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  1. Help, am I overreacting or is this normal???

    nerdynurse00 replied to spicy1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This happens on the Medical unit I work on very often. Our staffing is horrible- so it's not uncommon for them to have to call in a RN and pay them overtime (double time) to be doing a CNA's (or CCA...

  2. Advice for a new RN?

    nerdynurse00 replied to TazJ's topic in International Nursing

    i graduated in may of 2011 and am now working in ns. i took a job on a medical/telemetry unit in june (which i knew i hated even before i took it). to answer your questions: 1) i would tell you to...

  3. Transfusing blood

    nerdynurse00 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I always prime with NS first, then like several others have mentioned, flush til the blood is to the end of the line (either set my pump at 999cc/h or open up the line wide open) over a garbage can or...

  4. New grad on Med-Surg floor

    nerdynurse00 replied to username33's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new grad- graduated in May 2011 and started work on a Medical/Tele floor the first week of June. My best bits of advice: 1) If you don't know, say you don't know. Yes, some doctors and nurses...

  5. HELP! New Grad on Med-Surg / Telemetry Floor

    nerdynurse00 replied to KayFuryPsychRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I too graduated in May of 2011 and I started on a Medical/Telemetry floor the first week of June. I had about 5 weeks of orientation then I was flying solo. I won't lie, it was absolutely, without a...

  6. New Grad, New Job, New Role - Advice?

    nerdynurse00 replied to 86711lh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been working on my own now since July - and time sure does fly! I totally agree with all the points Diffindo_lumos made - nursing school barely scratches the surface of the real world of being an...

  7. First job

    nerdynurse00 replied to AnewRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the exact same way! I'm so glad I came across this website. I did my senior rotation on a Medical unit here in Nova Scotia, Canada and hated pretty much every second of it. Once I graduated, it...