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 them in baggies is any different from a pharmacist...

2. END of ICU Orientation

   jessica1983 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU

   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 through the book (it was given to me three weeks ...

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 them. We print our strips at the begining of our s...

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 are on tele) and we don't check VS pre and post, ju...

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 they know everything about healthcare and patient ...

6. When do you start feeling like a RN

   jessica1983 replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in New Nurse

   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 an RN (but I do have the urge to write it after I ...

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

   jessica1983 replied to christvs's topic in New Nurse

   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 you in that role, and I was told usually not until ...

8. How long between graduation, NCLEX and working?

   jessica1983 replied to okapple's topic in New Nurse

   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 the pile thing). I started interviewing way too ear...

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 keeper.

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

    jessica1983 replied to tryinrealhard's topic in New Nurse

    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 on your first year? That would be so taxing on yo...

11. Let's introduce ourselves...

    jessica1983 replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

    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 units). I'm quite nervous, and I think I'll be coming ...

12. NCLEX Today - Stopped at 75

    jessica1983 replied to becky1961's topic in NCLEX

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

13. NCLEX Number of Questions and Clarification

    jessica1983 replied to cjmmsn98's topic in NCLEX

    I did the same thing this morning. I don't see how 1 hour has anything to do with it though? I felt like I took my time with each question. I've always been a very quick test-taker though.

14. NCLEX Today - Stopped at 75

    jessica1983 replied to becky1961's topic in NCLEX

    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 afterwards, and had that feeling like if I went on a rolle...