threebrats46

threebrats46

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  1. I am just starting home care and dont have a 4 wheel drive so we will see..lol I do have friends who live in mountain roads and you have to drive uphill thru dirt or rocky roads to get to their homes...
  2. How does one become an Infusion Nurse?

    I am about to start working for an infusion company and its my first so will try and remember to reply on how it
  3. Start new OR RN job in 2 weeks; oops - pregnant...

    Congrats & so happy it worked out for
  4. I want to curl up in a ball and cry

    I am going thru this as well and am not a new grad. However when I got my 1st job after graduation..they basically told me I was hired on the spot and they told me orientation dates. I didnt hear...
  5. Oh crap...I can't believe I forgot...

    We never transfer patients without giving them their meds..the other nurses would raise hell. We have a 3 hr window..if meds are due at 10pm we have between 9pm and 11pm to give them. If they were due...
  6. How was your life like after graduating from nursing school?

    Congratulations! You are not just an LPN!! I work with wonderful LPNs who have my upmost respect,more then many RNs! My life after nursings school..lol I planned to go back to school..to travel..buy a...
  7. Oh crap...I can't believe I forgot...

    Id have called the unit. Once I woke up at 3am in a cold sweat and hubby was like are you ok. I said I forgot to sign the restraint forms. It
  8. Am I crazy?

    Totally doable! It's hard but worth it! I used to read my daughter my textbooks as bedtime stories :) We had a student who was preg. and gave birth during spring break (perfect timing isnt that) and...
  9. Think im in big trouble!

    Don't lose confidence, you should try and find a hospital that has a great mentoring program as a new nurse. I hated it a lot but the lessons I have learned have been invaluable to me and turned me...
  10. No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    I didnt learn how to put in IV or draw blood until my first job. Most nursing programs don't teach it. You aren't incompetent at all...all the skills will one day be so natural to you and you will...
  11. I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

    I have my own kids and as much as I love kids I dont think I could deal with other peoples. I def wouldnt want to deal with the parents. I applaud you
  12. Confused on what to do

    Yea after I read what I wrote there really is no question. I guess I just posted it to validate myself in some sense. Thanks for the reply. I know managers have to be strict but there is a line...
  13. Confused on what to do

    I usually read the topics but this is my first one I started. I work night shift in a large teaching hospital which I do love. I didnt at first but I have grown to love it. I am going on 5 years now....
  14. Written up for false documentation...

    This happened to a coworker of mine at a LTCF...Id try and find something else..too many ppl fired in such a short time is not a good sign of a place to work at. Wishing u the best of luck finding a...
  15. Do I have to go back tonight?

    Is she a CHF pt? Mine do go into high 80s sat and the doctors say it is ok between 88-93% maybe thats why the lasix order as well. .I go thru this all the time and we dont send them to ICU unless its...