RNLisa

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1. Med Error

   RNLisa replied to JRNEW's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I was actually going to say the same thing, suemom2kay. To the OP: I agree with everyone's posts here, the 5 rights and do a triple check. I always check everything twice before I go in the room,...

2. Do you call your physicians by their first name?

   RNLisa replied to I<3H2O's topic in Medical-Surgical

   The physicians where I work call me by my name, Lisa. Most don't even know my last name, since my badge only has my first name and title after it. I just feel that it is important to call them by...

3. Do you call your physicians by their first name?

   RNLisa replied to I<3H2O's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Where I work, at two hospitals, everyone calls the docs by their title, Dr. so and so; I haven't heard any of the docs called by their first name by any of the nurses. I think it is kind of...

4. do you actually wait?

   RNLisa replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree, I am still a new nurse, and I do wait and get ahold of the doc. In my case, the doc is usually the hospitalist and he is readily available if I need him. I will do O2, obviously if...

5. what to do...

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

   [quote=amiejayrn;2264438 i understand what you are saying... i too, graduated last december and went to work at a small community hospital as a "transition nurse". my job is to go to all the...

6. uniforms

   RNLisa replied to steelersRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work two jobs. At one of my jobs, we can wear whatever, just not characters on our scrubs. At the other job, we can only wear white tops and bottoms, but can wear colored or print scrub

7. what to do...

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

   Thank you everyone who posted replies. I am still feeling that way, but I so feel my heart is OB nursing. I just wish I could get my feet in the door of that specialty. I just am having no luck...

8. what to do...

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

   Thank you

9. what to do...

   RNLisa posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   ok, I haven't posted a thread in awhile. As some of you may remember from my previous posts, I work as a Staff RN at a very small hospital, and have since last fall. I graduated last summer....

10. How do I handle this?

    RNLisa replied to clee1's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I'd ask her directly. You deserve to know why she was thinking that, and to defend yourself and your reputation. That's my opinion. It would have bothered me to the point, that I...

11. Smelling Cancer?

    RNLisa replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to sound ignorant, but schizophrenia has a certain odor?? I never heard

12. Smelling Cancer?

    RNLisa replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient that had mets cancer to the brain/ear/jaw area. He was terminal. His ear was draining and looked like raw hamburger. It had a smell to it, and the doctor told me it was the cancer...

13. Student Nurses

    RNLisa replied to AussieKylie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    [quote= I'm just amazed that they let students do suture removal. That would never have flown here. Hi, This is off subject, but when I was a nursing student, in my beginning of second year, I did...

14. Help! I need to interview an RN

    RNLisa replied to btoprani2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks

15. Help! How Hard & How Many Hours?

    RNLisa replied to sexymonkeyboy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got through nursing school with 3 children at home, and a husband who worked 2nd shift through most of my schooling (then went to nights), so I was the only parent here when they were home from...