eccentricRN

eccentricRN specializes in med/surg.

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1. Down In The Dumps

   eccentricRN replied to wabashcannon's topic in First Year After Licensure

   First of all take a deep breath & try to relax... looking for a job is always stressful & having looked as long as you have makes it even tougher. Use all the other advice you've received...

2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   eccentricRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Thank you, thank you after the night I had last night this thread hit the spot... Had a chronic call light pusher, stable didn't need to be there anymore & 7 other pts 2 of which were circling the...

3. What's the saddest thing you've seen in your career??

   eccentricRN replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't been a nurse long, but I've seen alot of sad things... I guess the saddest thing to me is knowing a pt is dying and all you can do is make them comfortable (we have a mixed unti with...

4. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   eccentricRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   2 weeks ago....... in am admin triple "h" enema till clear. pt was inc of stool and on

5. Cross Your Fingers for me!

   eccentricRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   So I've been a nurse for about 6 & 1/2 months now. I currently work 3rd shift which I absolutely LOVE, however, it just isn't jiving with my home life. My husband works PMs & we were hoping...

6. holiday schedules

   eccentricRN replied to karenmv51's topic in General Nursing

   We are divided into to lists. It owrks out that we end up doing every other holiday & then each year it flips to the opposite holidays... that way everyone knows what they'll work for the year...

7. Why is the first year so hard???

   eccentricRN replied to Aislstarfish's topic in General Nursing

   Many find the first year a surprise... you are not only adjusting to a new career, you are adjusting to a new career that involves people's lives. You are responsible for the care & welfare of...

8. Creative skills lab ideas

   eccentricRN replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   In my school we were required to break into groups, pick from a list of skills and present. We needed to come up with a visual aid, a handout & of course perform the skill in front of the class....

9. Post-op care of pt's with epidural

   eccentricRN replied to nbnurse95's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I work a general med/surg unit & our epidural pts are just included in with our regular pt load, as others have said it takes 2 to change the rate. Vitals are the same as anyone on a PCA, q4hrs....

10. Is this reasonable or am I being a newbie?

    eccentricRN replied to dander625's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not entirely true, maybe in LTC, but I work in the hospital & with a quick little training session our CNAs can & do blood sugars all the time. When I was a CNA in LTC I did in fact have to...

11. Does anyone else feel weirdly unexcited?

    eccentricRN replied to Sterren's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey I know exactly how you feel. Remember how in school they taught us about transitions, well you're smack dab in the middle of one now. I've been working for almost 6 months now & I felt just...

12. On my own now -- but always forgeting things

    eccentricRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is just my top sheet, on my cardexes I put all the other info you're talking about... it's still accessible, but you have a cleaner more easily read flow sheet to organize your

13. On my own now -- but always forgeting things

    eccentricRN replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    find a system to organize your self... what did you do during clinical so you wouldn't miss something?? some do it by hours, i do it by shift. i carry a clipboard & i write the times & # of...

14. NIGHT SHIFT - advice to new grads going to work 3 12s a week

    eccentricRN replied to lovesmarissa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work 4 8 hour shifts a week, but this is my schedule... My dh works pms, so I come home, take ds to summer school & hop into bed right after I get back, usually between 0800-8030, sleep until...

15. my techs are STILL walking all over me! help!

    eccentricRN replied to NPs4health's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thankfully I have had the luck to work with some really GREAT aides, who are an important extension of myself. They are my eyes, ears, & nose when I don't always have the time myself... I always...