Megsd

Megsd BSN, RN

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  1. STNA or phlebotomy classes near Dayton?

    Megsd posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hey everyone. I'm moving to the Dayton area on May 31st and am planning to work full time for a year before trying to apply for nursing schools in the area. While I am trying to get a job at a...

  2. Do PVCs count in HR?

    Megsd posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My instructors, my classmates, and my paramedic boyfriend all have different opinions on this matter and I can't get a straight answer out of anybody. When looking at an EKG strip and calculating the...

  3. No second bachelor's at Cal State LB?

    Megsd posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hello all. :) I'm currently a student in Kansas a year away from completing a BA in Spanish. After graduating, I plan to move back to CA (I'm originally from San Diego) and get my BSN. I have been...

  4. Tips to hear breath sounds

    Megsd posted a topic in General Students

    What a day. I had physical assessment lab today and we were listening to heart and lung sounds. I was able to hear the heart sounds pristinely, but when it came to the breath sounds, I couldn't hear...

  5. Starting RN salary in Dayton, Ohio

    Megsd replied to ziggyzoomba77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My starting salary was $22, which seems to be about average for Dayton, unless you're looking for peds (which pays

  6. If You Think You Haven't Heard It All...

    Megsd replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    When I did psych clinicals my friend had a pt who had been in ICU for an attempted OD before being sent to psych. One day he told the nurses he was going home to have dinner with his wife because it...

  7. MRIs & Computer charing...HELP?!?

    Megsd replied to KrystleBleuRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can you chart in the control room periodically? That's where I computer chart when I travel with pts to

  8. Where to work first

    Megsd replied to lovegreen27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I think a year of med/surg can be valuable, post-partum jobs can be hard to new grads to snag, so that's awesome that it was offered to you. If that is your passion, I would take that position....

  9. You know you're a nursing student when...

    Megsd posted a topic in General Students

    I know we get lots of these threads but I caught myself today doing something very typical of a nursing student. I start in about 3 weeks and I had to order a Skills CD from the bookstore that came...

  10. IVs

    Megsd replied to sureshooters wife's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One other tip, take the tourniquet off the arm before you flush the IV, otherwise you might blow the vein. Been there done

  11. How do you get a job that requires experience if you don't have experience?

    Megsd posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is kind of a silly question. I am still in nursing school but exploring my career options. One area that interests me is the OR. I have plans over my winter break to observe in the OR if possible...

  12. Should I be THIS freaked out over vomit????

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

    My first week of working an a RN I was participating in an internship and my preceptor and I had this fellow who was postop. She and I were both in the room when he started to vomit. I don't even know...

  13. an almost funny comment

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

    Ha. Heaven forbid she has to assess her

  14. Do you have to list EVERY job?

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

    LIST IT. I don't know about the issue of pulling your license and seeing your jobs, but the nursing community is smaller than you think, and they will find out. I would just say, when asked, that your...

  15. smart pumps

    Megsd replied to suepozitory's topic in General Nursing

    Priming them isn't too bad. Just remember to "wedgie" the tubing into where the air indicator is, and make sure the tubing isn't stretched out so it will infuse properly. I find the guardrails very...

  16. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    Megsd replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    I think alcoholism is many things. I have many alcoholics in my family, but my mom is the current active alcoholic. While the initial drink was certainly a choice of some sort, alcohol is so embedded...

  17. Avoiding burn out

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

    I'm kind of similar. I have no game face, my coworkers apparently think that I can't hold it together in stressful situations. I try to handle everything myself, perfectly, and before I know it I'm up...

  18. Every other weekend- what century are we in?

    Megsd replied to lizva101's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't care about working weekends because I like the slower pace and the extra money. On my unit we finally have enough staff that people who have been there for two years or more have...

  19. My pockets are overflowing!

    Megsd replied to jsu102's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One trick is to put your roll of tape on your hemostats, clip your hemostats to the bottom of your scrub top, and put your scissors/shears through the tape the other way. And yes, cargo pants

  20. Nursing student questions to new RNs

    Megsd replied to drawnfromlife7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1) How quickly did you take the NCLEX and get your license? I graduated 11/17, got my ATT 12/6, and took my NCLEX 12/26, and started working 1/21. I think I got my license in the mail the first week...

  21. IV Placement - distal or proximal??

    Megsd replied to cozzy66's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The issue with lab draws only exists if the person has fluids running because of the risk of diluting the sample. So our lab people either draw in the other arm, or ask if we can pause the fluids for...

  22. Interprete Lab/Tests resutls to patients

    Megsd replied to seriousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the only time I will mention test results is if a test is normal or negative and I am 150% sure I understand what it means. If a head CT says "no acute injury" I feel comfortable saying that, but...

  23. "Your patient is SO rude!"

    Megsd posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I thought this was hilarious.. hopefully others will too. :) I work on a neuro step-down unit, so we deal a lot with people who aren't in their right minds for one reason or another. Most of the...

  24. As a new grad, expect to stay late?

    Megsd replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I've been off orientation for about two months now and I tend to clock out 10-15 minutes late most days. I've had to stay 30 minutes late twice, due to some issues that popped up right at shift change...

  25. "Your patient is SO rude!"

    Megsd replied to Megsd's topic in Nursing Humor

    Yeah, this woman had been getting blood draws every 6 hours for 4 days, and not one lab tech had called me to tell me how rude my pt was until now. I wonder if she does go to the ICU if those nurses...