Bezoars

Bezoars

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  1. Did you get their bath done? Seriously?

    Bezoars replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    thanks to you all for saying it even better then i ever could

  2. What grosses YOU out?

    Bezoars replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ostomies are the only thing that make me think twice before jumping in. Anything that lives and crawls that I find ON the patient. We once had a really obese pt we admitted. We lifted the pannus to...

  3. Did you get their bath done? Seriously?

    Bezoars replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    k makes a good point here with family pitching in. i am aware that not everyone has family to do this but if you have to go to the hospital, you better circle the wagons. i always tell everyone i...

  4. Did you get their bath done? Seriously?

    Bezoars replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... I guess I'm not a supernurse. We do have CNA's on the floor most of the time, but like us, they are short staffed and overworked too. I do put lots of emphasis on charting, I admit, but I...

  5. "I'm A Good Nurse" Syndrome

    Bezoars replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Good thought. My thoughts: some days I feel like I am a great nurse, some days I feel like a complete failure. I just try to remember, it's all about my attitude. Is it good? am I giving 100%?...

  6. I'm afraid that I'm a bad nurse.

    Bezoars replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    ""i have been doing this job for a lot of years and i rarely go home feeling like i didn't miss something. i think it's part of the job. can you ask for a review from your peers to see what they...

  7. What to you like about being a nurse?

    Bezoars replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been a nurse quite long enough to by cynical yet, so here goes: What I like MOST about being a nurse is getting to work with my little geriatric patients... the over 70 set. They are (for...

  8. What was the moment you knew you wanted to become a nurse?

    Bezoars replied to bsn_bound13's topic in General Nursing

    For me it was when I was 26 and had just had my first child. Hubby and I were living in Puerto Rico with the military and I was a stay at home mom. Several of my girlfriends there were nurses who...

  9. New Nurse and so Frustrated!

    Bezoars posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I have been a nurse less then a year (having started last June) in a general med/surg float pool (in which we go to pediatrics as well). So I'm on this peds unit (which I go to often) and I always...

  10. I'm very guilty...of laziness....gulp....

    Bezoars replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel better, I gave 100% in school and got A's. I cared so much about what I was learning that I made sure I knew the in's and out's of all the body processes...... But then I got out...

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Bezoars replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I have two major ones: 1. Patients that hack and cough so loud that you can hear it on the next unit... I'm sorry but it's just soooo dramatic! Can't you hack a little softer???? 2. Giving report...

  12. Procedure Tips and Tricks

    Bezoars posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a amateur nurse, having been doing this only 6 months. My question is for all of you experienced nurses out there. I always love to hear veteran nurses' tips and tricks for the everyday...

  13. It finally happened to me....

    Bezoars posted a topic in General Nursing

    Well, I said it wouldn't happen to me... but it has. I have hit that "6 month slump" that some talk about. You know the one where you are positive and peppy and a go-getter just out of nursing school,...

  14. It finally happened to me....

    Bezoars replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Zookeeper... you make good points. I have been able to identify those on the various floors that want to help and teach me. I was set up with different preceptors on different floors originally and...

  15. It finally happened to me....

    Bezoars replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your encouraging words. I am planning a vacation in May, but I think I need a small one before that. I definitely think it has been a long road to success and now I'm just...

  16. FINALLY got a job!

    Bezoars replied to StillSeeking's topic in General Nursing

    That's awesome! Enjoy your new job... Hope it's everything you want and remember to love on your

  17. CPOE computer physician order entry

    Bezoars replied to RN0202's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an advocate of this CPOE for a long time... seems common sense to me, in this age of computers... nobody likes change but nobody likes being blamed for others' mistakes either... this...

  18. New Nurses! Post here, Lets get to know one another!

    Bezoars replied to avidhunter3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I graduated with an ASN, RN in May of 2010. I took and passed boards in June, 2010, and now I am working in the float pool at a local hospital. I get to go to med surg, telemetry, cardiac...

  19. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    Bezoars replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am only six months into Nursing but so far, my best advice given to me is: 1. Always remember: oxygen goes in and out, blood goes around and around, any deviation is a problem. 2. Remember...

  20. What do you fear most on the job?

    Bezoars replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    I worry about everything as a new grad, but I don't obcess about it. I refuse to be ruled by the computer so I do everything I can to chart well and proper and then if I miss something... I don't let...

  21. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    Bezoars replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here in WV, new grads make betw $18 and $24 per hour. Per diem is much higher... not much differential for night

  22. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Bezoars replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the worst thing I heard of a nurse doing... My favorite instructor in school told of an incident when she used to work in ICU... A nurse had pushed Malox through a peripheral IV. Needless to...