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  1. Am i wrong for being soo ******..or am i just cranky!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks i realized maybe i could have done better and have

  2. not sure if this is a normal feeling?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i am now almost a year into working on a busy tele floor. I usually have 4patients most 5. But when a nurse calls out we really seem to make it to 5 or 6. At this point I feel unsafe! I just...

  3. worried wont be able to keep job!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have been working on a busy tele floor for almost a year now! We always have nurses leaving going to other floors, and we seem to always be hiring. But here is my worry, i am pregnant and...

  4. was not my patient but still learning!

    erin01 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So on my unit which is a busy tele unit, at night most of the nurses are young and inexperienced. Well one of the nurses who has been a nurse longer than me just not on this unit, had a confused...

  5. thoughts on a situation?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So on my unit which is a busy tele unit, at night most of the nurses are young and inexperienced. Well one of the nurses who has been a nurse longer than me just not on this unit, had a confused...

  6. Mistake!

    erin01 replied to krenee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    we all make mistakes, its the hardest lesson i have learned as a new nurse!!!!!!! But you learn from it and like they have said, im sure you will read it back from now on! WE have a hard

  7. want to just quit, maybe its not right for me!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I come her to my peers to find support and constructive criticism so please try not to judge me. So i am a some what newer nurse, at least to a hospital setting. I am on a really busy tele floor at...

  8. med error not sure how to feel!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    SO I got pulled aside by one of the senior nurses, who told me I had a med error. Now this is a nurse who has before chewed me out in front of others on something else. I was already on defense when...

  9. should i invest in a new steth?

    erin01 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi, I was thinking of buying the littmans master cardiology stethoscope. But its really expensive and wanted to know if it was worth it. I have a light weight littman and i think its not doing a...

  10. would i have enough experience after a year tooo

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about becoming a float nurse after I have my baby, but i will only have a little over a year on tele floor experience. i will have completed a ekg course, acls and a critical care...

  11. hyperkalemia tx of insulin and glucose?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just need someone to explain the science behind this again. I had a pt who had a k+6 and needed this treatment. I have asked my my superiors before and i was told its a common tx. I was also...

  12. taking time off after 1st year..children?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So i am now 7months in. I have learned soooo much already, and i know i have not even touched the tip of the iceberg yet. But i am pregnant=) I will be there almost 13m when i take my maternity leave...

  13. time off after first year????? children

    erin01 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So i am now 7months in. I have learned soooo much already, and i know i have not even touched the tip of the iceberg yet. But i am pregnant=) I will be there almost 13m when i take my maternity leave...

  14. sick day?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have been working on a tele floor for 6months now, and its nights. I called out for a sick day once so far. I had to take my son to the cardiologist in the am, and felt it couldnt wait. I now have a...

  15. not sure when to tell nm..prego?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am newer nurse and i just found out i am pregnant. I am really not sure what our floor policy is on contact patients and all of that. I really dont mind taking certain patients especially if...

  16. not sure when to tell nm..prego?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    no i work on a tele floor, a lot of mrsa and cdiff, even had a rule out h1n1. I dont mind taking the mrsa and cdiff, but i would say something if i was assigned h1n1 rule out...since its so bad for...

  17. uggh i soo want to give up right now!

    erin01 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I am a new nurse in a ccu step down. My floor is known to be hard, but said if you can make it here ...you can make it anywhere! I find myself from day to day feeling out of sorts. Some days i...

  18. not sure where to post this ?..pregnant?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a new rn and I am trying to get pregnant. I am just wondering you wonderful rn's out there who worked during your pregnancy...what did you do with all the pts who are on contact. I really...

  19. stethoscope class?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, i read in one of my nursing journals there is a all day class on stethoscope assessment skills. Do you think this is worth the investment of time and money? I asked my job but i dont think they...

  20. stethoscope class?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    thanks...thats a good idea gonna look

  21. night nurse and working out?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have been on nights now for 8weeks. I was a big time work out girl before i hit nights, but its all fallen off! I am soo tired on my first day off i can barely get off the couch. I am to...

  22. stethoscope class?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    thanks

  23. stethoscope class?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    ummm ...yes but this is about advancing my skills. What different sounds are, its hard for me to tell the difference between certain lung sounds and heart sounds. can you tell the difference in hear...

  24. working nights as opposed to working days

    erin01 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never thought i would say this.......BUT I LOVVVVVE NIGHTS=) And it sounds like just what you need, i am on a fast paced tele unit. I would imagine just as busy as an icu. I bet you do great at...

  25. assessment do you do?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    when i get a patient i usually do a quick assessment that is all five systems. My question is...do you do a neuro assessment every time? how throw is your assessment in general? If they are elderly or...