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. 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...

  3. 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

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  6. 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 :)

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  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...

  16. What are your tricks for leaving work at work?

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

    I did that for the first almost year that I worked. Then did it on and off. I plan on starting again tomorrow

  17. No more piggybacking zosyn?

    StarryEyed, RN replied to RENEfromLA's topic in Patient Medications

    We run Zosyn on a microinfuser, not as a piggyback. I think ER does run it as piggyback. The microinfuser tubing is very thin so I doubt much gets wasted whether it's run as a primary or on a Y-port....

  18. Do you have family members who are nurses?

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

    All on my mom's side of the family. My mom is an RN. Both of my mom's sister's (my aunt's) finished their BSN abroad but chose a different career after moving to the US. My mom's brother (uncle) is...

  19. What jobs did you do before nursing?

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

    My previous jobs were: Student grader/reader (i graded papers, exams for math & sciences) Secretary positions (dorm, college nursing dept, unit) Recruiter (for a University. I also did tours) Boy...

  20. Favourite Doctor Moments

    StarryEyed, RN replied to NO50FRANNY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was still on orientation when this happened, but we had a Spanish speaking only male who was post-op and had a foley. He was getting pretty strong and had asked me if he could have his foley removed...

  21. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    StarryEyed, RN replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Agreed! I tried applying the the hospital my mom worked at when I was a new grad and they said "no", that they prefer to take the new grads from the community college down the street from them who did...

  22. Accused by a patient's family member of not assessing

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

    Or if they are CNA's. One family member made a huge deal with all the staff that she knew soo much and was very knowledgeable about "all this stuff" because she took Medical

  23. Carpuject!?

    StarryEyed, RN replied to hendersonar's topic in Patient Medications

    The only times I've had the other end pop off is if I inject more than one 1ml worth of air (or whatever amount is in the vial to begin with) It's only happened to me while i was still orienting. Then...

  24. Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

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

    But would you feel happy having stopped at high school, "pushing a mop around" as you stated and making that STARTING rate? You have to realize, it's just that. a starting rate. You think they're rate...

  25. Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

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

    I did a volunteer RN program and shadowed the dialysis RN one day. He told me he actually prefers new grads (he has his own dialysis center which the hospital contracted) but yeah he said he prefers...