gracedRN BSN, RN

gracedRN has 15 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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1. Nursing class Who's Who - for fun

   gracedRN replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Students

   Is everyone in your class going to get one? I hope so! So fun to know when I've made an impression (good impression, that is ) on people. "Most likely to see the good in the most difficult of...

2. MD orders via computer

   gracedRN replied to gracedRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   It is good and a relief to read positive experiences with computer generated

3. MD orders via computer

   gracedRN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

   OK, this may have been covered in another thread, sorry if it's repetitive. Recently the policy at the facility in which I work has the doctors entering orders in the computer, as opposed to the...

4. Night Shift For Newbies

   gracedRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I love night shift! I love the patients, who are more open with talking and sharing at night, with no families and no ancillary staff; and not every doctor on the case running in and out. I love the...

5. What does your username mean?

   gracedRN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

   Oh, this is a fun post! "graced" is my part my daughter's name- "Grace" and also because I have been given so much in life. "RN", well... :) I have to remember to give

6. Article Winners

   gracedRN replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Your article was so beautiful. You are an amazing nurse!

7. A Beautiful Nightmare

   gracedRN replied to acaitan29's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. Very inspiring. I must reiterate, "Congratulations, Miss R.N.!!" Wishing you the

8. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

   gracedRN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

   Good for you for standing by your beliefs. While it always will require 2 RN's to verify blood, thereby having another RN present when you hang blood anyway, sometimes in the ICU, or CCU, someone is...

9. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

   gracedRN replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

   1. Cardiovascular ICU. 2. Oklahoma (moved here after working in Northern Virginia) 3. Fresh from nursing school in 2002, I was not offered my first choice of a job, as the head trauma unit "was not...

10. Is it really difficult to get a job in an ICU?

    gracedRN replied to AndiePi's topic in General Nursing

    The ICU in which I work hires new graduates. It's challenging, but most do very well!! :clphnds: One needs to be willing to learn; a position for a new grad. means lots of class time as well as time...

11. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    gracedRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Red (I'm a ginger, too!!!), Thank you for that. More often than not, the docs at the hospital where I work are amazing! We have a great team on the cardiovascular ICU.

12. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    gracedRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    "Put on your big boy panties and deal with it"

13. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    gracedRN replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Loving this!! "OK This is the NURSE'S Station! Don't walk in here and take my seat, my computer, and interrupt report because you DON'T belong here." "Yes, I'll be calling with critical values....

14. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

    gracedRN replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh my gosh, the Medi-WRECK E-MAR! Duplicate, triplicate meds, times messed up, only lets you use 2 saline flushes at a time (one scheduled, one PRN) so you have to go out and back in and rescan foe a...

15. Please Can Someone Help!

    gracedRN replied to obynna's topic in General Nursing

    Obynna, I am so sorry! i wish I knew what to tell you, but I have no idea, why the system works the way it does. I am unclear as to why America would turn away a good Nurse! I will pray for you....