NickiJules

NickiJules

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  1. Hourly Rounding

    We also wear locators and sign an hourly rounding log that is taped to the patients wall. RNs are to round every hour but technically we only have to chart q4h. We have been told that these locators track wherever we are and reports are pulled and ...
  2. Multiple medication errors

    Some great advice given by previous posters... ALWAYS take your time and double check or triple check, no matter how busy or rushed you feel. The times I have made an error (or came close), is when I felt super rushed. Remind yourself, when a thoug...
  3. Public Health Nurse for Health Dept

    Thanks so much!! I don't think I've read one post on here from a PHN that stated they did not like their job. I'm excited to start but very nervous because I feel like I'm starting from scratch, in a way.
  4. Hello all! I will soon be leaving the hospital for a public health nurse position. "Excited" is not even close to what I'm feeling about this opportunity; however, I have zero experience in this area. I was told the orientation will take some time...
  5. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    So true!
  6. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    I wonder, how often do you think this occurs, that a new nurse is hired instead of a nurse with many years of experience? I would imagine that most nurses with 15, 20 plus years under their belt would not even desire a job that a new nurse is also q...
  7. Would Like Input - CABG

    Thanks everyone for the helpful responses! I'm happy to learn she has hope for recovery-unfortunately, it will be a difficult one, if she does improve. If/when she returns to our floor, I will get to see her but will not be checking her chart anymo...
  8. In need of some uplifting

    I still feel that way at times, and I've been doing the same thing for well over a year! It's so easy to forget what you've learned, especially in a 5 month time period while working a totally different job. But it will all come back very quickly. ...
  9. Would Like Input - CABG

    Didn't think of that as HIPAA violation but that's true.
  10. Would Like Input - CABG

    She had been extubated and reintubated several times. Her ABGs were off but i dont believe they were horrible. She was awake and responding. Her CXR showed worsening opacities. Last I checked, the nurses were trying to wean her off the vent. I've nev...
  11. Would Like Input - CABG

    Can't stop thinking about my pre-op CABG... Any input would be greatly appreciated! My patient was admitted for recurrent CHF exacerbation, mostly having SOB that would come and go. So she was admitted, had positive cardiac cath, and scheduled for op...
  12. I totally understand your situation! I was starting my last semester of nursing school when we planned our first baby. I was about 18 weeks along by graduation. It worked out great because I was blessed to have no sickness or anything to affect my ...
  13. Discouraged new RN

    Hi, OP! Sometimes I think if every new nurse felt the same way as me, there would be no nurses, period. It's been that bad. The anxiety, stress, no breaks, staying late every day, forgetting or missing things, feeling like I've left a mess for th...
  14. Struggling on Medical Floor!

    Agree! I get frustrated because i've noticed I tend to be more task oriented, at this point, getting caught up in what needs to be done (meds, charting, completing orders, physical assesments, checking VS, etc). I get impatient with myself, but I am...
  15. Struggling on Medical Floor!

    Thanks to ALL for the amazing tips and encouragement! Greatly needed and appreciated! I am going to sit down, and using different pieces of advice given, think out a new plan for my work day. By trial and error, I hope in time To create a system tha...