MyAimIsTrue

MyAimIsTrue BSN

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  1. Pronouncing Death

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital most patient deaths are "RN pronounce," which means you don't need a doc to call/confirm it. I appreciate that. But is there a specific methodology to confirming death? I had a comfort...

  2. Best clogs for narrow heels and high arches?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My heels slide right out of Dansko's. I have a pair of Softwalk that I love, but I just ordered another pair in the same size and they don't fit at all. Sooo disappointed! How do Sanitas fit? I like...

  3. Night shift or Day shift as a new nurse?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to travelnursefuture's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You will learn more on days, especially time management. I started on days, and now am on nights at a different hospital. My learning has slowed way down, so I'm grateful for that first year on

  4. Fairly new nurse needs advice

    MyAimIsTrue replied to nurse1045's topic in General Nursing

    You might like night shift on med/surg. It's definitely a slower pace and you're not having to deal with families, doctors,

  5. New Grad Looking for Job with No Connections

    MyAimIsTrue replied to RowRN_8855's topic in General Nursing

    Nor Cal is hard, hard, hard for new grads. Most people I know didn't have connections at the hospitals where they were hired. They were just lucky (and interviewed well, I guess). Be prepared for a...

  6. Nor Cal Kaiser: self-schedule video interview?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in California Nursing

    Has anyone here received an email from a Kaiser recruiter offering a video interview where you choose what time you'd like to interview and you specify which Nor Cal Kaisers you'd like to work at?...

  7. NEW GRAD ONCOLOGY ORIENTATION

    MyAimIsTrue replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    You will be fine. Five weeks is nothing. I've been a nurse for over a year and forgot to give 6 am meds to one of my patients just a couple weeks ago. It's a new job for me and I just plain forgot. It...

  8. What pumps have you used?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to murses's topic in General Nursing

    We use Hospira Plum. I'm not a fan. I'm very comfortable with Alaris, but was disappointed that my new (and better) employer uses Hospira. They seem overly complicated to me, and what a pain trying to...

  9. RN doing rotations

    MyAimIsTrue replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is hard for me, but I'm doing it. You have a few days to gradually shift your sleep schedule, so take advantage of that. Be prepared to be exhausted for your first shift, and then just...

  10. Why sterile water for PEG tube?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I thought tap water for the programmed Q4H free water flush was fine, because the GI tract is hardly sterile! So why did the order say to use sterile water for the flush? It was ordered by the...

  11. How many jobs have you had in your career?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a second-career RN, not a millennial. First job: county hospital, one year. Left because bad commute, low pay, difficult working conditions Second job: much nicer hospital, two months...

  12. Moyamoya Disease | Knowledge Brush-Up

    MyAimIsTrue replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard of this until last week, when I cared for a sickle cell pt with h/o

  13. Anybody regret going to Kaiser?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I might have an offer at Kaiser, but am worried about burning a bridge at my current hospital, where I've been working for only one month. It seems like Kaiser nurses are, in general, a little...

  14. Anybody regret going to Kaiser?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    Are you speaking specifically of Kaiser, or just generally? I absolutely agree that money isn't

  15. Days vs nights?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    I just started nights and it is not for me. I hate leaving for work when my family is heading to bed and then sleeping through all the beautiful sunshine. And night shift at my hospital is S L O W. I...

  16. How to place 6 lead telemetry?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm very familiar with the tele lead placement when there are five leads, but what about six?! This is how they do it at my new hospital and I was flummoxed by the second brown lead. I asked a couple...

  17. Running the pump dry

    MyAimIsTrue replied to usethehaldol's topic in Patient Medications

    What if there are no fluids ordered? Is it okay to hang a bag of NS as primary? What if they are on fluid

  18. Swing Bed Med/Surg?

    MyAimIsTrue replied to kat1822's topic in General Nursing

    This kind of sounds like what my hospital started doing recently. We had lots of long-term patients who needed SNF care, but were having a hard time finding placement. Since the hospital was stuck...

  19. What are some of the silly things that are expected in your handoff report?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I mean, that are specific to your hospital. At my old hospital we were always supposed to say whether the pt needed flu or pneumonia vaccine, but guess what, in the year I worked there, I administered...

  20. Night shift and assessment

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    When you start your shift at 11 pm and finish getting report at 11:30, do you then have to wake up your patient to do your head-to-toe? I mean, of course you do have to. But it feels so wrong to wake...

  21. NorCal Kaiser New Grad Hiring

    MyAimIsTrue replied to RowRN_8855's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2019 in the Bay Area and I don't think any of my classmates got hired where they precepted. It's not really a thing anymore, so I wouldn't be too upset. Just maximize your time on the...

  22. Typical orientation time for new hire?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've just completed my first year of nursing (whew!) and have accepted a new job. They are giving me two weeks of orientation, so eight shifts. To me that doesn't seem like much, but is this typical...

  23. How does on-call nursing work exactly?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    So if a position is "on-call" does that mean you are on call on specified days? Do you get paid for this time, even if you're not called in? Are you guaranteed a minimum number of hours per pay...

  24. John Muir Concord--info?

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been offered an interview at John Muir Concord and would like info on the hospital, nursing culture, etc. Has anyone interviewed there recently? What was it like? Thank you! I'm pretty...

  25. Heparin drip

    MyAimIsTrue posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you have an order (based on heparin drip algorithm) to increase by 2 units/kg/hr and the current order is 8.3 units/kg/hr, is it correct to increase to 10.3 units/kg/hr and let your EHR and Alaris...