OnlybyHisgraceRN

OnlybyHisgraceRN ASN, RN

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  1. Wrong side/omitted procedure

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to guest64485's topic in Operating Room

    You need to realize that these things happen and get your head out of the sand. It was NOT entertainment when it was found that my patient had a sponge left inside of him after surgery. No nurse is...

  2. Please Help - I have no where else to turn

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP you are human first, then a nurse. We can all handle things better but sometimes it just does not happen.There were times when my "therapuetic" communication took the back seat, and I had to let a...

  3. Tired, broke, and frustrated

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    So very true! I was so broke, couldn't even pay

  4. How do you schedule yourself when working 8's and e/o weekend?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked having every other mon, fri, and weekend off. So my schedule was Mon-thur. and sat/sun. then Tue-Friday, off sat.

  5. LVN Experience to get RN job

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to BeJuled's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a LPN for 2 years before landing my RN job. My LPN experience has helped me get into ICU. In reality, you can have experience as a dog keeper, it depends on how you present yourself at the...

  6. When did wearing a stethoscope become popular

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Katniss88's topic in General Students

    I don't wear mine around my neck. I don't cover it either due to risk of spreading germs. I lay mine down somewhere safe. Most my patients have their

  7. I GOT A JOB!

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay!

  8. Documentation question, need opinions on this one

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to nf nurse's topic in General Nursing

    She is way out of line. Doctors cannot even write their own prescriptions. The most I've ever done as a patient was label my urine, and d/c an IV on my

  9. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Love this story. Described my LTC days too

  10. Assessments?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I work in CVICU and our assessments are full head to toe and are documented on a flow sheet twice a shift. My assessment goes as follows: -Vitals signs vary. Sometimes it is done q15 min to every 4...

  11. Am I in the wrong job?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Denise81's topic in Nursing Career

    I hear that the ED is a place where nurses burn out quickly. Try another specialty or perhaps get out of bedside. I have days when I feel like jumping off of a tall building rather than going to work....

  12. Documentation in ICU

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Critical Care

    This helps alot. Thank you! Sometimes its' the simply things that throw me off a bit. Some of my preceptors like for me to double

  13. Frustrated!!!!!!! Am I alone on this?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to JenniferS_CNA's topic in General Students

    I used to get frustrated too, but people that is in it for the money will not last long... trust

  14. Thanks, Commuter!

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy everyone of Commuters article. I have been a fan since I joined in 2008, and rejoined this year. Commuter has been an inspiration since I started my journey as a CNA, to LPN, to now RN and...

  15. Fired for writing a nursing order?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Nursynursemn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You hit the nail on the head. Heck, I'm not saint either. I have done the same as you with written MARs and this was not the best thing for me to do and I realize it. One time I "edited" a MAR and my...

  16. Share your ICU 'brain' report sheet

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    My brain sheet is simple. I don't like too much stuff on it. I can't stand any pre made ones because I typically write alot more than what is provided. I keep my

  17. What exactly is so bad about LTC??

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to MaybeaNurse7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have worked in several nursing homes and all except one was decent. The home I worked in that was decent was ran by nuns. They lived there and most of them were nurses. The patients where taken care...

  18. Fired for writing a nursing order?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Nursynursemn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Honestly, that was not the best thing to do. I've seen nurses " write orders" and sometimes it comes back to hunt you. In this day in age always err on the side of caution. I don't do anything without...

  19. My NCLEX Preparation that made me successful.

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to Tashy Mary Kay's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats!!!!!

  20. Please Help me decide

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I would move and do the ER. More experience, more opportunities. Just get up and go! Sounds

  21. Shocked by new grads at job fair

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I missed the obese part. Haha. Surprised the op didnt get flammed

  22. Working evening (3-11) shift - what do you do with your day?

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get up around 9am, eat, work out, nap, then get ready for work. I always tried to take a nap prior to work. BTW - hated that

  23. Shocked by new grads at job fair

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to mclennan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Some new grads are in their 20's some in their 50's, based on the OP I'm going to take a wild guess these was young new grads. People who dress like this regardless of age make a bad name for the...

  24. "If you don't pass the exam you're fired"

    OnlybyHisgraceRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad RN in an CVICU internship. We have to pass an EKG exam or we will be fired. Needless to say, my anxiety level is up. I took a practice exam and bombed it. Missed points for putting SVT...

  25. "If you don't pass the exam you're fired"

    OnlybyHisgraceRN replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much everyone. About to try that