perfectbluebuildings BSN, RN

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    Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Trina... have you checked out the nursing student section of the forum? It is a great place. :) I bet you will get a lot of good answers there, as well. Nursing tests are different from otehr kinds...
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    Patient held medicines while inpatients

    perfectbluebuildings replied to fraggle*hugger's topic in Pediatric

    The only meds we usually keep by the bedside are the enzymes for some of the kids with CF, that is the ones who are older and known to be compliant. Also some ointments end up at the bedside...
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    Blow out at the desk, who was at fault? both share blame I think?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this, too. It's none of his business unless he is a part of her health care team. Just as it would be inappropriate for someone caring for a nurse, to discuss with that nurse's manager...
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    I'm Pregnant!!!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to K205's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!!! No personal experience here, but I know someone will have some helpful stuff to offer... take good care of yourself and your
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    Uncertainty/Etc. (My same old story...)

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay... I know, it is probably getting old sometimes to hear me complain and be uncertain... cause I have been doing so for the entire length of time I've been a nurse so far. But I AM uncertain right...
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    Anyone call way after their shift to tell just one more thing? :)

    perfectbluebuildings replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh yeah... I do it... and I am sure will do it many more times. no matter HOW organized I get I will still manage to forget something! :) That is just the way I am about everything
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    Uncertainty/Etc. (My same old story...)

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know what, in reading over this post and thinking I answered a lot of this for myself. My attitude needs work... optimism is something I should maybe think about, and positivity and not shooting...
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    RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like, in doing things like assessments, or IV push meds or things, you can incorporate your quality time with the patient, many times- talk and work at the same time. I am a very new nurse,...
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    Stress and Depression

    perfectbluebuildings replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of what you say sounds like me. I thought I was just the only one. I don't cry quite as much as when I started , but the rest does sound kinda like me. There are days though that I feel...
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    taking students, precepting

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    I do not see the OP as being someone burnt out on Nursing, at all. Rather someone who has had some bad experiences with students and is burnt out on teaching/precepting, at least for now. Nurses do...
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    Just venting.....

    perfectbluebuildings replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    hi, I am so glad your dad is okay. You know I realized just today some of those same things about my parents... that they are getting older and going to have to deal with things like that soon (they...
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    Patient Education - Why Don't You Document?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    We have a computerized form to fill in who was taught, what was taught and the outcome. It's supposed to be documented every shift. Sometimes I think it is hard to remember just because often, it is...
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    What should I do- med dose?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the input
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    What should I do- med dose?

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK I just now realized something. On night shift on Monday, I had to call a doctor for a pt drug order... there was one crucial drug he needed (phenergan), and then another that was not so crucial at...
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    Jay Leno slams nurses!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I do enjoy the show a lot, it's one of my favorites; it was just that one thing this time that irritated me. However I didn't think about the Media from that perspective :) good
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    Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

    perfectbluebuildings replied to tryinrealhard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup you sound a lot like me! :) I KNOW it would help me to look up stuff for work when I get home but then I am just tired... :chuckle (or lazy in my case...) Yes I do have to write everything down,...
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    Leaving work at work!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to dianacs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the OP, I do the same thing almost every day. People keep telling me, that's why there are SHIFTS in nursing, you will never get it all done. It's hard for me to take that to heart, though, cause...
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    Pediatric or Adult Nursing for New Grad

    perfectbluebuildings replied to dive687's topic in Pediatric

    On my peds unit, many many of the nurses I've talked to started out in peds as new grads and never had any desire to work with adults, but some of them did start out with adults and moved to peds...
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    Jay Leno slams nurses!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Kurtzmobile, thanks for getting off topic first, can I join you? I just wanted to "whine" a bit about the Gray's Anatomy last night... I know, I shouldn't watch it if it bugs me but I really...
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    Does Your Facility Have the flu shot yet?

    perfectbluebuildings replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, they came around to the nursing stations with them a couple weeks ago... I have never gotten one before, but the only ill effects I got from it (luckily!) was a sore arm for the rest of the...
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    First med error!

    perfectbluebuildings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel so bad... last night I made my first major med error... it was one of those things where after you draw it out of the vial you have to waste some of it to get the correct dose? Well, waste not...
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    First med error!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    that is what I have heard now military spouse! one nurse I was orienting with to another unit last night said when I told her about it, "oh, now you are officially a nurse!!" :) it made me laugh...
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    Time Management

    perfectbluebuildings replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The meds thing is really good. Also if the patient/parent asks me for something I have learned to ask, "Is there anything ELSE I can get for you or for ANYONE in this room?" cause many times when I...
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    I really need help!

    perfectbluebuildings replied to JahbingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Tweety... you are always so encouraging and realistic on this forum, truly an amazing person. Thank you so much always taking the time to reply to all our posts it seems like. I know you are not the...
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    First day alone went great! :)

    perfectbluebuildings replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Way to go Chris! :) I am really