CarVsTree

CarVsTree

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  1. need your opinion on this

    CarVsTree replied to chick_pea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are yo an RN or an LPN? If you are an RN, I would definitely start in the hospital. RN's are managers in nursing home, and that seems a bit overwhelming for a new grad in my

  2. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    CarVsTree replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    When my institution provides my scrubs and a place for me to change into/out of them, I'll be happy to comply. Until then, I'll wear them to work and to the grocery store, etc. And I'll try my best...

  3. Abbreviations etc.

    CarVsTree replied to willdgate's topic in First Year After Licensure

    People also have their own abbreviations - so if you don't understand something in report. STOP the reporting RN and ask for clarification. I've done it and sometimes its an abbreviation I know, my...

  4. Am I Wrong?

    CarVsTree replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Any chance daughter is diverting? Smells like diversion to

  5. patient total care dr.s vs. nurses

    CarVsTree replied to umkcstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Doctors don't give total care. So, I'm not sure I understand your

  6. Salary and not hourly?

    CarVsTree replied to manurse06's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And after they burn through this crop of "Salaried" New Grads who wanted to gain useful experience at the BIG hospital, they'll hire the next crop. Just remember, you're preceptor will probably have...

  7. Pay cut vs. Power

    CarVsTree replied to DCCCRNn2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You mention Power in your title. You also mention growth, privileges, opportunity, authority. What you fail to mention is increased responsibility. In my 40 year old book; more responsibility=more...

  8. what is the best area to start with

    CarVsTree replied to kathy_bear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not all tele units are stepdown units. In my hospital, all medical, surgical, and Med-surg floors except for one have telemetry. So, I wouldn't say no to a unit just because it has telemetry. I...

  9. New Grads-What are some of the silliest things youve done so far?!?!

    CarVsTree replied to GrnHonu99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I attempted to change PICC dressing while the PICC was still attached to a line. We use the new Stat-locks and I had never done a Statlock PICC dressing change. I didn't realize that when you...

  10. I'm so ashamed...

    CarVsTree replied to ALMED's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Before y'all rip on each other... keep in mind this original post is from almost a year ago. It's been argued pretty well... Perhaps we shouln't re-hash

  11. Using pumps

    CarVsTree replied to Dempather's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need to look at YOUR hospital's policy. At my hospital, we cannot hang anything to gravity, except fluids wide open in an emergency. I work on a Trauma Step-down/Trauma Med-Surg floor. The ED is...

  12. Can a BSN student sit the NCLEX-PN?

    CarVsTree replied to bk2va03's topic in General Nursing

    It also depends on your state BON. You also may want to keep in mind, that being a GPN while going to nursing school will be very difficult. There is so much to learn as a new nurse, and at the same...

  13. frustrated with myself & IV's

    CarVsTree replied to spejsa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL! I have found the opposite. Whenever an IV drug user has told me what vein, it has NOT worked out. Just yesterday I had a pt. with heroin abuse hx, first tell me I would never get an IV in....

  14. Male Nurses: Why no escort?

    CarVsTree replied to pmcd8243's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians only require an escort when doing a GYN exam. Outside of L&D I don't see a staff nurse doing a GYN exam. Once a week a male nurse is accused of assault seems GREATLY exaggerated. There...

  15. Day 2 and feeling pretty blue

    CarVsTree replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with everyone else, too much, too fast. I would see about getting a different preceptor. Sounds like she has a desire to see you fail rather than a desire to teach you. As for the phone, we...

  16. President flip flops on non destructive stem cell research.

    CarVsTree replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The newly announced technique is a proposed technique which seeks to not destroy embryos, that doesn't mean there is no risk of destruction of said embryos. If they manipulate the embryos, than there...

  17. Help! How do you stay awake on drive home after night shift?

    CarVsTree replied to neetnik461's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is nothing else you can do to stay awake. Your body is refusing. So... as others have said, you MUST take a nap. A 15-30 minute nap is probably all it would take. One of my co-workers...

  18. Didn't follow doctor's orders

    CarVsTree replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

  19. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    CarVsTree replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for that apology. I just get my dander up when people refer to med/surg that way. The stipend sounds like a good idea then. One thing to keep in mind though is to ask around at how well grads...

  20. Didn't follow doctor's orders

    CarVsTree replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Well said Timothy! You said a lot of what I was thinking, but much better. your post screams of the experience I'm getting, but don't quite have

  21. Does this sound like a good orientation?

    CarVsTree replied to Megsd's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't ask for advice by first insulting those of us that work med/surg. It is not a prison sentence. Med/surg is a tough specialty, but it is also a valuable foundation (that debate is for...

  22. Didn't follow doctor's orders

    CarVsTree replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with leaving a pt on a non-rebreather. This is very dangerous esp for a COPD'r. A non-rebreather means they are reabreathing NO CO2. And since they are not getting any CO2 eventually,...

  23. Sleeping pill at THIS time????

    CarVsTree replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    What you must keep in mind is that a sleeping pill is often given on top of the pain meds, benadryl, nausea meds (such as .phenergan). That is a lot of meds. And giving a sleeping pill after 2am...

  24. no monitor tech?

    CarVsTree replied to LanaBanana's topic in Cardiac

    I work on a tele unit with no monitor techs. In fact the entire hospital (and pretty much all the hospitals in the area) no longer use monitor techs. The tele system has loud audible alarms for...

  25. is re charting legal

    CarVsTree replied to capability's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Definitely illegal! Refuse and tell her to write an addendum/late entry. She's making it appear that something was charted earlier when it wasn't. She could easily manipulate something to appear to...