Mrs.D.

Mrs.D. BSN

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  1. 4 yrs, Low experience, Hospital

    Mrs.D. replied to LexxNervous's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Well I can only speak to my eastern MA acute care hospital that has a union… but ratios aren’t not in the contract. Our tele floor can take up to 5 patients 7a-11p, and up to 6 patients 11-7a....

  2. Reality Shock and New Grads. It's Real.

    Mrs.D. replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this, it was a helpful reminder as someone who is about to precept her first new grad. I had an amazing preceptor, and I want to be that lifeline for my new grad who is due to meet me in...

  3. Med Surg without CNAs?

    Mrs.D. replied to RN/WI's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can’t speak to trends, but on my tele medsurg unit we take 3-5 patients. Usually we start with 3-4, and end with 4-5. We do have techs, though. Covid status is irrelevant to the assignment for us....

  4. Anxious/Stressed About New Job...Advice Needed!!

    Mrs.D. replied to ahlee's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t have much for advice with the anxiety, but maybe the stress response. Do you have a Fitbit? It may seem silly, but there’s an App on Fitbit (maybe others too) called “Relax”. When you...

  5. Bedside with an MSN?

    Mrs.D. replied to Sophia P's topic in General Nursing

    We utilize this on our medical cardiology floor. It’s a floor RN with a passion for knowledge and teaching who’s willing to take on more responsibility [and has energy... because it’s on top of...

  6. Case Study: An OB Catastrophe

    Mrs.D. replied to Corey Narry's topic in Critical Care

    This looks fun, I’ve never done a case study here. I’m not an OB nurse... VSS. I guess I’d be concerned that’s shes lost one pregnancy in the past. The pooling in the lady parts means...

  7. Natural Hair - Maintenance

    Mrs.D. replied to MSN Abraham's topic in General Nursing

    I do not have your hair type, but I only wash my hair 1-2x/week to keep it healthy. I do pull it back in a ponytail so it’s out of my face, though. I don’t wear a cap, generally. I don’t see any...

  8. Feel Like I’m Completely Failing...

    Mrs.D. replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, I really do. I had a shift like this yesterday. I’m almost 2 years in and I feel pretty dang proficient on the average day, but some days we spend 12 hours just trying to keep up. I was...

  9. When You See Something, Say Something

    Mrs.D. replied to simba and mufasa's topic in General Nursing

    With my privilege, I honestly thought racism was a thing of the past. I just don’t SEE it. I’ve never had to really notice or acknowledged the little microaggressions that add up for you. But...

  10. Med-Surg IV Meds

    Mrs.D. replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    I work medical cardiology, so medsurg plus cardiac patients. It’s really going to depend where you work because medsurg has so many specialties like oncology, neuro, ortho too. I’m sure they...

  11. Is the NANDA Dx the end-all-be-all??

    Mrs.D. posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm writing a care plan for a patient. I'm adding a poll, 1) because I love polls, and 2) I'm genuinly curious what YOU would do in my situation. My current NANDA Dx is: Hyperthermia r/t septicemia...

  12. Is the NANDA Dx the end-all-be-all??

    Mrs.D. replied to Mrs.D.'s topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wonder if posting here will give a notification to the nurses who commented to help me. I don’t know what made me go back and read the few old posts I have. I just wanted to say thank you again...

  13. Do nurses on Med-Surg/Tele have to work in the tele room?

    Mrs.D. replied to brainsarecool's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Eventually you learn the nuances of the lines and you can read any strip at 20 paces while continuing to walk past the monitor on your way to do something else LOL. If you plan to travel, I would just...

  14. Do nurses on Med-Surg/Tele have to work in the tele room?

    Mrs.D. replied to brainsarecool's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hmm. I’ve never heard of a tele room. I’m a medsurg RN from Massachusetts. Our unit is categorized as “medical cardiology/telemetry”, so I’m considered a tele nurse. Every RN on the 40-bed...

  15. Help...should I go back to Nursing School?

    Mrs.D. replied to Lena M's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I’m sorry this board isn’t active, but in case you make your way back here... I think being anxious of making a medication error is good judgment on your part. This aspect of our job has the...

  16. Moving to Boston

    Mrs.D. replied to ineedachange1's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey, CONGRATS on your new degree. I’m not in Boston, but I’m in Mass at an acute care hospital. When we’ve hired RNs with only 0-2 years acute rehab/LTC experience, we consider them new grads...

  17. 2019 Nursing Salary Survey

    Mrs.D. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    ☺️ I’m so glad. And thank

  18. 2019 Nursing Salary Survey

    Mrs.D. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Woohoo! I can finally take the survey ??. New grad, RN, fresh off of 3-month hospital orientation, present!

  19. Do you have questions about SSU's BSN?

    Mrs.D. posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey, just wanted to make myself available if anyone had any questions about the BSN. There aren't any recent threads about Salem State University. I just graduated from there and would be happy to...

  20. OB class makes me depressed...

    Mrs.D. replied to erikathered's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry, I'm not transgender, so I don't know if this will be helpful or not, but... My husband and I do not like children and have no interest in raising one. We have been married for almost a...

  21. Tutoring...Desperate for help!

    Mrs.D. replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I think the school's method of forcing a large group together is a bad idea. I'm sorry it's not the experience you're looking for. I wish I knew another way to advise to help you, but the system at my...

  22. Organization junkie-how do you keep your stuff?

    Mrs.D. posted a topic in General Nursing

    'ello! At my hospital, we each get a computer on wheels that is ours for the shift. Some nurses have Velcro bags with lots of goodies hanging off of it. Some have bags sitting on top. Some have a...

  23. Just Needing Some Encouragement I Guess

    Mrs.D. replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I'm sure you are not alone. I'm sorry you are struggling. What mistakes are getting noticed? What are you doing well with that you wished would get noticed? If you'd like to talk about them. I...

  24. Anyone else applying to PhD programs?

    Mrs.D. replied to saheckler's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It looks like you very well might be the only one on AN! Sometimes* it takes like a year for people to find posts, lol. Good luck! What do you plan to study? Where are you applying? I don't know...

  25. How do you feel about B's?

    Mrs.D. replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I was a nursing peer tutor and I was proud of both the student that excelled and the student that squeaked by because they were both trying their hardest and doing their best. Tutoring can be helpful...