DudeNurseRN

DudeNurseRN

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  1. hating my job in the er

    DudeNurseRN replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey! Sounds like the ER I was precepted in. I was precepted in an inner-city ER that was EXTREMELY busy. Thankfully I had one of the best preceptors that they had there, ER nurse for 25+ years, and...

  2. It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    DudeNurseRN replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Our job is tough. And it's part of the job that we do, to think the way that we do. Health maintenance and prevention. It's hard to watch when people make choices that they know aren't good for...

  3. IV med admin: terrified of making error!

    DudeNurseRN replied to RNcDreams's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Information passed to me from preceptor/mentor who spent 25yrs in ER nursing... I would suggest: Getting a PDA, plunk in a drug guide to quick look up meds carry it with you. I do and I am a floor...

  4. Goodbye, PACU! Hello, ER! Any tips?

    DudeNurseRN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    Sure. You should plan on it being hellishly busy or very slow. It's Cowboy/Cowgirl Medicine: You and the MD's quickly assess the patients to figure out what the biggest problem is, give them...

  5. I have a Clinical check off and i need an insight on a few things

    DudeNurseRN replied to Dabighawk79's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm. I guess, whatever would be easiest for you to remember. In a perfect world in nursing you should be doing head to toe assessments 2x a day, but in reality a lot of us only have time to do it 1x...

  6. Doctor who?

    DudeNurseRN replied to wooden nickel's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah. You have to develop your own canned lines in my opinion, or make up new ones each time. It's harder in places like the ER and whatnot but on Med/Surg where I work I always tell them I am going...

  7. when is it gonna get better?....

    DudeNurseRN replied to mcg1929's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hmm. Sounds like could be the amount that you work, the fact you're new, or anxiety. Those are the 3 things that pop into my head. Too much work can stress a person out, being new stresses most...

  8. Freaking out over first RN job_ Thoracic floor!

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

    Go for it, but learn as much as you can along the way. I still bust out the big 'ol nursing school books to look stuff up about my

  9. Help....not sure how to be a nurse.

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

    yup. everyone feels like that when they start orientation. you are about to get setup with a preceptor. in a perfect world, your preceptor is going to be your "wingman", "go to person", confidant,...

  10. Miserable. Is this how it is everywhere?

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

    the training that they are trying to provide you with to transition into your icu role seems very inadequate. i would inform your unit manager about your feelings of feeling overwhelmed (we new grads...

  11. Stuck myself with needle tonight AFTER giving resident injection!!

    DudeNurseRN replied to dawn30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry to hear you got stuck! It happens, whether a person has 1 yr or 30 under their belt they can still get stuck. My friend had it happen the other day as well. Same kind of needle. She didn't end...

  12. how would you know the kind of speciality in nursing you're meant for

    DudeNurseRN replied to midoc_620's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't blame ya. I used to work in Geriatric nursing as well, and I had to admit to myself that it wasn't my cup of tea either. What was hard for me was dealing with a high level of dementia...

  13. TB test- not sure what to do?? Help!

    DudeNurseRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt very much that you have TB as TB is somewhat hard to aquire unless you have a family member that you live with who has it. The test are only able to tell if you have been possibly exposed to...

  14. Nurses: what's your Myers-Briggs classification??

    DudeNurseRN replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a

  15. I think I failed.

    DudeNurseRN replied to PolandM's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had the same experience, fear not. I took my NCLEX on saturday and it was tuesday before the results were up for me. So I wouldn't sweat it, I had the same

  16. Will I Be Ok?

    DudeNurseRN replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in MICU, SICU

    It depends on what you want to tell people. School tells you not to promise anything that you can't come though on. But we live in a world where things aren't always black and white, and sometimes...

  17. Florence Nightengale Pledge.

    DudeNurseRN replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in General Nursing