Meg, RN

Meg, RN

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  1. Oh, the Q is silent...

    Meg, RN replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Nursing Humor

    Definitely EGD! A patient laughed when us when myself and a fellow nurse were doing walking rounds. The other nurse said, "Hi! My name is ****, and I will be your nurse today! Are you all ready for...

  2. Encouragement for New ICU Nurse

    Meg, RN replied to Tink7586's topic in Critical Care

    Phew! I'm so glad someone else feels the same way! I just applied to transfer to ICU after working Med-surg a year and a half, so I'm a little intimidated to say the least (it took me three months to...

  3. New grad asked to resign during orientation need advice

    Meg, RN replied to Roxy518's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow! 7-8 patients! I work on an ortho/med-surg unit and that's plain ridiculous for experienced nurses, much less a new grad! I mean most of the time, we don't have a nurse tech/CNA either so...

  4. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    Meg, RN replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha! R!XTER, that's exactly what I'm talking about! And I know in ER, I'm sure ya'll have to deal with that crap constantly! Apparently, they have our establishment confused with the local...

  5. Share some of the most ridiculous patient complaints/symptoms/demands

    Meg, RN replied to R!XTER's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had one of my patients who had been terribly nasty and demanding every time I went into the room all night (and he had been there for a month already because of certain "unhealthy lifestyle habits"...

  6. My Nursing Career In Six Words

    Meg, RN replied to No Stars In My Eyes's topic in Nursing Humor

    To the very needy patient: No this is not a Marriott. (or) No I am not your waitress. About me and my nursing career: We have a love-hate relationship! To the big headed doctor (you know who you...

  7. Too little too late

    Meg, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I am in need of some encouragement here. I've only been a nurse for about a year and so I feel stupid like I missed something and can't forgive myself. On my first night working this...

  8. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    Meg, RN replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha! I'm the same way CASTLEGATES. I have a raging crush on a surgeon at work. He's at least ten years older than me too! (I love older guys!) I think it's the bad boy flirty thing that he does. And...

  9. Shoes that don't wear out by 3 months?

    Meg, RN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not to exhaust the topic, but I'm looking for the most comfortable kind of shoes for a person with high arches that underpronates? With every kind of shoe I've had (Nursemates) the "squishy" wears out...

  10. Getting called off too much!

    Meg, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Just needed a little advice: I've only been a nurse working full-time on a med-surg unit for the past nine months (I'll have a year's experience at the end of July 2011). I signed a...

  11. Getting called off too much!

    Meg, RN replied to Meg, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Thanks for the input so far. In response to some of your questions, yes, we do keep a call off log on our unit, so that everyone is called off in rotations. Also, yes, everyone wants to...

  12. Low Census - Is it Happening to You

    Meg, RN replied to Miranda50's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, our hospital has closed some of the units (not mine, a med-surg), but our problem is that they're calling off some of our full-time people to put float people in their place, which sucks. So...

  13. Tell me I'll be okay...

    Meg, RN replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe like you said, you can work part-time or prn. I worked as a student nurse tech PRN through nursing school to get my BSN. I'm sure your NM would rather have you on part-time or prn instead of...

  14. What do you do to destress?

    Meg, RN replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    -horseback riding lessons -reading outside is my favorite when the weather is warm -watching Netflix -retail therapy! -tending to my plants I too drive to Sonic often and have a milkshake while...

  15. Night Shift For Newbies

    Meg, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Question: I'm trying to figure out how to revert back to a regular sleep schedule on my days off. Is it better to sleep through the day and then try to sleep through the next night? Or do ya'll just...

  16. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    Meg, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    -"No, the patient's IV pump beeping is NOT my priority right now." -"Our patient's aren't getting turned, their vitals aren't taken, and their sugars aren't checked because you're off in the...

  17. Quality of care is it possible

    Meg, RN replied to justanimals's topic in Arizona Nursing

    OP- Do we work in the same place? No really, though if you hadn't said AZ...I feel the exact same on most days. I had to switch to nights because my floor is so hectic, it's terrible trying to get a...

  18. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    Meg, RN replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Huge nasty blood clots. Once had a guy come into the ER with a suprapubic catheter that we had to irrigate cuz it was clogged up. When we did the hugest, nastiest clot came out. I could feel all the...

  19. Life as a Nurse

    Meg, RN replied to mushymash's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Nursing is not for the faint of heart! This is my first year, and it has been one of the most difficult and yet rewarding experience of my life. I too have lost weight from running around on...

  20. Post op Admissions During Shift Change?

    Meg, RN replied to All4Seasons's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I work on an 18 bed med surg unit at a hospital without a trauma center. We much prefer to have PACU hold the patients until 1930, because it is ridiculous trying to give report when PACU is calling...

  21. Did anyone hate nursing school?

    Meg, RN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    oh gosh I know I dreaded clinical days in the hospital like the plague! I know I asked myself countless times if nursing is what I really wanted to do. I realized the reason I dreaded my clinical days...

  22. Advice for new nurses

    Meg, RN replied to IknowIcanRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my goodness, I can't tell you how many of these moments I've had. Once a doctor played a trick on me and told me to go get him a pair of size 12 sterile gloves (they don't exist), lol! I said "ok!"...

  23. Frustrated at being new!

    Meg, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I am a new grad nurse who has just started working in a med-surg unit since August and am still feeling stupid and incompetent most of the time. I've just started taking four patients on my...

  24. Interview left me speechless

    Meg, RN replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    Run far far away!! This reminds me a lot of the job I had as a nurse tech. At the interview, the manager didn't ask me any questions and just proceeded to tell me about "good" nurses and the "bad"...

  25. RN positions in SC

    Meg, RN replied to trimeduRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just found a job at Providence Downtown