GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    GrnHonu99 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor was paid to precept me, I thought that was standard. The new grad program at my hospital is great. We have protocol in place to stop issues like those mentioned above. Our preceptors have...

  2. Needle sticks

    GrnHonu99 replied to SJW's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea! We actually have hemostats in our supply

  3. Needle sticks

    GrnHonu99 replied to SJW's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, report it, if nothing but for your own sanity. Have the pt tested. My first stick was super scary, the pt. was a John Doe so we had no history on him. He couldnt speak or tell us either. We...

  4. Question about foreign nurses practicing in the US

    GrnHonu99 replied to jiabaoyu's topic in General Nursing

    First, you don't "merely" pass nursing boards. There is more to it that that. Second, to even sit for the nursing boards there are certain requirements. One being that you must have a degree from an...

  5. Needle sticks

    GrnHonu99 replied to SJW's topic in General Nursing

    2 and boy they were scary. Went through all the protocal and both times the patients were tested for HIV/HepC and were

  6. Why are Newbies Such Whiners?

    GrnHonu99 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newbie. I've never been eaten. All the seasoned nurses around me are wonderful. They mentor me and I am open to constructive criticism. I'm new there isn't anything I can do about that but just...

  7. Vent: I absolutely HATE stupidity! Not ignorance.....STUPIDITY!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow guys. This is pretty simple. Wear your seatbelt. Seatbelts save lives. If you were to get into a wreck you would want to be wearing one. I mean WHY NOT??? What's the big deal, just put it on. ok....

  8. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. If you were told not to smoke it was for a reason. I agree that your grade should have been docked however I think that should have been that. You know you did something wrong, ie smoking...

  9. Neuro ICU - "how to test for pain response in comatose individuals

    GrnHonu99 replied to janwebsa's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    once I saw a resident take a pair of scissors.. and the back part of the scissors where the loops for your fingers are, he put the pts. fingernail in between and squeezed...kinda hard to explain but...

  10. Help, my preceptor is in neuro....

    GrnHonu99 replied to focker-male nurse's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Congrats on working in neuro! Neuro is so exciting!!!!! There is never a day that goes by that I regret going into neuro!! Things that I would suggest: basic neuro exam: 1.GCS 2.PERRL 3.Tongue...

  11. My Experience...

    GrnHonu99 replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It can be so different. I hear your frustration, it must be hard. Im a new grad as well but my experience has been so different. I have awesome managers and we have open scheduling so we just tell...

  12. moving to phoenix

    GrnHonu99 replied to j&jmom's topic in General Nursing

    I work at St Joes. I love it there. The neighborhood around it is not great. I live in the east valley and have no problem with traffic as I work

  13. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    GrnHonu99 replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    Im in AZ and it's not legal where I work or anywhere else I've ever heard

  14. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

    GrnHonu99 replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    New Grad making 27.26, 29.57 if I work weekends. (Work night shift). I get double time for optional on call

  15. Am I crazy?

    GrnHonu99 replied to artsy3's topic in General Nursing

    Unfort. I don't know any entry level nursing programs that have a concentration in psychiatric nursing. In an entry level nursing program you will study psych, OB, med-surg and pediatrics in addition...

  16. ER or ICU for the New Grad

    GrnHonu99 replied to scholar's topic in General Nursing

    I second that. As a new grad in the ICU I would also say, make sure you get an adequate orientation. I had 4 months and I really wouldnt have minded 5

  17. ER or ICU for the New Grad

    GrnHonu99 replied to scholar's topic in General Nursing

    New grad in a specialized ICU. Love it!!! Haven't regretted my decision at all. 4 months

  18. Is The NCLEX That Hard?

    GrnHonu99 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the basic idea of the Kaplan course. Kaplan doesn't do content review it is all test taking stratagies. You can buy the book and learn them too. Same principal just in nursing terms. NCLEX...

  19. Computer charting..Uhggg!

    GrnHonu99 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I love computer charting. It cuts my charting time in half. It's easier to read and within seconds (for me) I can view all my vitals since adm, read all the labs, etc. I have paper charted before and...

  20. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    GrnHonu99 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Oral care esp for patients on vents! We are pretty good at changing our tubing, but I admit that on occasion I have forgotten to do c-line dressing

  21. Teaching hospital or non-teaching hospital?

    GrnHonu99 replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    teaching hospitals are generally the level 1 traumas as well and that is exactly where I want to

  22. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    GrnHonu99 replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    Neuro ICU in the SW. Ratio is 2:1 unless you are working with a barbs patient then it is 1:1. We have 32 beds, if all are full we have 16 nurses, 2 unit coordinators, 2 aides and 2 clinical leads (who...

  23. sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    GrnHonu99 replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I love when people generalize and say things like "ADNs do better on NCLEX" or they "have more bedside experience". Not true, maybe in some cases but you can't make that gerneralzation unless you...

  24. Vap

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I used to work in Ohio and we had that same protocol in the MSICU. HEre in phoenix we do mouth care qshift. We have those green swabbies but we aren't required to use them. Even vented pts. get mouth...

  25. Post op cranies

    GrnHonu99 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Very true. The incision itself isn't usually our main focus, we generally have more issues with ICP, with an aneurysm pt., neuro deficits with a tumor. Besides the few times I glance at the crani per...