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  1. in over my head

    CardiacKittyRN replied to loveyournurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't be too hard on yourself.. Your new !! I'm sure you're doing a good job! I hear it takes at least a year to be comfortable as a new nurse... I don't know, I'm not there yet

  2. in over my head

    CardiacKittyRN replied to loveyournurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my gosh! I imagine you are overwhelmed.. I think case management is a pretty overwhelming job even for someone who isn't a new grad, especially with hospice. Could you possibly ask for some more...

  3. Can not make it out of orientation???

    CardiacKittyRN replied to 2bAngilRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's not necessary a bad thing.. A nurse just might not be ready yet to be on her own. I'm a new grad and I will say the learning curve between student & RN is sharp. Had I not had previous...

  4. Nursing Students: What do you think of your instructors?

    CardiacKittyRN replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    I know this thread is older but I had to post... I'm a recent new grad working on a cardiac step down unit. Now that I'm out in the "real world" I can see a lot of what was helpful and what wasn't....

  5. How can I tell if I'm cut out for night shift

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    It's been working so far! I usually drink a small redbull at the beginning of my shift but other than that no.. I have Interstitial cystitis so coffee & soda cause me more pain than their worth! I...

  6. How can I tell if I'm cut out for night shift

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new night shift nurse... Honestly I adjusted pretty quickly. I try to group my days together so I won't have to switch back and forth between days & nights. I usually do 3 nights, off 4 or...

  7. Can parents give medically fragile kids meds w/o Dr. order in homecare?

    CardiacKittyRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would suction at my discretion and explain the reasoning to the parent. O2 in the 80s and a persistent wet cough are probably miserable for the child, not to mention unhealthy.. As for the cough...

  8. LPN Job Duties

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Hoping2BeANurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're not "too good" for anything, despite your job title. We're all people here princess, you're no better I promise. I'm an RN and I think personal care is highly important and assisting with it is...

  9. Kudos board

    CardiacKittyRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our system does something called "Tanner bucks". You can get them for being mentioned by patient on a survey or to a nurse manager or can be given them by higher up's who see you "in the act of...

  10. are mandatory scrub color-coding in hospitals the wave of the future?

    CardiacKittyRN replied to kelligracie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Our hospital systems used the color coded scrubs. RTs, PTs, pharmacy techs, lab, housekeeping, and unit secretaries through out the system all wear a specific color. Then RNs wear a floor specific...

  11. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    CardiacKittyRN replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hear the sound of call lights beeping & bipap alarms in my

  12. First Nursing Job, feeling a little lost

    CardiacKittyRN replied to mauriciosilva's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm new too!! I have a really great preceptor though who has helped me a lot... just ask questions! Anything I'm unsure of, no matter how "simple" it may seem, I ask!! You're not

  13. Not excited to start nursing. :(

    CardiacKittyRN replied to jemray's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think what you're feeling is normal! I am a new grad (Dec 2013) and just started my first RN job in March. I was excited to graduate, but thought I'd never find a job... then I got my first...

  14. Yet another interruption on nights

    CardiacKittyRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Our charge nurse does something similar to this at my facility... when they go in for their charge rounds they look at Foley's & central lines... I wouldn't think a floor nurse with her our...

  15. Manager "threatening" us with primary nursing!!!

    CardiacKittyRN replied to lelafin's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have techs where I work... our ratio is 4-5:1... usually 4. I work nightshift on a busy cardiac stepdown. I don't feel like we need techs on nights, because I'm used to working without them,...

  16. What task should I know

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Hisgrace90's topic in Cardiac

    Your welcome! I started March

  17. What task should I know

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Hisgrace90's topic in Cardiac

    I'm new on a cardiac unit as well! I see a lot of post cath's and AICD placements... so assessment of those... common arrhythmias & meds to treat them... managing heparin drips... I see heparin,...

  18. CNA vs EKG? for ICU post-grad

    CardiacKittyRN replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in General Students

    Nurse manager position? By the time you have the qualifications for that type of position you will be practicing wayyy above CNA type work and probably be pretty competent in reading

  19. ATI Fundamentals

    CardiacKittyRN replied to HeiragoNurse's topic in General Students

    ATI test questions comes directly from the ATI text. The best way to pass is read the book... do the practice tests too! But literally I'd fine that some questions came word for word from the text. I...

  20. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    CardiacKittyRN replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    I don't personally think its fair. I see people's point about that not being a valid excuse, but that's life. Because let's be honest, WHY would you ever want to miss a nursing exam on purpose? You...

  21. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Where I work the RN has to check blood glucose... there is a place in our charting also where we have to name another RN who verified our insulin dose... someone mentioned using BP's from UAP's.. I...

  22. does this sound extremely unsafe or is this typical??

    CardiacKittyRN replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    I'm on a progressive cardiac unit... we have no techs, day or night shift, but we do have a monitor RN on our floor 24/7. We try to have any procedure that can be done at bedside, there, but...

  23. First job! cardiac step down, med surg, tele, GI floor mix

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Cardiac

    Can you manage cardiac drips on this floor? Also, do you receive post heart cath & PM/AICD placement patients? If so these areas would be good to read up

  24. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1) Georgia - rural area, not Atlanta 2) $27.01 3) no RN experience, just graduated in DEC 2013, but I had experience as a shift supervision at a LTC 4) CPCU - cardiac step down

  25. New Cardiac Nurse

    CardiacKittyRN replied to Dobeigh's topic in Cardiac

    I am a new cardiac nurse as well! I graduated RN school in December & started on a cardiac step down 6 weeks ago. Thursday is actually my last day of orientation before I go to night shift! I...