Nurseinprocess

Nurseinprocess

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  1. inserting foley, some tips please

    Nurseinprocess replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    Four

  2. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

    Nurseinprocess replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wish I could use this argument the first time they try to float me to the cardiac unit from my "mostly stable/healthy" pt load on the surgical unit I work on. I'm a new RN who is very intimidated...

  3. Waste of Time

    Nurseinprocess replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    The other night I had a patient tell the PCA that she needed me....... to fix her call-light . Right in the middle of 6 am med pass, of course. I wish my pts realized what things they should ask me...

  4. Orientation Hours

    Nurseinprocess replied to DisneybearRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hired in as a new nurse for the night shift and I had to do orientation during the day for about 5-6 wks before I went to nights. I hope you get a longer orientation than I

  5. CNA not doing job

    Nurseinprocess replied to nurse nessie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a hard time delegating, especially when I assume the support staff is already aware of what their responsibilities are and some tasks should just be done, no matter what (like vitals!). It...

  6. Emotion

    Nurseinprocess replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    Hideously

  7. Night Shift Pros and Cons

    Nurseinprocess replied to Kaychell's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working nights (7-7 and 11-7) as a new RN and I am having a hard time. I have young kids, a husband, and a house that miss my attention! I work 3-4 nights a week (hopefully it will be only 3...

  8. Age of a Nurse

    Nurseinprocess replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    On my unit the nurses range in age from 27 to probably 60, with quite a few mid-late

  9. Was one year the magic number for you?

    Nurseinprocess replied to Guest321574's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder about that question when I come upon it too . I think if you said no they would think you weren't being honest, so it must be expected to say

  10. Do nurses still time tape the bag when hanging fluids?

    Nurseinprocess replied to Selene006's topic in General Nursing

    We have the time tapes on my unit, but hardly anyone uses them. Most infusions are gravity, so I can see why they would be a useful tool. I can't say that their purpose was clearly explained to me...

  11. Accidental Diversion - Need help!

    Nurseinprocess replied to malenurse122879's topic in General Nursing

    You need to always record an empty syringe with a witness, whether the waste is zero or 20 mls. I mistakenly thought if it was empty you just put it in the sharps without anyone looking at it when I...

  12. Some Nurses too Almighty?

    Nurseinprocess replied to EbonyBorn2Succeed's topic in General Nursing

    I have issues with the support staff not wanting my (RN) help. Either it's I do it alone, or they do it alone, but I am not to ask them if they need my help. Figure that one out . Because me asking...

  13. iv infusion

    Nurseinprocess replied to bonhic's topic in General Nursing

    Nice . What the heck is wrong with helping someone figure out what steps to take or formula to use to solve the problem? Not everyone is stellar at math; giving someone an easy way to figure out a...

  14. iv infusion

    Nurseinprocess replied to bonhic's topic in General Nursing

    Take the mls to be infused (100), multiply by the tubing size (either 10 or 60) and then divide by the minutes

  15. I HATE My Job - Why did I ever go into Nursing?

    Nurseinprocess replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospice home care would be better, if you don't mind being on-call

  16. Unsure of what happened

    Nurseinprocess replied to Tepidorchid's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If the doctor is the one who put the order in, why would the x-ray technician be telling you not to order stat

  17. I HATE My Job - Why did I ever go into Nursing?

    Nurseinprocess replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel very much like you , I should show my husband your post so he can see what other nurses feel like. I have only been a nurse for about 5 months, I was hoping by a couple years I would get used...

  18. Getting floated

    Nurseinprocess posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new nurse who works on a unit where the census is a rollercoaster and our pt counts often drop below the scheduled staffing, so the nurses get pulled to other units that are short staffed pretty...

  19. Getting floated

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

    I don't know about protesting, I guess I am just worried about what may come up, which unit, what kind of pts will be put in my hands. I'm curious how other nurses handle being pulled, or how they...

  20. Who's responsibility is it?

    Nurseinprocess replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Nursing

    I kinda think the pt is still your responsibility until you punch out, at least to a point. No nurse coming onto a shift wants to walk immediately into a problem like that. I don't think any of the...

  21. First job.....feeling like a failure (long rant sorry folks)

    Nurseinprocess replied to juststartinout's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will find yourself solving problems that occur during your shift on the way home in your car; or the next day when you are eating your breakfast . Sometimes you get inspired or kick yourself...

  22. How do you get that CONFIDENCE

    Nurseinprocess replied to anewday's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is so much on the job training in this profession! There's no way that a preceptor can teach you everything you need to know (as I find out nearly every single shift when something unfamiliar...

  23. How many of you NGs are on nights?

    Nurseinprocess replied to netglow's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was hired in for the night shift, fulltime. I orientated on days for about 6 wks. There was another new grad who hired in the same time I did and she works days. I didn't want days because I have...

  24. Tell me again....it does get better?

    Nurseinprocess replied to Michelle123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Only five pts sounds like a dream job to me, but not if you have full care of all of them! I've never heard of day shift not having aides to help bathe and ambulate the pts, that is the shift who is...

  25. Please give me advice on whether or not I should take this job

    Nurseinprocess replied to Carrie_MTC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would take the job and still keep applying to other ones. $27 doesn't seem like much per visit, but I am not familiar with the pay rate for home health care. If you see 5 or 6 pts a day that's not...