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  1. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    nursbee04 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new medsurg nurse and I really appreciate this thread! Here is my advice (for whatever its worth :) ) 1. Learn to be assertive. "No, you cannot go out to smoke because I just gave you a...

  2. Med-Surg Topic of the week .... Bariatric Surgery

    nursbee04 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I worry about these GB patients as they get older - I wonder just what kind of nutrition level they will have as they get to the age when even people who have normal digestive systems have trouble...

  3. Problem with Littmann or suppose to be like this??

    nursbee04 replied to MJ-12's topic in General Nursing

    I have that stethescope and I have found that I don't have to press as hard on the chestpiece as I did with other scopes because it is more sensitive (Unless I am listening to someone who is very...

  4. Charge pay

    nursbee04 replied to ikimiwi's topic in Emergency

    We get no extra compensation. And on my shift, charge nurse takes a full patient

  5. How units are run?

    nursbee04 replied to mjbsn2006's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit: I work third shift. We do total care and we don't have an aide. (On my shift, the charge nurse takes a full patient load.) The LPN's and RN's all have their own patients. (We all work...

  6. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    nursbee04 replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    21. Nope, wasn't intentional, just a

  7. Overuse of opiates?? Opinions?

    nursbee04 replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Of course you have the right to vent. I can understand what you are saying, and when I was a nsg student, I could never understand why some nurses got so annoyed when certain patients called out for...

  8. White uniform dress common nowadays?

    nursbee04 replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think my scrubs look like pajamas. They are always pressed and clean and I think they look fine. I also think that if you required everyone to wear white, or white dresses, the same people...

  9. Anyone else here have wide feet? Need comfortable shoe recs please!

    nursbee04 replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    Try Kswiss or Nike. I wear a 9 and my feet are wide = I wouldn't trade my Kswiss for anything. Since I started wearing them, my feet don't hurt at all (unless its been one of THOSE shifts :)

  10. doctors order

    nursbee04 replied to ytoni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I ALWAYS turn the desk volume way up because the docs on our unit inevitably mumble, or they are half asleep (night shift.) They give the verbal order and I write it (ON A SCRAP SHEET :) ), then I...

  11. several questions for the RN's

    nursbee04 replied to minnielynn's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if I understand exactly, but if you are talking about Nursing Assistant vs. Certified Nursing Assistant, I don't think there is much of a difference, at least where I work, they both pretty...

  12. What can MSNs do that BSNs can't do?

    nursbee04 replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    You are checked off, in nursing school by qualified nursing/clinical instructors. The first thing I learned about in my ADN program was how to give a bed bath and make a bed. The last two classes I...

  13. I'm sick of, sick of it, SICK OF IT!

    nursbee04 replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    I will come in and help out my shift only. Nurses from days and evenings NEVER help night shift out when asked. When I first started working, I was an easy yes, they knew they could make me feel...

  14. Learning Thread (Medsurg)

    nursbee04 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just saw a great thread over in the ER forum by traumaintheslot. When you learn something new or have great tips or tricks, post them here. I am a new medsurg nurse and I would really enjoy hearing...

  15. Learning Thread (Medsurg)

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Ok, here's something I learned the other night from a veteran nurse. When you go into your pt's room and introduce yourself, shake their hand. Not only does this establish a connection /c the pt,...

  16. Nursing Model vs Medical Model

    nursbee04 replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    PAC, whether you choose to believe this or not, nurses ALREADY place their stamp of approval to every order before it is carried out. We must sign off on the orders the physicians write, and our...

  17. Learning Thread (Medsurg)

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What a great idea! I'll have to remember that the next time ER calls and says, "we have a GIFT for youuuuu......." (Sometimes I'd kill for a can of Oust.) Come on, keep 'em

  18. Learning Thread (Medsurg)

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Some studies say that morphine causes spasms in the spincter of oddi, so many of our physicians won't give it to pt's /c pancreatitis, etc, and they say it also increases biliary pressure. They give...

  19. Tips for living with an NCLEX candidate

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    no, actually i hadn't, but thanks for the nudge!

  20. Tips for living with an NCLEX candidate

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    no, actually i hadn't, but thanks for the nudge!

  21. Tips for living with an NCLEX candidate

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Permission granted

  22. Code Status

    nursbee04 replied to RNeyez's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We use blue armbands for DNR's. When the armband is placed on the pt, two licensed nurses must witness and sign in the nurses notes that it is the correct pt, etc. The code status is also posted in...

  23. Didn't pass one clinical rotation, don't know why

    nursbee04 replied to moonlite48's topic in General Nursing

    I thought they had to counsel you before they fail you, and if they fail you they have to explain why. Do they not tell you whether you pass/fail face to face? I'm pretty sure in order to be an...

  24. Tips for living with an NCLEX candidate

    nursbee04 replied to nursbee04's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Got my results back today...........................I PASSED!!!!!!!!! :balloons: Now I can rejoin the human race! Good luck to everyone else!

  25. Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    nursbee04 replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    Dixiedi, where are you getting this perception that ALL RN's have such a low opinion of LPN's and CNA's? Have you had bad experiences with RN's or something? I work with four awesome LPN's and have...