NewlyGradBSN

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  1. Nonresponder to HepB Vaccine

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Fellow nurses, In college, we had to test for our immunity for hepatitis B. And my titer was below normal. I was vaccinated as a baby. So I opted to get a booster shot. Just recently, I checked for...

  2. Nonresponder to HepB Vaccine

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    sorry for the late reply. thank you all for the overwhelming response, I never thought that this would be such a learning experience. thanks and keep em coming, Id like to learn

  3. Nonresponder to HepB Vaccine

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Im planning to get another full series. Ill check with my doctor anyway. I also read that. We are immune to the disease from the vaccine we got when we were babies but it does not give a medically...

  4. Peg Feeding Complication

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    can you share what happened? im

  5. Peg Feeding Complication

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My granny is confined at a long term care facility. She is on peg feeding. At one point, I saw the nurse teaching the new staff how to do PEG feeding. She accompanied her at least three times,...

  6. Peg Feeding Complication

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    and when is the day that I can see that she is not at risk anymore? can this be also be fatal? I dunno if Im being paranoid here. I've seen and heard similar stories like this in the work

  7. Peg Feeding Complication

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have taken this up to the staff and they didnt do anything. I dunno if they were too busy. I hated their attitude. She was assessed but they said I have nothing to worry about. Her vitals were...

  8. You know when you are a good nurse when...

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the comments. I love the staff, dont get me wrong. It's just that there are things I still do not know. I feel stupid for not knowing that much. I love learning day by day. I love the fact...

  9. Mistakes we have made

    NewlyGradBSN replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    recently, I started my first day again. I stopped working and the routine....I lost it. First day mistake. Second day, I had another one. The AP ordered a cbg for one patient (patient A) which I...

  10. wrong i.v.f

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have almost a year of hospital experience under by belt. I have been volunteering from one institution to the the next with a couple of months of gap in between. Every time, I almost feel that I am...

  11. wrong i.v.f

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    thanks. I am now taking it one day at a time. there are times when I want to quit though...maybe it would be better for my patients. but your words really inspired me. now, what I do is a write in a...

  12. wrong i.v.f

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I somehow think so too. But I felt ashamed that I even made the mistake in the first

  13. Metropolitan Medical Center currently hiring staff nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to naughtymakulet's topic in Philippines

    if you are trained in this hospital, is there a chance to get

  14. Hospitals in Metro Manila Currently Hiring Nurse Applicants

    NewlyGradBSN replied to burbeestar's topic in Philippines

    congratulations! i wonder do they accept/consider the resumes of newly grad/no experience nurses...I passed my resume there but I wasn't informed of

  15. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center (Polymedic)

    NewlyGradBSN replied to tron22's topic in International Nursing

    when did you pass your

  16. Metropolitan Medical Center currently hiring staff nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to naughtymakulet's topic in Philippines

    can someone shed some light to my situation? I passed my resume again...and I took the initial exam, their staff said that I had to wait for a call since there will be a training by the end of...

  17. Metropolitan Medical Center currently hiring staff nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to naughtymakulet's topic in Philippines

    What is the employment process for this hospital? Are there trainings to undergo first? What exams will be taken (e.g. Grammar, then Nursing Exam)? Then, after which will there be a chance of possible...

  18. To newly hired nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in International Nursing

    yeah me

  19. To newly hired nurses

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in International Nursing

    What's your batch and how did you get hired? I have been jobless for almost 2 years and this is not by choice. I really want to work and learn but the state Nursing is in here in the Philippines is...

  20. To newly hired nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in International Nursing

    me i turned down a private hospital that was 2 hours from our house. i know it was pretty lame of me since it's so hard to find a job these days but in the long run, i saw how the travel would affect...

  21. To newly hired nurses

    NewlyGradBSN replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in International Nursing

    after how many months of

  22. Needlestick

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was stuck a month ago with a syringe used for draining foley catheter balloon. I dont know if the syringe was contaminated. I was stuck even thought there was no mark or bleeding. I am scared...

  23. New at Nursing, Starting to have an opinion

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am currently working in a 200 bed capacity hospital. I am a volunteer nurse who happens to do the responsibilities of a staff nurse. I know that nursing is a team effort but I am really mad at some...

  24. how do you assess for wound dehiscence?

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    how do you do it when you are not allowed to touch the dressing covering the site? there is no stain on the dressing though but the patient verbalized that she felt something open up. I told the...

  25. How do you handle patients/relatives?

    NewlyGradBSN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's my first month as a licensed nurse and I have learned a lot. I am currently rotated in the post op ward. This one time I experience a relative of a patient stating that they want their IV...