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    So how many pts do you have?????

    abundantjoy07 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Type of Unit: Medical Floor Nights: 8 is GREAT. 9 is typical and 10 is not unheard of. :uhoh21: CNAs: We have techs...but honestly, sometimes it makes not much of a difference.:stone Breaks:...
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    perscription pads

    abundantjoy07 replied to hunter-belle's topic in General Nursing

    Actually ours are lying around the nurses station in drawers. They are easy to find and get a hold of which makes me wish we were kept more accountable of
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    How much is your pay?

    abundantjoy07 replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    You take home 12,000 in a month? There's no way... I live and work and Houston and I have a hard time believing/understanding this. If this is the case then tell me when you work at.
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    Nursing Uniform Policy

    abundantjoy07 replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital is like that, all nurses wear royal blue, CNA's wear powder blue, clerks wear burgandy, RT wear Hunter green, etc. It makes it easy for the staff to realize who's who. And sometimes the...
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    Homan's Sign: Useful or Useless? What's your opinion?

    abundantjoy07 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught not to assess with Homan's sign. Something about the risk of dislodging the clot and causing a PE. I assess by feeling for excessive warmth/heat, swelling, discoloration and pain. Then...
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    My first nursing experience has discouraged me...

    abundantjoy07 replied to Terry1123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, it's been seven months that you've been an LPN. I'd say you're still pretty much a new grad. Try to find places that are willing to hire a new grad and get in on a precepting program or something...
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    Best Compliment Ever...

    abundantjoy07 replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With some people, the littlest things make it all worth while for them. A hug when they are crying, pain meds given on time, a word of reassurance, or saying you'll do something and actually carrying...
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    Tired of being asked to work extra...

    abundantjoy07 replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    For the past 3 days I've been called to come in. One call at 4:30am for me to work the day shift and the other two at 4:30pm to work the night shift. It seems like understaffing is an ongoing issue...
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    Patient Education

    abundantjoy07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is is normal for patients to be uninformed? Several times, patients and their families want to know what's happening, why certain things are or are not being done. What the results for the bloodwork,...
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    Nurse fanny packs

    abundantjoy07 replied to Sassybottom's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ick. Fanny Pack.
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    Am I the only one?

    abundantjoy07 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    After my last day of work, I spend the next day sleeping for hours. I have no motivation to get dressed and go out. My bed, my couch, and my fridge makes me happy. I'll sleep for an embarassingly long...
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    If not Nursing, then what????

    abundantjoy07 replied to my3kids's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I probably would have majored in English and became a high school English teacher, eventually becoming a college
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    Still Broke!

    abundantjoy07 replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I spent 5 years in college. I don't expect to have everything paid off in a year. I have figured out that I will be done paying loans in 4 years. I graduated with 40,000 in loans last May. I have a...
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    What Do You Do....

    abundantjoy07 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hypothetical situations...answer one or all. Just interested to see if my train of thought is the same as others or if there are varying ideas. 1. Your patient is complaining of shortness of breath...
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    I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    abundantjoy07 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    They call religiously. At 4:40am they call for me to come in for days. At 4:40pm they call for me to come in for nights. I usually will come in if they need me for an extra 1-2 days a month. Those...
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    New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    abundantjoy07 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I never had warm and fuzzy feelings. If I did they must have been incredibly short lived. Anyway, my satisfaction with my job is a little low. 1. Not having a preceptor anymore is okay...but...
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    I look at doctors differently now!!! And what is it about their handwriting

    abundantjoy07 replied to ltmja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think 89% of lack of understanading or oversights on my part are from misunderstandings/misinterpretations of doctors handwriting. It is very sloppy and illegible. I do waste time trying to read...
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    med mistake/question

    abundantjoy07 replied to hollyberry678's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While it's important to flush, I don't think it's as big an issue to where the famly would not want you taking care of the patient. It's not exactly gross negligence. I never tell my patients I'm a...
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    1st job in clinic

    abundantjoy07 replied to mernurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know, the main reason I'm in the hospital setting is because I wanted to use most if not all of the skills I learned/was taught in nursing school. I just had that desire to do technical things be...
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    New nurses being an asset to unit

    abundantjoy07 replied to snowfreeze's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :nuke: That is so wonderful to hear. Being new is overwhelming and frustrating to say the least. It means a lot that someone out there does appreciate and value new grads. We need more nurses like...
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    Have you ever worn a pedometer at work?

    abundantjoy07 replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 or three lying around the house...but they never seem accurate to me. And half the time they don't measure my steps when I'm walking and looking at it at the same
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    Walkie Talkies on Your Unit?

    abundantjoy07 replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    we have cell phones we have to carry. they are huge like bricks. and yes they do ring all the time. the only thing i don't like that there's no caller id and i csn't stand the fact you can't silence...
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    preceptor giving wrong info.

    abundantjoy07 replied to NurseEmily22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you know something is right and your preceptor is doing someting or saying something wrong then I would correct her. There are ways to be nice and nonconfrontational about it. This is nursing and...
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    giving report

    abundantjoy07 replied to abbysmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Giving report...I hate giving report. I always feel like it's not "good" enough. However, in listening to other nurses, I get the feeling that all my report lacks is the non-essential gossip...
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    "Notify Physician" as answer

    abundantjoy07 replied to merae's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The point is you do your nursing assessment. If there is anything that cannot be done by a nurse or if the situation is critical and you need more orders to alleviate a situation then yes you notify...