Iwander

Iwander

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  1. How to use epi pen?

    Iwander posted a topic in Patient Medications

    This is a rather dumb question. But, for you school or pediatric office nurses, if you have to use an epi pen on a patient, I have a few questions: Do you go straight through their clothes like...

  2. Ever have new nurse feelings after several years experience?

    Iwander posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have 3 years experience under my belt as a med-surg nurse, mainly post-surgical. I am actually quite "sheltered" on my unit as we mainly deal with surgically stable patients and not the "medical"...

  3. Self-appraisals at work causing anxiety

    Iwander posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am feeling a good bit of low self-esteem and insecurity at the moment, and not really feeling I deserve to be on this site anymore. I'm having acute anxiety so my emotions are more in control than...

  4. How do I keep integrity

    Iwander posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am still a new nurse and yet I am already falling prey to being burnt out quickly with patients, being tempted to take shortcuts, and actually questioning my own character. Today I had a patient...

  5. How do I keep integrity

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you so much everyone. I did not hand her the medications; she took them herself. I still agree with the poster who commented on purposefully doing something substandard and that this needs to...

  6. How to answer why I left first job so early :(

    Iwander posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm a new grad who has a (short) 3 months of experience in an ICU setting. However, they let me go at the end of orientation. I had a couple interviews at the same hospital which failed, and I think...

  7. The infamous time management post

    Iwander posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    For those of you who don't have too tired eyes, and who can manage some wordiness, here is my time management vent for the day: Well, I've been reading some of the time management threads on here and...

  8. The infamous time management post

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for the

  9. The infamous time management post

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks! And the other day, there were 3 nurses and we each got 4 new patients. Not at once. But in that instance I don't really have the resources to ask them for help much as they are running around...

  10. new grad prioritization/time management

    Iwander posted a topic in Orthopedic

    Hello all seasoned nurses, I am a new grad on a med-surg unit in orientation. I find that my two main struggles besides honing my skills are, as always, prioritization and time management. A lot of...

  11. new grad prioritization/time management

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Orthopedic

    Thank you, this is very helpful. As far as prioritization, I didn't think to do the easy patients first, I actually thought I should visit the complex ones first but as long as they're ok, I see how...

  12. About to accept new job

    Iwander posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hey everyone! If you read any of my previous posts, you know that I'm a new grad who lost my first job (ICU) after only making it through orientation. I have now been offered a med-surg job at a...

  13. About to accept new job

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you! I took anxiety medicine in the past during nursing school and I didn't take it often enough. At the end of nursing school I abused the trust of my prescriber due to depression so now I feel...

  14. How to answer why I left first job so early :(

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you to both of you for your refreshing posts. You're right; I lack confidence and am needy. I had an interview for a med-surg job and the interview itself went well; however if I am offered...

  15. Duplicate skills list in resume

    Iwander posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone, I have been revising my resume lately as I am looking for a new job. I am still a new grad with only a few months of clinical experience. I did my preceptorship on the same unit as my...

  16. new cover letter/resume after termination

    Iwander posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone, I was recently terminated from my first nursing job as a new grad, right after orientation. If you look at my profile you can see some of my background. I was not on bad terms at all...

  17. Nursing and anxiety

    Iwander posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am a new nursing grad, have secured a job in an ICU, and am almost done with orientation. The way my brain is wired, I can be a problem solver and do beginner critical thinking as well as putting...

  18. Nursing and anxiety

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Yes I would love to talk more. I don't know how to send private messages on here as I'm not "allowed to" until I meet the requirements. How do I send you a

  19. Nursing and anxiety

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just an update: I was fired from the ICU job and now I'm afraid of every nursing job out there. Even med-surg. Even non-hospital. I'm not sure how I will survive. That is dramatic but it's my...

  20. proper IVP administration

    Iwander posted a topic in Critical Care

    I have many questions about IV fluid and line mechanics and here is my question for tonight: Say I have a triple lumen CVL, 2 ports have meds connected and 1 port is the CVP. Med A is a calcium drip...

  21. proper IVP administration

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you for your comment, it

  22. proper IVP administration

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Critical Care

    I now understand the stopcock part of the CVP better and utilized that method recently. Also, I've had a scenario where the KVO was attached to the insulin (y-sited?) even though the lines were each...

  23. Nursing and anxiety

    Iwander replied to Iwander's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you so much for your encouragement and understanding! Yes you are right it is a cycle. This is actually my milder end of anxiety; in nursing school it was way worse. Guess what, I too had...