BecomingNursey

BecomingNursey

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  1. What do nurses bring during duty?

    BecomingNursey replied to justmehappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Stethoscope, trauma sheers, 2 favorite pens, penlight, badge, Chapstick, phone, phone charger, and work phone. I always keep some change in my purse in case we don't get a chance to eat, I can get...

  2. Alabama new grad pay

    BecomingNursey replied to Optimistic_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    Which part of Alabama? I'm in the southeast portion and starting pay for an RN at my facility is

  3. Adenosine administration

    BecomingNursey replied to sreynolds's topic in Emergency

    I would've went ahead and administered it. I'm ACLS certified and in my hospitals policy that is enough to push it independently of a provider. However, I also would've already had the patient on the...

  4. It's the sweet ones....

    BecomingNursey replied to BecomingNursey's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Jesus. I don't know how you do it. Lol Give me a confused old lady with a UTI any day before kids/teens

  5. It's the sweet ones....

    BecomingNursey posted a topic in General Nursing

    Somedays it just feels like I get the crankiest, meanest, nastiest patients that could ever hope to walk (or roll) into the ER. Those days...are the days that pillow therapy almost becomes an option...

  6. What is your most and least favourite area/specialty of nursing and why?

    BecomingNursey replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Favorite: ER. I thrive in the chaos :). My element is adrenaline! Love it!!!! Trauma alert? Heck yes! Bring it on!!!! Least Favorite: OB/Peds. Blech. LTC. Nope. Home health. No way in...

  7. Needle stick - pt refusing testing

    BecomingNursey replied to EllyElephant's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Listen, you are going through some big changes right now. I'm assuming this is your first nursing job as you posted in the "First year after nursing" forum and said its your second week of...

  8. What does your username mean?

    BecomingNursey replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    An awesome book that I read after graduating inspired me as a nurse and was the inspiration for my user name. The book is called...wait for it..."Becoming Nursey".

  9. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    BecomingNursey replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime you come into close contact with people on a daily basis because of your job you risk getting any of their bodily fluids on you. It happens. And yes. I've been hit, slapped, a patient tried...

  10. Nurses with pedometers - How far do you walk?

    BecomingNursey replied to ixchel's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My average at work is around 10,000 steps. The busiest day I've recorded I walked 6.5 miles in one shift. The really sad part is I can tell what days I don't work by looking at the app on my phone....

  11. pearsonvue trick 2015 changed an hour later for me !!

    BecomingNursey replied to rtt234's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know it's hard to wait. Trust me. I really do. But honestly, the only way you're going to 100%, for sure know anyways is when your name and license number pop up on your board of nursings website....

  12. Some Days I Can't Stop Crying

    BecomingNursey replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Emergency

    I had one of these days myself...on Sunday actually. Came home to my beautiful daughter and loving husband and all I wanted to do was cry. I held it together until I went into the bathroom to take a...

  13. I handled this poorly. What would you do?

    BecomingNursey replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally, I would have notified my charge nurse and insisted that security come have a friendly conversation with this person. That is highly inappropriate. I can guarantee you one thing. If he...

  14. Questions about Neuro Nursing

    BecomingNursey replied to MissyNik's topic in Neurological

    NIHSS is a great certification to have! It's free online and is very informative. I learned a lot from taking the course

  15. 8/22 What I learned this week....

    BecomingNursey replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that the ER/Floors need to be on the same computer system. It sucks and doesn't flow correctly when you have 3 critical care holds in your ED and you don't know how to look at meds that...

  16. Nurses and their pens

    BecomingNursey replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I love the Bottle 2 Pen, pens And anything with a fine, sharp point. All in black of course. Ahhhhh love my

  17. New RN

    BecomingNursey replied to new_'s topic in General Nursing

    First off, congrats on getting two offers!!! That's awesome! I know you are super excited. Secondly, ask yourself these questions. Which interview did you enjoy more? Which interview did you enjoy...

  18. You are NOT allergic to...

    BecomingNursey replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh. That's amazing. Lol

  19. Concept of the body

    BecomingNursey replied to Kyra.sherie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps how that patient perceives their body and what their culture tells them about their body? Not sure by your

  20. You are NOT allergic to...

    BecomingNursey replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, "getting all huffy" when licensed people who (should) know what they're doing do their job incorrectly seems like a perfectly logical reaction to me. I get pissy if the person before myself...

  21. You are NOT allergic to...

    BecomingNursey replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jesus. This drives me nuts! I had a patient today who told me he's allergic to aspirin. When I asked him what happens he said; "It makes my stomach hurt." Seriously? God bless

  22. Admissions

    BecomingNursey replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it's the minority that give us the bad rap. I can't stand it when bad ER nurses are the only ones that get talked about. There are a lot of good ones out there too.

  23. Admissions

    BecomingNursey replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    If an ER nurse is stupid enough to send a patient to the floor with no IV access and with unstable vitals as you describe their license should be pulled. Not all ER nurses are this way and I pride...

  24. Admissions

    BecomingNursey replied to nightsinBoston's topic in General Nursing

    I work ER and we fax a report to the floor including a sheet we can fill out with any pertinent information regarding the patient. We then call the charge nurse of the floor the patient is going to...

  25. What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

    BecomingNursey replied to depalma.amada's topic in General Nursing

    Pay closer attention to your grades in all of your pre-reqs. If I would have done the above, I also would have told myself to go