TheNGTKingRN

TheNGTKingRN

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  1. Initiating Intravenous Access

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I don't typically give IMs but I give plenty of SC Heparins and Lovenox. Almost ALL patients give me compliments. A good pinch. Nice n' quick makes it almost painless. I always do it like

  2. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    What do you

  3. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Title says it all. It is so damn stressful. The last time I left work it left a super bitter taste in my mouth. Now to think I have to troop through three more days of it. Sigh. Just

  4. Tough point in my life

    TheNGTKingRN replied to BearFeet's topic in General Nursing

    Depression sucks so bad. I've battled with it my entire life. :hugs: OP message me anytime you need to vent. I also agree that you need to find safe, sound, professional help. This is an illness like...

  5. You're Not Dehydrated.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    This is pretty nerdy, y'all. We're getting excited over a drug.

  6. You're Not Dehydrated.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    I love giving Toradol. 30MG SIVP Q6 with a max of 4 or 6 doses I believe before we have to consider benefit vs risk. But what do I

  7. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh you guys. I just finished my days. Everyone doing OK?

  8. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Summer also means new batch of residents. Which can mean more work for the RN as orders change every 20 minutes. Also more work as you walk these residents through the basics. Also more time because...

  9. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow... sounds like my unit. I'm over walking such far distances and never knowing if it's my patient calling when we don't have a secretary to tell

  10. Our units acuity is at an all time high.

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your support. We'll make it through it. Just breathe. Just gotta

  11. Is going straight from nursing school to nurse supervisor a good career choice?

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Theloving100's topic in General Nursing

    This is not a zoo. This is a nursing facility. Would you want the chair of surgery or director of nursing to be 24 year old former frat boy with an MBA? No... right? You want someone that has been in...

  12. You are NOT allergic to...

    TheNGTKingRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP is just venting and probably spending hours correcting electronic data. Plus, this thread is sort of

  13. What are we allowed to share?

    TheNGTKingRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I personally don't think you did anything wrong. If it wasn't you it was gonna be the scary xray people waking up the patient with their machines. I always prepare patients for upcoming diagnostics....

  14. ADVICE

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Moniyfer's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses in Mexico make under five dollars an hour. Are you sure you want to be a travel RN there? I understand a week long or so mission to help out kids in rural communities in MX ... but be a NURSE...

  15. Admissions

    TheNGTKingRN replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    I would definitely not expect an ER nurse to give me a skin assessment report unless the patient came in with hives or some unusual infectious skin disease! My rant on pain was misplaced and mostly...

  16. Admissions

    TheNGTKingRN replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    Of course not all ER nurses are. It's the minority, I'm sure! Thank you for being a team

  17. Admissions

    TheNGTKingRN replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    We receive verbal report from all departments. I feel ready once I've screened the patient myself by asking the ER RN a few question such as: "Latest set of VS?" "Pain controlled, what works best?"...

  18. States that does not require IELTS or TOEFL

    TheNGTKingRN replied to springmaxine's topic in Nurse Registration

    Maybe you need to accept that these exams are necessary to verify your English speaking abilities in the clinical setting. America may be a melting pot, and you can speak whatever language tickles...

  19. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    TheNGTKingRN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    This.

  20. Fulfilled

    TheNGTKingRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for a little over a year now. I have my ADN and im the process of obtaining my BSN. I am fairly young (twenty-two) and see that as both an advantage and disadvantage. I'm sure many of...

  21. Fulfilled

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    In your opinion based off my post does it appear that the jobs I seek are positions with less patient (DIRECT) care and limited time with same patient? Thank You for your response by the

  22. Fulfilled

    TheNGTKingRN replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do have to have ICU experience, no? I was only in the ICU for a few months I enjoyed the tools/pharmacology/detail of the ICU. I enjoyed titrations. I enjoyed explaining everything to family and...

  23. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your posts come off incredibly

  24. That one random nugget of information from nursing school that you've never forgotten..

    TheNGTKingRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    What the hell?

  25. Are too many certifications a bad thing?

    TheNGTKingRN replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Agreeable