SwansonRN

SwansonRN

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  1. Young nurses

    SwansonRN replied to pumasoccer_89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to field this question a ton when I first started working. I get it less now. I think it's because I act like I'm suppose to be there, if that makes any sense. I know what I'm doing. When I...

  2. Is Med Surg Pre-cursor for Critical Care Success?

    SwansonRN replied to HoneyBeGood's topic in General Nursing

    I dove straight in. I would not necessarily recommend it, but it worked out for me. From what I've seen, the transition for seasoned med surg nurses to work in CC is usually pretty smooth. I had to...

  3. IV initiation

    SwansonRN replied to Saasy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    With the devices we use, no. You have to withdraw the needle until it is fully engaged in the safety device before you can unscrew the rest and use the

  4. I notice nice veins!

    SwansonRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I do it! I love to look at good veins! Although sometimes I think it's more satisfying to have to search a little bit

  5. Few questions.

    SwansonRN replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't mind answering this, please do so. Sure! How long have you been a nurse? 1.5 years What age did you become one? 22 Are you married? Nope Do you have children? Nope And an extra...

  6. Intook my PN boards 2/18/14 and stopped at 85

    SwansonRN replied to Johnette's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There's no way for us to know whether it's a good or bad sign. It's all just speculation until you get the final results. Hoping for the

  7. Acetaminophen: Why?

    SwansonRN replied to seks's topic in Patient Medications

    Mild to moderate pain, maybe fever control. If you don't know why it's ordered ask the

  8. A selfish nurse

    SwansonRN replied to infexious's topic in General Students

    You go glen

  9. Do you think your work place should support healthy eating?

    SwansonRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Our hospital recently changed the inpatient menu to offer only healthier items aka no more fried chicken. I have consoled many patients over this loss! The cafeteria still sells some junk food, but...

  10. -To all the nurses who chose the nursing path than the physician path...

    SwansonRN replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Nursing Career

    I never considered it. In my mind one is not a step down or up from the other. It's two completely different professions. I wanted to be a nurse because *insert cliches* not because I didn't think...

  11. Outside Food in the Hospital

    SwansonRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Nursing

    Our guests bring in food for our patients frequently (on good days they bring in food for us, too!) I do see how it can be problematic. I once caught my dialysis patient drinking a milkshake after...

  12. Is this neglect?

    SwansonRN replied to mikasa's topic in General Nursing

    I think you probably already know the answer to this question. My question is why don't you change her or get her out of bed if you know this is going on? If this is indeed happening and not just...

  13. New grad nurse, feeling like I am barely hanging on!

    SwansonRN replied to Indigorn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As someone who started off in critical care I had many days I felt just like your post. It took me about...4 or 5 months after I got off orientation until I started feeling like the world wasn't...

  14. preparing for a GI bleed scenario ?

    SwansonRN replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    No problem, friend! I still look through my old text books from time to time. I hope you get

  15. preparing for a GI bleed scenario ?

    SwansonRN replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure they have great access. They'll need multiple IVs and at least one should be larger bore (like 18g). Check labs (CBC is the main one, but for diagnostic purposes also think coags, bmp, tox...

  16. Have you been ever gotten sick from working as a nurse?

    SwansonRN replied to Aly529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Pretty sure I got the norovirus from a sweet little ECF patient a few years back. That was

  17. Elevated BP's and PE

    SwansonRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't seem like

  18. RN - $14.75/hr?!?

    SwansonRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. I made more as student nurse intern in college. I just watched the documentary 'Blackfish' so I wouldn't want to work there anyway, especially when I came be making 3x more

  19. Nursing Nightmares

    SwansonRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I've posted in and read this thread I had TWO nursing dreams last night 1) Left work, drove 45 minutes home, realized that I left before my shift ended and never gave report on my patients to...

  20. ~Likes & Dislikes~

    SwansonRN replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in General Nursing

    Like -having 4 days a week off -having a job -getting better at skills and critical thinking -leaving someone better than I found them Dislike -rotating days and nights -heavy lifting...

  21. What caused the hypothermia?

    SwansonRN replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    Sepsis and hypothyroid? Or maybe she has adrenal insufficiency or something weird going on with her pituitary gland. Sounds like a pretty sick

  22. Nursing Nightmares

    SwansonRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a thing with amio ever since the dream, skeevs me out. Do you remember what happened to the

  23. Nursing Nightmares

    SwansonRN replied to 0.adamantite's topic in General Nursing

    Forgetting a patient is my most frequent nightmare. In my dream it'll be a few hours before shift change when I realize it and I'm scrambling. Weird to know this is so common! I once has a dream that...

  24. Nurse fired for refusing flu shot

    SwansonRN replied to Robert.CFRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I asked my boyfriend who is more opinionated than me and he said, "no definitely not." I've gotten a flu shot every year since I've been a teenager because my brother was neutropenic growing up, so...

  25. ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    SwansonRN replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This has rarely happened to me lately and when it does I just shrug it off. They get cleaned and get the good old ICU fluff and buff as soon as they get to the unit anyway. I have only complained...