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  1. Going to have to get hospital job...so depressed

    mediatix8 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I was VERY nervous to start working at first when I graduated. I didn't have any skills like IV insertion or anything. I would recommend being very honest with your manager and preceptor regarding...

  2. Will I HAVE TO particpate in abortions if I become a L&D nurse????

    mediatix8 replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know much about this topic but wouldn't working at a Catholic hospital take care of this problem? I know they don't even give out birth control where I work. If the patient brings it from home...

  3. We dont have to go and review our pts chart the night before clinical...normal???

    mediatix8 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    How about when you spend HOURS working on all of that paperwork only to come to clinical the next day and the patient is D/C'd. That's as real world as you can

  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    mediatix8 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    do not ask your night nurse where her husband is tonight and suggest that he is sleeping with another

  5. Registry question

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I asked my manager about changing to registry and she told me that I could... but then she would have to post my job and my posiition would be replaceable. I told her nevermind but now I am...

  6. Registry question

    mediatix8 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you guys are saying... that is how registry is supposed to work. But what I've seen is that our few registry staff are actually listed on our schedule. They aren't called up as needed....

  7. Docs yelling at nurses....

    mediatix8 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I did write that as an order. I did repeat the blood pressure. Too bad there wasn't anything I could do about it because I didn't have any orders. I did notice the next day he really changed around...

  8. voice recorder

    mediatix8 replied to us4halls's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used some dinky tape recorder. I cannot tell you how much easier patho/phys was after I used it. I had a really cheap one and it was somewhat hard to understand what was played back. I had to rewind...

  9. BSL low - do you still give insulin?

    mediatix8 replied to Bluecap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Someone with a bs of 1.3 mmols is basically in a diabetic coma and should be unable to communicate. This is very serious and can cause death. So besides holding insulin, you really have to give them...

  10. BSL low - do you still give insulin?

    mediatix8 replied to Bluecap's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I googled blood sugar converter and found that 1.3mmol equals 23 mg/dl. Yes... for the love of God... do not give ANY insulin. Or any antidiabetic pills. For long acting insulin, like what we have...

  11. Docs yelling at nurses....

    mediatix8 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Get HR involved? Haaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha. You COULD write them up but from what I've seen no one is going to do anything about it unless they physically hurt you,sexually harrass you, or act...

  12. Needlestick from a HIV+ Patient.....I am so upset :(

    mediatix8 replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    GO TO ER NOW! That is where you're supposed to go. That is where we go when this happens. If you work night shift or weekends and get stuck, you think you're supposed to wait until Monday for employee...

  13. does it help to study before school starts?

    mediatix8 replied to hojimma's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't know how much you all ready know about the hospital environment, but if you have never worked in a hospital then I would recommend finding some volunteer thing you can do so you can see what...

  14. notifying family

    mediatix8 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think I disagreed with you politely on using vague terms when speaking to the family. While you're ranting and raving and screaming up and down the halls, let me stop you and tell you something....

  15. notifying family

    mediatix8 replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I try to avoid vague wording in situations like this. I know one nurse who, after the patient died, called the family and said their relative had "taken a turn for the worse" and they need to come...

  16. Really scared after reading "No I wouldn't reccomend nursing"!

    mediatix8 replied to azmistie's topic in General Nursing

    I am very happy with my pay and flexibility with my job. I work in a hospital in a Medical Oncology unit. I think the starting pay for new grads now is $22 an hour... but if you work evenings (3-11)...

  17. deaf pt hearing voices

    mediatix8 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have often thought about how deaf people think. I know when I think to myself, I can "hear" my own voice in my head. A deaf person deaf from birth really doesn't know what sound is so when they...

  18. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    mediatix8 replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    If I see a vital sign that is bad enough that I have to call a doctor or give a special PRN med for (like for a high blood pressure) I ALWAYS double check it myself. Even if it's a temp. Many times I...

  19. Diabetis as 6th vital signs

    mediatix8 replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I think that is rediculous. Vital signs are a group of information to indicate how stable someone is. You can be stable and also have diabetes. Its a very important piece of health history, but...

  20. What Is a WOW Program??

    mediatix8 replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    Woody... I'm in the Chicagoland area also.... what hospital is

  21. Instructor says textbooks are wrong about urine output

    mediatix8 replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    No way... dude, do you do to UIC? If so... I have to tell you something. Do you go

  22. Tips for a newbie on dealing with mean doctors?

    mediatix8 replied to thomask's topic in General Nursing

    I have noticed that when I start off by saying "I'm sorry for calling you at this time but... blah blah blah" I don't get yelled at so much. You will get yelled at, though. But they aren't your boss....

  23. Lie about references?

    mediatix8 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    By references, you mean simply when it asks you for people you know? At first I thought you were talking about when they ask for old employers. So do you mean your best friend's family is related to...

  24. Blood in the IV

    mediatix8 replied to sunshineonleith's topic in Emergency

    In nursing school this happened to one of my patients. I forgot what the circumstaces were but I let her go to the bathroom with her IV bag and without the pump so it backflowed all the way into the...

  25. Meditech short-cuts..Anyone

    mediatix8 replied to dak26's topic in General Nursing

    What?!?!?! F5 does what? Are you talking about "nursing notes" or the assessment part? Are you saying if I hit F5 then the previous note appears and I just change what I need to change or add what I...