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  1. I'm scared of physical exam....

    ANH_RN replied to livtek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If I had a dime for every nurse in our hospital that has some kind of physical ailment... but seriously. If you get around okay I don't see why it would be a

  2. First Code..

    ANH_RN replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My heart goes out to you in this time. Not because I feel sorry because something bad has happened to you but because you feel so shaken and unsure of the whole experience. This was a learning...

  3. Seriously? I don't think I want to do this anymore.

    ANH_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So yet again I made yet another mistake -- this time? Gave Zofran every 4 hours instead of the ordered every 6 hours for 3 different doses. How in the WORLD did I do that?? Right dose, time, pt,...

  4. Seriously? I don't think I want to do this anymore.

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

    Thanks so much for all of the support and information. It seems like every mistake I make is the end of the world. I see seasoned nurses at work make mistakes all of the time. It's that part of the...

  5. Discovering incompatible IVPB's with primary lines - anyone else notice this a lot?

    ANH_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Tonight has been about the 3rd time that I've discovered an incompatible IVPB hanging with a primary IVF (I'm a new nurse). For example, tonight (during my primary assessment, after coming on shift)...

  6. Hateful Coworkers

    ANH_RN replied to tam74's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is no reason you should have to work in a place that inhibits growth with your peers. Your work environment has so much to do with how you deal with things and who to go to with questions and...

  7. Discovering incompatible IVPB's with primary lines - anyone else notice this a lot?

    ANH_RN replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    oops, sorry, I completely forgot to mention that the 'green' was Avelox! That's what I meant -- so for example, I knew that the PB was almost done infusing because the bag was pretty much empty and...

  8. Did anyone start out in Psych?

    ANH_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been working on a med-surg unit since August this year. I was wanting to just get in a year of med-surg because that is the inevitable advice from everyone. I don't know if it's just the unit...

  9. Would you consider that an 'exposure'?

    ANH_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have asked a question similar to this one but I was curious what others would think. One evening in December I was hanging a transfusion for a pt. For some ridiculous reason I was not wearing...

  10. Is nursing for me?

    ANH_RN replied to mgarrigan78's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing would be something that you could take a look into. Look up degrees at your local colleges/community colleges. Shadow someone, etc. You could do a ton of different things and there are a lot...

  11. Dangerous nurses

    ANH_RN replied to funmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have seen some nurses do some crazy stuff that I would never do i.e. recap a needle after giving an IM injection to a known drug user. etc. Mostly I see nurses dangerous to themselves. Rarely I...

  12. Good Old HIPAA Violation!

    ANH_RN replied to shodobe's topic in General Nursing

    It's amazing how tricky it can be at times. We're not allowed to look at the ED triage list in the computer but some nurses do it anyways. We're not even allowed to look up our patients before they...

  13. Would you consider that an 'exposure'?

    ANH_RN replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had actually called the health line nurse again and she said any contact with anybody's blood would be considered an exposure and would warrant follow up. She said every exposure is treated the...

  14. Would you consider that an 'exposure'?

    ANH_RN replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was trying to prime the tubing and I was holding it over the garbage can. I'm really not sure how it managed to get on my hand. Thanks for telling me I'm worrying too much -- it does help a little...

  15. SCHIZOPHRENIC question

    ANH_RN replied to caringkay RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would say #4 ... what exactly ARE those voices telling you? We already know he may be paranoid

  16. May 2008 grads....how are things going?

    ANH_RN replied to marilynmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say the end of November is when I was finally like OH OKAY, I can do this. I think. Before that it was hell. Thought about doing a different major, etc. I work on a busy tele/med floor and...

  17. first year nurses.......what is the longest you have stayed passed your schedule.....

    ANH_RN replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Work 7p-7. Once stayed until 9 am. I had two admissions that night. In fact, we ALL had two admissions. It was pretty much the worst night

  18. How do you get over your new RN boo boos (mistakes)

    ANH_RN replied to love-d-OR's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have forgotten medications (for Lasix in a CHF pt once -- WHOOPS). Everything tends to kind of work out and not be detrimental. I have forgotten to do this and that and I even left work once...

  19. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    ANH_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Usually you receive a great report from the ER when getting new admissions but here are some things I have learned the hard way to ALWAYS GET THE ANSWER FOR. Besides the obvious (vitals, history). -...

  20. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

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

    Thanks to everyone that responded! I learned a lot about all the different things I never thought about/have been given during a report. This question/post was not intended to diss on ER nurses of...

  21. Is it possible to get aids by getting transfused blood on your hands?

    ANH_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a very crazy question but I accidentally got transfused blood on my hands while hooking it up to a patient (I wasn't wearing gloves for some VERY stupid reason) and I washed it off immediately...

  22. Is it possible to get aids by getting transfused blood on your hands?

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

    I guess what I meant is I know there is a 1 in 1 million chance that blood with HIV can get through the cracks of testing due to the 'window' period (the period right after someone actually becomes...

  23. Starting RN salary in Dayton, Ohio

    ANH_RN replied to ziggyzoomba77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I'm a new RN in Hamilton, Ohio which you probably know is about an hour away from Dayton. In the small town of Hamilton I started out at the Health Alliance on a med-surg unit at $21.25 with $4...

  24. when the budget is more important than patient safety

    ANH_RN replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty ridiculous. We have a whole team of sitters that are called upon when someone really needs one. Sometimes they're not always available which is really crappy but you do what you can --...

  25. How often do you do vitals and I&Os?

    ANH_RN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Working nights 7-7 I do them during initial assessment and try to get another set in before midnight. If the patient has a lot of issues or what have you I do them again at 4 am. Some people that I...