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  1. Not sure what to do??

    mediatix8 replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    You're very lucky if you're a BSN and can get into labor and delivery fairly fresh out of school. There's a nursing shortage, nut not in labor and delivery. A lot of hospitals don't hire LPNs. If I...

  2. Staffing/Hiring: Am I dreaming or is this common practice?

    mediatix8 replied to estrogen's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I can't see how they would be that unusually cruel to decide to pair your replacement up with you, of all people, as her preceptor. Why not just pair her up with someone else. I'm sure there's some...

  3. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    mediatix8 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    I went into nursing because I like to see people naked. Just kidding

  4. oops?

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work the night shift and am a new graduate.. I had a patient who earlier that day was put on TPN through his mediport. During the night I had to hang a bag of dilatin and was confused about how to...

  5. oops?

    mediatix8 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah his blood sugar was 267 after not being able to infuse the TPN anymore and I called the MD. I don't know, I just want to make sandwiches at White

  6. oops?

    mediatix8 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurse's point was that it didn't matter if it was compatible or not because it would only be going through a small amount of the tubing (around 6 inches). I know that doesn't sound right,...

  7. New RN, New job, day orientation going to nights how?

    mediatix8 replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work nights. I come home from work, watch Oprah and eat a lot. Then I take a melatonin pill, found at your local walgreens by the pharmacy. It makes you tired, but it doesn't last too long. It isn't...

  8. Will there still be a shortage in the year 2010?

    mediatix8 replied to studentnurse3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, the exact reason why there are waiting lists to get in is because not only is there a nursing shortage, but the shortage of nurse instructors is even worse. Why? Because as a new nurse graduate,...

  9. Please Give Me Good Advice

    mediatix8 replied to hoping's topic in Men in Nursing

    Haaaa I am 25 years old. I am a nurse. My first degree was a bachelor's in Psychology, and I was 23 years old when I graduated. I could not find a job. Oh wait... I found a job making 10 dollars an...

  10. Why is everyone on Protonix

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The title pretty much speaks for itself as far as my question. I've had too many patients who were on Protonix with no hx of ulcers, GERD, anything. So

  11. Took the NCLEX today

    mediatix8 replied to boopchick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed the NCLEX and didn't get any math questions or fill-in-the-blanks. I'm sure that you passed. Some 90% of people ONLY getting the minimum 75 questions

  12. chemo kills nurses?

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was at a meeting today with my coworkers... interviewing a potential new hire.... and we got off to talking about how they would never choose to enroll for the training opportunity to be a chemo...

  13. chemo kills nurses?

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Another nurse told me today that where she worked before, years ago, all of the nurses who gave chemotherapy got cancer and died from it to boot. At our facility, we have to choose to either do...

  14. My Impossible Resident

    mediatix8 replied to Nikki69's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Her initials aren't DL are

  15. Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    mediatix8 replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well I am a new graduate and where I work, new graduates make 21 an hour, plus 4 extra dollars per hour working 3-11 shift, and 5 an hour working the night shift. We also get 2,000 sign on bonus after...

  16. Unsuccessful IV stick.

    mediatix8 replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new graduate and sometimes I get them, and sometimes I don't. But the good thing is that when you get a job, all you have to do is try twice and if you don't get it you ask the charge nurse. I...

  17. I am in an absolute state of panic right now... need help

    mediatix8 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Hey... I sent you a private message but I don't know if you saw it. I'm a new nurse too and think it would be good for us to exchange experiences. I'll tell you about all the dumb things I've done and...

  18. My First Night Shift

    mediatix8 replied to NurseNicoleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I take Melatonin (found in Wlagreen's pharmacy) after I get home. It makes you go to sleep- not to where you're groggy when you wake up- and it doesn't make you sleep too long,

  19. How do I provide the care the residents need in such little time?

    mediatix8 replied to December716's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have an idea. Why don't you work for elderly individuals in their homes. You'd only have 1 patient, and the money is the same if not more. In Illinois, you can make 10-15 an hour doing that. You'd...

  20. NS+Amphotericin=bad

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can anyone tell me if mannitol is not compatible with certain fluids, like D5W or D5.9? Today I learned that amphotercin is not compatible with normal saline. No, I didn't learn the hard way. Can...

  21. Jury duty...

    mediatix8 replied to RNmaria's topic in General Nursing

    I got out of jury duty while I was just taking my prerequisite courses to get in nursing school. You don't have to go on and on about how a missed clinical or class would be detrimental to your...

  22. Help me (new graduate)

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of my patients today was unhappy with her doctor. Other people knew about this and were involved, such as the case manager and patient advocate. Anyways, I walked into her room and she hands me...

  23. Question-falls

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you do when a patient falls? I have not had this happen yet and I just graduated. My first instinct would be to stay with the patient and not get them up if they appear injured, press the...

  24. What to do, what to do?

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

    I was a straight A student in high school but got a C in chemistry at my 4 year university. I opted to take all remaining chemistry courses at my local community college. Most of the nursing schools...

  25. confused patients

    mediatix8 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I am a nursing student and I have some questions about those difficult, confused, non-compliant patients. What do you do if they refuse to have their vital signs taken... do they have a right to...