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    Rolling out bedside report

    Graduatenurse14 replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    At my old hospital our supervisors often had to be in the numbers so we would be giving report to them. We had one who was, I guess, trying to model it for us so she was right next to the bed near...
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    Psych Nursing - Boring?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to Nimrodel's topic in Psychiatric

    I work on an adult inpatient psych unit currently (1 year), worked at an child/adolescent psych hospital (1 year) and worked adult med-surg (3 years) Psych nursing can be so boring!! You don't spend...
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    New Grad Psych vs. Med Surg

    Graduatenurse14 replied to nursingstudent2018's topic in Psychiatric

    I didn't like my med-surg clinical rotations and had been a nursing assistant on a medical unit and didn't like it, BUT when I graduated I took a med-surg job just to get the experience. I wanted to...
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    Do you have a free charge nurse on your unit?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to EllaBella1's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work med-surg at an 800-bed Level 1 Traum/ Academic hospital and the charge always had a full load. 5:1 daylight but getting to be 6:1 when I left and nightshift 6/7:1. The pay...
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    are you guys exhausted after your shift?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nurse 100%. The learning curve in ICUs is incredible steep, as it should be, but not that conducive to sanity and you need most of your sanity to stay focused on school. Psych is not easy but...
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    Would you suggest a different drug brand to a patient?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to MunoRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree with the poster who said tv commercials give information and then suggest that the patient talk to their doctor. I think that we can give public information and tell them to talk to their...
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    Best strategies to deal with verbal abuse from patients?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to mmjp77's topic in Psychiatric

    I was a K-12 public school teacher in some very rough areas and my job is psych is very, very similar in that we are trying to get people to do things that they don't want to do and sometimes can't...
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    are you guys exhausted after your shift?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Psychiatric

    As a new grad I worked the first 2.5 years on a crazy busy med-surg floor in a hospital that is poorly run in many ways so I know of the exhaustion that you are talking about. I switched to inpatient...
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    ADHD student Nurse. Advice needed!

    Graduatenurse14 replied to miss-yazzle's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    One can be on ADHD meds AND anti-depressants!! I would look into that
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    Graduatenurse14 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    That is so funny!!! I heard a story of a someone saying that another person was Indian and they weren't sure which type was meant so they responded, "Indian feather or Indian
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    PIV usage for lab draws - POLL

    Graduatenurse14 replied to dvmcafee's topic in General Nursing

    We do not ever draw from the PIV. I guess if it were a dire emergency.... If patient had a PICC, only nurses can draw labs from it other wise the lab team does
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    What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Even though everything was pointing to switching careers and be a nurse, looking back it was the worst choice I ever made. There are many, many reasons for this but I wish I had not done it. Maybe...
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    Ever experience violence at work???

    Graduatenurse14 replied to aoguagha's topic in General Nursing

    I completed it. GOOD
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    Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    Graduatenurse14 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    (((NursingInChaos))) Thank God you were there to offer CPR the correct way. As others have said- take care of yourself after something so traumatic happens. I am praying for the
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    Maintaining patho knowledge base in the ER

    Graduatenurse14 replied to SweetPotatoes's topic in Emergency

    I think you are on the right path looking stuff up on your own! I love that stuff too and I don't get to really delve into on my crazy med-surg unit so I go to youtube and Periscope a lot. I also...
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    RN shortage

    Graduatenurse14 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    There is no nursing shortage in my area as we still have diploma schools, community colleges and universities. We have some poorly managed hospitals that are always hiring but that's a different type...
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    I feel like I'm losing.

    Graduatenurse14 replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Aren't Charter Schools public schools in TX? They are in my northern state. They have great autonomy with curriculum and that kind of stuff but I would think the school nurse requirements would be...
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    Hmm...that's nice

    Graduatenurse14 replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe we live in the same Mid-Atlantic state!! When I received my first license I carefully removed the wallet sized copy and got it laminated and kept it in my wallet. It was like $4 for the size...
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    Weird meeting with manager

    Graduatenurse14 replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am shocked that they are pushing you to give pain meds >4 when so many hospitals-including mine- are cutting down due to the opioid epidemic. I DO NOT mean to imply that individual RNs are at...
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    newbie traveler

    Graduatenurse14 replied to guest974915's topic in Travel

    I posted my resume on Monster or Career Builder and have gotten inundated with emails, texts and calls from several agencies about Geisinger Health Systems in PA needing travelers the most being from...
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    ADHD with or with out Meds?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to melissakay01's topic in General Nursing

    We can't give medical advice but can give some resources to help. addforums.com is a good resource for those with ADHD as well as parents, and
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    Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    Graduatenurse14 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I was pulled over when I was a nursing assistant coming from work when I was almost home. I was scheduled 2pm-10:30pm but there was a call off and they asked me to stay over for a while so it was...
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    Love the job, hate the logistics

    Graduatenurse14 replied to Guest957596's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think you work at my hospital!! Mine has really great commercials that run on almost every channel in my region about what innovative, state of the art OR equipment they have and what great...
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    First major error.

    Graduatenurse14 replied to NightWatch's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a union rep for my unit and I was also in another union in my former career. Take your union rep with you to: -Ensure respect is given as the situation is discussed. -Act as a witness. Your...
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    "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    Graduatenurse14 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I've never given birth and only had experience with new mom's and babies in a very limited way during clinicals so maybe this is why I don't know certain things: 1. I thought that "Breast is Best"...