Mommy TeleRN RN

I have to ask - what are your routines on this type of floor? How frequent are VS and assessments? Do CNAs do VS? I work tele nights and typically take 6. This keeps me busy (I'm also about 8 months in) But we do VS q 4 (nurses must do them) and asse...

you might make SURE your school takes the red cross one. My school required the AHA version..which is also what is taught at my hospital too.

Clamping allows some urine to build up in the tube so you have a decent sample. On our foleys the port is really close to the patient so sometimes if there isn't a lot of urine in the tube you have to clamp it for a short period of time to get enough...

I am in West TN too. Are you 2+ hours from Memphis? Jackson offers nurse intern positions too but not as much $.

I have heard it is possible. There was a nursing home I talked to way back when who said I could bring them my course info and they were going to set me up to take the test. However - what part of TN are you in? A better option is to get an intern po...

April - what kind of floor do you work and what state? I work tele and do pretty good with 6 patients. 5 is heavenly. But here lately I've been regulary having 7 and one night 8 and I was in crazy mode and felt like I didn't know WHAT was going on wi...

So new nurses..share some of your duh moments so far! Here is one I did last week: It was the end of a 12 hr night shift. Pt having weird fecal type residual out of PEG. Ended up hooking it to suction to see how much she had. So we took it off suctio...

I just searched and there are no positions posted right now. Try calling HR and asking for the recruiter. You would be looking for a "Nurse Tech I" position. Nurse Tech II is the title when you graduate and are waiting for licensure. Bartlett does h...

St. Francis hires externs - called Nurse Techs - after 1 semester. I think the other hospitals require you to be within 1 year of graduation. The pay last I worked as a tech was 15.00/hr + 1.88-2.18 diffs. I would just apply online - HR is quick to ...

I am glad this topic was brought up. 1) Let's say it's a med that is to be given over 3 minutes and it's 1 ml. If your fluids are going at > 20 ml hr then doesn't that give them a bolus of the med if you let the fluids flush the med in? 2) Let's ...

NursHeather - I feel just like you do. I have also been told I spend too much time with my patients and that I have to get faster. I struggle to get everything done on time. I hate having to be so impersonal to patients. I've had such good experience...

That sounds familiar! Critically think constantly about your patients but do it fast...and juggle 6-7 in your head and keep it all straight...ack!

I can feel your pain. I work on a very busy tele floor. I am just now coming off orientation. I had a long orientation with a terrific preceptor. All the nurses on our floor have been nothing but supportive. Yet I still struggle to get it all done wi...

I like your ideas :) I had a TERRIBLE shift a few weeks ago and came home and just cried and felt like "what did I get myself into?" Thankfully I was going on a minivacation after that shift and had some quality family time. Came back and have had pr...

I've been searching the web and can't find the answer. We've all heard of sponges getting left behind. So what would be the s/s of a sponge left behind? I have read it can take years to become apparent but I can't find a single thing on how this type...

Anona- I had an incident this week also. I know exactly how you feel. Sometimes it's such a simple thing when we try to do the correct thing and we try to go above and beyond and you still make an error. It's so hard being new and trying to do it all...

Hmm I don't remember those mistakes but it's been a while since I used it. the book is pretty simple though and once you learn dim analysis it can be used for any drug calc..just gotta learn how to set up the problem (hint..always start with what you...

Try Urbane. They fit shorter so you don't have to get them all the way down over your hips. I really like the cut and I wear an XL in them. Don't know if they offer a petite cut tho which I'd get at 5'1" I think (I'm 5'6")

I ordered the specialist in the pure white. Should be here tomorrow! Hope I like them!!

I have been pulled over twice. Once for speeding..I was super tired and didn't even notice the limit had changed..and once for expired tag..warning both times. I don't purposefully speed tho just because I'm in uniform.

I have not heard of any hospitals in memphis being union. Do you know which ones? If we had union I'd expect better working conditions. Seems everyone is short staffed!

I'm sorry I don't specifically know about those two areas. But welcome to TN. Do you know what part of the state you are moving to?

Oh wow! I wasn't expecting that update to this story! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Just curious about other nurses routines. Especially the first few hours of the shift when it's so hectic. I am a new nurse still on orientation. I share a load with my preceptor but she allows me at this point to work fairly independantly. She is c...

Cher - just curious for my own learning - you actually stuck the port with the needle? Any reason just the syringe could not be attached?