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I am still a new grad, but I have been working as an RN on an ortho/neuro unit for the past few months...I hate floor nursing! It's so busy and the patient load is crazy, plus the paperwork for multiple admissions and discharges takes forever when ti...

I am still a new grad, but I have been working as an RN on an ortho/neuro unit for the past few months...I hate floor nursing! It's so busy and the patient load is crazy, plus the paperwork for multiple admissions and discharges takes forever when ti...

So the other day I hung blood for the first time ever, and the charge nurse was in the room with me to walk me through it. Very time consuming but she assured me that it gets easier the more you do it. Anyway, the pt had an 18 gauge iv and my charge ...

If a pt is receiving NS with potassium added, could you piggyback mag sulfate on it? Might be a dumb question but I can't find any answers after searching the net :/ if not, how would you give the mag? Still a newbie so bear with me lol.

New grad RN here, just curious about giving iv meds (antibiotics, phenergen, etc) through the iv line that is already running. I know it probably seems basic but it confuses me. Do I still need to dilute the med, or does the fluid running dilute it? ...

Just a quick question regarding consults, I'm just starting out as a new RN and I get so confused when a doctor calls me and simply states that he was "consulted"...what exactly am I supposed to say? Just give them a basic report on the patient? They...

Moorefun, when you say you clamp the line, where are you clamping it at? I'm sure it would make perfect sense if I was watching you do it. So you have fluids running..you draw up your morphine (diluting it first), push it into the port closest to the...

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Well of course this had to happen right near shift change, so after telling the doc that the pt refused a new iv site, we removed her IV and put the blood in a red bag and the night nurse told me she would take it back down to blood bank since the wh...

Ah sorry, I meant to say she had a 22 gauge. So very small iv. It was flushing okay but it clotted off easily, after that initial push it would be fine though. She refused another iv after the whole debacle, btw.

It will depend of the school, but to my knowledge none of them require you to have a year of patient care. Most of them are thrilled if you are already working with patients because many students applying have barely any direct pt care experience. I ...

Thank you all SO much for all of the helpful info!! All of your replies really helped me get a better grasp on what consults are. I am still way too sensitive when docs yell at me but I think I will get more confident as I progress and I now know th...

I am a brand new grad just finishing up my first week of orienting on a medsurg unit. I have had a hellish experience so far due to the worst preceptor of all time. Verbal abuse, not allowing me to ask questions and belittling me in front of fellow n...