thinwildmercury

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  1. Med/Surg Resources

    thinwildmercury posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi everyone! I am a newly minted, proud medical-surgical nurse. I am curious if those with some experience under their belts have any recommendations for resources that would be helpful to a newbie on...

  2. Age- looking young

    thinwildmercury replied to Newnurse1792's topic in General Nursing

    My patients are often shocked at my age. I am 24 but I have been a nurse since I was 22 and I don't usually wear make up so I look younger than that. I do realize that in my first 6 months as a nurse...

  3. Med/Surg RN. Want ICU job. Get ACLS?

    thinwildmercury replied to Spine_CRNA's topic in Critical Care

    ACLS is required to be a med surg RN at my hospital. Yes you can take it. I believe you have to complete a pre-test and do some studying

  4. Lessons from the Free Clinic

    thinwildmercury replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for what you do! You reminded me of exactly why I became a

  5. Plan B!

    thinwildmercury replied to Determined2017's topic in General Nursing

    I did not have a plan B! Sounds kind of crazy considering how difficult it is to get into nursing schools in my area. I had many academic advisors tell me to pick a back up major or to change my major...

  6. Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    thinwildmercury replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto!

  7. PICC Line: Flushes, But No Blood Return

    thinwildmercury replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our PICC RN tells us that this is a partial occlusion which puts pt at risk of clots if not corrected. If MD has not ordered alteplase prn we are to rrequest it. It has worked for me every time. ETA:...

  8. Short Rant Alert!

    thinwildmercury replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I have been feeling bad lately for thinking the same thing. It's a relief to have someone else say it lol. I love my job but it's almost embarrassing the way people treat nurses like we're this holy...

  9. What time do you clock in?

    thinwildmercury replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yep. Like I said, I'm aware of the rules of my facility.

  10. What time do you clock in?

    thinwildmercury replied to justmehappy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I, along with many of my coworkers come into work about half hour early to prepare and look up our pts. It's not about being nice to anyone but ourselves because it makes us feel more prepared....

  11. What to do when you fear going to work?

    thinwildmercury replied to ChronicSG's topic in General Nursing

    No advice, but just know it gets

  12. What do nurses bring during duty?

    thinwildmercury replied to justmehappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    on me i usually have several black pens, a permanent marker, bandage scissors, my "brain sheet", alcohol swabs, a couple of saline flushes, a carpujet, pen light, wrist watch, my cell phone, work...

  13. Do not order scrubs from scrubland beyond.com

    thinwildmercury replied to SarahLizzyLVN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Good to know,

  14. What are the 3 most dislike RN duties in demand?

    thinwildmercury replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Nursing

    My least favorite nursing tasks have to be inserting ngs/dobhoffs and fingersticks. I don't know why but I haaate

  15. Who here works both part time and per diem?

    thinwildmercury replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I have to give them 4 days, including 2 weekend days per 4 week period. Also 2 holidays per year. They don't have to schedule me any of those days. I imagine it would be different depending on the...

  16. Boyfriend of a Nursing Student

    thinwildmercury replied to AZStudent01's topic in General Students

    I have never before even thought about my boyfriends member and a patients member at the same time. Two completely 100% separate things. You have nothing to worry

  17. Scrubs or Business Casual for Orientation?

    thinwildmercury replied to seasidesoul's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wore business casual but no one told us anything about what to wear. When we had skills days they told us to wear scrubs. I would definitely wear scrubs if they said that's ok. Much more...

  18. Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    thinwildmercury replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    Lol, thank you but I see nothing wrong with my advice. It is ridiculous to be this concerned with leaving a 3 hr class 2 minutes early. OP is making her life unnecessarily

  19. Walking from school at night with deer and no street lamps?

    thinwildmercury replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Students

    You really need to relax, college is not that serious. Leave

  20. Doubting myself because I want to be a nurse so I can "give back"

    thinwildmercury replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Why would that be the wrong reason to go into nursing? That's like the response you are supposed to give when someone asks you lol. I personally don't think there is a right or wrong reason. As long...

  21. NEW GRAD PAY???

    thinwildmercury replied to nealmink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    City/State: SF Bay Area, CA Position: Inpatient RN Pay: New grad 70/hr, after one year, 78 (not including shift diff of 6-10/hr) Benefits: NONE Housing/Rent in area: 2000/mo for 2 bed 2 bath My pay...

  22. What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

    thinwildmercury replied to depalma.amada's topic in General Nursing

    Don't listen to your high school counselor! You don't have to go to a 4 year school straight out of high school. Go to the 2 year school first, then you can transfer. You are going to drive your...

  23. Patient bathing

    thinwildmercury replied to texasrn71's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. My hospital has no policy at all on bathing pts. Other than those with central lines get a CHG bath daily. Almost all pts I have given a CHG bath to have stated they felt very clean and...

  24. Clinical sites, you choose or you're assigned?

    thinwildmercury replied to level1's topic in General Students

    We got to choose when we registered for classes. If you had a late registration date like myself, then you just got what was left. In retrospect I got a lot more experience from being stuck wherever...

  25. Reasons patients turn on their call light

    thinwildmercury replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Omg! How awful!! I had a pt like this once but she was an elderly woman admitted for insomnia who hadn't slept for days and would ring incessantly and then state "I don't know" or something similar...