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mindlor

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  1. Funniest thing ever.....

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I could not agree with you more Commuter. Imminent disaster. I will not do it. A new nurse deserves to have an expert nurse orient them, not a snot nosed rookie like me

  2. Tips for assessing heart and lungs

    mindlor replied to Jb101's topic in General Nursing

    Heart sounds eh..... Many of my patients are super obese, or super sick. More often than not I cannot hear any heart sounds...thhey are so faint.... Anyone else haave trbl hearing the heart? Be...

  3. Funniest thing ever.....

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Trust me guys, I will not be precepting anyone until I have at leaset 2 more years under my belt... I was stunned they even asked me. The fact is that I need more orientation

  4. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I am a relatively new RN.....maybe 15 shifts or so being on my own......I get in to work yesterday and see thy have made me "primary" for 4 very sick patients. All 4 strict contact iso, extensive...

  5. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    There is no one to delegate to. There is only me, myself, and I. At my facility primary nursing means I do it all, no

  6. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Thank for this ? I absolutely do not mind doing CNA work. Cleanup and bathing are great times to assess the skin and change wound dressings. Oh yes that reminds me, all of our patients have complex...

  7. Thank goodness for CNA's!!!

    mindlor posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are all heroes. You give selflessly everyday for very little in return. I for one, respect you, and appreciate you. Thank you for all you

  8. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    LOL thank you GrnTea. It is getting better My specialty is managing family and I have gotten and given many hugs......I just widh I had more time to really provide the care that I want to...

  9. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Esme :) My nurse educator told me that a good nurse knows that each shift they will have 100 tasks to do but they will only be able to do 70, Therefore they must choose which 70 are not...

  10. Thank goodness for CNA's!!!

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I hear you Chris. The CNAs where I work earn about nine dollars per hour. RNs make nearly 23......in both cases, way way under paid. The only salvation is

  11. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am, primary nursing means that there is no CNA......there is only me......so if I go in to hang a piggy pack and the pt is covered in poop then I have to priotitize, hang the IV first or clean...

  12. Primary Nursing is for the BIRDS

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Altra... I did quit, but a few days later the nurse manager called me and we negotiated for my return to the job. So here I am. I have good days and bad but I will say more are good. I am blessed...

  13. So check this out....

    mindlor posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    6 pts......all strict contact iso. All have either trachs, vents, or both. All are incontinent B&B. All have a huge list of meds that must be crushed and given via PEG. We are talking total...

  14. Is It Just Me?

    mindlor replied to Mijourney's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad I will chime in here. I took a job on a med surge floor. Bottom line is this, the modern hospital nursing job is very repititious. Proving that I can shovel poop day in and day out for...

  15. Is it me? What happened to nursing?

    mindlor replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I voted with my job today. I have semi given up on hospital

  16. Need Advice Aboutt Leaving Job

    mindlor posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone I am a new nurse. Got my license on 06/08. The place I am working is dangerous and every day I work I feel that that hard earned license is at risk. All this company cares about is...

  17. Need Advice Aboutt Leaving Job

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in Nursing Career

    Appreciate the advice guys.... Truth is the job was hellish and had I allowed them to throw me to the wolves patients would have been at risk. I could not allow that to happen. Went in and talked to...

  18. Need Advice Aboutt Leaving Job

    mindlor replied to mindlor's topic in Nursing Career

    If I leave it will be as graceful as possible. What must come first in my mind though is patient safety and well being..... I am off today and I am thinking about going in and talking with the chief...

  19. I dont think acute care floor nursing is right for me. What is?

    mindlor replied to klaRN01's topic in Nursing Career

    Oy you have my dearm job!!!! 4:1? Sometimes 5:1!!!! Try 6:1, often 7:1, all strict contact iso, all incontinent of B&B. All on vents or trachs. All with multiple comorbidities. All with...

  20. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    mindlor replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You passed

  21. Lasix and Hyponatremia

    mindlor replied to CyclicalEvents's topic in Patient Medications

    remember that if someone is in a diuretic mode they may actually be excreting too much sodium. This may also cause the pt to become hyponatermic. Remember there are two different modes. Dilutional...

  22. Lasix and Hyponatremia

    mindlor replied to CyclicalEvents's topic in Patient Medications

    Hypervolemia = too much fluid in the intravascular space. This has a dilutional effect on the serum sodium. This is manifested by a decreased serum sodium

  23. Lasix and Hyponatremia

    mindlor replied to CyclicalEvents's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh my gosh grntea!! You are spot on!! I will blame my error on complete brain fatigue secondary to studying for and taking the NCLEX lol. What I said would sounded great for 2% NS lol. Thank you for...

  24. Should penmanship be a mandatory course for physicians?

    mindlor replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    its up to the doc really..... If I cant read their order they are getting a phone call and I dont care what time it

  25. Lasix and Hyponatremia

    mindlor replied to CyclicalEvents's topic in Patient Medications

    I too am a brand new nurse. One other bit of friendly advice I will give, is leave your patients at the hospital and enjoy your time off :) You do not have to carry the weight of the world on your...