Ioreth BSN, RN

Oncology (Prior: Ortho-Neuro, Metabolic Surgery)

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    Which MSN would you go for?

    Ioreth replied to shellfrmmo's topic in General Nursing

    I may be answering sideways, but if it isn't useful then feel free to scroll on. Here's my thought process when I think of MSN for myself. I would consider (again, for myself) advanced practice...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    About to head to bed, but I have another thing to say: I did shed a few tears after being dressed down a second time. And my hands shook when I went into my patients' rooms immediately after, but...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    I have an update. I worked last night and at midnight the AM came in to speak to me directly. She pulled me into an empty room this time. First she appologized for reprimanding me in front of others....
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    Who is responsible for lab results?

    Ioreth replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    This will likely vary by facility, however in mine: If there are protocols based on labs, then it is the responsibility of the nurse to make sure the corresponding lab is ordered, read the...
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    Time off in between jobs?

    Ioreth replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering this too, and I'll be watching for replies. My current job is both exhausting and emotionally draining, so I need to leave fairly soon. Fortunately my family would be OK without my...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    JKL33 and SansNom, you are both right. This is an overreaction, and my reaction to her reprimand is also an overreaction. I wish I could convey just how strongly worded her reprimand was and how small...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for the support. I'm trying to believe that I did the right thing, but I'm struggling. Maybe it is all still too close and raw. Our floor has lots of therapists and food service...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, Nunya. I appreciate your response more than you can know. I need to get some sleep, but I'm just sitting here scrolling through AllNurses and running my brain in circles. This has been...
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    NIGHT SHIFT

    Ioreth replied to hoyeshi's topic in General Nursing

    My current unit and almost any other unit in my hospital have both day and night shifts available. I'd like to point out that if both shifts are available, it may represent a stressed unit. Granted,...
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    Be honest, when do you start working on your CEUs?

    Ioreth replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Last year was year one of nursing for me so I don't have a wide breadth of experience with getting CEUs done. A few days in January, I knocked out all 120 hours of my CEU requirements. They're...
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    When Nurses Dream...and Have Nightmares!

    Ioreth replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I have had dreams about work, and generally it is something I'm stressing over or patient that isn't doing well medically. My brain doesn't know when to shut up. Almost always nightmares. I do...
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    Devastated over Isolation Precautions Problem

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Something else that is bothering me about this situation is that she said "this is the second time you've had this problem." I wracked my mind but the only thing I could think of was one of the very...
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    Seeking Direction

    Ioreth posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been a nurse for about a year and I just passed my 1-year mark on a highly specialized post-surgical unit. I love who I work with, but my unit has had some serious growing pains. We don't keep...
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    Seeking Direction

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in Nursing Career

    Update: I talked to a few of the charge nurses and more experienced nurses that I trust and all of them said that I'm exactly where I should be at 1 year experience. None of them think I have a...
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    Stressed out about overnight urine output

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off, I'm six months in. I know just enough to know that I know nothing. I did well in school, but now I'm second-guessing myself a lot and it is interrupting my sleep. I don't even know if what...
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    Stressed out about overnight urine output

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    So last night at the start of shift I asked about this patient. Apparently she peed shortly after I left and went back to more of a normal appetite and excretion habits. No other issues and she...
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    Stressed out about overnight urine output

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all who have replied. You've given me lots to think about. Even though I've seen this nurse behave rudely to new nurses, I honestly didn't think it applied to me. I thought that I had simply...
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    Stressed out about overnight urine output

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to go to bed to try to get some sleep so I can hopefully be awake tonight, but I thought I'd add a little more info. This patient had a surgical history of an altered upper GI tract. I...
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    How do you feel about B's?

    Ioreth replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    I am a little more than halfway through my nursing program, and I have a bachelor's degree in another field. When I went through school the first time, I didn't even try. I got a few As, mostly Bs,...
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    How long should prereqs take?

    Ioreth replied to taurnxkd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is highly specific to the school. I was able to do my prerequisites in a shorter time because I had a prior bachelor's degree, but there was no way to do it in less than 4 semesters. Here's the...
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    Nursing student HIPAA VIOLATION! Help

    Ioreth replied to Reagan2010's topic in General Students

    I was wondering about this since my clinical instructor brought it up during post conference this week. He said it was a HIPAA violation to look up your own record. It just didn't make sense to me...
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    What school supplies did you live by during nursing school?

    Ioreth replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

    There are LOTS of posts on this topic, including one from just a few days ago. I recommend doing a quick search in this forum, so that you can get a more complete answer. Here's what I posted on that...
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    Clinical Instructors say the darndest things

    Ioreth replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Students

    I had a clinical instructor tell me once that I "was too smart and this is why your classmates hate you." Needless to say, my classmates did not hate me, and thought this instructor was off her rocker...
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    I am guilty of oversharing

    Ioreth posted a topic in General Students

    I confess. I overshare ALL the time. I think I know how it gets started. Sometimes I'm nervous about a situation (very common in nursing school) so I just open my mouth to say something short and to...
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    I am guilty of oversharing

    Ioreth replied to Ioreth's topic in General Students

    I got some more feedback from other classmates on this topic. Regarding the hijacking of conversations, the person that had told me that I do this, is actually seen (apparently universally by my...