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    Highest nursing burnout areas?

    NoviceRN10 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    I think that med-surge is a high burnout area. Whenever I float to that unit there are always new faces. Nobody stays long. I am glad that I dodged that bullet when I got my first job, I know I...
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    Young New Mom. Better to stay full time or per diem. Do you regret it?

    NoviceRN10 replied to K21Babygurl's topic in General Nursing

    I went from working fulltime for a year to being contingent instead. I am supposed to be the first one cancelled, but have not been cancelled since I changed my status (over a year ago). The...
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    Question about Nurses Schedules

    NoviceRN10 replied to jojonurse13's topic in General Nursing

    They hire new grads on dayshift at my hospital. I don't think it is that rare? Not everyone wants dayshift because of the pace and the lower
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    Why so many tattletale nurses?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Butterflybee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wish people would tattle on each other where I work. Would be less staff sleeping on the job and pt complaints if that were the
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    Cliques

    NoviceRN10 replied to snmzelle's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work night shift and there are only 2-3 nurses working at the same time, usually, with 2 nurse aides. If there was a clique to try and fit into I'd be in trouble. There are no cliques where I...
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    Rate to run blood?

    NoviceRN10 replied to KaeliF's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen the time to infuse mentioned in any doctor's orders for the transfusions where I work. I usually run it between 125-175 an hr (depending on how many units I am trying to get in the...
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    Flushing PICC lines

    NoviceRN10 replied to jaltwerger's topic in General Nursing

    At least one 10cc NS flush, no heparin where I
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    Leaving After 10 Months

    NoviceRN10 replied to DEgalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know why the previous responders are thinking public health nursing = home care, I didn't take it to be that. I am assuming it's more of a health department or maybe clinic type job. I would...
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    How to write a verbal warning on poor work relationships

    NoviceRN10 replied to SoulSpirit_Rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. What on earth is a written verbal warning? Why don't you just tell this person that her communications with the patients and family are inappropriate. If your supervisor won't do it, you...
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    I'm so disappointed in myself...

    NoviceRN10 replied to DisappointedRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your manager is wrong about the nights being worse for you. If you have a decent handle on your job but the tasks during the dayshift are making you drown, then I am pretty sure nights would give you...
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    What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

    NoviceRN10 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    are you kidding? i have been a nurse for 2 yrs now and i could complain about all the stuff the op did. do you work on a perfect unit with none of those
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    Phasing out Unit Clerks???

    NoviceRN10 replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The unit clerk I work with is useless. She is either yapping on her phone all night (or the unit phone), or she is sleeping (which means she often doesn't pass on call light requests or gets the room...
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    Good Hours for Single Mom?

    NoviceRN10 replied to flygirls2's topic in General Nursing

    All the single mom nurses I know usually have the grandparents watch their kids overnight (even the married ones with both parents working nights do that). Home health care jobs would allow you to...
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    Night shift, with kids?

    NoviceRN10 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working nights for almost two years and I find it difficult with kids (4 school-aged). But I think it depends on how well you manage your time. I feel like crap all the time, even after...
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    Accused by a patient's family member of not assessing

    NoviceRN10 replied to rcsprauer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I read posts like this it blows my mind. Where I work this sort of thing might get you a write-up, but more likely the managers are perfectly aware of how busy the staff is and would support...
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    Lazy Staff

    NoviceRN10 replied to Lauryen828's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work with mostly wonderful nurse aides, thankfully. I am getting better at asking them to get up and get vitals or a cbg for a pt when I need it. I get tired of apparently being the only person who...
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    Job Title Seems Wrong, Need Advice

    NoviceRN10 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to be licensed yet to be hired as a graduate nurse, hence the title "Graduate Nurse." You can assess and care for patients, but another RN needs to cosign your charting and pass meds...