nicetomeetyou

nicetomeetyou

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About nicetomeetyou

nicetomeetyou specializes in Medical-surgical.


Working as a full-time RN in an acute care unit, and I love what I do!

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  1. New grad please excuse the silly question

    Well we dont diagnose as nurses, but physicians arent always aware of everything, so if the patient did start developing edema on their feet and SOB thats information that needs to be passed
  2. I found a job as an RN on a med-surg floor, and I love it so much. One day I came to work and the RN i was supposed to be working with called off. I had to take care of 6 patients on my own, and 2 on...
  3. interventions?

    Thats an awesome answer, thank you so much. It makes perfect sense to determine why the blood pressure is climbing in the first place. Thanks again for your feedback, I really appreciate
  4. interventions?

    This is probably a dumb question, but its been bugging me for a couple days. What are some nursing interventions for the acute management for hypertension? Atleast until I can get a doc on the phone?...
  5. IV Push Questions from nursing student

    We flush before and after administration of an IV push because thats the protocol at my hospital. Ofcourse it's different everywhere, and obviously if you had a fluid restricted patient they most...
  6. Nurses Eating Their Young

    This was so great. I'm new grad and just finished orientation in my hospital. While a couple of the nurses I worked with seemed to not like the idea of precepting, I took it as exhaustion and I really...
  7. IV Push Questions from nursing student

    If IV fluids are running, I always flush before and after regardless of compatibility... there are usually standing orders that say "to flush before and after administration of IV medications" and I...
  8. Pharmacology is kicking my butt!! Help!

    Its impossible to know what every single medication does, so you need to learn the major classifications of each medication (positive inotrope, beta-blocker, benzodiazepine, etc...) and learn general...
  9. Care Plan HELP

    The way I got through care plans is just looking at the essentials. And you are gonna do this as an RN in a hospital but you wont get the time to look them up in a book lol. Whats her history, is she...
  10. yeah I actually ended up somewhere really good for me but itwas far from what I expected. I found a job after submitting about 100+ applications. I had to drive 6 hours to go to my interview and...
  11. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    wasnt trying to offend anyone. just stating my
  12. Your Worst Mistake

    I'm a new grad have been working for a few months now, but I made a really idiotic mistake. I was giving an SVN treatment, and the o2 was running at 6L. I stayed with thr patient throughout the...
  13. Seriously...

    make the material more easily accessible. or make it a part of the admission
  14. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    I agree that it is very offensive. I think LPN's do not get enough credit for their achievements and what they bring to the field. I know an experienced RN in our ER who is very outspoken and stated...