dollphyn

dollphyn

Plastic surgery and Med/surg

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  1. I love it when...

    dollphyn replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Or when they tell you at 11:00 pm do not come and bother me again!!! The hospital is supposed to be place for rest not interruptions of my sleep. I always make it a point to wake each of my patients...

  2. Can I do nursing school with full time job??

    dollphyn replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it can be done. My first 3 semesters of nursing school, I worked M-F 3-11. As soon as I was done with school or clinicals, I would head to work. A couple of the days, I did not get to work...

  3. IM Injection sites

    dollphyn replied to Hilinenursegrl's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that my hand is too large on some patients and so I have to move my palm down a little bit on the trocanter. I found this out in nursing school on the manikins and it has gone with me now...

  4. Has anybody taken a PBDS before? (Performance Based Development System)

    dollphyn replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to take it back in June. My advice to you is to make sure you watch the videos very closely. The actors will be doing different things that will try to confuse you about what is wrong with...

  5. "Let me get out of your way"

    dollphyn replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right about how they end up under our feet instead of being out of the way!!! I even will joke with them when I tell them to stay, that if I need them to move, I will move them myself!!!...

  6. Flu Vaccine

    dollphyn replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    No, will not get one this year. I used to get it every year for three straight years back about 5 years ago. But I found that I was still getting sick with the flu and would be out of work for at...

  7. School Starting Soon! Freaking OUT!

    dollphyn replied to Hygiene Queen's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who started out as a medical assistant, then a unit tech, then a unit secretary and now a registered nurse, I know exactly where you are coming from. Just know that your first semester...

  8. Poll: Do you take vital signs at the beginning of your shift?

    dollphyn replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Most of our patients are every 4 hours. So when I come on at 1900, my tech is getting ready to take 2000 vitals. Then a new tech comes on at 2300 and takes the 0000 and 0400 vitals. If the techs...

  9. Doing what's right even if it ends a friendship.

    dollphyn replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You said it even better than I did. My state that does the same thing is Texas for those that want to

  10. Doing what's right even if it ends a friendship.

    dollphyn replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I became a medical assistant, after 1 year of school, I had my certificate and everything. I started my first job at a doctor's office and found that every other medical assistant that I worked...

  11. Med/Surg or Not to Med/Surg. That is the question?

    dollphyn replied to ButterPeacanRican's topic in General Nursing

    Go where you want to go, especially at somewhere that makes you happy. I started off my career in Med/Surg, but with a majority of patients in for Plastic surgery. I never thought I would be taking...

  12. Watch out - Its Death Angel!

    dollphyn replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    First few months at Walmart, person collapses in fabrics, I was in jewelry, and had to call for ambulance, person died. First day as a medical assistant, patient died in doctor's office. First day...

  13. Intermitant or continuous suction for salem sump NGT?

    dollphyn replied to stalsrn's topic in General Nursing

    The doctors I work with when putting an NGT in, tell me low intermittent wall suction. Our NGT's are only the salem sump at the hospital I am at. I actually do not know what our policy is at our...

  14. Remember me??

    dollphyn replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the same boat you were in. My third semester of nursing school, I found out I was pregnant. I took off fall of 2006 to have the baby which was the best thing I could do because the...

  15. 5am "fog"

    dollphyn replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    So can relate....At 5am we are usually giving report on the phone because you can report and then do an addendum later if anything changes in the two hours. We say some pretty interesting things on...

  16. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    dollphyn replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with you all I do when I am off is sleep. (at least that is what it seems like!!!) Of course, I do work night shift and it has been a hard adjustment especially when you have kids....

  17. Patient request you not take care of them?

    dollphyn replied to Cambria1023's topic in General Nursing

    I have not had someone as of yet, but then again I have only been there since June. But I have had two different patients ask that one tech not come back in the room due to their perfume and the...

  18. pyxis narcotics count

    dollphyn replied to connieg's topic in General Nursing

    Same here our omnicell prints out a piece of paper letting us know that there was a discrepancy and every Monday morning we count the narcotics. My only question is why in the world does it take her...

  19. What's the best gift from a patient?

    dollphyn replied to Tolle_lege's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i completely agree with the heartfelt thank you. i have only been a rn since june, but i have already been touched by what a patient said to me. i was told that "i am their favorite nurse". i am still...

  20. Difference between CMA & RMA

    dollphyn replied to chowlover's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I was a CMA (certified medical assistant) I was able to do the same thing. I even worked for a doctor that he would have me fill out the Rx's, but he would sign them. Like you said, if it was a...

  21. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    dollphyn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    This is Plastic surgery's last week for us on orientation. We will be on our own next week. Of course they make sure that you know you are never on your own. It is going good so far, but I still...

  22. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    dollphyn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    Well that sucks....If you still feel like you may need the book, I would be glad to give you mine. I still say worry more about lecture and clinicals. Lecture was especially my achilles heel. There...

  23. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    dollphyn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    There wasn't a final exam. There was a quiz in the middle of the semester that you could get less points than what you usually get. Like I got 9.5 points out of 10, but most of my friends got 6/10...

  24. North Lake/El Centro - Fall '06!

    dollphyn replied to Fun2's topic in General Students

    If that is the same one for the management class, then don't bother buying it. Just get your access code. I did not even crack the book the whole semester and got an "A". It was a waste of money....

  25. NCLEX results

    dollphyn replied to danimicutu's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Keep the faith. It took exactly 48 hours for me to get my results. I took my test at 0800 on June 17, 2008 and I got my results at 0800 on June 19, 2008. Good luck to