WereBadger

A thousand times this.

My superpower is in mentoring/ orienting new nurses and precepting nursing students. I genuinely love learning, teaching and being a resource for people who need a colleague to rely on. I'm also a psych nurse, so building rapport and getting to know people 'where they are' is big for me.

It sounds as if you pulled two doses from the Pyxis but didn't let the Pyxis know that one dose was wasted, is this right? Think of the eMar and Pyxis as separate systems-- although you chose 'refused' as your administration option on eMar for the first dose, the Pyxis still needs to know where that dose went or it will show in your administration records that you're missing a dose. Your options on Pyxis is to return the medication using the return bin and programming in the 'return' against the patients profile, or you could 'waste' the med using a witness and the waste bin. If you did either of these two things with the first dose, you shouldn't show a missing medication.

I've been dealing with this for the past year or so, and discovered it's due to my state BON selling my personal information. I had to contact them directly (and repeatedly) to make sure that they stopped, had to follow many of these websites to their host and formally ask them to delete my information and then follow up with anyone that those sites had previously sold my info on to. Maddening. This year when I renewed my license, I noticed that there was a box to click if you didn't want your details sold off; fingers crossed that it actually works.

One of the reasons I love nursing is that we're constantly given opportunities for learning, growing and developing our practice. If I had a weakness pointed out to me, I would do what I could to remedy it because I believe in my practice and my future as a safe/ competent nurse. Shrugging your shoulders and moving on to another job, rather than doing the more difficult work of tackling an identified issue, makes me wonder if nursing is where you truly want to be.

Here in Oregon we get a 90 day notice via email -- I actually just got mine yesterday, and it took me all of 10 minutes to renew online (including the five minutes it took me to figure out where I left my wallet and liberate my credit card). I can definitely think of a few things I'd rather do with the $158 fee, but considering it's only $6.50 a month I'm not terribly bothered.

Good luck and please keep us updated!

Have you thought about volunteering in a related area? I volunteered both in hospice as well as with a mobile mental health crisis team during my schooling and shortly after graduation. The experience not only looks good on a resume, but also shows initiative and gives you something really positive to talk about during interviews.

Congratulations, Nurse!

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon -- one of my absolute favourite books ever. It's part memoir, with lots of research, philosophy and other fascinating bits. He's an amazing writer, and this is one of those books that you can pick up and read a bit and always get something new out of. I keep two or three copies in my house at all times, because I'm constantly giving them away to friends, co-workers, family, etc.

I did this as well, my program was in Washington and I moved to Oregon right out of school (where I applied for my license). Just a tip: get on the Washington BON site and print off your application for licensure before you leave, as you will most likely need your current nursing department heads signature in a couple of places. Much easier to get in person than through the mail, etc. Good luck to you! Enjoy Washington.

Have you considered Oregon? Portland especially would fit well with what you're looking for, I think.

I really like my Sanita clogs. They're well made and my feet aren't killing me by the end of a 12 hour shift. Danskos didn't really work well for my feet either.

One of my classmates ended up making a $200 donation to Pearson because she tried this trick and had actually passed the NCLEX. Pearson does not issue refunds, per their TOS.

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