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Where did the Edna clamp get its name from? Who is Edna? Just looking for an Origin and history of the clamp.

Thank you Rose_Queen for you helpful info! I guess because its so new that I am a bit anxious but excited at the same time. The nice thing is that its just a transfer within the hospital. So its not like I am having to completely start from the beginning. Any additional positive advice and or comments are welcomed. Like I said I feel confident about a new job but I want to make sure I am doing the right thing changing jobs married with a 10 month old and having our house finished building in November. Currently my daughter in only having to go to daycare 2 times a week and switching to this new job would put her at day care 4 days a week with no change in tuition and I would be able to be home at 5pm everyday versus 8pm on the days I work plus I would get to have weekend off except for on call every 4th weekend. Sorry for blabbing on and thanks for reading my post!

So I have been a Med-surg PCU nurse for 3 years. I started on it as a new grad and have become very comfortable on the unit managing around 4-5 patients. We have recently changed to a internal med floor with residents which I have adapted well to the change but I do feel myself become bored/run of the mill/tired at times dealing with pts families/extreme short staff(which I know is everywhere and expected)/mandatory overtime (2 extra 12 hour shifts every 6 weeks). I currently am working 3 12 hour shifts and every other weekend. I am married and have a 10month old daughter who attends daycare twice a week. I recently interviewed and shadowed in the vascular OR and found the change in pace welcoming compared to floor nursing. Of course with the complete 180 in the style of nursing it and it being completely unknown to me my nerves are at me. The position would have me working 4 10 hours shifts 1 on call occasionally and 1 weekend on call a month. I would be working 7 am to 5 pm which would leave more family time instead of crawling in at 8 at night and having weekend off would be nice as well. I guess the unknown is what is making me anxious about the change and pretty much starting back at square one where on the other hand I have become so comfortable on my current unit. If anyone has any advice or experience that is positive I would love to hear it! Thanks a ton!

Nah it was not given after scheduled bp meds, metoprolol was not due for a few hours which does more for HR than bp. Thanks for the encouraging words and input! Makes me feel much better!

I believe it was 10mg/ .5ml. Thanks for your input and confirming words :)

thanks RN0323!! can you tell they try and freak you out in school lol :)

also was it good that I documented everything in my nurses note(such as what was done, etc)?

I guess I just was feeling anxious because of how cruddy she felt afterwards, I mean I know she was going to feel tired and most likely have a mild headache but she just felt down out exhausted, the md also told me to hold her scheduled metoprolol, I just don't want that pt or their family to think I purposely made her feel awful when she was experiencing the side effects of the medication and the low BP, ok all my worries are officially out and done, thanks for letting me ramble on :)

oh and I cant get in trouble with the pt or their family because the pt was feeling awful after giving the medication and throughout the night right?, I mean all the things she was feeling were part of the possible side effects. Just curious, and I know its the nerves, ok now im officially done talking about it, ive gotten all my worries out lol

and the pt said 'was that an experiment or something even though I explained what the drug was and for and that she understood the side effects. The education I provided to her was documented as well. Sorry just rambling on, but I do feel way better about the experience. thanks again all!

I guess I just was feeling anxious because of how cruddy she felt afterwards, I mean I know she was going to feel tired and most likely have a mild headache but she just felt down out exhausted, the nd also told me to hold her scheduled metoprolol, but yeah definitely a new experience for me , thanks you all for the awesome comments, the ooutside support and confirming words have helped settle my irrational anxiety about it.

Yeah you will have a lot of different feelings and emotions, im only 3 shifts off a 11 week orientation on a PCU tele unit. When I look back at where I started and where I am now and how much ive learned its shocking, with each new experience there is something new to learn, tweek, and remind yourself of. Im glad this site is available so that we don't have to sit around freaking out on our days off about our anxiousness and nerves and unsureness as new nurses

Thanks so much for the encouraging and confirming words! My husband can only understand this new nurse stress so much lol

so I had a new ordered prn hydralazine IVP q6hr for sbp greater that 170. The BP had been in the sbp 200's for almost 24 hrs. Prior to giving this medication, I checked with another nurse (ctl/charge) about the medication,administration, etc, just to double check myself, the bp had already been taken by the aide but I obtained it for myself right before giving the med. Education was given on the medication and the potential side effects all while hooked up to continuous pulse ox/bp/hr monitor at bedside, the med was administered very slowly and heart rate and bp did exactly as expected. I hung right outside of the room after giving the medication to monitor for side effects, about 40 min later complaints of dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue, BP was upper 80's/upper 40's, called the charge nurse in with me to assess along with me, already had O2 on ,called the MD bolus was given which brought the bp back up to the upper 130's/140's, still complaining of malaise and the same HA she had the last 3 nights in a row prior. continued to monitor all night, BP jumped back up to 170's in the middle of the night and decided to retake manually since the automatic kept repumping itself at the time. bp was in the 130' 140's all night which is way better than 200's. everything was documented accurately in a note as well, and my charge nurse and another experienced nurse said I did fine after feeling anxious about the whole thing,but I still feel anxious about it all even though I didn't mess up, I guess you cant make everyone feel better at every single moment and its something that I will have to get used to as a new nurse, plus us new nurses have this false sense of paranoia I guess(oh the nerves), any thoughts for a new nurse? words of encouragement?

Would love to hear good input about working as a nurse at Carilion in Roanoke VA :)