EGVnurse

EGVnurse

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  1. A good day for nursing

    EGVnurse replied to sbostonRN's topic in Nurses Rock

    Wonderful!

  2. Changing a trach cannula...?

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Pulmonary

    Hi everyone! I was taking care of a patient with a #8 portex trach and the doctor told me later I needed to change the cannula every shift, even though there was no order for it. What is the deal with...

  3. Best advice for dealing with the ups and downs

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you for your kind words! I'm going to just keep swimming...I can't imagine doing anything else with my life...I hope I will find the right fit

  4. I just wanted to SCREAM

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a pretty nice person. When I'm abused/insulted by patients, whether I am in the wrong or not, I apologize and try to make everything better for them. I hate being disliked. I hate having unhappy...

  5. "A Day In the Life of Nurse Eye Roll'

    EGVnurse replied to bigsick_littlesick's topic in Nursing Humor

    I LOVE

  6. I just wanted to SCREAM

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha I know,

  7. I just wanted to SCREAM

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I totally understand his anxiety about blood clots...I am always empathetic with patient's fears...but I just needed to rant to people who would understand why it was difficult for me to listen, act...

  8. I just wanted to SCREAM

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He asked me if he called Patient Advocacy would that make me move any

  9. Medical Missions for Nurses?????

    EGVnurse replied to jinjewl32's topic in General Nursing

    I am so interested in volunteering with RAM! I love the idea of helping less fortunate

  10. I just wanted to SCREAM

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha C'MON MAN. Really? I've had two doctors for patients and I didn't like either of them. I've had several nurses as patients and they're usually so awesome haha. Nurse family members of my...

  11. burn out, bullying, new nurse blues, affecting my relationship and mental health

    EGVnurse replied to tareija's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been a nurse for almost a year now in a large urban Trauma 1 930-bed hospital. At first I thought being on nights would help give me time to learn and grow as a new nurse and for a while it...

  12. Six weeks out - never been so happy

    EGVnurse replied to savoytruffle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    SO happy for you! I hope I can find the same peace

  13. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    EGVnurse replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing. I am coming up on my one year mark as a nurse and I'm not happy. I don't know what I'm going to do about it yet but this gives me hope that I'm not alone. And that is nice

  14. Quick Med Memory Fun

    EGVnurse replied to melmacrn's topic in Patient Medications

    We would write "LOL" and draw a baby's face inside the "O." Baby beta is blocked

  15. Med/Surg to ICU?

    EGVnurse posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey everyone, I've been working on a med-surg unit (ortho and post-renal transplant) for almost a year now. I'm really interested in SICU/Trauma ICU nursing after I hit my 12 month mark (or I may...

  16. Are you familiar with diabulimia

    EGVnurse replied to cori.duhamel's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I'm a type 1 diabetic and I've volunteered as a counselor and nurse at a camp for kids 8-15 with diabetes. I've encountered this problem on numerous occasions. (I'm also worried when any teenage girl...

  17. Why do we use insulin drips?

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm a new nurse working on a Post-Transplant/Surgical unit (kidneys and pancreases only). I'm curious about insulin gtts. A few weeks ago I had a patient on an insulin drip--hx: infected...

  18. What should every orthopaedic nurse know?

    EGVnurse replied to Jammin' RN's topic in Orthopedic

    Several things I've learned on my ortho floor (lots about hips/knee replacements)... -Bedside commodes and shallow bedpans for hip precautions patients! -FALLS precautions! Set bed alarms, especially...

  19. Tools for RN-Patient Care Assistant communication?

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hi! I'm trying to implement a new communication tool for RN's and Patient Care Technicians (PCT) on my unit. Right now we have a pretty ineffective tool (in my opinion) where the night PCT's pass...

  20. Why does Hypoglycemia occur in DM?

    EGVnurse replied to brettt's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Night time is a time of fasting. You're not eating for 8-9 hours, your body is chilling out and you're also secreting all sorts of other hormones that can alter insulin's effect. So what SHOULD...

  21. Why do we use insulin drips?

    EGVnurse replied to EGVnurse's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Her BG's were definitely not stable for me on the first day I was caring for her, they were running in the 300's and she felt terrible. I kept titrating the insulin gtt up as per protocol and thinking...

  22. New Grad Interviewing on Post-Transplant Unit

    EGVnurse posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi everyone! I hope this is the right place to post my questions. I just graduated with my BSN and I'm currently interviewing for jobs. I have an interview (YAY!) for a new nurse residency/internship...

  23. New Grad---Needs Interviewing Tips

    EGVnurse replied to rainswhisper,RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new nurse and I've had three interviews in the past two days at physician offices (one dermatology, two pediatric) and the interviews went pretty well! I have an interview coming up for a RN...