RockinChick66

RockinChick66

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  1. help, new grad with first NARCOTIC med error :(

    RockinChick66 replied to cherielpn23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can't believe this place is so anal about mistakes. No one got hurt. I've made plenty mistakes, learn from them and move on. Luckily, I work in a teaching hospital so it's not too big a deal if...

  2. Graduating in 2 wks - terrified!

    RockinChick66 replied to lookingabove313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will be a good nurse but it takes failure at certain things to become successful and WE all learn from our mistakes. The key is to have a little more confidence and keep your chin up. School...

  3. Tonsillectomy

    RockinChick66 replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    You'll get use to

  4. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    RockinChick66 replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacist in reality......movie star or model in my dreams.

  5. FINALLY!! I am an RN!!!!!!!!!

    RockinChick66 replied to NayD_RN's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS!!!!!!!:yeah::yeah:

  6. Stressed =(

    RockinChick66 replied to brandnewbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, 9 pts? I worked on a med surg floor, not tele, and only had a max of 6 pts. I think that Pt load is too much!!! No wonder u feel the way u

  7. Community College? You must be stupid.

    RockinChick66 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I think going to a CC is SMART! Look at the money you're saving over the University costs!! There wasn't anything easy about the CC I went to. The classes were very challenging and the waiting...

  8. why the lack of baths

    RockinChick66 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I feel the same way, but I think we do the best we can with the circumstances. Sometimes I'll have 3 out of 6 patients that may be getting dilaudid or morphine q2h or q3h, so I'm just...

  9. why the lack of baths

    RockinChick66 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I completely understand. And this doesn't mean that you're not a good nurse or give inappropriate care because the bath wasn't done. Medsurg is just

  10. why the lack of baths

    RockinChick66 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    You are exactly right!! You said exactly what I wanted to say regarding a medsurg floor. Trying to type on an iPad here makes it a little more difficult for me to type. However, I'm a very good...

  11. why the lack of baths

    RockinChick66 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to take any stabs at any one shift. I don't work nights so I don't know what goes on. I'm just stating why I don't do more baths or why a lot of times I don't see them being done...

  12. why the lack of baths

    RockinChick66 replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Why no baths? Well, I do make an effort to make sure my bed ridden pts get bathed while I'm working. But to be honest with you, I see that as a problem where i work as well and the reason is we stay...

  13. Do I need TED hose/support hose for long shifts?

    RockinChick66 replied to cogath's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear thigh high teds every shift I work. I started off wearing them to protect against spider/varicose veins. But one day I tried working without them and OMGosh...my legs ached so bad during...

  14. If a MD says "Don't Call Back"- do you write that as an order?

    RockinChick66 replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not write "do not call back" as an order, as I don't think that is approriate, but I would include that in my nurses

  15. saline flush ..Joint Commission

    RockinChick66 replied to melgrek's topic in Patient Medications

    We keep ours in the med room in a large drawer. I grab a bunch of flushes and keep them in the bottom drawer of my COW and restock as

  16. Held Coreg w/ BP of 100/55

    RockinChick66 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    It's not within our scope of practice as RNs to practice medicine; when we "hold" doses we are practicing medicine if we do it without a doctors order. If I feel like a medicine needs to be held, I...

  17. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    RockinChick66 replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes and hopefully the OP will reserve his judgements after spending a few years of constant standing with 12 hour shifts, developing plantar fasciitiis, bad back, ruined knees, etc. After you...

  18. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

    RockinChick66 replied to mindlor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know the kinds of nurses you are talking about because I work with a couple of these type of nurses. But let me offer you my perspective on this. The nurses I work with that are tired and bitter...

  19. How do you manage hospitalized dementia patients at night?

    RockinChick66 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    What?? No way!! I had a pleasantly confused pt the other day and kept him at the nurses station with me. With lots of help from my fellow nurses, we basically baby sat him all day, but in the...

  20. Dosage Calculations

    RockinChick66 replied to JLV5646's topic in General Nursing

    just practice practice practice. is it going to be in deminsional anaylsis or proprtion/ratio? which ever way just the more you can practice the better you

  21. I am a new grad and got a job as ALF director position!

    RockinChick66 replied to eve5483's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Things that make you go hmmmm? Anyway, I wish you luck in your new position. You worked very hard I'm sure to get your license, just make sure you follow the nurse practice act and not get in over...

  22. Who is a professional nurse?

    RockinChick66 replied to jmqphd's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the RNs are required to wear specific colors and are easily recognized. It is not a problem at all at my

  23. Just accepted into adn program! Should i accept or decline?

    RockinChick66 replied to marcopolo's topic in General Nursing

    ACCEPT! Do you know how many people would love to be in your shoes? Do the smart thing and accept, it's cheaper and you can always bridge to your BSN shortly after you

  24. Honest opinions needed

    RockinChick66 replied to CareRx's topic in General Nursing

    I say stay with pharm. I was just recently wishing I had gone into pharm myself. Nursing is super hard work and we are underpaid. The major stress for me are the long hours of standing/walking,...

  25. "I didn't want to go into nursing because I didn't want to be labled gay"

    RockinChick66 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Men in Nursing

    Some people just care too much about what other's think about them. Myself, I don't give a hoot about what people think. If I want to do something, I do it! I may have embarrassed myself a time...