RNLisa

RNLisa

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  1. Still feel stupid, a continuation

    RNLisa posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some of you may remember me when I posted last month about my new job as a new grad on a very busy floor. Well, it got worse for me. On my 3rd day, I got a new preceptor (not by choice, I ended up...

  2. 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,...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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....

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. 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...

  10. what to do...

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

    Thank you

  11. 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...

  12. 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

  13. 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...

  14. 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...

  15. Help! I need to interview an RN

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

    thanks

  16. 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...

  17. Patient LOAD anyone?

    RNLisa replied to Pheobe05's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is with day shift, even having 5 or 6 patients, we also have all the family, doctors, physical therapy, occ therapy, speech, radiology, etc. to deal with, not to mention surgery, the...

  18. Patient LOAD anyone?

    RNLisa replied to Pheobe05's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I feel very fortunate. I work days, on a normal day I have anywhere from 3 to 5 patients to begin with, some days I end up with 4 to 6 patients. I have never had more than 7 at a time, and that...

  19. Can a new grad work part time or per diem?

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

    I started my first job as part time, then my second job as part time. They hire part time or full time new grads. It's whatever you can do. Orientation may get extended a couple of weeks as part...

  20. First Year RN survey

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

    thanks

  21. Frank bleeding?

    RNLisa replied to Becca_RN's topic in PACU

    What happens if you have a patient who is about 3 hours post op for a perforated bowel repair with exp. lap and hernia repair; and his dressing had been dry/intact the whole time, but is now suddenly...

  22. new nurses who are recently off orientation...

    RNLisa replied to oualie20's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If no one else will say this, then I will.....please swoop in and rescue me. I am new, even if I wasn't new, I'd want help. Why wouldn't I? or anyone else for that matter. I am not too proud to...

  23. Calling doctors

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

    Wow, you said everything I was thinking!! LOL I feel the same way, they are the doctor, they knew what they were signing up for when getting their MD behind their names. They need to consider the...

  24. How many nurses have taken vacation time during their first year?

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

    I started my job last August and I put in my request for vacation 2 months ago and it was approved the next week. Most all the nurses on our floor are already scheduled for the summer. If you have...

  25. How many jobs?

    RNLisa posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    never