SweetseRN

SweetseRN

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  1. Job Offer

    SweetseRN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome and I am glad that you recognize and are grateful for how lucky you are. It is really stressful when school ends, you have your license but still no job. I was lucky enough to find one within...

  2. Made an error :'( unable to move on

    SweetseRN replied to mahal788's topic in General Nursing

    My only ever med error was the same exact thing, I gave a 2100 med at 0800. It was Lovenox. I beat myself up for weeks. But I learned to triple check and then check again. I am a better nurse for...

  3. Made an error :'( unable to move on

    SweetseRN replied to mahal788's topic in General Nursing

    I feel bad that you are so upset because you must be a great nurse to take this to heart the way you have. Learn from the parts of this that make you feel bad and forgive yourself. Your other patients...

  4. Any legal issue there?

    SweetseRN replied to akasu's topic in General Nursing

    I think the answer is if you would need a doctors order to do it a work, you shouldn't do it outside of work. Maybe what happens in your own home with your own family is a bit different but beyond...

  5. Digtoxicity - Nursing interventions

    SweetseRN replied to motherinlaw's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Which electrolyte are you looking at most closely and why for dig tox? And what other meds are they taking that (hint, hint) many people with cardiac issues often take that can decrease a certain...

  6. How to determine dehydration

    SweetseRN replied to motherinlaw's topic in General Nursing

    In dehydration BUN is elevated while creatinine remains normal. If both BUN and Creat are elevated, then you most likely have some type of renal

  7. lets hear from Nurses who started with No nursing experience at all!

    SweetseRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Me, me! How about making an occupied bed or putting on an "Attends" (adult diaper for anyone who doesn't know)...Even beyond that, OMG the PCT's at my job know so much! I wish I had that...

  8. Overwhelming....

    SweetseRN replied to snk2503's topic in General Students

    OMG I was scared in school and I am still scared now but I still think I am a pretty darn good nurse for a newbie. I wanted to cry after taking care of my very first patient in clinical, he had some...

  9. Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    SweetseRN replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I love Kidneys too! Dialysis is one of my top three choices after I do a few years of

  10. Questions about ASN->BSN

    SweetseRN replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to begin school for my BSN in January. I do not believe it will make me a better nurse. I do believe it will open more doors and opportunities for me in the future. I am so happy I went for...

  11. Passing narcs with the med tech?

    SweetseRN replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what a med tech is...Excuse my ignorance but can someone enlighten

  12. I LOVE nursing, and I LOVE allnurses

    SweetseRN replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Another day gone by....So much better than the last two. There are good days and bad for sure, but I get a thrill out of what I am doing every day. Even if it's just making a patient a tiny bit more...

  13. I LOVE nursing, and I LOVE allnurses

    SweetseRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My feet have blisters, my back hurts and I have mini anxiety attacks each day before starting my shift...But, I wouldn't have it any other way. I LOVE being a nurse. Having a patient tell me that they...

  14. Should I get my CNA?

    SweetseRN replied to sjalv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Getting your CNA will make you a more desirable candidate for a job once you have a license, especially if you apply for employment at the hospital/healthcare facility you are already working at....

  15. Question about wasting narcotics

    SweetseRN replied to EndoscopyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital

  16. Question about wasting narcotics

    SweetseRN replied to EndoscopyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, it just has to be another person who has the same access to the Pyxis as me, so if I was going to waste a tab of Percocet for example, an LPN could witness the waste. But if it was in...

  17. how long till' I get my license!?

    SweetseRN replied to rugrad11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Exactly the same for me in NY...And when that pretty piece of parchment comes in the mail...It is so exciting...So much more of a prized possession than my degree. Totally worth the

  18. LVN vs RN

    SweetseRN replied to kmama's topic in General Nursing

    LPN's are amazing and make my work easier every day. Most of them have much more knowledge and experience than I do as an RN and I appreciate it always. But if you have the option, go for your RN. You...

  19. Graduation...Go or No?

    SweetseRN replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of my classmates chose not to go and that is fine. Those of us who did had a great time and REALLY made our voices as nursing graduates known. It was a very powerful and moving experience. I...

  20. How do you cope with work and co-workers:(

    SweetseRN replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ouch, it is so hard...But really, all jobs are the same...Nursing or anywhere else you are always going to have "THOSE" people...You have to toughen up your skin and let the BS roll off you. You go to...

  21. When to Start Applying for Jobs?

    SweetseRN replied to starmickey03's topic in General Nursing

    The Hospitals in my area hire you as a GN before passing NCLEX. So my official answer is start applying in March. And don't just apply, be super proactive and get the names of hiring managers and call...

  22. Stress of finding a job

    SweetseRN replied to RoxyChic's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am working on a medical/surgical floor in a city hospital...There has been a lot of turn over lately for many reasons so a lot of us new grads from my class were fortunate enough to land jobs. I...

  23. I LOVE nursing, and I LOVE allnurses

    SweetseRN replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a really, really bad day yesterday...Everything from being yelled at by a doc to a pt dying on me in a very unexpectedly and for lack of a better word violent way...I still love my job and am so...

  24. The oh-so-common rude classmate(s)...

    SweetseRN replied to ioiiipop01's topic in General Students

    Yeah, school can be like that at times. You didn't do anything wrong. I would let it blow over if I were you though, sometimes you have to pick your battles, ya know? People can be mean in nursing...

  25. Would you take the LPN test?

    SweetseRN replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Yes, if that is an option in your state (it's not in mine anymore, sadly) it will give you an edge for an RN position. It will also give you lots of experience. Go for it, why not? I would have if it...