Megsd

Megsd BSN, RN

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  1. My two least favorite words

    Megsd replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, my least favorites are "new admit" and "learning opportunity" which usually either means I have messed up somehow and get to learn from it, or they're making me do something really...

  2. Orienting a new nurse...need advice

    Megsd replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    During my orientation I had a wonderful, sweet preceptor, who always tried to make sure I had a good day and didn't feel overwhelmed. She would call me frequently (esp. when I had the whole team) and...

  3. Opinion on Nursing Field

    Megsd replied to jcozart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've never seen a surgery. Not even in my OB clinicals -- none of my pts needed a c-section or anything. Vomit is the thing i can't handle. I'm better now, but the first pt I took care of during my...

  4. I finally had a good day!

    Megsd posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Pardon me for tooting my own horn, but I'm really excited. I've been off orientation for about 4 weeks now, and I have had a string of bad days. Not the whole day has been bad, but good 4-6 hour...

  5. 41 man told to go into nursing because...

    Megsd replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    My grandma's boyfriend (man that sounds weird to me) is a podiatrist. He went to med school in his late 40s or early 50s after he retired from the military. He wound up in podiatry because, according...

  6. Does anyone ever feel like..

    Megsd replied to qt2168's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Totally agree with this. I feel like every day I am confronted by some new order or procedure or diagnosis or policy I've never seen or heard of. But I ask questions and figure it out. Last week I...

  7. HELP! Stressing Over NCLEX Results

    Megsd replied to tiffersmile's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yay! Congratulations and I'm glad it worked out. I must say -- the night after I took my NCLEX I dreamed over and over and over of different ways of getting my results, and sometimes I passed and...

  8. HELP! Stressing Over NCLEX Results

    Megsd replied to tiffersmile's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Honestly, what I would do (and what we all did) was look up your classmates' names to see if they have been issued licenses. If you know of anyone who took the test before you, look at their name to...

  9. Starting new position on June 16th and taking NCLEX on June 24th

    Megsd replied to sasha10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My biggest recommendation is to (again) do lots of questions, BECAUSE A) you can't possibly know everything about every disease/medication/procedure, and B) most of the time the actual QUESTION they...

  10. If you had to to do all over again...

    Megsd replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been a nurse very long (6 months), but at this point, I still would. The whole process has been hard, and challenging, and I have been angry and frustrated and cried and whined, but I still...

  11. last semester preceptor & new hire

    Megsd replied to jesa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know that the unit you precept on can HELP you get hired onto that or similar units when job hunting (especially for highly desired areas like L&D and mother baby). I'm not sure if that...

  12. Question for Female Nurses

    Megsd replied to keaton90's topic in General Nursing

    When my fiance and I started dating, he was in paramedic school and I was taking prereqs for nursing school. One of his pickup lines was "I bet I can find your femoral pulse..." and "I could get you...

  13. OBN granting "eligibility to test"

    Megsd replied to schroedie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I would also contact your school and make sure they sent your letter. Two of my classmates got their ATT late because the school "forgot" to send in their

  14. It's 6:59!!! For pity's sake!

    Megsd replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I had my first taste of this yesterday. I was told at 18:15 that report was on the phone for my new admit (this was the first I had heard I was getting one.) So I took report on this pt, who was...

  15. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

    Megsd replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My friend works in a little hospital and one day she answered a call light because the other nurses were busy. An elderly man was sitting in bed, waving his (perfectly functional) arms around and said...

  16. Shifts at your hospital? (all 7-7)

    Megsd replied to WestWingFan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most shifts at my hospital are 7-7, but in the ER people work 3-3, 5-5, 9-9, or 11-11 in addition to

  17. ED or ICU?????

    Megsd replied to EDnurse2009's topic in Emergency

    I think it really depends on A) what your goals are and B) what you want in your first job. I love ER too, but chose not to pursue that as my first position. I will work on a step-down unit for a year...

  18. Nurses malpractice insurance

    Megsd replied to elk007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It depends what kind of malpractice insurance the hospital has. Some will A) cover YOU during the time you work there, and some will B) cover EVENTS that OCCURRED while you worked there. So if I work...

  19. I think I am an ACLS phoney

    Megsd replied to racing-mom4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was intimidated by ACLS too.. I've only been working as an RN since January. I studied the handbook algorithms, and asked a lot of questions during class and practice time. Once you become familiar...

  20. PICC line flushing question

    Megsd replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my hospital we need a doctor's order to draw labs from PICCs, so we don't routinely aspirate blood from them. Just flush to maintain

  21. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

    Megsd replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can definitely understand the OP's frustration with new grad orientation. I feel I have, in general, been fortunate with my orientation experience, but I have seen glimpses of the flaws the OP...

  22. Did we fluid overload her?

    Megsd posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nursing student in a high acuity setting this quarter, and I cared for a pt in the CICU last week who had a sudden change in condition and I am trying to figure out why. At the time I was busy...

  23. EPIC Computer Program

    Megsd replied to al7139's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I've used epic as a student nurse and now as a new grad and while i am still getting used to it, it has definite advantages. Yes it can be complicated to figure out where all your flowsheets are...

  24. License Verification on-line

    Megsd replied to KellNY's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It may vary by state but in Ohio I was able to see my license online the afternoon after taking the nclex. I would certainly say she could apply for jobs before receiving the license in the mail. I...

  25. More sick calls on Superbowl Sunday? (Why was I not surprised to get a call?)

    Megsd replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad in an internship and A) My first day of orientation was Martin Luther King Jr Day (a federal holiday), and B) my first floor shift is tonight, 7p-7a. Welcome to