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blackribbon

Med/Surg, Gyn, Pospartum & Psych

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  1. insulin question

    blackribbon replied to nurse2289's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think we often take sick people off their long acting medications and just treat via the sliding scale so we are meeting their actual "sick day" needs. The medium and long actings are reintroduced...

  2. Preparing for the 1st Day

    blackribbon replied to NomadNurse_'s topic in Medical-Surgical

    I don't have time to use books. For drugs, I use Micromedex on the eMar. Organize your pockets. I know my multi-color pen, my penlight, and my highlighter go in my right shirt pocket...I also put...

  3. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

    blackribbon replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

    I do psych as contingent and love it. It is not what I want to do full-time (they keep trying to convince me) but I do like to do one or two days a week (haven't had the opportunity so much now that...

  4. does every rn out there hate their job? sonography/x-ray tech instead?

    blackribbon replied to Bailando's topic in General Nursing

    I am one year out of nursing school. I work at the number one hospital in my state...6 years magnet status. Nursing school was abusive...especially for those without a really strong support system...

  5. ADN vs BSN Battle

    blackribbon replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    For those that believe a BSN should make more money than an ADN, how do you feel about those of us with bachelor's in other fields? For example, my first degree is a BS in Bioengineering with an...

  6. morbidly obese patients

    blackribbon replied to blackribbon's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for sharing Fran. I will look for diagnoses that would have included long term steriod use next time. I am night shift and don't pass the majority of the medications...but I know even...

  7. ADN vs BSN Battle

    blackribbon replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am a widow and I needed to find the fastest cheapest way to a paycheck so that was the ADN program. I also picked a program that was rated very high in preparing nurses for the actual floor. It is...

  8. Anyone skip pharm and pass NCLEX?

    blackribbon replied to nurse1990's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Study smart. Know your major drugs catagories and the side effects...be able to recognize things like -olol are beta blockers and will affect the heart rate as well as the blood pressure...and things...

  9. How much free time do you have while in school?

    blackribbon replied to TEXN's topic in General Students

    I am one year out of school. I had very little free time but that said, I am a widowed single mother of 2 teenagers and what time wasn't going to school was spent sitting in bleachers or doing stuff...

  10. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    blackribbon replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have heard some pretty things on the psych floor that I am contingent on...but I expect that. There was the statement that I wasn't "beautiful enough" to touch this patient's meds with my bare...

  11. HELP! How do you handle Workplace gossip?

    blackribbon replied to NGYSUN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My personal experience is to just bite my tongue and be available to bail them out when they get in a pinch. It is misery for me in the beginning but in the end it pays off since I am considered a...

  12. morbidly obese patients

    blackribbon replied to blackribbon's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We tend to be a 1:6 ratio on the night shift by the end of the shift. This was a Friday and Saturday night and my experience has been that Friday nights tend to be lighter nights so the staff we had...

  13. morbidly obese patients

    blackribbon replied to blackribbon's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think my frustration with this situation comes across as repulsion. Maybe it is a bit related to being verbally abused and shouted at for two nights straight by the last patient. Like I said, i...

  14. Has anyone else "sensed" when something was wrong with a patient?

    blackribbon replied to Norepinephrine's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It obviously won't be a popular view on this forum but I believe in those moments as "God-things"...moments when God whispers and it is up to me whether or not to listen. I haven't had a moment where...

  15. Psych nurse cross training to MS

    blackribbon replied to Isitpossible's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I hate to say it but the trend, even for new grad nurses is leaning toward very short orientations. I had 6 weeks (plus one more bonus one) of 3 days a week (12 hour shifts) .... so a total of 21...

  16. Becoming Certified

    blackribbon replied to SwoRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    penile implant?!? oh no! I now work on a "women only" med/surg floor....maybe I better read up on male specific med/surg

  17. New Grad w/passion, but NO experience!...Over my head??

    blackribbon replied to OkieNurse918's topic in Operating Room

    People seem to say a lot of negative about nursing specialties that they don't understand or don't like. I received an opportunity to cross train from my med/surg floor to the psych unit. I love it,...

  18. psychiatric nursing - clothing

    blackribbon replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

    I float from the medical unit to the psych unit in my small hospital and lately have been on that floor more than my own. I have heard the rationale that the patients/clients relate better to street...

  19. why do nurses discourage nursing students?

    blackribbon replied to direw0lf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a new nurse with 6 months of hospital med/surg under my belt. I both love my job and hate it. I hate that every single mistake I make could literally harm someone or even kill them. There is...

  20. What was/are the 3 things that got/get you through nursing school?

    blackribbon replied to crushlush's topic in General Students

    Fear of failure, my study buddies, and the patients (who reminded me why I wanted to do all this in the first place). ....and huge stack of NCLEX books which helped figure out why the right answers...

  21. Professionals or "workers"

    blackribbon posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I am attending nursing school in Michigan, a very "union" state. I have recently moved here from Texas, a right to work state. There is a big political issue going on here about Right-to-work. And...

  22. Professionals or "workers"

    blackribbon replied to blackribbon's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I appreciate everyone who has answered my question. As for the person who was concerned about my use of "demeaning"...well, I'm talking about my chosen career path too... If I live in an area where...

  23. You're going to think I'm nuts

    blackribbon replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I can't say that I like nursing school. I like nursing though. I have a problem with having several manditory extra sessions like on 'how to study' considering we all have a minimum gpa of 3.88 to...