mitral

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1. Your RN Hospital Orientation

   mitral posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm wondering; what was your orientation like? I know for mine we did a full 40 hour week and had to go through multiple tests, including diagnosing symptoms, pharm with math questions, mock CPR and...

2. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

   mitral replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

   It is so hard because you have to know and do everything! From NG tubes to Copd to insulin/heparin drips to strokes to etoh withdraw to central line care to heart cath, just SO much to know. And you...

3. Starting IVs

   mitral replied to Scarlettz's topic in Medical-Surgical

   If you have trouble relaxing, it will b harder. Set yourself up for success. Announce to the secretary, charge, or another nurse you're going to attempt an iv, and will be tied up for a little while....

4. Wound care tips/tricks/tools, please share!

   mitral replied to baygrl11's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

   Great thread!! Let's keep the tips coming! I know I've found that the skin prep I use for colostomies also works very well under tagaderm for people who have sensitivities. Once I had a pt who didn't...

5. My one big issue

   mitral replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Is it truly a legal issue? We're permitted a 30 minute lunch and 2 15 minute breaks. However, I have never taken a break, and often (3 out of 4) my lunches are only 15 minutes. When they are the full...

6. Hanging vs Pushing IV Meds- Which do you do?

   mitral replied to mitral's topic in Patient Medications

   Thank you, your answers are very helpful! I too felt it was excessive filter use and could not find any policy specifically stating that it was necessary. Probably as one poster suggested, she just...

7. please critique resume, any tips

   mitral replied to millmick30's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I always like to look at samples and beef mine up from bits and pieces that I can apply. Here are some good examples: Registered Nurse Resume Example Registered nurse resume - Templates - Office.com...

8. Do you have a clever way to do IS teaching?

   mitral replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient Education

   I tell my patients to pretend theyre drinking a thick milkshake; most of them are NPO at this point because theyre post-op and they love this lol. And it is amazing how just cheering people on can get...

9. Help!!!Too slow with med pass

   mitral replied to rkc003's topic in Patient Medications

   It really does get easier & faster with practice. A lot of the same meds you will be giving over and over and so you will actually begin to memorize the packaging, thus making it easier to pick...

10. Hanging vs Pushing IV Meds- Which do you do?

    mitral posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hello, we were having a bit of a debate with the nurses this week and I wanted to see some other opinions. For a patient with a central line, one of the ports was p-locked. The patient was to get IV...

11. How rude are your physicians???

    mitral posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am finally starting to get my bearings a bit as a med surg nurse. I'm fresh out of school and had no idea what to expect, so I am really shocked over how the doctors speak to nurses! The first few...

12. Dealing with crappy tech/assistant performance

    mitral posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new grad and still a little shaky on my feet. I've only been set loose from orientation for a few weeks. I have a tech/nurse assistant/pca that is making my job sooo much harder. When she does...

13. How to get faster at med pass

    mitral replied to noyesno's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I love the info on this thread!! Some of these time management tips are very practical and exactly what I've been looking for. Ty all for

14. Tips and Tricks for an efficient shift

    mitral replied to MicMcRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Beautiful advice, thank

15. Tips and Tricks for an efficient shift

    mitral replied to MicMcRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i love this question and the answers so far! I do as others have said for the mornings, makes the rest of the day a lot easier. Now I just need to figure out how to speed up my admissions, they take...