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  1. Temporarily on night shift; too scared to do it

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really appreciate hearing everyone's thoughts on night shifts! I'm really starting to consider it now. Maybe I should just give it a try and see what it's like. It's only temporary anyways. I also...

  2. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can you PLEASE help me to identify these 2 rhythm strips? I think the first one is Sinus Rhythm with 3 PAC's OR 2nd degree AV block Type 2. I think the second is Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia. (Click...

  3. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    1st strip: In a PJC, the P wave is inverted or is after a QRS interval. And the QRS is narrow (as compared to IVRs). There are P waves in this strip, so it is a PAC. You might think it's a heart...

  4. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your help. The first strip is SINUS RHYTHM WITH 3 PAC's. It looked like a heart block to me until you go towards the middle of the strip and then it's a beat by itself. It LOOKED...

  5. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not just throwing a random guess. The squares are SO TINY and the EKG line is too thick that it's hard to interpret the strips sometimes and just thought I'd ask for a little help, that's all. The...

  6. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Can you PLEASE help me to identify these 2 rhythm strips? I think the first one is Sinus Rhythm with 3 PAC's OR 2nd degree AV block Type 2. I think the second is Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia....

  7. 2 EKG strip questions

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Can you PLEASE help me to identify these 2 rhythm strips? I think the first one is Sinus Rhythm with 3 PAC's OR 2nd degree AV block Type 2. I think the second is Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia....

  8. Young, New Nurse with CNA problems

    LaceyRN12 replied to ddd2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a problem EVERYWHERE. CNA's feel that they're "too good" to do what they do. What I don't understand is that they're working as a CNA when they don't want to anything a CNA does. I get an...

  9. Is it just me or is it normal to feel this way?

    LaceyRN12 replied to mr_goodkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a brand new nurse, too, and always dreading the fact that one mistake is going to end me. But I'm starting to change my mindset. You can't always be thinking about it that way. Focus on all the...

  10. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients

    LaceyRN12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you ever feel like you don't remember things about your patient and/or you're getting your patients confused with the other patients you have?? I feel like these other nurses know the answers to...

  11. How do you get everything done on time??

    LaceyRN12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    HOW do you manage to get everything done during your shift....... with everything that goes

  12. Just finished first year... asked to redo orientation

    LaceyRN12 replied to morningland's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think most new nurses get "brain fog" and fatigue. There is just so much to do, and I feel ADHD because I'm bouncing from one task to the other. I feel so overwhelmed that I feel like I don't retain...

  13. How do you get everything done on time??

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you, everyone. Nurses have told me that it'll be a little easier to prioritize and manage my time when I get more experience. The whole atmosphere is just so brand new. I highlight and color...

  14. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    LaceyRN12 replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why quit nursing altogether and not just find another nursing

  15. First day off orientation

    LaceyRN12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to be on my own tomorrow (Saturday) after a 2-month orientation. There are still things I don't know and haven't done completely by myself without someone's help. I feel physically ill just...

  16. First day off orientation

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're not going to find an easier job... all nursing jobs are practically the same... you do the same things (except if you're comparing a nursing home job in which you're caring for 20 patients to a...

  17. New grad RN vacation time negotiation

    LaceyRN12 replied to misha22's topic in Nursing Career

    Once you are hired for a job, then you can bring it up and say, "Hey, I already bought tickets and planned a trip" blah blah blah. But don't bring it up during interviews or anything. I know new hires...

  18. First day off orientation

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you SO MUCH for your words. I had a very busy first day. I cried on my way to work (good thing I didn't cry AT work). I got behind in the morning already and had to get help from other nurses....

  19. New Grad RN: How do I get a job when everyone wants someone with experience?

    LaceyRN12 replied to BabyRN23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I suggest volunteering to add some fluff to your resume. Also, get your nursing school classmates who have a job to give their manager your resume and refer

  20. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really appreciate all of the input I've received. Thank you very much. I will take everything into consideration! I actually got a blank sheet of paper and started writing everything that was done...

  21. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everybody. And yeah, I just remember room numbers. When someone brings up a patient's name, I'm just blank. Makes me feel more like an idiot. Trying to keep up with all of the things of being a...

  22. Too much info to remember / confusing patients with other patients

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yeah, I'm a new nurse. I dread the day I'm by myself. I've even been crying about it. It's so terrifying. And yeah, other nurses write everything on the same sheet of paper they write report on. It's...

  23. New Grads / First Job Survey

    LaceyRN12 replied to Scarlettz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you should create a POLL to make the results easier to

  24. New nurse feeling overwhelmed!!!

    LaceyRN12 replied to Biglos94's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same as you. I feel so dumb... and I graduated nursing school with honors. Learning how to apply nursing on the actual floor is like a whole other nursing school. Every time patients ask me...

  25. New RN's in a long unemployment line and super hurt/angry/frustrated

    LaceyRN12 replied to Becka305's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get your nursing classmates who HAVE found a job to help you get a job at their hospital by recommending