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  1. Getting out on time!

    MrsMinor posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any advice/suggestions for getting out on time?! For some reason things seem to happen all at once right before change of shift. I keep an organized flow sheet with me so I always know what I'm up...

  2. NCLEX Accomodations

    MrsMinor replied to MellyOne's topic in General Nursing

    Hello Mellyone~ A friend of mine also had accomodations made for her during our testing in nursing school--she tested in a separate room. She also was able to get similar accomodations when sitting...

  3. How am I going to do in the program

    MrsMinor replied to mleggs_09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We all have other things in our lives besides school....be it family, work or other activities that make up who we are. You will learn to manage and balance these things just fine. It may not always...

  4. New nurse & ? of future career plans....

    MrsMinor posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone. Advice/input needed please.... I currently work on a medicine floor. I am over 30, married with two kids and I am a new nurse that graduated this past May. I have been employed at my...

  5. Bad Day

    MrsMinor replied to Nurse956's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello nurse 956 & welcome!! I'm sorry you had such a rough shift. It doesn't sound like to me that you did anything wrong. Some pts can be tough, even if they are other "medical professionals."...

  6. DH dying-need prayers

    MrsMinor replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    oh, joey :icon_hug: I continue to pray for your family and pray that God continues to provide you with strength. Your husband is being held and uplifted in prayer by many. Keep your faith knowing...

  7. DH dying-need prayers

    MrsMinor replied to nursejoey05's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello Joey, I'm glad to hear that your husband is doing better. I pray that God continues to provide you with strength. I will keep you, Dan, and your daughter in my prayers. Keep your faith and...

  8. Endless Medication Administration....

    MrsMinor posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello Everyone, I'm a very new nurse just a couple weeks off orientation & on my own now. The funny thing is that I don't even feel like a nurse!! I feel that I spend sooo much time...

  9. No offense please

    MrsMinor replied to Woman_in_love's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I chose to work on the medical floor at my hospital because I wanted to become more grounded in my nursing skills as a new nurse....I knew that this would give me a great foundation to build upon....

  10. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    MrsMinor replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    pt finishing 2units PRBC....DIC? ITP? DRs keep saying "medical mystery"...4 units FFP....petechiae/ascites....more&more tests, poor guy pt just dx with lung ca mets to liver; wants no aggressive...

  11. Ten Minutes

    MrsMinor replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's such a great feeling as a nurse....knowing that you've made a difference--in BOTH of your days!! You were giving him a great gift as well--being there & available to really listen to him,...

  12. staying healthy in first year of nursing

    MrsMinor replied to sliedberg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! I'm now experiencing my 3rd cold within my first 2 months of work. HELP!! I feel absolutely miserable & question at times whether I should even be at...

  13. Stress and Depression

    MrsMinor replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello Raindreamer Thinking of you as you went back to work today. I hope your day went well. I go back tomorrow--5 in a row coming up. Very anxious about it, but hoping for the best. There's some...

  14. Stress and Depression

    MrsMinor replied to RainDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi RainDreamer!! I suppose I feel like this as well....I feel as though I always have PMS now since starting as a new grad :chuckle (I usually seem to be more emotional during this time...)....

  15. Time Management

    MrsMinor replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    TGIF!!!! I broke down in tears today....taking 4 patients in orientation & just don't feel that there's enough time to get everything done!! I don't know how other nurses do it. I don't feel...

  16. Hanging IV Potassium

    MrsMinor posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    What is the normal procedure you use when hanging KCL? Meaning, when you admin it how is it diluted?? I had to hang 2 bags of 20 meq KCL diluted with 100cc saline each--one after the other--this is...

  17. Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

    MrsMinor replied to tryinrealhard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there....before you know it your weeks in training will be complete & your time will seem more managable once you start your regular schedule. Maybe you could continue your education a...

  18. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    Thanks hrtprncss--that was pretty much my take on it. It wasn't necessarily who was right or not & I gladly take in all the advice/tips etc. that I can at work as I'm still learning. It was more...

  19. Fungal Infections!?!?

    MrsMinor replied to lccougar02's topic in General Nursing

    ABD pads or even telfa pads work well too--like to use right along with Nystatin

  20. Hanging IV Potassium

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

    So, I'm not hanging this wrong then?? Thanks to all who replied. I had a pt who needed a new IV site prior to hanging the potassium. The IV nurse (who is not a staff/floor nurse on my particular...

  21. who can check blood

    MrsMinor replied to a54flo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our hospital policy is one RN along with another licensed personnel (RN, LPN, MD). Many LPNs are responsible for monitoring vs, etc after bld is hung by a RN, I think that LPNs are definitely able...

  22. Any help from CNAs/LNAs while on orientation??

    MrsMinor posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone. I was wondering how it is working for those of you still on orientation. I have a preceptor who lets the LNAs know who I am taking for patients, and then proceeds to tell them that I...

  23. Any help from CNAs/LNAs while on orientation??

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

    I was just curious if anyone else's orientation was similar to mine....so thanks for the responses. Anyway, things have gotten better for me. This same nurse out of the blue one day said "oh, and I...

  24. Returning RN

    MrsMinor replied to briggswiss's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad currently in orientation and I just want to say congratulations on your new nursing position! Sounds like you have a great orientation....it's longer than mine!! Best of luck to...

  25. 5 items

    MrsMinor replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

    Stethoscope (with roll of tape) Highlighter & Pen Bandage scissors Lots of alcohol wipes Couple of sterile caps Patient assignment list folded with all pertinent info to help me keep things...