jessica1983

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1. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

   jessica1983 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

   We don't have a pixis where I work. Instead we have the old fashioned med carts with a drawer for each patient with all their meds in it. I don't see how a nurse pulling meds from a pixis and putting...

2. END of ICU Orientation

   jessica1983 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

   Some ICU's require ACLS before hire. I've been hired in a SICU after working two years on tele/stepdown. I'm taking ACLS in december and I assured them I would have it before I started. After reading...

3. need to hear from those who work in telemetry unit

   jessica1983 replied to heartbeat2's topic in Cardiac

   I'm on a cardiothoracic surgery unit, and our tele monitors are in the nurse's station. Just three screens (one main and two with the patients rythms) and one printer. No nurse is assigned to monitor...

4. Pacing wire removal

   jessica1983 replied to AussieKylie's topic in Cardiac

   On my unit the NP does it shortly before discharge (either a day or two or that morning). They check the INR before, and the patient just lays flat for an hour after. We don't do EKG's (our patients...

5. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

   jessica1983 replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

   We use them too. There is a lock somewhere on it, it's either towards the back or bottom. I've never found I needed to use it, so I'm not sure of it's exact location. It just bugs me how people think...

6. When do you start feeling like a RN

   jessica1983 replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in First Year After Licensure

   That's been happening to me a lot, the, "you're a nurse, what do think about (insert something I know nothing about here)". I've been working for 5 months (almost), and I still don't really feel like...

7. Have any new grads been asked to be in charge?

   jessica1983 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Scary. I've been on my unit for 5 months now, and I think I would have a nervous breakdown. We don't have a charge nurse persay, we call it a "clinical resourse". I asked about how and when they put...

8. How long between graduation, NCLEX and working?

   jessica1983 replied to okapple's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I graduated in August, took the NCLEX in October (I was one of the first in my class to take it simply because I trusted my own judgment about when to send the app not the rumors about the bottom of...

9. How did you hear about allnurses.com?

   jessica1983 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   My boyfriend found it for me after I took the NCLEX and was becoming extremely nervous (it shut off after 76). I guess I have a

10. Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

    jessica1983 replied to tryinrealhard's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hang in there! It's supposed to be tough the first 6m-1year. But your hubby's reminders are peeving me. If you are this stressed right now, you may have trouble concieving, and then being pregnant AND...

11. Let's introduce ourselves...

    jessica1983 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone! My name is Jessica, and I just found out yesterday that I passed my boards! I'm starting work on Monday on a cardiothoracic surgery unit (this hospital separates medicine and surgery...

12. NCLEX Today - Stopped at 75

    jessica1983 replied to becky1961's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't get any new format questions either. Is that a bad

13. NCLEX Today - Stopped at 75

    jessica1983 replied to becky1961's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took my exam today too, and it also stopped at 75. I also felt the test was really difficult. I got lots of priority questions, and the "care is appropriate" types. I felt sooo nervous...