BeachyRNn08

BeachyRNn08

ER, Cardiac Tele/ICU Stepdown

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  1. Travel nursing and relationships..How do you make it work?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to Lunalitsa's topic in Travel

    I agree with others, you're only young once and you have dreamed about this, do it. I am curious, this was a few months back did you end up doing

  2. Anxiety before work?

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone! Do any of you other new nurses have anxiety before your shift? Mine has gotten so bad that I can't sleep before shift. I lay in bed dreading work and it keeps me up for most of then...

  3. Intubation without RSI meds??

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in Emergency

    I haven't been on here in forever, but I had to vent about this!!! Today I was involved with a rapid sequence intubation of a COPD'er whose CO2 was 136 (I know, impressive right??) The doctor rushes...

  4. Intubation without RSI meds??

    BeachyRNn08 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    Yes, it was horrid!!! I felt so sorry for this poor man. The family consented to the intubation. I've never been in with this particular MD for an intubation, he seemed frazzled, even said to the...

  5. How long for NCLEX results?

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am taking the NCLEX next Friday, any idea when I might get my results? Has anyone gotten their results on their webside on the weekend? Thanks!

  6. Help for this new grad in the ED??

    BeachyRNn08 replied to QueensNurseNY's topic in Emergency

    Hey Queens, Congrats on your first job in the ER! I too, have always wanted to work in the ER. I worked about a year in ICU-stepdown before I could finally get my foot in the ER door. I've been in...

  7. Hospital Staffing Cutbacks Rant

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Below is a rant regarding "hiring freezes" and inappropriate nurse staffing proceed with caution! :angryfire All around me, I hear about new graduate nurses unable to find employment and about local...

  8. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I prob would have passed out right about where your bladder came out of your body... :) Glad you had a great nurse and you are

  9. Oh yeah, so that's why I became a nurse

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've only been a nurse for a year 1/2, and it's been a stressful one to say the least.. several times I have questioned what the heck I was thinking becoming a nurse. The stress is hard to bear...

  10. Shaky Hands

    BeachyRNn08 replied to momofdna's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to know I'm not alone, I've got shaky hands too, I'm just a nervous person that drinks a lot of caffeine, bad combo, haha. Somehow I manage to stabilize right before I stick for blood/IVs....

  11. accurate I&O's possible??

    BeachyRNn08 replied to hirochan's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on a cardiac floor it was difficult for me to keep up with my I & 0s 100% accurately. Sure, you can tell your patients that we are keeping up with "what goes in and what comes out"...

  12. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I would never do L&D. I don't have any children of my own, and the thought of labor honestly scares me. I wouldn't be an effective nurse, as I would prob pass out assisting in a vag...

  13. Cardiac to ED

    BeachyRNn08 replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    Virgo, I'm in the exact same boat as you. I start orientation in the ER tomorrow (yay) after working on a cardiac floor. I'm nervous, scared, but most of all excited to get off the floor and make...

  14. Who reads your charting?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    Our Department "Educator" reads our charting, nit picks it apart for things like remembering to chart "prn pain med effectiveness" or charting that we are educating our patients.

  15. New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    BeachyRNn08 replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up yet! I felt the same way when I first started nursing. I started work on a cardiac intermediate care unit from h**l, and absolutely hated it in the beginning. I felt like I had worked...

  16. R&R for your brain?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    A hot bubble bath and a glass of wine, or two..

  17. night shift workers how much sleep do you really get?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree w/ you there!! I work day shift now, and usually only get about 3-4 hours of sleep, and sometimes less... People think I'm crazy that I can't go to bed early, but we're all wired...

  18. Possible ER position

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi, I just interviewed for an ER RN position today, I'm pretty excited because it went very well, the charge nurse said she gave me an "A plus" and says they should contact me soon. Here's their ER...

  19. Possible ER position

    BeachyRNn08 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    :yeah:I GOT THE JOB!!! I'm so excited!!! I'm giving a month notice to my current position, but cannot wait to be an ER nurse!! I've gotta scramble to find an ACLS class, as they require it before I...

  20. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone, I work on a busy cardiac stepdown unit. After a 3 month orientation, I've been on my own now for 3 1/2 months. I love my job, I love interacting with my patients and making them smile...

  21. IV start advice

    BeachyRNn08 replied to broosevader's topic in General Nursing

    Besides the technical stuff, as mentioned above, it helps to go in there with confidence, the more you miss, the more you're gonna feel like you can't do it. Try to put all that aside, and take the...

  22. Decisions!! Orthopedics, Oncology, or IMC?

    BeachyRNn08 replied to lonestar88's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. I work on an IMC unit. We get vents, different gtts like cardizem, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, insulin, etc. We take pts straight outta the ICU, sometimes yo-yo...

  23. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    BeachyRNn08 replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey guys, I too have posted on this stickie, stressed out, can't sleep, anxious about work, making mistakes, feeling like I'm not cut out for this job. However, the strangest thing is gradually...

  24. Hoping To Get an ER Job!

    BeachyRNn08 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey everyone, I just applied for an ER position. and I'm hoping I get it! I currently work cardiac/telemetry, but have always wanted to work in the ER. It's an 11a-11p shift, which I've heard can be...

  25. Hoping To Get an ER Job!

    BeachyRNn08 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    Got it, "warped and sick sense of