prudence09

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1. What does your username mean?

   prudence09 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   Well, mine's a Beatles song and the year I graduated nursing school.

2. Taking BP on a shaking patient

   prudence09 replied to SwedenRN's topic in New Nurse

   If you used a electronic dinamap I would be very careful in believing the results. If you took it manually I wouldn't worry to much. When in question do it manually always. Most doctors prefer a manual reading then a electronic reading.

3. Getting floated

   prudence09 replied to Nurseinprocess's topic in New Nurse

   Most the the time where I work if it is a completely different unit like ICU you are there to help not take patients. You may help pass meds and things like that. Where I work our nurses from the floor I work on are the only nurses that really get pu...

4. Everything is under control until...

   prudence09 replied to R.NICU's topic in New Nurse

   Welcome to the world of nursing!

5. When are you no longer a "new nurse"?

   prudence09 replied to nursesaurus's topic in New Nurse

   When this years new grads are hired.

6. Need advice.

   prudence09 posted a topic in New Nurse

   So last night I got a text from one of the nurses that I worked with the night before that one of my patients surgery was not scheduled. I have never in the year that I have been working have had to schedule a surgery. The secretary faxes the orders ...

7. New Grad Scared Witless of high pt load

   prudence09 replied to TheEmmyRN's topic in New Nurse

   I work med peds and our ratio is 7 to 1 with no CNAs. I mean no help at all. I have had seven patients many times and yes it's hard but you will learn time management skills. Just give it some time. Best advice I ever got was start meds early.

8. Sometimes I'm so sick of the crap at work

   prudence09 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I go into work tonight get into my mailbox and find a nasty letter from one of my patients wrote and my boss copied it and put it there along with to good letters I got from 2 other patients. I just feel like we get told all the bad things most the t...

9. Where do you put your STUFF

   prudence09 replied to DAMomma's topic in New Nurse

   I found the best thing for me was buying a vest that had 2 pockets on it. I carry everything in those pockets. Alcohol pads, lancets for accuchecks, tape, pens, etc. When I started working I wondered why everyone else wore a vest. Now I know why. Mor...

10. Confession time: Is nursing what you thought it would be?

    prudence09 replied to BabyLady's topic in New Nurse

    I have to agree with what student2registered posted we do get blamed for alot. My manager actually told me that we she started nursing was a profession that people respected but now no one respect nurses or anyone for that matter. She was right. Some...

11. Clueless Patients and The Problems They Cause

    prudence09 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    What about the patient who comes in for chest pain even though the patient admits to snorting alot of cocaine. Wonder why you have chest pain now? The patients I honestly can't stand and do think are stupid are the frequent fliers who are always so ...

12. Malpractice Insurance?

    prudence09 replied to 1uvakindmom's topic in New Nurse

    Go through NSO. They have great rates for new grads. When you do get covered just make sure that you don't tell anybody not even coworkers that you have it though.

13. Nursing Documentation-if you didn't document it, you didn't do it!

    prudence09 replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

    I actually had a conversation about this topic with one of the seasoned nurses I work with. She was involved in a case many years ago. She has given me many help full tips. Like never write ERROR always write VOID and then initial the mistake. She sa...

14. How far do you work from home?

    prudence09 replied to DAMomma's topic in New Nurse

    I drive about an hour both ways to where I work. It's not worth it but it was the only place hiring new grads.

15. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    prudence09 replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in New Nurse

    I feel the same exact way. I have been working for 3 months and it has got better. The best advice I got from one of my fellow nurses was start early. That crap they feed you in school about you can only give meds 30 mins before or after the schedule...