DudeNurseRN

DudeNurseRN

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  1. Am I not meant for the ER

    DudeNurseRN replied to RileyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will see things in one day that most people don't see during their time on this planet. This will also include some pretty horrific and scary and sad stuff. Is it okay to cry... oh for sure,...

  2. I hate nursing..

    DudeNurseRN replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmm. So not the fear of making a mistake/scared to go to work everyday thing that most of us had. There really are plenty of other areas out there. I float to other units because my hospital has no...

  3. Medication Error

    DudeNurseRN replied to g61j's topic in Emergency

    Unfortuately med errors happen. We're people and we are going to make mistakes at one time or another. Statistically the more medications that you have to give, the higher the chance of having an...

  4. Hello Im in a Hickle of a Pickle

    DudeNurseRN replied to PrettyKathyRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you already know which job is for you. From what I read it seems like you need support in telling your current workplace that you need to leave. The 3-11 place will be fine with you...

  5. Talking Dirty

    DudeNurseRN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    I personally would use you influence to try to influence the other people. You don't necessarily have to go the whole nine yards and use "I" statements ("When you about your intimate lives at work, I...

  6. When do you NOT want people to know you're a Nurse

    DudeNurseRN replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. Thankfully I don't have anyone hitting me up for money, but then again most my family lives out of state and me being an only child probably has something to do with it. I don't advertise, but...

  7. Calling Docs by their first name...

    DudeNurseRN replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I am in agreement with most of the people here. I am fine calling the doc's by their 1st names when they are getting SBARed for pt needs. I mean let's be honest, no need for formalities, we both...

  8. I can't do this anymore...(VERY VERY LONG)

    DudeNurseRN replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    You have A LOT on your shoulders. You can quit nursing, it'd be okay. With the experience you have, plus your BSN, you could take that degree and ride it to do something else if you wanted to. Or...

  9. Preceptor Issues-Long!

    DudeNurseRN replied to New ICU Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's going to be tough asking for a new preceptor, but being a new grad myself I have to say, that, this person probably is a good nurse, but doesn't appear to be a good teacher. There are people who...

  10. IV PB meds-- silly question, but need to know!

    DudeNurseRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda go along with the concensus here. Personally if I am using an infusion pump, I won't in theory have to worry about air emboli. But per practice of my charge RN, I always setting the pump to...

  11. New at nursing and ready to give up....

    DudeNurseRN replied to smaka's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yuppers. it'll get easier, and you can't beat the learning curve no matter how hard you try. i know cause i tried too. but having this experience will benefit you down the road. what you chose to...

  12. Yikes!

    DudeNurseRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had one tough nite. Dang. I had a person who was having problems with bone CA in her hips, and trying to get her on the bedpan, and I had a person with ulcerative colitis, who was getting blood...

  13. lack of confidence on giving meds

    DudeNurseRN replied to lenjoy03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NancyNurse brings up a good point. Our team has a pharmacist too, lots of times they are on the floor and ready for any questions you may have. I remember more than one time I had to call them to...

  14. Thinking about trying night shift...

    DudeNurseRN replied to LadyPhantom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I definately have experience when it comes to the day/night scenarios because that's what my shifts are. Nights is an interesting beast in the fact that they dump a whole bunch of pt's on you because...

  15. lack of confidence on giving meds

    DudeNurseRN replied to lenjoy03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My preceptor taught me, and I took it to heart, that you can't give a med not knowing what it's for. BUT... you need to make this easiest on yourself. What he taught me was to carry a PDA, with a...

  16. Time between Graduation/Clinical and First Day?

    DudeNurseRN replied to Rodeoboat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excellent question. They don't prepare you in school for the fact that chances are if you aren't currently working as an aide in the care facility where you want to work as an RN, then you are going...

  17. Will there ever be a day that I won't forget something?

    DudeNurseRN replied to Newandconfused's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tell me about it. No matter how hard you try, you can't beat the learning curve. You can't. There will always be something, but learning and accepting that you get paid the big bucks to be an RN...

  18. Personality Traits common in the ED

    DudeNurseRN replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Emergency

    Being firm is definately something that you'll see, and need to have. When I went though school I had one of the best ED experiences and I have to say that you have to earn the respect of your...

  19. NG Tubes... Sigh.

    DudeNurseRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys. I need some help. What is the best way to put in NG tubes that you know of. Easiest that is. Put in an NG tube and the pt's nose started bleeding and then they threw up and tried to do it...

  20. Desperately need time management tips!

    DudeNurseRN replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

    Yup it's tough. They don't teach you about the reality of things in nursing school. Your unit sounds kinda similar to mine in some aspects. My general suggestions: Shift start to 0745 * Assess...

  21. eek! ur scaring me

    DudeNurseRN replied to karlita's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's going to be stressful, and scary at times and exciting and fun as well. I won't lie to ya. It's a matter of coming to terms. You are going to feel like you don't know anything when you start,...

  22. Not really miserable but...

    DudeNurseRN replied to LauraMT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You sound a little sad in your post. Sounds like life is stressful right now for you. Sounds to me like you aren't miserable like you were when you were teaching, but you were expecting something...

  23. maggots?

    DudeNurseRN replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    Maggots can be benificial, but not all maggots are the same. It is true that some maggots eat only dead tissue, but some eat live tissue as well, and it's hard to tell the difference between the kinds...

  24. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    DudeNurseRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Meh -- I liked the idea of working in the medical field and helping other folks out. Also, it's one of the few positions in the medical field that take the position of looking at a patient...

  25. how many days in orientation?????

    DudeNurseRN replied to lavender rose's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely the more orientation days the better. Try and get as much out of it as you can, but if you think you are going to need more time, just ask for it. I know that all places love "fast...