Drysolong

Drysolong

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  1. What do you think about a nurse breastfeeding infant at nurse's station during break?

    Drysolong replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Breast feeding, bottle feeding, spoon feeding. Anything other than work at the nurse's station, just seems inappropriate to me. If I was a patient or visitor, that would just seem so out-of-place....

  2. Pharmacist said "I don't care" regarding Vancomycin dose time.

    Drysolong replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to BradleyRN and jlsRN for continuing this discussion. (And all the other posters) This has been an education for me as a relatively new nurse. Also, I am so thankful that there are nurses...

  3. is this what its really like? 2 wks in...

    Drysolong replied to chicagobsn's topic in Emergency

    y This too shall pass! My motto is put up with it now, so you won't have to in the future. AND never do this to a student or someone I precept in the future. ALSO, though, in the meantime, learn as...

  4. Being a patient where you work

    Drysolong replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    I completely

  5. nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    Drysolong replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work and have worked is not as bad, but ALMOST. I'm still trying to understand

  6. I passed the CPNE!!!!! Thank God.

    Drysolong replied to workingtheplan's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :heartbeat:yeah::redbeathe:nurse: congrat[color=yellow]ulatio[color=olive]ns

  7. Passed CPNE at Grady

    Drysolong replied to gradyrn2b08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    c o n g r a t u l a [color=olive]t i o n

  8. I need to tell my story

    Drysolong replied to RecoveringKite's topic in Nurses Recovery

    hello and welcome!! i wish you all the best. perhaps soon you will be in a position to help others overcome all that you have. (both patients and other

  9. CNA/LPN/RN transition & nursing homes

    Drysolong replied to InTheMeantime's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I chose the CNA, LPN route to RN. Currently an LPN and getting to RN is slower than I would like. But it's a good plan for me. My circumstances were different than yours. (OP)...

  10. Reprimanded for cleaning up after myself!!!

    Drysolong replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it is ridiculous. BUT unions are very powerful in some areas, and I have heard of similar complaints. JOB SECURITY is a big issue. Think about it from a laid-off janitorial worker'...

  11. Orientation Woes

    Drysolong posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is my description of my orientation ordeal. It's taken me a few months to put the experience in words. Probably not any worse than many, but for me, really an ordeal. First, I had no hospital...

  12. CHART Reviews

    Drysolong posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All: I'm wondering when do you generally perform chart checks. At the beginning, middle, or end of shift? I work 7p-7a and my goal is to review my patients' charts at the beginning, but I...

  13. CHART Reviews

    Drysolong replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for all of your responses. what prompted my question was that i worked in icu one night and happened to read their guidelines, which in part stated that chart reviews should be done at the...

  14. Treatment for Infiltrated IV's

    Drysolong replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any danger of

  15. Sub Acute .... LTC

    Drysolong replied to LPNscottnj's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my limited exp., sub-acute wings are separate from LTC. Also, I am an LPN on a med-surg hospital floor doing the same work as RN's,with a few exceptions. Hence, the goal is to become an

  16. I want her fired!!!!

    Drysolong replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons, I like night

  17. I only have a 75% in anatomy and im not sure if im cut out to be a nurse

    Drysolong replied to 1las9630's topic in General Nursing

    Less than an A in Anatomy does not = you are not cut out to be a nurse. I got excellent grades in LPN school, and am getting good grades with Excelsior, pursuing my RN. However, all that I studied is...

  18. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

    Drysolong replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It would be hard for me to work 12 hours on a job I didn't like (i.e., my pre-nursing jobs) Personally, I could not bear working a 5-day week again. Unless I just couldn't find anything else, I...

  19. when do you stop bringing work home?

    Drysolong replied to ava'smomRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Now this is something that I don't (as a rule) do. For my health and sanity, I have to tell myself at the end of each shift (15 minutes to an hour after rather) that I've done my best and I pass it...

  20. Possibly offered 3-11 med/surg in hospital; HELP!

    Drysolong replied to mama_bird's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the original post, I focused more on the return to work and the med surg unit, rather than the 3-11 shift. I would say just build up your physical stamina. I work on Med Surg and I rarely...

  21. Brain Fart: Whats the name of this CVA symptom?

    Drysolong replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    visual midline shift

  22. Physicians & Signing Telephone Orders

    Drysolong replied to just1's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a relatively small hospital. Because of your post, I am going to follow up to determine just what the physicians are doing in this regard. We have someone in place (a nurse clinician)...

  23. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    Drysolong replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Where I work, this is a PCT function. I verify this is

  24. Simple things new nurses or experiece nurses are not doing?

    Drysolong replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In my facility, blood cultures are drawn if temps

  25. Learning Thread: Med/Surg

    Drysolong replied to RN28MD's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I hope this ? is appropriate for this thread. I am a 2-year LPN, 6-month Med-surg nurse with nothing but ?'s. When patients are on MRSA/VRE restrictions, do you (personally) always gown up, glove up,...