Ado Annie ASN, RN

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Nursing is my second career, and I'm so glad I made the change. I don't always love it, but most of the time I do.

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    Reasons patients turn on their call light

    Ado Annie replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a patient who kept insisting she was hearing a mouse in the room. Finally figured out that the feeding pump was squeaking as it
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    Is becoming a math tutor a good idea for me?

    Ado Annie replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked as a tutor when I was in nursing school. I loved it. It was rewarding to help students who were working so hard to do well in
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    How do you spend your first day off?

    Ado Annie replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Oh thank God! I thought I was the only one who slept all day and then all
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Ado Annie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This was supposed to be a response to someone's comment:mispronounciation. Dangit! It did it again. Apologies, I'm just getting accustomed to using the tablet version. These posts were intended to...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Ado Annie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    My husband does this. Like nails on a
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    Ado Annie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I don't pronounce the t in often. Or in
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    Do you have dreams about your job?

    Ado Annie replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, frequently. The most recent one involved me being out of the hospital, in the city, having fun yet knowing that I had patients I should be checking on. Totally not even a possibility to get...
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    Blood draws are driving me crazy...

    Ado Annie posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    6 months in, I'm working nights. Managing my time better for the most part, but drawing blood every morning is soooo frustrating. Sometimes it goes well. Sometimes, I can't hit the broad side of a...
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    Blood draws are driving me crazy...

    Ado Annie replied to Ado Annie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mostly I use a butterfly. I bought a phlebotomy book today and have been reading it, wondered if a straight needle might work better, but decided not. How much do those vein-finder lights cost?
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    Let's talk about... oxygen

    Ado Annie posted a topic in General Students

    specifically, humidifying low-flow oxygen. My textbooks states "there is no need for humidification with low-flow oxygen"... but based on experience, I disagree. Some patients get really dried out and...
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    Recent ASN grad -- Perfect time to follow my dream and relocate across the country?

    Ado Annie replied to christophermiles's topic in Washington Nursing

    I did it! (after graduating from an ASN program in Indiana, in fact) Start the process of getting your Washington nursing license, then get those applications sent!!! edited to add... I moved hundreds...
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    OMG I don't think I can do this job

    Ado Annie posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did it. The thing I was sure wouldn't happen. A med error. So stressed I can't eat or sleep. Don't want to live with this kind of stress. I want to know how the patient is and what is being said...
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    OMG I don't think I can do this job

    Ado Annie replied to Ado Annie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No one is going to die or suffer permanent injury because of my mistake, or because of my slow (but careful) reaction to the emergent situation before it. So... ok, one breath :-) I talked it over...
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    What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    Ado Annie replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ditto all the comments on skills. more than one instructor assured me that the hospitals are looking for people who can THINK, and will gladly teach the skills. but my lack of experience with certain...
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    New and needing some encouragement

    Ado Annie replied to coopman712's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can only say that I could have written this post. I feel almost exactly the same things. I'm frustrated, not used to being the one who doesn't know how to get things done. With my head, I know that...
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    Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    Ado Annie replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP... wherever you are now... thank you!!!! I've just worked my first week. The first night was AWFUL. I invested a lot into going to nursing school after a long first career, then moved halfway...
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    Nursing Advocacy -- an outsider's view

    Ado Annie posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I apologize in advance for the fact that I'm jumping into a topic I know nothing about. (I'm a pre-nursing 2nd degree student) But I'm curious. I've learned a lot from reading discussions on this...
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    A question about accreditation

    Ado Annie posted a topic in General Students

    I need some help understanding some critical points about continuing education and accreditation. I have a B.S. in another field. For affordability reasons, I will probably pursue an ASN at a local...
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    A question about accreditation

    Ado Annie replied to Ado Annie's topic in General Students

    Oh, I've no objection to an RN-to-MSN program if it's available, but I guess the question about accreditation still
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    Is this LEGAL?

    Ado Annie replied to ShoesOnTooTight's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Flying Spaghetti Monster. (do you know any
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    Was Waived on Pre req's

    Ado Annie replied to mkwvb4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow. I hope I can get a waiver for the classes I took 24 year ago. This has been one of my
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    ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    Ado Annie replied to DachRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    heh. I didn't go to the ER with this one, but I did go to my PCP after a couple of weeks of pain, feeling downright silly. I had to stop my car .. um.. urgently .. one day, unless I wanted to collide...
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    Pet Peeve

    Ado Annie replied to BookwormRN's topic in General Nursing

    people not being "phased" by something.. it's
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    Is this LEGAL?

    Ado Annie replied to ShoesOnTooTight's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And oh yeah, I think the FSM site is one of the funniest things I have ever
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    Is this LEGAL?

    Ado Annie replied to ShoesOnTooTight's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And just because I'm sittin' here on a Saturday night with nothing better to do, can I add my thoughts? I know it's an oldish thread... I'm a Christian, yet would have been a little bothered by the...