sugarwahine10

sugarwahine10

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  1. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    My favorite one is when I was leaving the patient's room, who was fully alert & oriented, I had only one foot out of the door and the rest of me was still in the room. I turned around and asked...
  2. Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

    TV is so unrealistic. I only saw a couple shows of Grey's Anatomy and stopped watching because I couldn't stomach the complete fantasy of how they portrayed doctors. Doctors giving meds at bedside...
  3. 500 cc of Vanco/Ns over 2 hours via pump via picc line

    We give vanco a lot on our floor and I've given 1500 mg in 275ml bag in a peripheral iv over approximately 2 1/2 hours quite often and with no
  4. I think I might be in the wrong field

    Do something else NOW!! If you don't like it now, it will be tenfold worse when you actually become a nurse. You are only given a "taste" of being a nurse in clinicals--almost coddled, so if you think...
  5. failed on the 3rd attempt

    Sorry you are having difficulty passing the nclex. I bought the nclex review books for Saunders and Lippincott, used the CDs that came with book too that had review questions, and online questions...
  6. Dansko, Sorry, DO NOT GO WITH DANSKO

    I have had the opposite experience with Dansko shoes. I wear them all the time at work, I have tried other brands, but always go back to Dansko. They last the longest for me and are the most...
  7. Help! I quit my first nursing job

    I wouldn't ask for that job back. If you were crying that much, before and after work, because of your job then you were obviously very miserable. If you went back to that job then that manager would...
  8. Can't Shake Off Rude Patient

    Take it with a grain of salt anything she says to you. It's obviously issues she has that are making her treat you that way. Remember that there are a lot of patients and their families that you will...
  9. So disappointed in hospital RNs and MDs

    Yeah, I work on a cardiac telemetry floor and I get patients or family members all the time asking why I'm checking their pedal pulses/radial pulses post angio or state that I'm the first nurse that...
  10. December 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    "You did what with the sleigh
  11. Burned out after only 3 weeks.

    You definitely needed a longer orientation & it's your right so you aren't risking your license. Unfortunately, the norm on type of patients anymore are bariatric, hoyer lifts, tons of wound care,...
  12. Opinion, how would you have handled this?

    Write that up right away! That's ridiculous!!! That nurse needs to take care of her OWN patients! If she was too busy, then she should have called her charge nurse to go to that patient. Do an...
  13. I completely understand! I've been a nurse for approximately 6 years on a cardiac telemetry floor and you can only take so many times being understaffed and having heavy patients. We lately always...
  14. You are obviously very smart, care about doing a good job, and have stuck it out while getting little support from your management. I would quit now. It will be much harder for you to get another...
  15. review book from FHEA

    I am looking for a review book from FHEA-acute care nurse practitioner course by Dr. Miller . That goes along with her review course. I have some tapes but no book woud like to get one. Does anyone...
  16. telemetry vs med surge

    You do exactly the same thing as med-surg only then you get all the cardiac piled on too. Just as overwhelming, understaffed, and then some. If you didn't like it, you might want to try one of the...
  17. Discouraged new grad

    My mom is a nurse manager in Oahu & she told me even if you have your BSN(which is good since at her hospital they only really look at the BSN apps now) they won't hire new grads. Can you go back...
  18. Bullies

    This will make you stronger as a person. DO NOT let this co-worker get you down, I understand it is a very depressing situation, but people like her feed off of making other people miserable. Don't...
  19. Moving on.....

    Good luck with your new life & continued
  20. Bullies

    You need to remember you are not to measure your worth as a person because of what another person(s) thinks of you. Especially a miserable, bitter, two-faced, "obviously has a lot of her own issues"...
  21. RN/Tech Romantic Relationship?

    You are not her supervisor. You in no way could directly fire/hire her or anyone else as a nurse on the floor, unless you become a unit manager or director of the floor. You delegating to her is...
  22. Common nicknames for hospital items.

    yeah we do crystal light lemonade as a mix with go lytely
  23. A totally different career path please

    I know somebody that went to a job at an insurance company & takes calls only from members with health questions, etc. She makes more money there as an rn than she did at the hospital she worked...
  24. Hi, I felt EXACTLY the same way when I first started & have the entire time I've been nursing, which will be a year in a October. It is a very stressful job, but it does get easier as you become...
  25. Night Shift?!?!

    Hi, I work the 7pm-7am shift 3 nights a week & it is really hard to get use to. I just went to my dr and he told me that if you work the night shift & try to get up early on your days off...