lake123

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1. Hospital Beep Syndrome

   lake123 replied to hypatiafaerie's topic in General Nursing

   some of the alarms i try to prevent with my hourly checks....unfortunately alarms are a necessary evil...they are there to watch your patient when you cannot...and everybody knows you cant be in 5 places at once.

2. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

   lake123 replied to madwife2002's topic in New Nurse

   I have been a RN for almost 7 months and I have had one of the worst days of my career. I need help! I know I had only 5 pts but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were; a confused pt for 3 units of blood, 2 surgery pts, 1 pt constantly needing you every 15minut...

3. Gray areas

   lake123 posted a topic in New Nurse

   help i need some advice. I have been in orientation on my floor for 2 1/2 months. I feel like I want to quit. There are so many "grey" areas and if you ask 2 nurses the same question...you get different answers. Different pts each and every day it is...

4. Had a bad day in clinicals today.

   lake123 replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Students

   Believe me I know how you feel:cry:. I am in my last semester of RN school and I am the only one in the group that has not been in school for 12 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh my god! I feel like I am walking thru the hospital not knowing what the %$#*@$#$...