ONCRN84

ONCRN84

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  1. Transferring license

    ONCRN84 replied to trishaa187's topic in General Nursing

    If you continue to renew it,

  2. Safe Nurse Patient Ratio

    ONCRN84 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    On a regular medical floor on a bad night we had 8:1 + awesome techs and a house float to help us if necessary. Our telemetry floor was always 5:1 regardless of

  3. Not ready to be charge

    ONCRN84 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    If you're not ready, speak up. Do NOT let them pressure you into a role you're not prepared for. I found myself suckered into a similiar position because some nights, no one else was willing to do it...

  4. Is this a reasonable workload for oncology?

    ONCRN84 replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Oncology

    It depends on the shift and the accuity. Our aides on nights had up to 10. Days had 5ish. Evenings was somewhere in between. Nurse wise, days usually had 4-5, nights up to 7, rarely 8. If you had...

  5. Physical Assessments: Do Any Nurses Do Them

    ONCRN84 replied to romie's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked inpatient, I always listened to heart, lungs, abdomen, felt for pedal pulses/edema, pain level, and checked out their mouth (oncology floor). If I found something that was wonky, I...

  6. what do you do when a patient cries

    ONCRN84 replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    It really all depends on the patient and the situation. I worked inpatient oncology and usually by the time they get crappy news, we know them pretty well. Tune into a patient's physical cues and let...

  7. what do you do when a patient cries

    ONCRN84 replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    Sit down, put an arm around them, and just be quiet (or ask if there's anything you can do). Sometimes, they don't need words, they just need to know someone is there. I've had more than one patient...

  8. Is Nursing school that hard??

    ONCRN84 replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Nursing school is hard. And time consuming. Being a nurse is even

  9. I can't handle it when kittens die...how can I be a nurse?

    ONCRN84 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this, I'm so glad I'm not the only nurse who crumbles over animals, but for some reason can handle people. My first night as a brand new nurse I was orienting at my new job (medical/oncology...

  10. What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

    ONCRN84 replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I HATED clinic nursing. Constant phone calls (most of which weren't necessary), trying to keep the MD on time, getting yelled at by the MD when he was off time, phone triaging, getting paid less for...

  11. Be Tough or Wimp Out?

    ONCRN84 replied to maggieslove1976's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to someone at the hospital about it. Your manager, someone in nursing education, anyone who has anything to do with the orientation. If you feel unsafe, it needs to be addressed ASAP. Good...

  12. Narcotic Wasting Mistake

    ONCRN84 replied to macbelleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did this once with a mg of morphine IV. I got home and was cleaning out my pockets and found it. I FREAKED out, drove back, told my manager, and wasted it with my assistant manager. I think I...

  13. Nursing is not what I thought...hate my job...need ur opinion

    ONCRN84 replied to dtermineddenise's topic in General Nursing

    Luvbugg... I did the same thing. I was inpatient oncology for 18 months and now I'm outpatient... and I miss

  14. What is your experience with

    ONCRN84 replied to sashaa's topic in Oncology

    In the hospital I worked at before, if they were in ICU, one of the critical care docs took primary care and an oncologist would MAYBE be around a few times to consult. In the clinic I'm at now, our...

  15. Where to buy scrubs online?

    ONCRN84 replied to Djuna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    www.lydiasuniforms.com I've bought all my scrubs from there and have never been

  16. Community Placement

    ONCRN84 replied to RUNS10's topic in Public, Community Health

    Work with them where they are at. If you start trying to teach about something they're not ready for, it's not going to go far. A lot of things need to be individualized in a situation like that....

  17. What nursing school did everyone attend?

    ONCRN84 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing. Say that 10 times fast. I loved college though. I did my first 2.5 years at the main campus. After that for nursing school, you have to...

  18. MA's know as much as RN's??

    ONCRN84 replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    I just started working as a public health nurse in a clinic and part of my orientation is rotating through the different providers. I've spent a lot of time with MAs in the last few weeks and it's...

  19. Do You Announce That You're a Nurse?

    ONCRN84 replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I do and I've had the experience at the vet. My dog was doing really poorly and I wanted to be there when they did her paracentesis. They didn't want me to go into the back until I...

  20. Certified Letter?!

    ONCRN84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got home from work today to find a note about a certified letter they tried to deliver today... from my former employer. Well, I'm still employed by them, but I'm employed as "available" instead of...

  21. Certified Letter?!

    ONCRN84 replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

    Well, available means I'm still employed, but I don't work regularly scheduled hours unless I want to. I won't receive benefits, but I can work when I want to. They can call when they have holes,...

  22. Certified Letter?!

    ONCRN84 replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

    That didn't even occur to me. Thanks! I bet that's what it is. I was freaking out. This was the first time I've left a full-time job at all, so I had no idea how it all worked. I bet that's what it...

  23. New admits at shift change

    ONCRN84 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    On the rare occasion I ask the ER to hold someone for a few minutes, I always call back when I say I will (unless something happens, of course) and I always take the patient up, whether I'm ready for...

  24. New job!

    ONCRN84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I first joined about a month ago, I was stressing out about my current job and not knowing if I should find a different one. Well, I was hired for a public health nurse position doing Maternity...

  25. What didn't they teach you?

    ONCRN84 replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    Time Management. Prioritization. The fact that you WILL make mistakes. You are human and that's just how it works. Don't stress out too bad. Dealing with work anxiety. You are NOT just the nurse. You...