AuntieRN

AuntieRN

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  1. Non-medical family who think they know everything!!!!!

    AuntieRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My mom had surgery this past June and I flew home to take care of her because after all I am the nurse in the family. Well she started in preop telling the nurses they had better do things the "right...

  2. Eww white uniforms??

    AuntieRN replied to jla623's topic in General Students

    We had to wear these ugly teal uniforms in nursing school. I could not wait to get rid of them. Where I work we wear a combination of port wine and white. I find myself mostly wearing all white for...

  3. What's the WORST thing that can happen before & during NCLEX?

    AuntieRN replied to aying's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I too got dumped a month before my test date. It was hard I almost didnt bother to take my boards. I figured why bother. We had been together for almost 8 years and part of why I stayed in school was...

  4. Four years for an associates?

    AuntieRN replied to Annieee's topic in General Nursing

    It took me 8 years to get my two year degree. I started at one CC back home...took almost all the prereqs...then I got incorrect info from the Tech College here stating I could get right into the...

  5. Does anyone like Med-Surg?

    AuntieRN replied to swee2000's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked med/surg for the past 13 months. I hate it. I cant pinpoint exactly why but I love my coworkers so thats pretty much why I stay. I know no matter what happens someone will help me. This...

  6. Moving to Myrtle Beach are

    AuntieRN replied to nanaof6's topic in General Nursing

    I just came upon your posting. I live in Myrtle Beach and work at the newer hospital in Murrels Inlet. I do not know what they pay LPNs around here but I know as a new RN the pay was not wonderful in...

  7. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

    AuntieRN replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    ohhhh allison2008 you are the bomb! I love the way you think!!! There are many times when I wish I could just put a family member or patient in their place. We have a frequent flyer who is homeless,...

  8. "No New Orders Received" ..... ?

    AuntieRN replied to RainDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I always chart when I called, who I called, when they called back and if I received new orders I chart "new orders received" and if there are no new orders I chart "no new orders received." Doctors...

  9. Metformin

    AuntieRN replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I can tell you that I am diabetic and I am on Metformin and the few times that my blood sugar has fallen even as low as 60 my doctor has advised me to hold my

  10. Where are the lpn schools in or near Charleston,SC

    AuntieRN replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    There's a program at Horry Georgetown Tech which is based at their Conway campus right now. Its about 2 hours drive from Charleston. They are supposed to be moving it to Myrtle Beach soon though. Good...

  11. CNA troubles

    AuntieRN replied to montinurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They arent any different in the hospital either. I had a patient with a high ammonia level so we were giving her lactulose q1hr until she started moving her bowels...yes I am sorry they were so loose...

  12. IV Piggybacks

    AuntieRN replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    We were taught to never piggyback anything into blood or tpn and that antibiotics always got piggybacked into a solution such as NS. If they do not have continuous fluids running we hang a small bag...

  13. Do new grads always start night shift and full time?

    AuntieRN replied to philosophical's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually the unit I'm working on: myself and 5 other new grads in the past year all started and stayed on days. Only one new grad went to nights. Three of us wanted nights too but our NM felt we were...

  14. Dumbest rule in your hospital?

    AuntieRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same policy debx that and everyone gets a pink fall bracelet so essentially everyone is on fall precautions. We also have pts fill out surveys and the bigwigs take what they say to heart...

  15. Does your hospital give DC instructions to AMA patients

    AuntieRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I don't mean to sound stupid but why do you file an incident report? All we do is explain why it's not a good idea for them to leave, let them sign the AMA form and call the doctor. Most leave...

  16. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

    AuntieRN replied to BerthaRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my workforce scrubs. They are very

  17. portacath access

    AuntieRN replied to amyk_ncsu's topic in General Students

    Wow at our hospital the admitting nurse does the accessing once the doctor has written an order stating we can access the port, we do not have an IV team though. If there are not continuous fluids...

  18. Wish you would have had experience before 1st job?

    AuntieRN replied to WannaBCRNA's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I personally found working as a nurse tech/cna both before and during school was helpful to me. One reason being, there is not always the opportunity in school to do a lot of different skills:for...

  19. So why certify in chemotherapy

    AuntieRN replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    I just took the chemo certification class two weekends ago. I got to work this passed Saturday and am told since I was the only one who had taken the class I got to hang chemo. Well talk about feeling...

  20. Nurses that write their own orders

    AuntieRN replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

    I too have run into this with my charge nurses. I have had my license for a year and a couple weeks. If I need something like a laxative or tylenol or even a foley placed and it is not ordered,...

  21. Maybe Nursing isn't for me???

    AuntieRN replied to jadedgreeneyes's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, dont give up if its really what you want to do. I barely passed the first half of A&P and had to take it 4 times to do that. The second half I took one time and passed by one point. I...

  22. Typical schedule RN at hospital

    AuntieRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am working, most of us new grads got put on day shift (7a-7p), even those of us who originally wanted nights....we know our schedule usually 5 weeks in advance. Good luck to

  23. How soon after Graduation did you take the NCLEX?

    AuntieRN replied to neeniebean's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated August 6,2006 and took mine October

  24. Important Drug Tips!!

    AuntieRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for explaining the potassium to me...i guess it makes sense

  25. What do I take off first??

    AuntieRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    What do you do then when you have on one of them gowns where your thumb goes in the loop so they are actually tucked under the sleeve of the gown? Do you know what I mean? I also would not want to...