melizerd ASN, RN

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    Going from 30 to 5 ...

    melizerd replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My patients keep me busy. I'm on a med/surg, oncology floor. Days I have 4 and occasionally 5. This weekend I had a patient in restraints, with a sitter, frequent checks, I had another receiving...
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    First Shift Jitters

    melizerd replied to miamiabean's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have received 14 weeks of orientation, floor and education both. I am still nervous. I am slooooow. That's okay, taking my time is fine. If my meds are passed a little late that's okay. I think...
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    What makes it worth it?

    melizerd replied to Lavode's topic in General Nursing

    I did a rotation in a burn unit and it was amazing. I was there the day a patient who had been medically sedated for months opened his eyes and said "hi" we all cried. Days suck, patients are rude,...
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    Help please! Need advice re: switching to med/surg and timing pregnancy

    melizerd replied to ORRN0808's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have the baby then switch. Your schedule is pretty regular and set now, and you're used to it. Swapping to a new job, new hours, nights, weekends 12s, irregularity would suck while pregnant for me....
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    nursing & tattoos

    melizerd replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    So what will places do if they forbid long sleeves and they have a glut of nurses with now visible tattoos? Are they really going to fire an entire group? I know LOTS of nurses with some tattoo that...
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    nursing & tattoos

    melizerd replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    I always laugh when others are worried about how my tattoos will look when I'm 80. I don't care that they might be wrinkly or faded. They tell the story if my life. And my half sleeve plans are all...
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    nursing & tattoos

    melizerd replied to SN2014's topic in General Nursing

    I found school to be more restrictive than working. I'm a new grad, only been at my first job 8 weeks. I just got a new collarbone tattoo last week. It's covered in all my scrubs and no one at work...
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    First Job Landed - Need Financial Advice About It

    melizerd replied to CRNAinthemaking.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely start contributing to your retirement, whether they match or not. You can't afford to not start that! The likelihood of negotiating salary is pretty much nil. There's a glut of new grads in...
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    sports bras?

    melizerd replied to JennaJoker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm a huge fan of ENELL bras for sports bras. I'm a 40F so I gotta make sure they're secure
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    Please share your "calling"

    melizerd replied to Krzysztof's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a non-religious person who feels like this is my reason for being on the planet. I did not know this until I was an adult, married and a child. It just hit me like lightning that I should be...
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    Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    melizerd replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why I have life insurance. It will more than cover expenses and give my only child money. My house will be paid off and I will have little for other bills. We save for his college already too...
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    Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    melizerd replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Also cost of living. We live in a 4bed 3 1/2 bath ranch house. We put work into it when we bought it. It's nice and comfortable. Nothing fancy. We we drive cars til they die, saving that car payment...
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    Staying afloat on a nurse's salary?

    melizerd replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    We are a family of three (my husband, son and myself) and we are definitely okay on just my salary. Cost of living of course has something to do with it. We have a nice home, not extravagant, we...
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    New Grad orientation...

    melizerd replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ugh I can't edit for some reason. I get paid my full wage, including weekend or evening differentials while doing orientation. Orientation for free would be
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    New Grad orientation...

    melizerd replied to Sparrow91's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Three 12s a week day shift on a med/surg oncology unit in a hospital. My orientation lasts 12 weeks, at the end of that there are some new grads that need another couple
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    hypoglycemic treatment for NPO patients

    melizerd replied to llaurse1's topic in Patient Medications

    Ours as
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    How long does it take to get used to it?

    melizerd replied to MilliePieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love 12s! After two weeks I was doing alright. I bought some Danskos and while my feet are tired they don't hurt at the end of the day. I go home, eat and go to bed though, nothing else on the...
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    melizerd replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Mine says RN in big letters red outline white letters. Managers say manager, or educators. Nothing about BSN or MSN on the floor nurses, some of the managers/educators
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    EPIC Computer Charting

    melizerd replied to rebelccrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've used both and EPIC is much more intuitive. When I got hired they even had an EPIC three day class for training. Having that has helped me get the basics
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    New Grad Oncology

    melizerd replied to MVARJU's topic in Oncology

    I'm a new grad and found a med/surg-oncology position to see if I wanted to go more in depth with oncology. So they are out there.
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    New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    melizerd replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wisconsin metro area ADN grad dec '13 NCLEX feb 12, 2014 Job offer in May 2014, no previous experience Applied to about 150 openings within a 30ish min circle, but once you set up profile the apps go...
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    CCN smoking an electric cigarette at nurses station

    melizerd replied to NoScrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well there are studies being done that are showing that it may be more than water vapor and I don't want to chance that for myself or my
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    CCN smoking an electric cigarette at nurses station

    melizerd replied to NoScrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm new to my facility but we are completely smoke free campus and e-cigs were mentioned in orientation as well. You can't even smoke in your car on campus. I'd find out policy about that for sure....
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    Can a Nurse have a Tattoo???

    melizerd replied to futurenurse'15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Of course they can have tattoos. I'm working on a nursing themed half sleeve right now. I am required to cover anything larger than 2 inches by 2 inches so I wear a compression sleeve like what many...
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    RN's what was your occupation while in nursing school?

    melizerd replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I think the first job is a hot topic because people only complain when things go badly lol. So while there are some places that ARE really tough for new grads I don't think it's that way every place...