LyndzBenz

LyndzBenz

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  1. New Nurse Confidence?

    LyndzBenz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new nurse as of March. I landed a job on a cardiology floor which specializes in angiograms and pacemaker insertion. The majority of our patients are cardiac in nature, but we are getting an...

  2. Items You Carry Daily in the Hospital

    LyndzBenz replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

    I have a little black bag that I can stuff with scissors, pens, extra various kinds of tape, bandaids, hemostats, etc. What I keep on me at all times during shift is two pens, NS flushes, scissors,...

  3. Share your story: How did you land your first nursing job?

    LyndzBenz replied to KeepItReal21's topic in General Nursing

    I put in resumes and called facilities to ask if there were any positions available. Most hospitals now show their positions online as well, just type in the name of the hospital and the location to...

  4. What time do you expect your relief nurse to show up?

    LyndzBenz replied to KarynicaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    On a late day, I do get to my floor right at 6:45pm, but most of the time I am there by 6:30pm. I do expect that my relief nurse be here for me by 0645 but on some days that isn't very realistic....

  5. Pain relief with elderly...

    LyndzBenz posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have had about 5 patients in the last month that were on some kind of pain relief during the night. These meds are usually on the lists: Lortab, Morphine, Demerol, and Dilaudid. I had one patient...

  6. Murphy's Laws of Nursing | Life of a Nurse

    LyndzBenz replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    I really needed this right now! Is it bad when you can check off about 90% on that list? Laughter is the best

  7. Shout out... I passed Biology!!!!!!

    LyndzBenz replied to rholman's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats, a C is passing in everybody's book. Once I made a C in one of my nursing classes. It was a rough semester for me and I was grateful for another chance to prove that I deserved being there....

  8. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    LyndzBenz replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. 75 questions 2. HESI Book, and Saunder's NCLEX for RN Study Guide 3. ATI and HESI 4. Two Days 5. I was totally certain that I had failed, so much so that I stopped by my favorite wine-o spot and...

  9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    LyndzBenz replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think mine is a Code Brown story as well. I had a patient who hadn't had a BM in a few days because she was on a heap of pain medications. Dr. prescribed her some anti-constipation drugs and behold...

  10. immature nursing students

    LyndzBenz replied to bananabubbletea's topic in General Students

    We had a few of these in my nursing classes. They were either weeded out or they were enlightened. Some may have eventually made it through, but they ended up failing the first semester or so because...

  11. what was the ratio of girls to guys in your nursing school class?

    LyndzBenz replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    We had 40 people in one block class, of those 40 about 7 were male. However, they didn't let us girls outshine them! They all had great personalities. I miss being in that class setting!

  12. You know you've been working too much when...

    LyndzBenz replied to chickapea's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When you try to call an elevator with pushing the unlock button on your car keys...lol, I was sick that day and very

  13. How often do you get sick?

    LyndzBenz replied to metal_m0nk's topic in General Nursing

    The last time that I was sick was when I was nearly out of nursing school (probably May). I usually get sick once a year with something like a cold but then after that, I am usually sickness free....

  14. Stethoscope cleaning

    LyndzBenz replied to CanuckStudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    We have these little tubs of sani-cloths that are disposable. I always wear gloves when using it to wipe off my steth because the germicidals are so strong that they can kill the aids virus (and I...

  15. Question for those who work the 11pm-7am shift

    LyndzBenz replied to NewestRN_OnTheBlock's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work a 7pm to 7am shift and my patient load is usually about 3-6 patients. In our facility we usually have an hour window, 30 min before a med is due and 30 min after a med is due. So, we can give...

  16. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    LyndzBenz replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    That's hilarious, I have seen other nurses do that and it works like a

  17. First med error - crushed a SR tablet

    LyndzBenz replied to mistyda's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You really shouldn't worry over making such a med error. 1. The patient wasn't harmed. 2. Your preceptor should be like a hawk over your back, 3. Double-checking is a blessing in disguise, even if you...

  18. If they can ask for it..they aren't too sedated...

    LyndzBenz replied to faline1973's topic in General Nursing

    You did make the right call, although you were written up. You could think of so many what ifs. What if you oversedated her? Or what if she aspirated on the water that the other "wonderful" nurses...

  19. New grads how did you land a job?

    LyndzBenz replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    After I graduated in December, I waited 3 months to take my RN exam. Our teachers in class said to question the newspaper ads for nurses and try to stay away from any that try to give you a big bonus...

  20. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    LyndzBenz replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I believe that I would ask them what their wishes were and, to the best of my abilities, I would see to it that they were carried out. Although they are devoid of religion, I am positive that being...