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    nurse-patient ratio

    christvs replied to dawn1rhino's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I'm on a med/surg/tele unit in Mass. We have team nursing on my unit, so each team of 1 RN & 1 LPN can have up to 10 patients. So then each RN & each LPN take 5 pts. each, with the RN also...
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    I lost my clipboard full of nursing notes today! :(

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

    Thank you everyone for all your advice. I'm happy to say I had a much better day today-especially thanks to my preceptor at work. I've been shuffled around with 9 different preceptors & I think...
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    I am very embarrassed... my work day yesterday.

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

    Rayrae-you sound a lot like me! I've only been an RN for 7 weeks now & today I cried in front of my preceptor too! I lost my clipboard (see the thread in here I just posted) with ALL my...
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    Any advice to Pre-Nursing Students?

    christvs replied to Paula7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would say I wish I weren't so unsure of myself as a nursing student & would've asked more questions, shared more opinions, etc. Hmm...hopefully now I'll show more confidence as a new RN! :) Good...
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    My crazy day at work!

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did you ever have an incredibly busy, nutty day where everything went wrong & everyone wanted you all at the same time? Well that was my day today! Today was the halfway point of my 12 week...
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    Doctors, Nurse, NP's, PA's... who is the happiest group overall?

    christvs replied to Izzygal's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Izzy! I originally went to school for biology & got my MS in biology & then realized at 24 years old that I did not like working in a research lab. So I started nursing school at age 25...
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    Define: Nurses Eating Their Young

    christvs replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Annor-what an awesome story! That is too funny that she ended up being your patient! You totally handled the situation with real professionalism. Way to go! :)
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    Night from #@**

    christvs replied to wanda06211's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Doesn't it feel good to vent? That's what I just did here too, about my draining day at work. I had 5 very sick patients on the day shift-it was like a zoo! And next week (week 7 of my orientation) I...
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    Nph

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

    Hi! I just looked it up in my medical dictionary-I never knew what it stood for either. It is neutral protamine Hagedorn insulin. And when I looked up what Hagedorn was, all I could find was "Hagedorn...
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    New Meaning for LPN and RN (not a debate)

    christvs replied to NurCrystal22's topic in LPN to RN

    These are cute! :) I am a new grad RN & work on a med/surg floor that has both RNs & LPNs-I think all of the nurses I work with are great. As for pay at my hospital, the starting rate for a...
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    7p-7a and exercise

    christvs replied to vinnyvangoh's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't work nights (I'm orienting right now on 7-3 & will soon switch over to 3-11 PM) but right now I work from 6:45 AM-3:15 PM, get home around 3:45 PM & exercise right away (I speed walk...
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    If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    christvs replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    If I couldn't be a nurse anymore then I'd try to become a successful pop singer! I love singing so much! :) And if that didn't work out-I'd go to medical school & become a physician. I guess I...
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    This was a first: a nursing student approached me about my patient

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

    I feel like I get a rush all the time at work too! :) Like all it takes is for a patient of mine to tell someone on the phone " Oh, my nurse is in here with me" & I think it is so cool to be...
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    Three Weeks in... No Sweat!!!

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

    Awesome job Adam! :) I just finished my 5th week of my RN orientation & when I go to work next week I'll be up to taking 5 patients-I'm excited & nervous! Maybe I could borrow some of your...
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    For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a practicing RN for only one month now, but already I've had crazy dreams about the hospital at night. The funniest one I had-I dreamed that I walked into my unit at 3:30 AM (& I'm not...
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    For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

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

    Okay, now I keep having a different dream over & over almost every night-I keep dreaming about I & Os! I usually dream that I forget to tally them up at the end of my shift & then in my...
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    Pay Rates?

    christvs replied to Paula7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new RN in Mass & the starting pay at my hospital is now $23.75/hour (plus evening/night/weekend differential)-pretty good I
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    Officially off orientation!

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

    Jen, I'll be switching over to 3-11 PM in a few weeks. The most I'll have on that shift is 5 patients, plus I'll supervise the up to 5 more patients the LPN on my team will have. I'm getting more used...
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    What happen to taking Vital Signs???

    christvs replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    ok, that is horrible! why do people work in healthcare if they're not going to be responsible? that cna should be
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    I really truly think I chose the wrong department

    christvs replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jen, Hi! I'm a new RN & I know how stressful work can be. But you have to remember that your health & happiness come before anything else. If you're so miserable with your job that you're...
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    Ostomy nurses/IV nurses?

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

    Hi, I'm a new RN working in a hospital in Mass & we have IV nurses who go around starting IVs & we also have a wound & ostomy certified nurse (WOCN) who I believe works days and some...
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    Sudden Panic

    christvs replied to GJH-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! You are totally normal, don't worry! :) I was the same way too ( I just graduated from nursing school in May 2005). I know I felt pressure (mostly from myself) during my last semester cuz I felt...
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    Officially off orientation!

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

    Wow Jen! You are so awesome-I can't believe you have 8 patients to yourself cuz I am still on orientation (week 5) & only have 4 patients now on the day shift, & even those 4 patients keep me...
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    Nursing assistant ??

    christvs replied to bmburke78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi! I switched careers 3 years ago at age 25 too! I had no medical experience, so I took a one month long CNA course at the local American Red Cross (once I passed the CNA test, the red cross...
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    I'm ENGAGED!

    christvs replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats! How awesome!!! :) I have been married to my husband for one year & two months now-& still remember how beautiful our wedding day was. Wishing you all the best.