UnbrokenRN09

UnbrokenRN09 BSN

Cardiac step-down, PICC/Midline insertion

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  1. Help!!! Did I Make A Mistake in Becoming a Nurse!!!

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to SaggieRN87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Unless long-term care is what you really want to do, I would get a different job. That sounds typical for a nursing

  2. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's mostly why I went to nights. I felt better

  3. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to jk2185's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I completely get what you mean. I could've written this post. In 7 years I went from being a shy, awkward nurse afraid of my own shadow to a confident relief house supervisor that can not only hold...

  4. PICC positions?

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Just wondering if hospitals that have PRN PICC nurse positions posted will typically hire someone with no experience? I want something per diem away from bedside nursing and love doing hard sticks,...

  5. Not getting charge nurse position

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to frisky's topic in Nurse Management

    Management is all about politics, not about who's most qualified or deserving. If you provide above and beyond excellent patient care you more or less will never move up because that's difficult to...

  6. The HARD Truth for most nurses

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Lol...does anyone like to clean poop? No. But seriously now....what did you expect? It's a bit strange to go into a field that involves taking care of people when you in fact....don't want to take...

  7. Another mistake..new grad.

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to regerterb's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's always a good idea to look at every patients orders before you start your shift, but sometimes it's just not possible. Night shift screwed up, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Eventually...

  8. cost of healthy meals

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    yes!! Exactly. Who just pops a couple chips, or just 1 cookie....no one! lol Not to mention sugar/refined carbs are your worst enemy. Sugar leads to increased food cravings/mindless eating. When...

  9. cost of healthy meals

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an Aldi in your area? I do pretty much all my shopping there. I only buy whole foods most of the time.....when you aren't buying junk food or prepackaged food at all, you use that extra...

  10. Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm in agreement that it's all of the above. I think the scale tends to tip more in the direction of laziness/overreating though personally. I mean....it takes effort to get that big. You have to be...

  11. Thick/tough skin...

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I know this threa is waaaay old...but an older RN once told me to use an 18 g with thick skin because it's not as flimsy. I've had success with this trick here and there. On these types of people I...

  12. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    Giving a patient the wrong discharge instructions, mislabeling blood tubes, and entering the wrong medications in a chart are pretty serious errors actually if they aren't caught. It can happen to...

  13. Most annoying reason for admission?

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    AMS on a pt with known dementia. "Well, it just seemed worse today". Then the family member coming up with 50 different ways to ask why the pt is confused. (after a negative CT scan, negative for...

  14. Can you support yourself on agency nursing?

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to andreaek's topic in Agency Nurses

    I would do agency full-time only as a last resort unless you can get 6-8 week contracts at a time. If you're locke din on a contract, you will still get paid even if you get cancelled.....this might...

  15. Considering Agency work after almost one year off the floor...advice?

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to SKIteleRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    I work for an agency. I had 4 years of experience before i started agency. I really don't recommend it if the idea of floating to various units you're unfamiliar with frightens you. I find it...

  16. Pain/Anxiety Control Can Go a Long Way

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I've been seeing a trend lately where doctors have become very reluctant to treat pain and anxiety. Especially with pulmonologists and cardiologists. They just cannot get past the whole "they'll stop...

  17. confused rn

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to bluedevil30's topic in Cardiac

    Cardiac nursing has quite a learning curve as I'm sure you've noticed already. You have to hit the books and really learn some things, then see it in practice to really get a good grasp on things....

  18. Mistakes Are Inevitable: No One Is Perfect.

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Great article with great points. At first I read this thinking.....OMG who draws up 10 vials of a medication without ever thinking that maybe something wasn't right? Then I stopped myself. It wasn't...

  19. Floated to Tele, no experience...

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to RNewbie's topic in Cardiac

    I second that! Been in cardiac for 4 years as well and I still am definitely no expert! There is always more to

  20. Pt sent to cath lab for NSTEMI

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to tg982's topic in Cardiac

    Doctor preference basically. There's really no set protocol. As a general rule....if they've ruled in for a Nstemi and are having active chest pain they will be put on integrilin and nitro usually....

  21. Pain/Anxiety Control Can Go a Long Way

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Cardiac

    There have actually been some studies done that showed better outcomes when using morphine for chest pain. It can help lessen ischemia due to it's effects on lowering the blood pressure, which takes...

  22. V tach leading to an MI

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Katniss88's topic in Cardiac

    Doctors should not be allowed to write "do not call for xyz" orders. Period. That's bullying in my opinion and deters nurses from using their best judgement. When I worked day shift I never...

  23. V tach leading to an MI

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to Katniss88's topic in Cardiac

    Kind of off subject, but I'm wondering why this patient with significant cardiac history was allowed to have surgery without cardiac clearance first? I take care of many patients who wind up with...

  24. Pain/Anxiety Control Can Go a Long Way

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Cardiac

    Exactly! Please medicate me in that situation! Lol. I've had good luck with IV Tylenol/Ofirmev. It's great for older people you don't want to give narcs to and seems to work very quickly and last...

  25. Dropping tele cables on floor before cleaning

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to tonytayag's topic in Cardiac

    LOL....ok. No hospital I've been in does