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  1. Best way to learn IV skills?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    What is the best way to learn IV skills? Any classes live, online, or books? I am slow on priming a line, and on setting up the IV machine. I can do it, but it takes me way to long. Is there a...

  2. What med surg skills do med surg nurses do about 80% of the time?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a new med surg nurse. I am looking to master the med surg skills that night med surg nurses perform about 80% of the time. ("night med surg nurse:) 1. Get med administration times 2. Get out...

  3. Any tips for a new med surg nurse?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wondering if you can give me some pointers on how to get ready to be a med surg nurse. I am not in a versant position. So I am trying to go over my very basics before I step on the floor. If you...

  4. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a brand new med surg tenet nurse. What do I need to know when I walk in the door. I get one week of orientation. Am learning the following: iv, wound care when to change lines central line...

  5. New Nurse!

    Sara-Allison replied to NRSElovesOB's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello, I have just finished my first week of orientation. Take a quick pharm test, practice your weak areas. If you are going to monitor EKGs review that. We were tested on pharm on tele. First...

  6. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank

  7. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have you ever used IVP into a primary line? When I was trained we only used saline lock to give IVP, and the IV line was always disconnected. We generally assumed incompatibility and did saline...

  8. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank

  9. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I will be given one week hospital orientation and two week floor orientation with the ability to ask questions whenever I have them. I am new to med surg, but have in home health nurse which consists...

  10. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Where I live "tenet" is the name of the company that owns the hospital. We have "tenet" and "hca"

  11. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My concern was with residual med left in the primary line for incompatible meds. That is probably the reason why when I was given a fast education we just assumed incompatible meds, and always...

  12. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That makes sense to make sure the saline flush flushes the whole tubing, and that the med actually reaches the patient. If I flush the whole tube, push the med, flush the whole tube again making sure...

  13. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The little snow globe reaction is not one that I would like to see. It's just that the time on the med surg floor is going to be short, so taking the time to look up every med compatibility will take...

  14. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    What kind of training should I look for a new nurse? I am concerned as where I live hospital jobs especially med surg are hard to get, but being safe is most

  15. What do I need to learn?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is there a place where I can look up the facility. Was wondering how others have done as a new nurse at a tenet hospital on a med surg

  16. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you check for compatibility or do you just disconnect the primary line and give the drug and then flush. What I have been taught is to just give push med through a disconnected IV. We never...

  17. How to give IVP into a primary line with incompatible medications?

    Sara-Allison replied to Sara-Allison's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is there an application that will have IV compatibility for my mp3

  18. What does a new med surg nurse need to know?

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I just got a job as a tenet med surge nurse. I will be starting in about a week. What do I absolutely need to know when I walk in the door? I am reviewing very basic skills: IV, med administration,...

  19. How to get ready for tenet Med Surg Position

    Sara-Allison posted a topic in General Nursing

    So excited, just got accepted to a tenet med surg position. Exactly what I was looking for. Now, any tips on how to get ready. I start in one week. Does anyone have a checklist of skills and other...