starletRN

starletRN

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  1. Several topics-new to LTC

    starletRN replied to mharrah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I might be showing my ignorance, but what does SV stand for? I'm new to LTC. Actually, haven't started yet.

  2. New to LTC and charge?

    starletRN replied to eesmith3's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm glad I found this thread. I just got offered a night shift charge nurse position as well. I have over a year experience as a nurse and it was in a hospital. I noticed someone in the thread said...

  3. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    starletRN replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow! I can't believe people have to be told to put a mask on the patient. That's a

  4. understaffed and dangers to license?

    starletRN replied to lpn2b2006's topic in General Nursing

    It is a shame that after a year in med-surg I want to leave. Not because I don't like what I do. I could do bedside nursing for the rest of my life and be happy. It's the fact that there is never...

  5. Paperwork

    starletRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did anyone still have issues with paperwork 9 months into nursing? It seems like not a day goes by that I'm not forgetting to fill out a form or forgetting to send 1 of the 4 forms to the blood bank...

  6. BID Order Questions

    starletRN replied to ShonaRN0522's topic in Patient Medications

    The restraints issue might be different depending on the area. In our facility a RN has to reevaluate the need for restraints and document it on a flowsheet q 12 hours. Our restraint flowsheet has a...

  7. 6 months out of school and Im precepting??!!

    starletRN replied to LPNfurever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have 9 months experience and had to precept a nurse who had 10 years previous experience. It was only for a couple of shifts but I felt like there was nothing I could teach her that she didn't all...

  8. New Grad Anxiety

    starletRN replied to nurseme3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have a lot of advice on this subject. I have been off orientation for over 6 months. It does get better but I still occasionally come home and worry that I might have harmed a patient or...

  9. Conditions in hospitals getting worse

    starletRN replied to JDougRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    what about the idea of medicine keeping people alive long after they should have died, driving up acuity? I was talking about this very subject the other day with a couple of other nurses on my unit....

  10. Terrified of killing my patients/making mistakes/missing something important

    starletRN replied to Lola77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    These last 2 posts were great advice.

  11. Terrified of killing my patients/making mistakes/missing something important

    starletRN replied to Lola77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know that feeling. I have given meds in my sleep before. Not pleasant when I'm all ready sleep deprived the nights before I work. I'm 5 months out of orientation and I still obsess about checking...

  12. how long do i feel like an idiot?

    starletRN replied to belindalou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Rockenmom, The notebook is a great idea. I'll have to try that myself. I have a cheat sheet but it's starting to look pretty warn and I need to add more info. I've been on the floor for 8 months. 3...

  13. how long do i feel like an idiot?

    starletRN replied to belindalou's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know what you mean. I just hit the 8 month mark and still feel

  14. Would you have given the meds??

    starletRN replied to **LaurelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Question: What if the patient hadn't eaten? Would the PO meds and the insulin be

  15. Should I Carry Nursing Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    starletRN replied to sirI's topic in Nursing Career

    I haven't had any problems with them so

  16. Steps of a wet to dry dressing

    starletRN replied to oxyjen's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    What is the purpose of that oil-based dressing (can't think of the name of it) for wound debridement? I had a patient with it on his toe and no matter how much NS I soaked it with it would not loosen...

  17. Scared to death I am going to lose my license

    starletRN replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is that how most of us find out if we made a mistake? From a phone call? I'm just asking because I have a similar situation as the original poster. Most days I have gotten to the point where I can...

  18. Not loving my career choice today

    starletRN replied to willcare4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ICAM I've been off orientation for 4 months and I feel better the more experience I get. But I still get stressed and most of that stress is due to the workload. Even the experienced nurses talk about...

  19. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    starletRN replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ITA that the patient ratio should have to do with pt acuity. On more than one occasion, I have had 5-6 patients and 3 of those were high acuity patients. It's scary and I get nervous just typing it....

  20. The Night Before Nerves

    starletRN replied to nurseme3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working since March, and I still get like that the night before a shift. I feel like I'm calm before I go to bed but usually an hour or two later I'm wide awake. It does seem like the...

  21. Code Blue...

    starletRN replied to vernonleon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first 2 weeks after orientation I had two codes. I am glad we have RR because I inwardly freaked out when they happened. I work on a med-surg floor but we seem to have our share of

  22. New Male Nurse x 5 months and still anxious..super dooper anxious!

    starletRN replied to NewDude's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It might depend on the unit. I work on a med-surg unit, and I can tell you, after 6 months I still feel anxious. Not as anxious as I did a month ago, but still anxious. It is going away by degrees,...

  23. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    starletRN replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just hate that. When you think you've done your best and the oncoming nurse starts pointing out all the stuff you didn't do in a superior tone. Just keep telling yourself that they were in the same...

  24. Hospice Salary Requirement?

    starletRN replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Emily, I'm sorry to hear that. Keep us

  25. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    starletRN replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are not alone. I have been off of orientation for 3 months after a 3 month orientation, and I still come home a wreck sometimes. Usually I'm wondering if there was something I forgot to do or...