violet87 BSN, RN

violet87 has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Burn/ICU/Pediatrics.

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1. Forgot to unclamp chest tube?

   violet87 replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

   Something to also take out of this is the importance of monitoring chest tube output. I always check charting and notes to see how much has been normal in terms of drainage amount, and make sure...

2. Working on Covid Units - Tips, Tricks, Advice, Encouragement

   violet87 posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   Hey everyone, just thought I'd make an educational thread about how everyone is handling taking care of their covid patients in the hospital for some shared knowledge. What are some tips you have...

3. Covid Units - Do staff RN’s Rotate?

   violet87 replied to RealNurseMom's topic in Disaster Preparation

   We currently have over 70 covid patients in my hospital, and had about 180 at the height of the first wave. Some covid units are opened from empty floors and staffed entirely with floats who are...

4. Unable to wear N95 or papr

   violet87 replied to runner502's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I also have to wear a papr because I failed fit testing with every mask. Occasionally I turn off the machine before removing the hood and forget that I'm essentially suffocating myself. It's also...

5. New grad from online RN program with ZERO CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

   violet87 replied to angel1312's topic in General Nursing

   I have to say, nothing I did or saw in clinical was really anything like actually being on the job. In clinical, we hardly got time with patients, barely gave meds, and didn't do anything like start...

6. How to Increase My Chances at Becoming Unit Educator

   violet87 replied to violet87's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I think that my whole idea is to not put all of my eggs in one basket. Going for my MSN in education would be doing just that since I understand my chances of getting the job are small (however, not...

7. How to Increase My Chances at Becoming Unit Educator

   violet87 replied to violet87's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   It's not that I don't want to advance my education, it's that I don't want to be going backwards if I don't get the position. I wouldn't even have the degree by the time the position is available....

8. How to Increase My Chances at Becoming Unit Educator

   violet87 replied to violet87's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Thank you for your replies. Esp the parts about following and helping the current educator, and getting into any soft leadership roles that I can within my hospital. I'm especially looking for...

9. How to Increase My Chances at Becoming Unit Educator

   violet87 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   The Nurse Educator on my unit is graduating with his NP in a year and a half and is leaving the hospital. I want to know what I can do in that time to increase my chances of being able to take his...

10. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    violet87 replied to violet87's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you I really appreciate your response. It made a lot of sense and was very helpful. I'm going to ask a lot of questions at the interview to assess the true acuity of patients and what I would be...

11. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    violet87 replied to violet87's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you all for your advice. Any one with additional advice is still welcome to comment! I'm going to attend the interview next week and weigh my pros and cons after getting more information about...

12. Trauma level 1 or level 3 for future CRNA?

    violet87 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm sorry if this has been asked before. I tried shuffling through past posts and didn't see anything for the last couple years but maybe missed something. I'm having conflict with what I should do as...

13. The Sight of Blood

    violet87 replied to violet87's topic in General Students

    HouTX, Thank you so much for your response. I feel a little silly for not having known that about the vasovagal response, but I did a little extra research after reading your post and now I'll never...

14. The Sight of Blood

    violet87 replied to violet87's topic in General Students

    I had a bagel and a cup of orange juice about an hour before the incident, so it couldn't be related to blood sugar. Would have been my first thought too if someone was telling me this happened to...

15. The Sight of Blood

    violet87 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm currently in my first semester of nursing school and today was my last clinical day. I've seen and done a lot already, and I'm feeling great about the experiences I've had so far, except about...