eccentricRN

eccentricRN

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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...

  16. Do you have friends at work?

    eccentricRN replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    I consider my co workers friends, but we do not go out & socialize outside of work for a very simple reason, or should I say several, we're all married with children & we work 3rd shift, so we...

  17. 7 months in, is anyone else's med/surg floor this way? HELP

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

    I work NOCs in a smaller hospital, we usually have 3 nurses & 1 or 2 aides & we carry anywhere from 6& up... we tend to average 8-10, this includes our "charge"... many nights there is no...

  18. any instructors or such out there

    eccentricRN replied to momtojosh's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry you had such a bad experience, but to be dropped on the last day is not unheard of, in fact, it happened to numerous students in my class. I am not an instructor, nor claim to know how it all...

  19. Soooooo..... I made my first med error & I feel awful!!!

    eccentricRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I made my first med error last NOC... I feel like the worst nurse ever. My NOC started out bad... not an excuse...but I had to catch up for the nurse on the previous shift, and did I mention I've only...

  20. Skills Lab

    eccentricRN replied to nursex3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I attended an ADN program, and we had a short lecture on each skill, but lab time for practice & to test off was our responsibility... we had to test off in front of the skills staff each &...

  21. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

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

    Actually yes, care plans are a way of learning to put your knowledge into practice of a sort... you need to understand the disease process vs. normal system functioning... the differences... & how...

  22. Why the high drop out rate of nursing students?

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

    Just my here, but nursing can be a very frustrating field to work in... you are often pressed to deal with situations that tangle your emotions & yes, at some point I believe it'll bring you to...

  23. Only 19 shifts for new grad orientation Med/Surg??? whhaaaattt

    eccentricRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I guess I'm in the minority here, but I oriented for 1 month, 32 hours a week (8hr shifts), on 1st & 2nd shift & then it was off to 3rd shift where I immediately had a full patient load......

  24. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    eccentricRN replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    I went through an ADN program & I owe about $6K in loans, I had started out paying cash for everything, but with us on 1 income & my spouse getting laid off & ending up with a lower paying...

  25. confused, disappointed....

    eccentricRN replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does your school offer the program parttime?? It'll take longer, but I know quite a few of my fellow classmates had to go that route in order to work fulltime... just a thought. I wish you the best of...