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  1. Most RN's first borns?

    shortsteph12 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    oldest child with an abusive father I have a cousin who is the oldest and a RN and another cousin who was an only child and an RN although my baby sis is a

  2. Telemetry Monitoring

    shortsteph12 replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I work on a 32 bed tele floor. We do get many med surg patients who have some cardiac history also. Our ratio is 5:1 max. ( the last time we had 6 patients was the day I had my "telemetry nightmare.")...

  3. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

    shortsteph12 replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just yesterday I had a son of one of my patients come up to the nurses station and very rudely yelled at me because the doctor was not there yet to discharge his father and he had been waiting for two...

  4. EKG strip

    shortsteph12 replied to Nikkik163's topic in Cardiac

    I bought a guide while a student there is a book at Barnes and Nobles Ekgs made easy. First look at the rr interval is it regular? Then measure your pr interval see is there a p wave? If the patient...

  5. Telemetry nightmare

    shortsteph12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I am a new grad and have been working on the tele floor for about 4.5 mos. The other day ER sent up a patient with COPD exacab., who was on nonrebreather 100% 02. patients heart rate was 120's at...

  6. Opinions please--Did I do the right thing?

    shortsteph12 replied to RN-TO-BE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes the family is wrong to threaton each Rn with suing. I hate when people treat nurses like crap that way... You did the right thing and hopefully will not to have to take care of that pt

  7. Telemetry nightmare

    shortsteph12 replied to shortsteph12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes the nurses on our floor do pull pacer wires. I thought thats all I need is a patient to cardiac tamponade or go into torsades... The docs always come up right before change of shift and order us...

  8. Telemetry nightmare

    shortsteph12 replied to shortsteph12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks to everyone for replying. I am considering switching to the ortho/bariatric floor if possible. Yesterday I worked and it wasnt too bad in fact word got around that " one of the new nurses had a...

  9. Telemetry nightmare

    shortsteph12 replied to shortsteph12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was on orientation for 12 weeks. My preceptor would leave me alone quite a bit, I ended up trying to figure things out for myself. My manager was in the room during the code and she did help me set...

  10. Am I Cut Out For This?

    shortsteph12 replied to Nutrix_de_Volcano's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am working on a tele floor, and I am up to 6 patients. I have been on orientation for about 10 weeks now. I know exactly how you feel. My preceptor sometimes keeps me over to go over my charting and...

  11. Telemetry unit

    shortsteph12 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and have started on a tele floor. We do get all sorts of patients besides the cardiac ones. Sometimes it can be quite overwhelming althought I feel that I am learning alot. Some times...

  12. Did anyone else have their fingerprints rejected by FBI?

    shortsteph12 replied to Toni LPN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I live in Illinois we also have to be fingerprinted by the FBI. Good luck to you I know how you feel about having to work as a tech. You want to go ahead with your career. Hopefully it will not take...

  13. Let's introduce ourselves...

    shortsteph12 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated July 8th and will be taking my boards on Aug 31st. I am starting my job on Aug 8th. I will be working PT evenings due to not wanting to leave my kids 5 days a week. ( my youngest is almost...

  14. Illinois ADN programs

    shortsteph12 replied to prenault's topic in General Students

    I just graduated from Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove. After finishing my prereq's I applied to start in the fall and got right in. Just recently have students had to wait maybe a semester....

  15. Scared to start an IV

    shortsteph12 posted a topic in General Students

    I am due to graduate in May and the thought of starting an IV terrifies me. Does anybody else feel this way? I also feel that I will not get putting a cathetor in. I inserted an cathetor in a male,...

  16. Scared to start an IV

    shortsteph12 replied to shortsteph12's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the replies. I was told that we get a day in the peri operative room to practice. I think that the patients will already be nervous enough, going into surgery. Thats a great idea to shadow...

  17. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    shortsteph12 replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    I was grade obsessed before I entered nursing school and I am just thankful to pass the classes. With a 14 year old and a 2 year old and several pets it is hard sometimes to find time to keep up with...

  18. What is the name of the college you will be attending?

    shortsteph12 replied to PCGrad06's topic in General Students

    Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove,

  19. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    shortsteph12 replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    I want to buy myself a Louis V. tote bag. They are pretty expensive and that would be a totally irrational thing to buy. Then I want to start saving for my retirement which being 40 I have to start...

  20. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    shortsteph12 replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I am currently in Psych, and I too had reservations. I chose to go to the state mental hospital because I figured it would be a good experience for me. That I would get to see alot. My husband didn't...

  21. Scared of the required psych nursing...

    shortsteph12 replied to FutureArmyNurse's topic in General Students

    I am currently in Psych, and I too had reservations. I chose to go to the state mental hospital because I figured it would be a good experience for me. That I would get to see alot. My husband didn't...

  22. Do you have a student nurses association...

    shortsteph12 replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

    we have one at my school. Some of the meetings are interesting and some are unorganized but it is interesting to meet other students in other classes and that you have something in common with them....

  23. anyone actually get good grades in nursing school?

    shortsteph12 replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Students

    So far my grades have been 2 B's and 1 C. So really that is not too bad. A friend of my husbands brother was a straight A nursing student and was class valedictorian which was the first time in the...

  24. med surg reading

    shortsteph12 replied to 3kidsmomma's topic in General Students

    I am a quick reader so what works for me may not work for anyone else. I force myself to read the material the first time I say lightly which is to just read but then not try to memorize. Then the...

  25. Class of 2005

    shortsteph12 replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in General Students

    Waubonsee community college Sugar Grove, Illinois AAS RN School starts Jan.19 Started with 28 now only have 16 one left to have a baby Should graduate May2005 An all female