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  1. 7 months in and I'm finally feeling good

    lorichka6 replied to ER(notso)n00b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for posting. I just started in July too and it was just a few weeks ago when it suddenly dawned on me that I was sleeping through the night with no work-anxiety dreams :) I too thought that...

  2. Transfering to peds- what to review?

    lorichka6 replied to Roberta88's topic in Pediatric

    Everyone says drug stuff so I'll skip that. Make sure you know where your hospital's formulary is and be sure to use it. You may start using syringe pumps now for lots of meds. Depending on the...

  3. Ideal diabetic diet?

    lorichka6 replied to Libby1987's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Still have pancreatic function? Then exercise, exercise. In studies from the 70s researchers were able to totally reverse T2D with exercise. Strength training too - more muscle = more "sponge" to...

  4. So glad I'm not the only one!

    lorichka6 replied to crj96's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We sound like we are in pretty similar boats (and our husbands are in the I-don't-know-how-to-help-you boat right next to us). I tried to send a PM but I don't have enough posts to do that :) If you...

  5. Fluids with + KCl

    lorichka6 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm a new peds nurse (just off orientation) and I have been wondering about the frequency that fluids are ordered with K. Most of what is ordered for these kiddos (general peds floor) is D51/2NS + 10...

  6. Do I take too long to learn new skills?

    lorichka6 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Background: new nurse, graduated in May, started in July. Career change after a very difficult job loss in a profession I loved (teaching). No hospital experience prior to nursing school. Spent 3...

  7. Do I take too long to learn new skills?

    lorichka6 replied to lorichka6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the tips everyone! A few things: I left out details to remain somewhat anonymous. The reason I changed floors is a bit complicated. Really it was a lateral move - the unit just has a...