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  1. Struggling...please help

    sandytoes replied to fannymae16's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Can you pinpoint what exactly you hate about it?? Is it the pace? The population? The hours? The unknown (aka you have so much more to learn and it is stressful being a new nurse!). No support on your...

  2. What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

    sandytoes replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    Discharge orders. Verify with provider they are ready to send them now. Then I take and chart a set of discharge vitals. Review discharge instructions, meds, follow up schedule/appointments. Answer...

  3. Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

    sandytoes replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

    I think the rounding sounds like an excellent idea. I work on a high acuity unit with a high proportion of RRT vs the rest of the hospital. Would be great to see the RRT and also get to know them...

  4. Did you take a pay-cut to be a nurse? Do you regret it?

    sandytoes replied to MomAndSonInMD's topic in General Nursing

    I did. Quite a big one. Nursing is harder than I ever imagined but I'm glad every day I go to work that I made the move. I was miserable in my old career. And life is too short to be miserable. Now...

  5. Do you always get out of work on time?

    sandytoes replied to sandiamts's topic in General Nursing

    This is something I am working on. I have a hard time finishing report on time (not for me being wordy but for report being involved and having to report to multiple people and basically having to...

  6. Is this a big deal?

    sandytoes replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse so I recognize that I'm overly cautious, but I do it for the same reason. That and I feel like it's never a bad habit to get into. That way no matter where the tube is for the patient,...

  7. Advice Needed

    sandytoes replied to NurseAdjoa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Where I work, you may be hired PT but you absolutely can work FT hours (and then some...). Before I started working as a nurse, I didn't see the value of m/s experience but now I do. It will be a good...

  8. never seem to be getting the hard patients

    sandytoes replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    Well it's only been 4 days?! So your assignments for those days can't really tell you if there is a pattern. Maybe all of the patients in the floor are less acute? Or maybe they are trying to keep...

  9. Words You Hate

    sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Ha I know it! I spent 10 minutes googling it and got both answers too. So who knows! Not trying to start an argument lol bc I have no clue! It's just one of those random things that boggles me!! (And...

  10. Words You Hate

    sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    Funny - it's honestly one med I always feel weird saying. Our MAR actually lists it as ce-FAZ-olin (including the capitalization!) so that's how I say it, but I want to call it

  11. Words You Hate

    sandytoes replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    How does she say it?? I love that our MAR helps us with pronunciation bc I kill some med names

  12. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just had to google more. It's apparently called a triple lumen hemodialysis catheter. I had never seen one before my current unit. They are pretty

  13. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's a lumen that looks like a lumen on a Picc or central line. I don't know if they have another name?! There are the 2 HD ports/accesses (usually taped off/together) and then the one lumen flopping...

  14. Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    sandytoes replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My unit often sees patients with a "nurse port" off a HD cath. I'm still nervous to even use those, never mind touch the HD cath (never never never). Any advice on those? Besides the obvious of good...

  15. New Nurse "Grocery List"

    sandytoes replied to ashrose1992's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't like to carry a ton of stuff. My basics are Stethoscope Bandage scissors Pens Mini flashlight (on my badge!) Sharpie Hair ties Cell phone Also I bring a lunch bag every day that I keep...

  16. Sinus problems and food allergies?

    sandytoes replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    I had this problem personally. I figured it out accidentally. I used to have awful sinus problems. I cut a food group out trying to solve a different problem I was having and voila, the sinus problems...

  17. Question about chewables

    sandytoes posted a topic in Patient Medications

    This might be a stupid question, but I am a relatively new nurse and I figured I might as well ask! Is there any harm in swallowing chewables? Ex: I gave a Tums to a pt who just swallowed it. I...

  18. Question about chewables

    sandytoes replied to sandytoes's topic in Patient Medications

    True. I should have added the same caveat. I don't mean mouth intended items (we use those some and you definitely need to suck the troche, or swish the nystatin). And YES!! I'm constantly amazed at...

  19. I made a big mistake

    sandytoes replied to Birdy2's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She said on the previous page "I ordered a chest X-ray and he pneumothorax had not

  20. CVC dressing change

    sandytoes replied to drdonna's topic in General Nursing

    My facility is mask for sure. Clean gloves to remove the old. Sterile gloves for the new one going

  21. Other forums on here

    sandytoes replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Is there a way to get there from the App?? (Besides clicking the link above).... Not that I need another time suck lol but I can't help

  22. Clinical advice

    sandytoes replied to JaxJax5423's topic in General Students

    I think we have the same instructor! Lol my favorite CI sounds a lot like that. Available but not hovering. Demanding but not mean. She expected professional behavior but was also very encouraging...

  23. Nursing School has made me a hypochondriac

    sandytoes replied to Trama_junky's topic in General Students

    Yes!!!! I've been dying of something totally obscure and random at least 3 times lol never mind all the common things I think I have!! Lol thankfully I've survived it all so

  24. What is the freaking deal with OB?

    sandytoes replied to Mavrick's topic in General Students

    I was one of those who went into it after having kids because my experience was rocky yet awesome. But then once in school discovered it was not for me and so many other things were much more...

  25. Medsurg+pharm+patho=failure set up

    sandytoes replied to detroitmercy17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am a big fan of drawing things out. Make a game plan for each condition that you are looking at. It's likely that your med/surg and patho/pharm overlap talking about conditions a lot anyway so this...