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imanedrn

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  1. Opportunities For Service

    imanedrn replied to Runningirl86's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the Peace Corps. They have plenty of opportunities, esp. in healthcare, with tons of information. Since it's a national organization, I'm sure they have plenty of important info in place...

  2. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    imanedrn replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    How awesome would FOUR patients in med/surg

  3. How can I explain to a LOL

    imanedrn replied to kimmie4476's topic in General Nursing

    Try having an RT (or even the doc, esp a pulmonologist!) explain it to her. Although, all the explaining in the world may not help simply because the average Joe/Jane doesn't understand physiology...

  4. If you could have a different profession...

    imanedrn replied to anurseuk's topic in General Nursing

    My first BS is in management information systems, and I used to want to design databases and/or websites sooo bad. After the dot.com boom, though, it was harder to get a job with ONLY a college...

  5. Online news article about medical myths tells people not to finish their antibiotics

    imanedrn replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    i think they took bologna information and turned it into bs! health information that qualified health agencies (i.e., hospitals) give to patients who've recently suffered heart attacks suggest that...

  6. How does one become assertive in the nursing field?

    imanedrn replied to nicnix's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 completely different pieces of advice: (1) find a co-worker who does this well and ask for their assistance, or (2) JUST DO IT! This was VERY difficult for me when I precepted during my last...

  7. Nursing Interventions w/ Rationales

    imanedrn replied to tavo_80816's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you have a class where an instructor teaches you how to write your interventions & rationales? At my school, we did. I can't imagine trying to come up with that stuff without ever being...

  8. Purely Med/Tele to Purely Surgical

    imanedrn posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a recent grad and am currently on a med/tele unit (though medical & surgical are all lumped together). I've been here for 3 months (1 month off orientation). I've signed a contract w/ the...

  9. Grade Help!!

    imanedrn replied to buffscotty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1 poor grade shouldn't kill your chances. They look more at overall GPA & your activities than focusing on 1

  10. What was it like finally being off orientation?

    imanedrn replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    During orientation, it was hit or miss. I felt like I was doing great, until I was taking all 6 pts (while still precepting) and had to realize painfully how much my preceptor did NOT teach me....

  11. How do you treat N/V/D?

    imanedrn replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    I work in med/tele. When pt's come up from the ER with N/V/D, I see all variations also. The most common starts on NPO, to clear liquids, advancing slowly up to a regular diet. I had one patient...

  12. Bad Rep for Med Surg

    imanedrn replied to kellyskitties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't think it's one of those hard and fast laws of nature, no. I do not believe the old saying. I think some people in m/s could never make it in ICU. But the opposite is also true. M/S may be...

  13. What does piggy back and IV compatibility mean?

    imanedrn replied to studentIVlife's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I look at it this way: You can never flush enough (unless you're dealing w/ CHF or fluid overload). If you run an IVPB that's an antibiotic, for example, and you set the primary to run after the abx...

  14. Loving HH!!!

    imanedrn replied to running_nurse's topic in Home Health

    I currently work in med/tele and think I'm losing my sanity on some days. I have a PT HH job coming up in a month or so. I am sooo looking forward to doing it 1 day/wk to break up the insanity at...

  15. Bad Rep for Med Surg

    imanedrn replied to kellyskitties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Such a great point! I think MANY people don't think about this, esp. new grads, esp. when they post things on here thinking that they're "horrible" nurses or nursing is the wrong fit. So many...

  16. What does piggy back and IV compatibility mean?

    imanedrn replied to studentIVlife's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If two fluids are incompatible, they will "fight" each other OR clump together and form a "precipitate." A precipitate is like the spots that are left on your dishes. Imagine that stuff being...

  17. Pay issues

    imanedrn replied to Ramrodthegreat's topic in General Nursing

    I go back to the options that paramedics have. There job is just as demanding a nurse's -- just in a different way. They may get to sit more than we do, but when the doo-doo hits the fan, they...

  18. housekeeping?

    imanedrn replied to beachgirl26r's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a copy of it, check your job duty list. If not, get it from HR. Does it include those duties (or any wording that could be skewed to infer those duties)? If not, shove it in her face and...

  19. Almost lost my temper today

    imanedrn replied to Ms Kylee's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient like that -- feeder too. Complained about everything! The bites were too small, I wasn't keeping the spoon in his mouth long enough, I wasn't giving him a drink frequently enough or...

  20. Nclex

    imanedrn replied to studentnurse_12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I suggest re-reading questions (esp. if your brain is farting on you), but don't re-read to the point of over-analyzing. Then you'll get trapped in wondering if it's a "trick" question. Remember:...

  21. Nclex

    imanedrn replied to studentnurse_12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree 100%. We were required to do the learningext course for my "transition to practice" course, and it wasa joke. Do Kaplan online, if you have the money. If not, buy the book from a bookstore...

  22. "REAL" nursing

    imanedrn replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just because a nurse does it in "real" nursing does NOT make it acceptable. She is actually committing a CRIME by doing this. She has falsified documentation! Why jeoparidize your license and your...

  23. Being fired...long and weepy

    imanedrn replied to catlvr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My thoughts: I think this should be policy for nurses. My dad's a pilot and they have hourly restrictions. That's because they're responsible for a couple hundred people though. It's a shame...

  24. Perfectionist - will I ever be able to handle bedside nursing?!

    imanedrn replied to imanedrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

  25. Perfectionist - will I ever be able to handle bedside nursing?!

    imanedrn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    After finally making the decision that I wanted to start in med/surg (med/tele actually), I was very proud of that decision. I love bedside nursing and the human component that it encompasses. It's...