racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. Pining Ceremony

    racing-mom4 replied to jjmorr's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of going to my pinning I went to my sons 3rd grade christmas program then out to pizza hut. It was great. I felt I had sacrificed my family so much during nurisng school if I didnt HAVE to be...

  2. How did you know you REALLY should be a nurse?

    racing-mom4 replied to csab's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didnt decide I really wanted to be a nurse till I was in my 30s. It was for what I think are purley selfish reasons, I wanted to work part time, nights and weekend and make a decent hourly wage. I...

  3. Ran to my first code alone...

    racing-mom4 replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our DNRs wear a yellow bracelet and there is also a big yellow star on thier chart and a yellow V line on thier tele. Also that is the one of the 1st things mentioned in report, Age, Dr, Code status....

  4. med/surg

    racing-mom4 replied to nursingrocks71's topic in General Nursing

    We hire new grads all the time in OR, the only diff is new grads get a much longer orientation time than an exsisiting nurse. I graduated with a lady who got a job in Cardiothorasic surgery 1st week...

  5. Contracting diseases?

    racing-mom4 replied to Hanabna's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have seen babies secrete more bodily fluids than adults and they give you minimal warning if

  6. Polypharmacy

    racing-mom4 replied to daisybasket48's topic in General Nursing

    God Love her I had a patient last week that was 102 and only had 1 home med. yep you read that right her only pill was 1 Multi Vitamin a day...crushed and in applesauce as she had trouble swallowing...

  7. ** "There's A Reason There's A Nurse Shortage!!" **

    racing-mom4 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I have only held my RN lic for a year now but I personally still have a smile on my face walking in and then out of my hospital. I love

  8. med/surg

    racing-mom4 replied to nursingrocks71's topic in General Nursing

    Most Med Surg floors I know hire new grads, you should have no problem at all!! During your M/S clinicals make sure you thank the nursing Mgr and let her know how much you have enjoyed learning on...

  9. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    racing-mom4 replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    OK you have a super fast metabolism and are skinny---can I be the 1st to roll my eyes and say "UGH" Pretty sure I have a slow metabolism and am not skinny--I use the term "curvey" anyways I agree...

  10. med error?

    racing-mom4 replied to cinder2004's topic in General Nursing

    Not horrible at all, a mistake and a minor one in my own humble

  11. i'm 18 graduating from an alternative school. Want to become an RN?

    racing-mom4 replied to murrbeffx3's topic in General Nursing

    I was a true Bon Jovi loving child of the 80s and also have a horible memory. I grew up. Went to community collage-transfered to a university and made the deans list almost every semester. It doesnt...

  12. how many of you go to the grocery store after working with patients?

    racing-mom4 replied to ilmbg's topic in General Nursing

    I read this post before I voted this morning, so while standing in the LONG line to vote I noticed just how many people touched thier noses, scratched thier heads and chewed thier nails....then hit...

  13. resume question

    racing-mom4 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I would somewhere in your resume list your peds oncology exp, as it is more exp for you. You could list the hospital name and then in bullets some how include skilled in XYZ..just clump all the exp...

  14. Can anyone insert a foley? Inject IMs?

    racing-mom4 replied to sandera's topic in General Nursing

    So true, I do not envy your posistion at all right now, it is a lose lose. Worst of all the Patient suffers. Your between a rock and a hard place. More than the foley and IMs I am worried about his...

  15. Need Help w/ Charge Nurse Duties, Please

    racing-mom4 replied to jennifer79RN's topic in General Nursing

    Each hospital is different,probably best to ask the more Sr charges at your own

  16. Handling rumors

    racing-mom4 replied to bnrn75's topic in General Nursing

    Inform your channels that is not only insane but insulting, then keep on working. Rumors will most likely die out, but the more fuel they get the bigger they

  17. Who is your most memorable pt?

    racing-mom4 replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    lol YOU should have said, "sorry wrong

  18. Who is your most memorable pt?

    racing-mom4 replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    Mine was when I was a CNA and we had a young lady in her 30s who was end stage cervical cancer, I was helping her to the BR and it took about 10 min to make it in there. She was in terrible pain. She...

  19. This is not my job?!?

    racing-mom4 replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    WOW--good thread, couldnt read it all but agree with what I have read so far...at our facility housekeeping will not touch blood/vomit or stool. Not allowed. Nursing gets the majority of it up and...

  20. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    racing-mom4 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    We are not alone, teachers are the same way. It is cheaper to hire two brand new grads for the same salary as a ten year teacher. Only difference in teaching is UNIONS. So unless there is really poor...

  21. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    racing-mom4 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    What they said may disgust you but it is 100% true. Nursing is typically a profession that is compassion driven vs financial driven. Mgmt knows this, they know Nurses will sacrafice of them selves for...

  22. Bed Sores & Contractures

    racing-mom4 replied to missjennmb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just like anything else there are good places and bad places...from what you have described your clinical sight does not sound like the optimal place, but we dont know the entire story...the staff may...

  23. Any nurses out there still wearing a cap?

    racing-mom4 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen a real nurse wear a real nursing cap in real life ever...and no I am not 21... I am

  24. 2 years pre-req?? HELP!

    racing-mom4 replied to jenaenae17's topic in General Nursing

    Part of my schools NP requirement is 2000 hours of actual nursing. That is equal to one year full time or two years part time. Coincedently the bridge program is 2 years part time. So between working...

  25. I want an honest opinion of this crap

    racing-mom4 replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Although it is fun to imagine in your mind 101 ways to torture this woman, it wont help...Yes it would be great fun to send letters to the Dr she works for, but she is prob stupid enough she...