janetrette

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1. How Do You Know If Er Nursing Is For You?

   janetrette posted a topic in Emergency

   How Do You Know If Er Nursing Is For

2. BMCC just called...

   janetrette replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

   congrats. i know what kind of feeling it is.

3. Blood Transfusions: How fast do you go?

   janetrette replied to Genista's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I had seen blood transfusion given 200ml/hr. No reactions and given on a 22 gauge needle. in our hospital, 20g is the number. I usually run the blood over 4hr. stay with the patient and start counting...

4. What do you do when it's time to go and you still haven't charted yet?

   janetrette replied to Shell5's topic in Medical-Surgical

   in my hospital where we work, "the nurses should write all 10 nursing notes on our patient." our ratio is 1:10. however, on crazy notes i just write the most important. if other patient are stable i...

5. Pet peeves!

   janetrette replied to ADN 2002's topic in General Nursing

   WHEN... the other shift nurse leaves u with empty cart or a storm in the

6. burn out

   janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

   thanks for all the reply. i'm having trouble picking a hospital. what should i say to them why i wanted to quit after 9 month? why i didnt wait for a 1yr? doesn't it show how weak i am? i'm interested...

7. burn out

   janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   quick facts: going into my 9th month of med-surg nurse. im a new grad. been in charge 2x. usually patient load 10. the other we had to protest i had 13 patients and 1 was a direct admission with blood...

8. "but doctors are better than nurses"

   janetrette replied to AussieJack's topic in General Nursing

   i knew i wanted to be a nurse because i wanted to do patient

9. tough time giving report.

   janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

   oh no, the pt was dx with neutropenia. a cancer pt with all labs off the wall. she's only been a nurse for 3

10. tough time giving report.

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm been working at this hospital on a med-surg floor for almost 7months. i love my night shift crew. but i have a hard time giving report to the day nurses. one of the nurses would laugh at me. for...

11. written up already!

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not that i know

12. written up already!

    janetrette replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    bone marrow aspiration /

13. written up already!

    janetrette posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    By Dec. 27, it's going to my 6th month evaluation and already I had been written up!!! My patient had a bone marrow aspiration biopsy and needed to keep NPO after midnight and he was keep NPO. It...

14. CUNY School - BMCC

    janetrette replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    i graduate from bmcc dec 2004 since it was just last winter its competitive to get into the program. can you heard a 3.77 gpa to get in? it's insane. join a study group for support because there's no...

15. Intramuscular Injection Sites?

    janetrette replied to Nurse Bethie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    sometimes its whatever choice you have. like i gave an IM inj of haldol to a pt who was agitated into the vl. normally i would give an IM at vg. so it depends on the