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  1. Prescription drugs, brand name vs generic

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    While I was working the other day one of my patients had an allergy to tylox, a name I have never heard of. I looked it up and was surprised to see it was oxycodone-acetaminophen, and percocet was on...

  2. Afraid of loosing my job

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that part of a hospital's reimbursement is based on a survey of the patient's experience. Nursing schools should start teaching their students how make their patients feel like they are...

  3. Afraid of loosing my job

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I think you have summed up my whole problem. I don't talk a whole lot and sometimes I have a hard time finding words to say. Whenever I meet patients I usually say the same things when introducing...

  4. Criticism

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I had my first annual evaluation and it didn't go as well as I thought it would. I have been a nurse for a little over a year now and believe I have come a long way since I first started. Even though...

  5. Criticism

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Some of my problem with decision making has to do with my confidence. Even though I have improved a lot in that respect, I still do not feel like I have a lot of confidence and still at times I doubt...

  6. MDF 777 vs. Littmann lightweight

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I was considering buying a new stethoscope because when I listen to older patients with my MDF 777 the sound isn't as loud, but it has great sound when listening to my own heart. I was considering...

  7. RN-BSN Program that doesn't require so many prerequisites

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have an associates degree in nursing and I was looking for a program that doesn't require so many prerequisites to obtain a BSN. I have looked at another program and was told I needed a total of...

  8. Dealing with calls from work

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse and I like my job, but I really enjoy my days off too. I work 3 days in a row and most of the time have four days off. On a occasion I'll have 3 days off. I work on a unit where it's...

  9. Finding friendships outside of work

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school I was friends with group of people and it helped a lot with surviving nursing school. I never hung out with them outside of school or clinicals though. I have always been...

  10. Finding friendships outside of work

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really have any hobbies. I have gotten so used to studying and going to class that I didn't think of anything else. When I graduated nursing school all I cared about was finding a job. In my...

  11. Finding friendships outside of work

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll keep looking into finding a group that interests me or finding a hoppy. I have looked at meetup.com but there aren't many groups where I live or at least some...

  12. Finding friendships outside of work

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    . It already seems a little awkward at work when he is there. I like him a little. When we were at the movies I didn't really feel much of anything, no "butterflies"in the stomach, you know...

  13. Dealing with calls from work

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't keep my phone on me 24/7 because I'm not expecting any calls. If you call someone twice and they don't answer and you are forced to leave a message, I would think it would be smart to move on...

  14. Dealing with calls from work

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I'll probably just start turning my phone off, it makes it hard to ignore the calls when they call 3 or 4 times in the same

  15. V tach leading to an MI

    Katniss88 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Can a patient who has short runs of v tach be at risk for an MI and could it be a warning sign of an impending of an

  16. Night shift and adjusting on your days off

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else that works on night shift have trouble adjusting to sleeping at night on your days off? I usually work three nights in a row and after my last shift I will usually sleep until 3 pm...

  17. First code as a new nurse

    Katniss88 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse less than a year and a few days ago I experienced my first code. Two or three weeks ago we had a pt where a code was called but it wasn't a true code, even then I was terrified and...

  18. V tach leading to an MI

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in Cardiac

    What I don't understand is there are lots of cases where people have survived an MI. This pt was on plavix, but had to stop taking it a few weeks before the scheduled surgery and was to continue the...

  19. V tach leading to an MI

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in Cardiac

    This pt had a history of one MI and three stents. He was in the hospital for a non-cardiac issue. He had surgery that day and he was doing okay when I received report and and was doing well when I did...

  20. Nursing Needs To Get Back In The Hospitals

    Katniss88 replied to pookyp's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, hands on experience goes a long way. You can only learn so much from textbooks and your instructor lecturing you on a certain subject. I graduated from an ADN program where we did lots...

  21. First code as a new nurse

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't taken ACLS yet. In school we did a sim lab where we did a mock code and I feel like I was supposed to know what to do, but I didn't react. The entire code looked like organized chaos. Before...

  22. Sleepy Nightshift nurse

    Katniss88 replied to jackpp's topic in General Nursing

    During my orientation I was on day shift. Then I switched to nights, I actually feel like I sleep better during the day. I switch back to sleeping at night on my off days but I still feel like I don't...

  23. JP Drains and blood exposure

    Katniss88 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The last time I was at work I went in to my patient's room to hang an antibiotic, the patients wife just mentions the jp drain is full. The techs usually empty drains and foleys for us, but I will...

  24. JP Drains and blood exposure

    Katniss88 replied to Katniss88's topic in General Nursing

    I never would have thought the jp drains would do that. I thought the hemovacs would much more likely squirt blood at your face since it has a spring that you have to compress down after you open it....

  25. How did you feel when you got your first nursing paycheck?

    Katniss88 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I got my first nursing paycheck I stared at it for a few minutes. I have had other jobs in the past but I never made that much in a single paycheck. It was also my first professional job as an...