KarenMS

KarenMS

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  1. RN's required to be sitters???

    KarenMS replied to anneRN96's topic in General Nursing

    One shift as a sitter, which is most definitely in our scope? Absolutely. Last fall I had to do ER transport for 12 hours overnight because they were short RNs, so they couldn’t leave to...

  2. getting into icu

    KarenMS replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    Just apply. As long as you have a license, then you’re “eligible.” It all depends on who’s hiring. The manager who hired me liked hiring new grads into ICU, because she had been one herself....

  3. What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    KarenMS replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    To the phone point: I graduated in 2017, and it was made very clear to us that we *had* to have a phone or other handheld device with us at clinical, with the app they gave us (I can’t for the life...

  4. What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    KarenMS replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought I would hate having students, but now that I’ve had a few, I either love it or just don’t mind. The couple I’ve loved have been an extra set of hands and I just explain stuff as...

  5. Why so long

    KarenMS replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

    Does everyone else have a couple people on stand by who are available at the drop of a hat every single day and could be at the school in 20 minutes? How does that work? Do people without family pay...

  6. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    KarenMS replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I would absolutely not do that. “Sorry, can’t, good

  7. Why so long

    KarenMS replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

    It hasn’t happened to me yet, but I’m not sure what I’ll do if one of my daughters gets sick on a day I’m at work at the hospital, her dad is working in another state, and my in laws (sitters)...

  8. Serial Killers Who are Nurses!

    KarenMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    That’s soo crazy to me as I spend all my time desperately keeping my patients from coding (yes, I’m an ICU nurse who hates

  9. Effect of 12 Hour Shifts on Patient Care and the Nurse: A Need for Change.

    KarenMS replied to LindaGracie's topic in General Nursing

    I find most of us just get used to 12s, and it stops feeling like an excessively long shift. I’d much rather have the extra days off than feel like I’m going in to work most of the

  10. LPN Refused Assignment as a CNA

    KarenMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I’m an RN and got pulled to do transport for the ER one night. Not exactly what I wanted to do all night, but I took the low stress, low responsibility of being a very well paid transporter for what...

  11. Is this really a cushy job?

    KarenMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If I were happy with my salary and not stressed out, I would just stay where I was while I finished

  12. I Was Fired...for Being Abrasive and Having Attitude

    KarenMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know why people think "not having a filter" is a good

  13. New grad nurse - how long did it take you to feel like you knew your job?

    KarenMS replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    I’m coming up on 2 years on my unit and starting now to not feel

  14. Classism in the Hospital-MD vs. RN

    KarenMS replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    We call all the residents by their first names, and the nurses who have been around a while call the attendings by their first names too. I haven’t reached that level of comfort yet with the...

  15. Gave Tylenol to patient with elevated AST and ALT

    KarenMS replied to Imanurse123's topic in Patient Medications

    That was my thought, but if the docs D/C’d it they must have thought her reasoning was sound

  16. Gave Tylenol to patient with elevated AST and ALT

    KarenMS replied to Imanurse123's topic in Patient Medications

    This isn’t a med error; there’s nothing to report. You did a good job critically thinking about the med vs patient condition and brought up a concern to the doc, who agreed with you and then...

  17. IV Push Meds

    KarenMS replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    We have an IV med administration guide on our hospital intranet that addresses where in the hospital certain meds can be administered (only critical care areas, OR, etc), dosing, rates. It’s very...

  18. Nursing Mistakes

    KarenMS replied to tama18's topic in General Nursing

    Not judging the mistake, because they happen of course. Just curious how the little girl got more than 210 even if you hadn’t changed the dose. Wouldn’t you just have put 210ml in the bag if that...

  19. Can good nurses work in bad facility

    KarenMS replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    There’s a terrible facility near me, and my hospital often gets patients from them in pretty rough shape. I don’t blame the nurses or aides; I’m pretty sure they’re doing the best with what...

  20. I failed my patient today- Student Nurse

    KarenMS replied to Maria3248's topic in General Students

    Hopefully once you’ve developed your nursing judgment a little more, you won’t melt down over something like a lapsed nystatin order. It’s sort of over the top to consider this failing your...

  21. Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    KarenMS replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    I followed my sick pregnant patient to L&D, witnessed her lady partsl birth, and brought her back to ICU. Came back a couple of days later to read every doctor’s note referring to her

  22. CNAs starting IVs

    KarenMS replied to BSMSCCRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Starting IVs is a task; I have NO issue with CNAs being trained in that task. I’m an ICU RN and some of my IVs go bad fairly quickly ?‍♀️ Its the RNs job to assess them and that won’t...

  23. Nervous about math in nursing school!!!

    KarenMS replied to Ashley012009's topic in General Students

    Everyone made it seem like math was going to be impossible in nursing school, but it truly was no big deal. They’ll generally show you a few different ways of doing the calculations and you can...

  24. Rude nurses

    KarenMS replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, 1.) I don’t really believe this person got their BSN, worked as a med-surg nurse for 3 years plus home health and then graduated medical school by 26, despite the “graduated earlier” story....

  25. $3.85 dollars an hour. I may cry

    KarenMS replied to Nickc58's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of lol-ing at the idea that anyone from the BON is trolling this site for untrustworthy new grads with anonymous user names