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    Day shift vs. night shift

    christvs replied to lisa1130's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a new RN (graduated in May 2005) & have been working on a med/surg unit for the past 4 months on the 3-11 PM shift. I did most of my orientation on the day shift & I did learn a lot but it...
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    Felt so smart...for just a second!

    christvs replied to belfry's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is too funny! :) Once I mistook the Chief of Surgery for a first year intern!
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    Lost my first pt as an RN...

    christvs replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Adam. I lost my first patient as a new RN yesterday. She was an 88 year old pt I had 3 shifts in a row & we had her on a morphine drip for comfort & I increased it (as ordered) & she...
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    Rn/md

    christvs replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Hi elk! I will be starting a MSN degree next fall & my focus is in the adult acute care NP track. The hospital I work at (I'm on a med/surg/tele unit) has several NPs who work in a similar role to...
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    I am applying to grad school-very excited!!!

    christvs posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi everyone! Is anyone in the process of completing their grad school application? I am working on mine. I want to start an adult acute care NP/MSN in fall 2006. So far I have my application form...
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    Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    christvs replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok here are the odd things I do: * When I'm in the shower, I make sure all the bottles of shampoo & conditioner are facing forward (it drives me crazy if they're all over the place!) * As soon as...
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    telemetry for new grads

    christvs replied to shyone2005's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I'm a new grad RN (graduated in May, started working in July) & I've been working on a med/surg/tele unit for 3.5 months now. I've been off orientation & on my own for the past 2 weeks...
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    Why are pts with low BPs still on meds that could lower their BPs even more?!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in Cardiac

    Thank you guys for responding. It is slowly dawning on me that there are good reasons patients are on these meds, I just get freaked out when they run such low BPs before I give them. I'm going to do...
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    Staffing a telemetry unit

    christvs replied to ShayRN's topic in Cardiac

    On my tele unit each RN-LPN team has up to ten patients. So the entire unit has 28 patients max, covered by 6 nurses (3 RNs, 3 LPNs) and 3 CNAs. The LPNs can do everything except initial assessments,...
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    Costochondritis

    christvs replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Cardiac

    Oh My Gosh! Im a new RN, but I have had chronic costochondritis for the past 8 years now. I know there isn't much info out there on it. It is inflammation of the cartilage tissue in between the ribs,...
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    Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

    christvs replied to tryinrealhard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I am a new RN & I just finished my orientation on a med/surg/tele unit. I always tell myself that when I get home after work that I will go look up things in my nursing texts, but I never do!...
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    Med Surg or Tele

    christvs replied to cjblu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe before you think about taking that other job you could meet with your current nurse manager & tell him/her that you would like an extension on your orientation since you feel you need help...
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    Leaving work at work!

    christvs replied to dianacs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yep, totally hear you!! As soon as I get in my car when I leave work, I call my mom to tell her about my day & how busy I was. Then once I reach home, I tell my husband about how many patients I...
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    Am I Cut Out For This?

    christvs replied to Nutrix_de_Volcano's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I read your story & totally understand what you're going though. I'm a new RN (graduated with my BSN in May 2005) & I've been working for 3 months on a med/surg/tele unit as well. I...
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    Hours?

    christvs replied to dturnip1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not all hospitals have 12 hour shifts. The hospital I work at has only 8 hour shifts on all the med-surg floors (but I think the ICU & CCU have 12 hours shifts). I work three 8 hour shifts from...
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    This was a first: a nursing student approached me about my patient

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, I really feel like an RN now because today I was writing in a chart, & a nursing student approached me to ask me some questions about one of my patients, since she will be having the patient...
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    The wait is on......

    christvs replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey, how did you guys study for your NP boards? Is it all multiple choice? How many questions? Did you prepare for it as much as you did for NCLEX? Thanks! :)
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    First day alone went great! :)

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi guys! Today was my very first day all alone & off orientation. I felt nervous at first, but did fine. :) The LPN & I (we have team nursing on our unit) had 9 patients together & I felt...
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    Finished my RN orientation! Woo-Hoo!!!

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone! I finally finished my 12 weeks of RN orientation on my med/surg/tele unit. And of course today being my last day of orientation-what a nutty day! I had 5 patients, all on tele, and I felt...
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    The bully strikes again

    christvs replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with you, whistling & wearing perfume are VERY minor things. However, her being very late in giving you report, in my opinion, is a lot worse. She needs to grow up & get with the...
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    First med error!

    christvs replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, we have all made med errors at some point! It sounds like you did everything you could to make up for it, and checked up frequently on the pt. So that is good! :) I've forgotten to give meds...
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    Finished my RN orientation! Woo-Hoo!!!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the kind words Rayrae! That made my day. :)
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    16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

    christvs replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that does seem pretty low. Maybe the cost of living where you are is lower? At my hospital in Mass the starting salary for new RNs is $24.33/hour, plus I am making $3/hour more because I''m...
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    what to say???

    christvs replied to tx2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This happened to me on Friday. My pt started crying in the middle of me giving her IV Lopressor. Turns out she was stressed out over taking care of her husband (of over 50 yrs) who has MS & she...
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    Was there a full moon this week...

    christvs replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel for you because my Friday 3-11 PM shift was just like that-so nuts that two days later I still don't feel rested