CABG patch kid

CABG patch kid BSN, RN

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  1. A horrible Day

    CABG patch kid replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. Is there any way you can take it higher on your chain of command? If patient safety is at risk, is there a whistle blower number to call? At what point...

  2. preparing for my interview for the lvn program.

    CABG patch kid replied to dvd35's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't have an entrance interview for my nursing program, but I'm going to assume one of the most important questions they ask is WHY you want to be a nurse. I'd think of 3 good reasons why. They...

  3. what to do when a PEG comes out

    CABG patch kid replied to fusster's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like the situation was more complicated by the fact that the previous nurse didn't document anything and you wanted to be on the safe side. I have never heard of putting a foley in a G-tube...

  4. LPN's and Broviac/PICC lines

    CABG patch kid replied to Pediatric4077's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had an exact answer but I think it depends on your state practice act, I think there should be something that outlines exactly what an IV certified LPN can and cannot do with IV

  5. Why do people abuse nurses?

    CABG patch kid replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    position statement regarding violence against health care workers and patients "the board of registered nursing expresses concern regarding incidents of violence directed against health care workers...

  6. what am I missing here?

    CABG patch kid replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    And this is the exact reason why I don't want to get too close to anyone I work

  7. New Grad sign on bonus?

    CABG patch kid replied to lookin4ER's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can also inquire in the Illinois forum, you may get more responses there :) Good

  8. Not sure if I want to be a nurse, or what type of nurse..

    CABG patch kid replied to aeronursenj's topic in General Nursing

    Floating sounds like a good idea, the only bad thing I see in that is that usually you end up getting floated to the areas with the biggest need and these just happen to be the areas where many people...

  9. What did you think Nursing was About?

    CABG patch kid replied to Justhere's topic in General Nursing

    Like some of the others, I thought a nurse's main job was to pass meds and follow orders. I didn't really understand what all this "critical thinking" talk was about until probably my second semester...

  10. Do you like being a nurse?

    CABG patch kid replied to mandy3214's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I love being a nurse! I think going to school to be a nurse was one of the best decisions of my life!! Yes it is a hard profession, but you have so many options that other professions...

  11. What are the benefits of becoming a nurse rather than a doctor?

    CABG patch kid replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    Steve pretty much summed it up, another thing to add is that there is a LOT of flexibility in nursing. You can do med/surg and move on to emergency, decide you hate that and go to post-partum, get...

  12. Should every new grad nurse start out on the Med/Surg floor?

    CABG patch kid replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people will say its the right thing to do but it really depends on where you want to be in 2-5 years. If you plan on being in a totally unrelated field, then go for what you want to...

  13. Pain Management

    CABG patch kid replied to almstdn45's topic in General Nursing

    Same as we do today.... Start out with the normal dose, if that's not enough, talk to the doctor to get it increased. Everyone is different in how they deal with pain and how well they tolerate it....

  14. Skills

    CABG patch kid replied to almstdn45's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a difficult one last week.... Had to get three people in there to do it right, but the nurse who was finally successful had to kind of go back and forth with it a little bit to get it to...

  15. Working on a Busy tele floor and confused!!!

    CABG patch kid replied to newscarednurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also new, working on a tele unit, and trying to get super organized before I'm off orientation. Something I started doing is putting a red checkmark next to everything after it is charted (if it...

  16. Night Shift Woes

    CABG patch kid replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty much going through the same thing. I love my job but it gets old staying up at night by yourself on the nights off. The main thing I'm having an issue with is getting errands and things...

  17. Salary Ranges

    CABG patch kid replied to Christine1969's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would go to your "state" forum here, someone is bound to have already asked this, just do a little searching. But I agree that new grad salaries aren't negotioable in many places, they have a set...

  18. Can I put my hands in your hair?

    CABG patch kid replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it's a strange compliment, but a compliment none the less. As for the actual TOUCHING, no

  19. change in career path

    CABG patch kid replied to lindyjoe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will learn a lot about research and community health if your BSN program was anything like mine. After the BSN you should be eligible to get your Public Health certification, then you will be...

  20. Ha! Students following me?!

    CABG patch kid replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lol, this reminds me of my very first clinical in a hospital. I remember the nurse's name was Beverly and instead of RN after her name it said IPN. I didn't even know what that meant!! But she...

  21. Time mgmt for RN's doing total care with 3-5 tele pts

    CABG patch kid replied to merellis2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a tele floor with no aides on night shift (my shift). Like Angie said, its all about helping out your fellow nurses and they will also help you when you need it. Everyone has a total...

  22. New Grad Needs Help

    CABG patch kid replied to NiceArthur32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not sure exactly what you are looking for in terms of orientation, but the place I work at doesn't do a "formal" new grad program, which actually worked out for me because, like you, I missed the...

  23. orientation for new GN/RN: what's normal? what isn't?

    CABG patch kid replied to AlwaysMovingUp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For me it was one day of hospital orientation (videos, guest speakers, etc.), then 3 days of nursing orientation, i.e. anything and everything nursing related, followed with the very common phrase...

  24. Help! Need Time Management Tips

    CABG patch kid replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another thing I learned (just last night, in fact) was balancing workload between patients. For example, on one patient I had about 10 meds/tasks to do at 2200 and only 2 meds on my other patient...

  25. new graduate, new challenges!

    CABG patch kid replied to AlwaysMovingUp's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just recently started a new position and have found the general consensus is that you have to see what works for you. Some people like to stay up late on their nights off, others get back on a...