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So lately our managers have been floating us out to the med surg floors if they have holes. Well get floated instead of being on call. I'm getting so sick of it and so is everyone else. Does your hospital do this? What are your thoughts?

For me, nothing is more satisfying that bridling an NG tube or deep suctioning a bunch of sputum out of someone.

In the ICU, we give 20 mEq over 1 hr diluted in NS. So a 40 mEq k rider goes in over 2 hrs, never faster. Agreed with above poster, dangerous!

We monitor continuously in leads III&V. If prisma in running, sometimes it messes up one of the leads so bad (usually V) and creates so much interference that you can't distinguish ST segment measurements or even QRS complexes. We've tried changi...

Question for the PrismaFlex users: when you're running it, have you noticed it creates so much interference on your continuous cardiac monitors that's it's impossible to read one or two leads?

If the patient is NPO, what might happen to their blood sugar? Is their potassium within normal limits?

ASAP. Took me a month to get my ATT, And that was during slow season.

If you know the managers already, like you work as a PCA, they would probably be lenient. Or you could push back your start date to after the honeymoon. I was in the same situation as you, we got married last June and I'm just now taking my "laterm...

The associates degree in non-nursing is a waste of time. Cut your losses now and start a BSN program, you need a BSN for a MSN.

It's very difficult to get a job in the cath lab, at least in my location. Everyone wants their schedule! Ours requires 1+ years of ICU experience, or 2+ years of med/surg. In my opinion, it's very specialized and you won't get the chance to expand y...

I only wear Greys Anatomy tops. I've come to accept that it's the only fit for short, busty gals like me. 😩

I also have the cheapest model. Many people I work with have the watch. If I'm getting down and dirty, I tuck my gloves around it and double glove so its projected. I also like setting alarms for lab redraws, restarting tube feeding, etc. washing han...

Talk about setting yourself up for failure as a new grad!

Do you want to become an NP? you can apply for direct entry MSN programs but in my area these grads have a hard time getting hired. They don't want to hire an NP who has never cared for a patient as an RN! I have a similar undergrad story as you. (B...

We have PrismaFlex. It's amazing and pretty much runs itself once set up.

You will learn more as your program progresses. A lot of nursing school is assessments and helping clean up patients. Incontinence also depends on which area you are in. You will learn the most when you start working, but bedside nursing involves cle...

I was #8 on wait list. Got accepted in November. Classes started in Jan.

I got critical care nurse, and what do ya know that's where I work 😎

Honestly, in my opinion the MD treated you poorly. He was unprofessional and rude. It was something you weren't comfortable with, and he was disrespectful. However, this means he's used to other nurses pushing it without him there. I would have pus...

At least 2 years usually. You'll get only a few days of training/orientation to the new facility and then you'll jump right in taking patients. You need to be a confident expert, and that only comes with time and experience.

Well you wouldn't even be considered until you have 1-2 years experience, and you only have 6 months experience. Wait.

The best is when you're putting one in during a code and the drill stops working and just spins and spins slowly into the bone... I almost gagged. Poor patient.

Medical cardiac surgical and neuro ICU. Everything but fresh hearts 😋

Running CRRT prisma!! All day every day! And I love bridling an NG tube. That magnetic click is so satisfying.

When I'm off for a long stretch, I literally enjoy going back to work in my MCSNICU. (I know, right! A mouthful!) Every patient is different, the docs respect us more, I feel like I practice to the top of my license. I love the thrill of a code with ...