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    Best way to space out 12-hr night shifts?

    NoviceRN10 replied to BD12's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for only 2 in a row. It depends on what kind of unit you will be working on and how much running around you will do the whole shift. I hate doing three in a row, it's just too much. I do two...
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    Do you interrupt report to give pain meds?

    NoviceRN10 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! How kind it would be for the off-going nurse to make sure the pts are all current on their pain meds, especially if they know the call lights will be going off right around shift change. In...
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    I think I made a mistake

    NoviceRN10 replied to reddellrn's topic in General Nursing

    43 is too old to handle a pt load on med-surge ? If I were you I'd give nights a whirl and then decide. How long have you been a
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    Help me keep my hope...please!!!

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

    Thank goodness that isn't true, or I wouldn't have gotten my first job a year ago! I don't know what to tell the OP, besides keep trying to get into a hospital or LTC, in whatever capacity you can...
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    What's the worse thing you have seen?

    NoviceRN10 replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Pressure ulcers down to the bone are the most disturbing thing I have encountered. Fistulas are
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    first admission all the time

    NoviceRN10 replied to TA123's topic in General Nursing

    I guess if you calmly ask the charge nurse if you guys can rotate who is first admit you might get somewhere. How many nurses does she have to choose from? I don't know anyone who likes doing admits...
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    low volume days & ed pay

    NoviceRN10 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if they cancel you, the hospital takes from your "bank" and deducts your cto account for those hours. If you ask to be cancelled, then you get zero pay. I don't know what would happen if...
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    Full time vs. per diem

    NoviceRN10 replied to apey08's topic in General Nursing

    Would you even be able to get hired per diem with no experience? Usually nurses need a year's experience to work per diem or contingent (at least in my
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    EtOH Medical Abbreviation

    NoviceRN10 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    If it is listed in the pt's history where I work it means they are an
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    Is there a slower paced floor to work at in the hospital?

    NoviceRN10 replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    You might try surgical. I would stay away from cardiac. That is the worst unit I get floated to, a lot going on with the
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    24 hour facility

    NoviceRN10 replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I have come in for my 7p-7a shift and had a nurse pass off a blood transfusion that was ordered at 8 am. I have had a nurse tell me during report that the PCA in my new pt's room is beeping. I...
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    you are diabetic and no you cant use hair iron curler

    NoviceRN10 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen stylists or individuals wearing gloves when using really hot curling irons, this seems like a great idea :). Also, use the curling iron on the lowest heat setting
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    Wrinkled Ear Lobes means....

    NoviceRN10 replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Dr Oz mentioned the ear crease thing on Oprah's "Ask the Experts" show and of course Dr Phil (who was on the panel) had creased ear lobes and he claimed to be perfectly healthy. I don't think these...
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    Worried about a new job

    NoviceRN10 replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    So you will be working days and nights during the same week? How are you going to handle going back and forth like that if you can't do nights very
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    Jobs are out there...

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

    I read "Right after I accepted a job offer from a great hospital which is almost 80 miles away from my house, 3 other hospitals within 30 miles from me want to interview and offer me a position." to...
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    Jobs are out there...

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

    Personally I would have interviewed with the hospitals closer to home, 80 miles is an ugly commute, especially after a long shift. Are you planning on moving closer to your job? Congrats on your new...
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    Are YOU terrified to be a patient (and your loved ones, too!)

    NoviceRN10 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is I am bringing my own sheets and towels the next time I am
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    Need encouragement, very anxious

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

    I don't work telemetry/cardiac but I do get pulled there occasionally and I have to say that it's a hard unit to work on. At my hospital it has the worst turnover for staff. I can feel your stress...
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    Catheters!!

    NoviceRN10 replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Nursing

    Interstitial cystitis is one condition where a person may have to straight cath themselves on a regular
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    Do you have to start everyone's IV for them?

    NoviceRN10 replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

    I don't consider myself lazy, but I am scared to do IVs. I was trained during orientation for a measly 3 hrs, with someone over my shoulder showing me what vein to go after, etc. I don't feel...
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    Since there all those negative threads out there...

    NoviceRN10 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    My last shift was also a dream shift ! Only five patients, no admits, every pt was pleasant, nobody asked for pain meds all night, only issue was an IV that went bad, had time to eat, pee, and be...
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    One Born Every Minute (nurses seem to sit around a lot)

    NoviceRN10 replied to Cathylady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked on L&D unit and the nurses did sit around a lot (and for some reason the nurses were crabby anyway!). If a pt isn't in active labor, there is no reason to be in the room constantly...
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    What other units do you work on besides your "home" unit?

    NoviceRN10 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I get floated to med-surge, cardiac, neuro, cardio-thoracic and observation. It is never by choice. On my unit we take turns floating when our census is down and other units are in need. I guess it...
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    Am I capable of passing?

    NoviceRN10 replied to lipstu's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the first reply. It is okay to fail an exam or get a D, but it's not okay if all your grades are that low. I failed one of my first med-surge exams in my first semester of 4 and I...
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    Is post surgical the same as medical/surgical?

    NoviceRN10 replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    Surgical is better than med-surge . I think it's a good place to start as an Rn because you get a taste of med-surge (trachs, wound care, peg tubes, etc.), but it is mostly pain control and watching...