Nursey103 ADN, RN

Nursey103 has 15 years experience as a ADN, RN and specializes in M/S, Tele, Sub (stepdown), Hospice.

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1. What are your job responsibilities?

   Nursey103 replied to Tink87's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   My infusion center is not associated/attached to any clinics (only associated with my hospital). We strictly do infusions/injections/labs/port flushes. We have an assignment. We each take 1...

2. HSR in Outpatient Chemo Infusion

   Nursey103 replied to mackyclaire's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   1. I stop the chemo and hang a new bag/line of saline. My co-workers all jump in when there's an HSR so if I'm stopping the pump, another nurse is already priming the NS, another grabbing the vitals...

3. New student pathway to becoming an Infusion Nurse

   Nursey103 replied to Jetisan's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   You can work in a med/surg oncology unit to learn how to start IV's, maintain PICC's, access/maintain ports. You'll get chemotherapy experience if that's the kind of infusion center you want to work...

4. New Grad IV Therapy position? Advice please

   Nursey103 replied to lmsmom2's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I think 8 weeks is plenty to hone in on IV insertion skills. If they're that desperate then at the end of the training period, if you don't feel ready, I would simply ask for more training days. If...

5. Need advice on switching from med-surg to GI Lab!

   Nursey103 replied to sbwpaso's topic in Gastroenterology

   Just browsing through posts & came across yours. I'm also looking to transition away from bedside & thought about GI lab or something similar. Did you end up making the

6. Help...need AWAY from bedside but don't know where to go...

   Nursey103 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been an RN for a little over 9 years now. I started out as a new grad at my current hospital and I've been on 3 different floors. I've done basic med/surg, step-down unit with trachs/vents, and...

7. Night shift question

   Nursey103 replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

   I get like that too...some weeks I can be happy & get lots accomplished & then there are weeks I'm in bed every night I'm off & just feeling miserable. I just ride out the lazy/tired/yucky...

8. Transitioning from night shift to day shift.

   Nursey103 replied to asarn86's topic in General Nursing

   I've always worked nights so I can't say personally but quite a few co-workers have made the switch to days & say they never regretted it....they felt like they had a life again...hope that...

9. IV push and wearing gloves

   Nursey103 replied to Katniss88's topic in Patient Medications

   I also believe in universal precautions....those that wear gloves for everything because wearing gloves is still cleaner than your clean hands.....do you also wear gloves when eating?! I...

10. Most shocking thing you've seen a physician do?

    Nursey103 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen a doc do vasectomies in the office every week never washing his hands before/after...in fact I never saw him wash his hands period....disgusting!!!!! I didn't work for him but he used our...

11. Bladder Scan Question

    Nursey103 replied to ladydistevens's topic in General Nursing

    Smallest # I've seen was

12. Without Orders

    Nursey103 replied to Apollo8933's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be entering orders for pain meds without the doc giving me specific orders...that's practicing medicine & out of our scope of practice....I value my license too

13. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    Nursey103 replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt the nurses in Media are talking or taking breaks....well, I guess they probably are taking breaks...but I doubt there's too much talking!

14. Brandman University

    Nursey103 replied to BurmaCharm's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Bump...? Also considering Brandman...anyone have any feedback??

15. High divorce rate among nurses? Why?

    Nursey103 replied to RevolutioN2013's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I find hard on my relationship is working nights. I don't sleep w/ my fiance hardly at all anymore...unless I manage to switch to a day schedule on my days off but sometimes that's hard. We...