UnbrokenRN09

UnbrokenRN09 BSN

Cardiac step-down, PICC/Midline insertion

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  1. Most shocking thing you've seen another nurse do?

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

    Don't usually hate on other fellow nurses cause we all make mistakes....but...the other morning as I was waiting to give report to the day shift, I overheard one of the other night nurses giving...

  2. Considering career as NP

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey all! I'm an RN currently working in specialized cardiac hospital on tele/step down unit. I've been an RN for almost 2 years now. I'm considering making a career move as an NP in the next couple...

  3. Considering career as NP

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well when I say I don't really like to "call the shots" I mean it more in a way because I'm still fairly inexperienced. Plus right now I'm only 24 and most of the nurses I work with have a good 8+...

  4. Travel nursing? Advice?

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I currently have a wonderful full time job at a specialty hospital. I like my job but the idea of travel nursing seems very appealing. I am married and really wound only be interested in the...

  5. So Far it has been Disappointing

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

    Here I work what would be the "floor" at any other place. I have 3 patients. So yes....I spend...at least a couple hours with each pt a day. If needed. And our doctors are very polite on the...

  6. Advice? Significant Other: "You make too much for what you do."

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

    Wow. Basically he doesn't know anything about what nurses are and what they do. And that's basically the consensus that the general public has. Nurses have always been protrayed as smiling girls in...

  7. So Far it has been Disappointing

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

    I have been lucky enough to work for a hospital with strict nurse:patient ratios, and the hospital itself was designed basically the way the nurses wanted it to be. It was designed to support a...

  8. A quick question for all you nurses

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to ajstegall's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    However I would check with your state's nursing board before starting nursing school. It would be terrible to go through all of that only to find out you cannot ever get a

  9. A quick question for all you nurses

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to ajstegall's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    My aunt is an LPN and has a DUI on her record and this hasn't affected getting her license renewed. She turned it all into the board and everything and never heard anything about it good or bad. I...

  10. Pt Teaching & dealing with Q&A....help!

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new nurse I have discovered that patients can really ask some tough questions sometimes about their disease process or treatment and I have no idea how to answer their questions and have a hard...

  11. How long does it take before the other nurses aren't afraid of me???

    UnbrokenRN09 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated nursing school in May '09, and have been an RN since July '09. I work at a heart hospital and worked there as an intern for about a year prior to passing boards, so all the staff know me...

  12. praying I make it through my first year..kinda long

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

    wow...35-44 pt's??? I realize it's a nursing home, but still....that's just ridiculous! I'm so sorry to hear that you've had to have such a bad experiece so far. You just have to get out of that...

  13. Medication error... ALMOST.

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

    Well the good thing is you caught it. I've made a few minor med errors myself. It's just something that will happen, you can count on it. Especially with meds that you don't give routinely. I...

  14. Please, needing a little help with a couple of things

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to cupid09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here's my take on "leaving tasks" for the next shift. You are there for however many hours you're there for. What gets done gets done. Simply pass this on....if it's something pretty tedious, offer...

  15. New RN grad wanting advice

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

    Have you looked for externship programs?? Most of the hospitals in my area (oklahoma city) had something of this nature to help get new grads more prepared for their new role as RN by getting hands...

  16. When does death occur?

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to jrw03282009's topic in Cardiac

    My guess is that it could happen quickly just because of the fluid overload in itself. When it's not where it's supposed to be it goes in the lungs and things go south quickly w/o IV lasix. I've seen...

  17. arterial sheath puling post cath

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to anurse4life's topic in Cardiac

    I've still never had a pt vagal. I think it must be rare?!?!? Not that I ever want it to happen. Has anyone ever had a pull go really bad on them? Mine have all been pretty much text book with no...

  18. nursing fiction/nonfiction

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Keep these coming! I've really been wanting to read some good nursing books, fiction or nonfiction. I think they have a Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul too, and I've been wanting to read

  19. When to react to an abnormal reading

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to alabamagrad's topic in Cardiac

    I'm a new nurse too and I have had some issues with the same thing. At first, calling the doctors was scary because I am always worried that they'll think I'm just a dumb nurse and it's silly that...

  20. What's your ratio

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to jmaverick101's topic in Cardiac

    I don't care what's going on with the patient, if they are a cardiac patient on telemetry....nothing more than 4:1 is accpetable EVER in my opinion. They're on tele for a reason....they need to have...

  21. arterial sheath puling post cath

    UnbrokenRN09 replied to anurse4life's topic in Cardiac

    OMG. I can't believe so many places have just 1 RN in the room....and you guys don't use your hands. I realize with most hospitals you just don't have the staff, so it seems they have found ways to...