MistyDawnRN06

MistyDawnRN06 BSN, RN

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  1. Burnout

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! I had a particularly bad week and writing is my outlet. Sometimes that writing needs an outlet other than my computer, so I offer it up to others. Writing helps me re-charge and let go and...

  2. burnout

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    As suggested, this post has been submitted for the article writing contest. Thanks to

  3. burnout

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had an exceptionally bad week at work and needed to get this off my chest. . . . Just needed a place to send it so I could let this week go . . . . I know now how burnout occurs. It occurs with...

  4. burnout

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all! I had a particularly bad week and writing is my outlet. Sometimes that writing needs an outlet other than my computer, so I offer it up to others. Writing helps me re-charge and let go...

  5. Nurses presenting patient on rounds

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey all! I work in an SICU in which we also do Neuro. My attending Critical Care Medicine physician would like to have nurses start presenting patients on rounds. Anyone have experience with this?...

  6. I am a nurse. Venting about how I feel.

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    These are some of the ways that I feel as a nurse on any given day. . . . and frankly sometimes at any given time of the day: I am a nurse. Some days I hate my job, some days I love my job. Some days...

  7. I am a nurse. Venting about how I feel.

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nurses will ever be paid

  8. I am a nurse. Venting about how I feel.

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I am fear and anxiety. Sometimes for my patients. More often than not I am fearful of legal mis-steps and anxious over HIPPA and sue-happy

  9. Ethics and withdrawing

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in General Nursing

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  10. Nurses presenting patient on rounds

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks! What facility do you work in? I'm at Shands UF in Florida and we're trying to launch nursing presentation on

  11. Finding myself negative these days. Can my expectations be too high?

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm totally feeling you. I've only been a nurse 3 years so far, but I find myself angry because I expect a lot of myself and I see so many others doing the minimum. I'd frankly be embarassed to give...

  12. Nurses presenting patient on rounds

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all! I work in an SICU. My attending Critical Care Medicine physician would like to have nurses start presenting patients on rounds. Anyone have experience with this? If so what do you think?...

  13. Nurses presenting patient on rounds

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for the great replies! Would you mind telling me what facilities you work in? I'm at Shands UF in Gainesville Florida and we're trying to launch the nurse presentation on rounds. Thanks!

  14. EKG training and ACLS

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all! I'm a recent grad, passed boards, and hired into an SICU. The training program seems a bit backward. I'm working with my preceptor for 3 month, which means I'll be on my own in August. The...

  15. Cooling blanket, shivering, & Magsulfate

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to jensfbay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I've used a shiver protocol before, first warm palms of hands and bottoms of feet, which stops a lot of shivering; demerol could be used, but only to an established maximum dose; buspar was used;...

  16. How did you prep and were you successful?

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello all! I just registered for the NCLEX-RN and I'm wondering: how did you prep and did you pass the NCLEX? Also, did you take the HESI? Was it indicative of how you performed on the NCLEX? Many...

  17. TBI management

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all! I'm posting this here as well as Neuro forum because if your hospital is like mine, we put TBIs in the SICU not the neuro unit. I'm trying to get my unit to step up TBI management. We need...

  18. TBI management

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey all! I'm trying to get my unit to step up TBI management. We need to take advantage of advances, but the MDs won't make a move without evidence based practice. If I can figure out what the gold...

  19. TBI management

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for all the great info! A hemedex monitor another bolt inserted that measures real-time tissue perfusion. http://www.hemedex.com/ We have them available, but they're rarely used due to a...

  20. How to be a travel nurse

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Travel

    Okay, since I've had a positive experience with travel nursing, my friends are thinking about jumping on the band-wagon. Here's the advice I'm giving them. Tell me if it sounds legitimate or if...

  21. what do you do with your license?

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Travel

    When you leave a state, what do you do with your license as a traveler? I'm finishing up an assignment in Pennsylvania, and don't have plans to return here. I'm moving on to other states. Do you...

  22. PBDS test

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Travel

    Hey! Anyone taken the PBDS test? Anyone know anything about it? Hints/tips. My recruiter is telling me that to work in NY, NY I'll probably need it as a lot of the facilities require it. I work...

  23. NY, NY hospitals

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    It took about 10-11 weeks to get my license (I was heading toward the 3 month mark when it finally came

  24. Is Anyone having trouble finding an assignment?

    MistyDawnRN06 replied to kenesha212002's topic in Travel

    My home hospital is in north-central Florida. I keep a part-time line with them and work in-between assignments. At least that was the plan. The census is SO LOW they're having trouble tweaking the...

  25. Recession and travel nursing

    MistyDawnRN06 posted a topic in Travel

    So, this is the big question on my mind. . . Can you be a travel nurse during a recession. Will there be travel jobs in a time of economic instability? I'd love to hear from travelers that have been...