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  1. Am I incompetent or is it a staffing vs. pt acuity issue?

    earned RN 2008 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry this is long, but I would appreciate any input...........Please! :innerconf I work in a rural hospital on the general medical floor and there are nurses, mostly RN's, with differing years of...

  2. How Many Patients Each Shift?

    earned RN 2008 replied to NurseStephen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think this is a great thread....and I'm wondering if people would include the size of their hospital and city.

  3. narcotic policy

    earned RN 2008 replied to RockyCreek's topic in General Nursing

    It's a smaller hospital, less than 100 beds, in the

  4. narcotic policy

    earned RN 2008 replied to RockyCreek's topic in General Nursing

    I should've added in my earlier reply that we allow LPN's & CNA's to take the vitals and there are parameters to follow regarding when to notify the RN.....if the RN isn't already checking them...

  5. narcotic policy

    earned RN 2008 replied to RockyCreek's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital I work at we have epidural checks that are every hour (epidural site, respirations, B/P, o2 sat, pain, pulse) and PCA checks that are every two hours with the same criteria except for...

  6. Am I incompetent or is it a staffing vs. pt acuity issue?

    earned RN 2008 replied to earned RN 2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the input nurselori001...I'll keep in mind what you said. A recent shift went better....and I try to chart as I go but currently we have so many heavy care pts and/or unstable pts that I...

  7. Hate the evening shift

    earned RN 2008 replied to AllSmiles225's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can relate....when I was hired as a new RN on med/surg I did 3-11 & 7p-7a shifts. There were times when I would have 3-11's mon.-fri and I would only see my husband & kids for an hour in the...

  8. Med-Surg Nursing,Not just another dirty job....

    earned RN 2008 replied to ange26s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm also a med/surg RN and I never thought of it as dirty...sure we occasionally have MRSA, pneumonia, c-diff, , etc. but that's where standard, droplet, airborn & contact precautions come into...

  9. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    earned RN 2008 replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I entered healthcare cleaning up poop was my fear too. Sure you'll have some bad messes to clean up now & then but it's not so bad over all. At least we have gloves and disposable wipes to...

  10. Do you think this will be a problem?

    earned RN 2008 replied to krenee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This would be a great time to let them know of your vacation plans. Maybe explain that you had hoped to be working for them months ago and that you want to be up front and honest with them about your...

  11. Got my first "med discrepancy" form

    earned RN 2008 replied to kmarie724's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Med errors are lessons to be learned, whether it is your error or someone else's. I agree with praying mantis......it could've been

  12. New Grad No More

    earned RN 2008 replied to Surgical_RN08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congratulations!!!! it's good to hear it does get easier, i can relate to the whole task orientated thing......i think i'm starting to make the transition......but many times i second guess my...

  13. k now its every morning from 730-11 i want to quit! lol

    earned RN 2008 replied to erin01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey there....take it easy on yourself. i'm over half-way through my first year on a med/surg floor at our local hospital and i still have many shifts where i feel overwhelmed. when i trained for the...