Rhody34

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  1. How do you leave it at work?

    Rhody34 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes Dranger was blunt with you... However, you initiated the exchange by highlighting one tiny part of their post (Its just a job)... Which... it is by the way... Dranger gave lots of encouraging...

  2. How do you leave it at work?

    Rhody34 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Never once said you shouldn't be excited. This is a very exciting time for you... but you are naive and you need to take this opportunity to listen and learn. There are many experienced nurses here...

  3. How do you leave it at work?

    Rhody34 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although Dranger is lacking some tact... they are absolutely right. You have some pleasant ideas about what being a nurse is like... but you don't know. You have no experience as a nurse and you are...

  4. Liking members at AN

    Rhody34 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I've never blocked any one. I'm not incredibly active here even though I've been here for a while. But I usually check in every other day or so. Often times I mentally, emotionally react to some...

  5. How old are you?

    Rhody34 replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    33... balding... "husky"... I blame my

  6. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Rhody34 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Continued prayers,

  7. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Rhody34 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, you may or may not remember me... but we've had brief interactions here and there over the last couple years. You are such a wise and compassionate person. I'd always stop to read your...

  8. 32 Hour work week?

    Rhody34 replied to DanC's topic in General Nursing

    I work 32 hour days in a community hospital tele floor, 8 hour shifts. I always have 2 weekdays off and work every other weekend. My weekdays off are never the same. Just an example, my schedule the...

  9. Bad experience with CAGE protocol patient

    Rhody34 replied to Stcroix's topic in General Nursing

    Knowing when the patients last drink and how much he/she drinks is important to know. Those are always my first questions when I have a patient on CIWA protocol. Our hospital's policy is we can...

  10. 20, male, I could use some advice.

    Rhody34 replied to Zgb9793's topic in Men in Nursing

    Here's my experience. I had ZERO medical experience. Started Nursing school at 27, graduated with my associates at 29 in May 2012. Worked my butt off in school to get good grades, establish...

  11. The Breaking Point

    Rhody34 replied to naptimeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    8-10 on evenings, and 10-11 on nights!?!?! I have NEVER heard of those ratios... even at a "smaller hospital". I wouldn't ever sign on for those ratios. I work in a "smaller hospital" too on a...

  12. "I don't want him as my nurse"

    Rhody34 replied to libran1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The reason a 0-10 scale is helpful, is because you can reassess after medicating. If the number's gone down, usually... the medication has been effective. So the number scale is valuable. But I do...

  13. Help understanding reason for meds

    Rhody34 replied to <3_RN's topic in Cardiac

    I thought she meant calcium as

  14. Help understanding reason for meds

    Rhody34 replied to <3_RN's topic in Cardiac

    I'm also a new nurse working on a tele floor. I've seen this ordered many times for hyperkalemia. Insulin moves potassium back into the cells- in turn, lowering the serum potassium level- giving the...

  15. Student Nurse Nightmare-Help!

    Rhody34 replied to RNFiona's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... thanks for stereotyping my entire gender (in your words; with the exception of 1 in 12 years of nursing). Believe me... there are women nurses out there who are nightmares... your gender does...

  16. Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    Rhody34 replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was hired into a nurse residency program as a new grad at the hospital where I work now. It was 16 weeks and I floated and was precepted in their "critical care track"... they have other tracks as...

  17. Job market- ADN students being warned?

    Rhody34 replied to hope3456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I live in New England... I graduated in May 2012 with a class of 36 from an ADN program. Every single one of my classmates is currently working as an RN. I myself was hired on a telemetry floor in a...

  18. So much harder than I expected :(

    Rhody34 replied to sprintin2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh Man! I'm so thankful for this post! I could have written it exactly! I too am on a tele floor, I'm actually in my second week of a 16 week residency program. I too breezed through clinicals-...

  19. Dealing with grumpy physicians

    Rhody34 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wasn't referring to the OP. I was referring to Grntea's post, and others that I have seen lately.

  20. Dealing with grumpy physicians

    Rhody34 replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a new grad and I find these threads very interesting. This is the 3rd or 4th thread where I have seen a nurse explain that the MD basically threatens, or actually moves their patient to ICU....

  21. Nerves are shot, Took NCLEX Stopped at 85

    Rhody34 replied to nowdistracted's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS!

  22. Nerves are shot, Took NCLEX Stopped at 85

    Rhody34 replied to nowdistracted's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Merlee- What's the point of your post? This is an exciting and anxious time for a lot of us new grads. A, "good luck!" would have been sufficient for her. Good grief. Don't come into the thread if...

  23. Nerves are shot, Took NCLEX Stopped at 85

    Rhody34 replied to nowdistracted's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When you log in it will tell you that you have quick results available! And this was last weekend- so it was recent! You should have them this weekend! *But you dont need them any way- the PVT is...

  24. Nerves are shot, Took NCLEX Stopped at 85

    Rhody34 replied to nowdistracted's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You passed... but also, I took the exam on a friday and I got my quick results on sunday!

  25. How'd you pass the NCLEX

    Rhody34 replied to rmsm's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1) what sources did you use as a study tool I took the Kaplan course. I went to each and every class, I watched all the content videos, and followed along with the course book while I did it. I...