NuGuyNurse2b

NuGuyNurse2b

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  1. Started in Med/Surg but went to another specialty?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to amandaxyo's topic in General Nursing

    I started out in psych, moved to M/S, then ED. Hated psych, didn't mind M/S but I knew it wasn't where my heart is at, and love the ED with its

  2. Mad props...

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to PiperLambie's topic in Emergency

    Our hospital actually does that for new hires. They spend a week in the ER, and new ER nurses spend time in Med

  3. Leaving tasks for the next shift

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to dergs's topic in General Nursing

    That's what stood out for me, too. Why 2 IV's? Most of my patients have one and most of the time it's a saline lock, nothing infusing. the usual "in case something happens" type of IV. Doesn't make...

  4. Got a new nurse in trouble

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to TwoLayi's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. OP didn't do anything wrong. This facility sounds awful. How does one get in trouble for following

  5. Getting on with other staff

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    OMG so did I, it took me a few sentences into the post to realize that was not what I was supposed to have

  6. Got a new nurse in trouble

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to TwoLayi's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you feel morally obligated to say anything? if I'm reading correctly, you had a meeting where you were told to hold medications that you simply don't have on premise. I'm assuming this is...

  7. Do you think that nursing students need to work as a CNA or nurse aid while in school?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Students

    That seems unlikely. For RNs we learn basic patient care in clinical, you don't need to be a CNA for

  8. Do you think that nursing students need to work as a CNA or nurse aid while in school?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Students

    I think it helps with getting a foot in the door, as many new grads get hired into a hospital setting because they worked as CNA's on their respective units. I don't think it necessarily gives them a...

  9. New Grad Orientation Contracts

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unfortunately there are a lot of people who shouldn't be in the healthcare profession, but yet they are. We just had a new hire who mysteriously stopped being put on the schedule. It also just...

  10. New Grad Orientation Contracts

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Kaiyas's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At my hospital you mostly see these contracts with the ICU - what happens is that people get their ICU experience (and they're not necessarily new nurses, btw), get their NP or CNA, then bounce. So...

  11. Cardiac Monitoring/Strip Interpretation

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Kiwi82's topic in Emergency

    We print and mount Q2hrs in our ED. Well...we're supposed to, at least. It makes sense, though, cause I've had pt's who I've gotten in report that they were RSR and then I go in, look at the monitor...

  12. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    Most of our ER pts who malinger usually walk out once we made it clear they're not getting any narcotics, they're not going to be seen any further and we're busing sick people all around them left and...

  13. Should I run from this job??

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Statdotcom's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I wouldn't walk away from a no weekend/no nights/no calls

  14. Do you look up the push rate for IVP meds?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    With the exception of adenosine, I push everything slowly, even narcan. people in the ER slam it and then you get someone bolting straight up like in pulp fiction, or worse, vomiting all over the...

  15. new nurse advice. screwed up?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to introuble7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not going to repeat the same thing cause as you can see the consensus is that you should've called the MD. But this is a teachable moment and I can tell you as a new grad nurse 2 years ago I was...

  16. Why would a nurse push IV potassium?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    There was none, she was making a joke, which clearly went over your

  17. How much do nurses make?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    it all balances out. I would see people commenting "oh I need to move to XYZ to make the same amount of income" in past year's threads, but the cost of living would just even out any pay raise. I...

  18. Patient waking up during CPR

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to LisaStone's topic in General Nursing

    Awwww that would stay with me,

  19. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone's different. If I see that the person can handle constructive criticism, I say something. if they're the weak type and cry harassment at everything, I let them be and pray someone I know...

  20. New Grad-Insulin

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Ilovenursing3's topic in General Nursing

    yup, different hospitals, different policies. Ours started to do that, then stopped, then started again. We half-jokingly said among ourselves "someone did something wrong" cause that type of...

  21. What's going on with this job?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in Nursing Career

    If you haven't heard back within 2 weeks I'd say move on. I've had interviews where they say "oh it'll take us a few weeks to get back to you" but that was just a plain lie (and rude to make someone...

  22. Does it look bad to request to go prn from part time when just starting a job?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    That's because you are letting them down. But in the same vein, the high turnover at LTC's is a reality for them. While there are people who love the job, the truth is, majority of applicants take...

  23. Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno, my rn-bsn program is only costing me like 10K...i'm going Univ Texas Arlington. My ASN was around 20K. So all in all, roughly 30K in education for a career where I'm making more than double...

  24. An ER nurse who passed CCRN!

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to JordieRNCCRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure why this even matters. In my ER, new nurses are groomed for obtaining both CEN and CCRN within a year or two. We are assigned trauma CEU's through company sponsored online

  25. Anyone had an experience like this??!!

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    I would cut my loss and continue applying elsewhere. This all seems very disorganized and it'll be you who end up paying the price for their mistakes. When I was new and looking for jobs, I only got...