StarryEyed, RN

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1. Sodium bicarb for mucositis

   StarryEyed, RN replied to colamom803's topic in Oncology

   My hospital pharmacy dispenses pre measured amounts of the powder into our Omni cell (in little plastic containers) which we then mix with a defined amount of sterile water on the unit. We mix one for...

2. Resume buzz words?

   StarryEyed, RN replied to charis.'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   What i would do is carefully read each hospital's mission statement and values and use their own "buzz words" in my cover letter to

3. Should I take an office RN position

   StarryEyed, RN replied to charley412's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Absolutely take the job!! Then immediately add it to your resume and keep sending it out. USE that license. I finally started getting interest after I added a non-hospital RN position which was really...

4. Night shift and daylight savings....

   StarryEyed, RN replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

   We get overtime pay for that extra hour and anything beyond that if need

5. Specific Koi top I've seen but can't find :(

   StarryEyed, RN replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I will try them. I'm about an hour from Santa Monica so maybe I can even head out there one day :)

6. Specific Koi top I've seen but can't find :(

   StarryEyed, RN replied to StarryEyed, RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I don't post for ppl to do searches for me unless I've tried extensively myself. KOI navy top is probably the first search I did before even thinking about posting

7. What to do in family emergency situations?

   StarryEyed, RN replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

   That's awesome that there is amazing teamwork on some units to divide and take over the pts of the nurse in crisis. However, in California, we have staffing ratios and it is absolutely ILLEGAL to have...

8. Specific Koi top I've seen but can't find :(

   StarryEyed, RN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I'm not exactly sure if I'm using the right words to describe it. It is solid navy (not sure but might come in other colors, too). It is a somewhat patterned fabric in the sense that some parts of it...

9. I think I'm getting FIRED on Monday...

   StarryEyed, RN replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   If she's still orienting how would she help staffing at all? Presumably while orienting they're paying you and your preceptor to do the same job,

10. How do you make new hires feel welcome on your unit?

    StarryEyed, RN replied to RN-ing's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a new hire/new grad I had an awesome preceptor who took her lunches WITH me each shift (there were others who would either take it at a different time than their preceptee or would go off...

11. Visiting nurse slapped with a parking ticket :-/

    StarryEyed, RN replied to PinkRNBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Despite the fact that you drove around for one hour looking for parking, you still parked there knowing it was illegal or at least that you would be fined. That ticket is no surprise. I'm sure you...

12. 3 things you wish someone would have told you, that you had to find out on your own..

    StarryEyed, RN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    omg, I freaked out one time cuz I saw gooey brown stuff all over my A&Ox4 pt and was thinking "how the heck did that happen?! Plus it nearly touched my arm but luckily only my glove actually did,...

13. Worst night in history

    StarryEyed, RN replied to RoseRyan's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding! It's annoying when the sitter is calling me into the room all the time saying "He's trying to get out of bed. She's touching her NG." THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THERE FOR!!! Then they wait for ME...

14. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    StarryEyed, RN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Because things can still get missed even on a double check. I was getting report for a pt w/a PCA, was handed a copy of the order and the pain documentation flowsheet and noticed that both nurses that...

15. For those that got hired in new grad programs...

    StarryEyed, RN replied to nurs1ng's topic in California Nursing

    Just 1-2 months??? I had an agonizing 11 month wait until I started my first full time RN position. Don't give up!!! Take another job while you're still applying. ANYTHING!! You said you have family...