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  1. k..disimpaction?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi, k this is not something i want to really discuss kind of gross but its bothering me. my first day as a new rn on orentation and a patient was impacted..i think? I say this because he had not had a...

  2. did i do the right thing?

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had 2 patients i am only on my second week. I was with a patient in the room who was dying of lung ca and i was giving him iv push morphine. When i heard a bang and heard people go running to the...

  3. did i do the right thing?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    oh my god!!!!! THAt is horrific! How did you personally emotionally handle that? Its so hard being a nurse and see something like that! This was a young women who i also was in with maybe 2 hrs...

  4. k..disimpaction?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    thanks thats really comforting to hear since I feel so lost & overwhelmed when i am

  5. k..disimpaction?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    well all i know is the patient had hypo active bowel sounds no bm for us and was struggling saying i have to go. But not as nicely as that! He is confused and on bedrest with right sided hemiparesis....

  6. k..disimpaction?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Its not something i would want to do but i felt it didnt make any sense when i asked about it and she was talking about an enema. I feel there are a lot of things i would rather not be...

  7. did i do the right thing?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As a new nurse i just need to make sure my brain is prioritizing correctly...I LOVE ALLNURSES.COM THANKS

  8. did i do the right thing?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    thanks !i dont know why i feel bad! No it wasnt my patient but my preceptors. I did push the morphine a little quicker...he had had it before and was dying. not to fast but instead of 5mins...which...

  9. help my first week and all hell broke loose nurse, mother, wife!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    small bowel

  10. help my first week and all hell broke loose nurse, mother, wife!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i quit my old job of ten years to pursue what i went to school for for so long and i started on a med-surg floor last week. I am going to ccu after 6 weeks to do more orentation for another 6weeks....

  11. help my first week and all hell broke loose nurse, mother, wife!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    all great adv!!!!!!!!! UMM i came on here to whine..=) sorry if i was unclear i was just rambling in panic and stress. My niece can watch my son while i work. And i have just talked to my nurse...

  12. help my first week and all hell broke loose nurse, mother, wife!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    that is awesome adv on so many levels!!!!!!!! i feel so clueless sometimes. And i think it would be helpful if i asked how i was doing, and is there something i could be doing better? great idea!!!!!!...

  13. Need assessment help!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK DAY 2 OF MY NEW NURSING LIFE. I have to find ways to get better organized. I need a assessment sheet to help me 1) remember what I looking for 2) remember what I saw for when I chart! I feel like...

  14. Need assessment help!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh I am so envious of how you guys have this down! I just am so overwhelmed and I know it has to come with time. I am really trying and my preceptor kind of mean. She is a bit of a drill sergeant...

  15. am i gonna fail ...cause of math nerves?

    erin01 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i just accepted a job on a ccu step down, and i am thrilled but to make this short and sweet i was always told i would never make it as a nurse when i was young. I proved them all wrong and graduated...

  16. ok ekg?????

    erin01 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    ok so i am reading all the good info thats on here..cause i am a dork:specs: I start my orintation on 6/8 on ccu step down and want to read and study as much as i can so i have an idea what's going...

  17. am i gonna fail ...cause of math nerves?

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanks i can totally handle what you have talked about

  18. do you think flare leg ?

    erin01 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i ordered some scrubs. I love how soft they are but the pants i ordered are flare with a slit on the ankle. Is this not proper? I am starting a new job next week and want to look professional! Should...

  19. Dilemma: night shift...critical care

    erin01 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in General Nursing

    i just accepted a job on a ccu on nights. I look at it as a great learning opportunity. I didnt want nights either and have the same concerns as you do but i feel like this is a great unit. I am...

  20. mom's who are rns

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    my son is now 20m and i have been wo partime at a dr office since graduating 3yrs ago. I felt the need to get some bedside nursing under my belt. I am really excited to start this new chapter but as a...

  21. tell me i will be ok working the night shift!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am soooo worried about the night shift. I wont start on nights till after my 12w orientation. And i accepted nights because i like the cc step down unit and am open to learning and wanted to take...

  22. tell me i will be ok working the night shift!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all the replies it made me feel better...i just have to figure it out ...n when i really think about it i will have a lot more time with my son since i will be sleeping while he is in day...

  23. out of school for 3ys..new job and freaking!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi, i am super excited to be starting a new job at a hospital on a ccu stepdown. After i left nursing school i had to work for the dr who payed my way at her office in the city. it was an ob...

  24. freaking out just accept first job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    erin01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi, i have been out of school about 3 yrs now and was working at a dr office. i stayed because i thought i owed it to them as they paid for my schooling and had it great there. But life has changed...

  25. freaking out just accept first job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    erin01 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    yes! its out of my comfort zone, and i thought about this for a long time. I felt like if i didnt leave and try this i would always wonder and regret!!!!! i went to school most of my life 2 become a...