Virgo_RN BSN, RN

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    How many people worked as a tech before graduation? Do you feel it helped you?

    Virgo_RN replied to Irene joy's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't work as a tech, I worked as a CNA prior to and during nursing school. CNA work is more task oriented than nursing, and while it is physically demanding, you don't have the mental gymnastics...
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    Becoming a CNA before getting a BSN?

    Virgo_RN replied to runnerVA's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is a good
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    Temp taken in butt??

    Virgo_RN replied to MattM's topic in General Nursing

    I told you why she wiped. Your question has been asked and
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    So you don't like Nursing? Let's fix it!

    Virgo_RN replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Acuity based staffing. Even with a four to one ratio, if those four, or even one of those four, are really sick, it's too much. I've been run ragged on several occasions when I only had three...
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    Temp taken in butt??

    Virgo_RN replied to MattM's topic in General Nursing

    Rectal temps are more accurate, and many people still use this method. She probably used some lubricating jelly to insert the thermometer, and wiped around the orifice to remove any
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    starting IV "blind stick"

    Virgo_RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Good
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    i need support with my bad experience as a new nurse...

    Virgo_RN replied to angiefaye's topic in General Nursing

    On the topic of routine- I have found it difficult to have an actual routine. My preference is to spend about thirty minutes at the start of my shift looking up information on each of my patients,...
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    Is nursing the hardest job you've ever had?

    Virgo_RN replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I worked in a skilled technical occupation before becoming a nurse, and it was difficult and stressful at times. When I became a CNA in order to get into nursing school, I thought that was...
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    i need support with my bad experience as a new nurse...

    Virgo_RN replied to angiefaye's topic in General Nursing

    This would definitely be an aberrance where I work. Our staffing matrix is four to one. Being cardiac tele, we're considered critical care. The medical patients we take when the medical floor has...
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    i need support with my bad experience as a new nurse...

    Virgo_RN replied to angiefaye's topic in General Nursing

    What shift are you on? I'm on 3-11, and 6 patients is too much for a cardiac tele floor on evening shift. It's not
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    stressed..other nursing options??

    Virgo_RN replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, it shouldn't be that way. But this is what I signed up for...and at the same time, it's not what I signed up for. We are in a position of great responsibility, and we need support. You need to...
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    Checking for Residual in Peg tube

    Virgo_RN replied to kaelynS's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very good question for your clinical instructor. This is what they are there
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    We really need to do a better job educating the public on our role.

    Virgo_RN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    So true. This is a huge frustration of mine. It seems that if I am not at the bedside, nobody thinks I am doing anything important. Since when is knowing your patient's medical history, labs,...
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    how do you keep your sexy??

    Virgo_RN replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I think of. Anyone remember
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    Should I quit my job before nursing school?

    Virgo_RN replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify a bit, I would have loved to have been able to focus on NS, but I had to work. If you don't need to work, then I agree, you should think about cutting back your hours. If you have to...
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    IV piggyback question

    Virgo_RN replied to carmen7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same here. I think it's about the bottom line. Mini bags of NS and tubing are not linked to individual patients in the billing system, however, NS flushes are. It takes more flushes to run...
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    Almost at the year mark, and still unsure...

    Virgo_RN replied to nursealanarae's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nursealanarae, I could have written your post. You are not
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    stressed..other nursing options??

    Virgo_RN replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I remember feeling that way. Walking from the locker room to the report room, I was so tense that I often felt I'd projectile vomit if anyone so much as looked at me crosseyed. I don't have any...
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    Nursing School vs. Reality

    Virgo_RN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    ADN here, and I felt as well prepared as can probably be expected. Our time was pretty well split between the pathophys, careplanning stuff and the clinical skills. I'm preparing for entry to a BSN...
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    Which drug handbook do you suggest?

    Virgo_RN replied to amybaby2's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing on Micromedex that I use is the IV compatibility checker. It's quicker than looking it up on my
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    Which drug handbook do you suggest?

    Virgo_RN replied to amybaby2's topic in General Nursing

    I like Davis and Gahart, and have both of them on my Palm. I use them all the
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    Should I quit my job before nursing school?

    Virgo_RN replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I worked full time while in NS. It is tough, but doable. It really depends upon your individual needs and
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    BP meds and parameters

    Virgo_RN replied to jam2007's topic in Cardiac

    Yes, and we can give them BBs even with lower pressures because they need the lower SVR. I tried to explain that to a patient with severe HF needing a transplant, whose SBP was 92 and our holding...
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    Nursing School vs. Reality

    Virgo_RN replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    She's
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    IV Lopressor...who can administer it?

    Virgo_RN replied to HurricaneBreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I am a non ACLS certified RN working on a cardiac telemetry unit, and I am allowed to push IV metoprolol. When I was an LPN, I was not allowed to administer any vasoactive medications intravenously....