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Hey @0.9%NormalSarah, Good tip. I’m trying to take the approach of getting the important details I don’t get in report right after report and then get going to be as efficient as possible with patient care. Afterward, if I have time, I then can ...

Hey, everyone. I’ll try to keep this as brief as I can so as not to exhaust readers. So, I am a PCU nurse with about 5 years of experience, and at this point I feel pretty confident in my clinical skills and the knowledge I’ve acquired (though I...

Thanks, @LovingLife123. Really appreciate your input, and it’s good to know you take the time to look things up and have a good baseline before you start your day, too. It seems like taking the extra time to look things up, as time and the flow of th...

Hey Caroline, Thanks so much for your thoughtful and encouraging response. It means a lot to be recognized for being safe by being thorough, as often times speed and the revolving door business mentality is what seems to dominate hospital life,...

Thank you both so much for the thoughtful responses. I ended up getting to shadow some of the ICU nurses for a few shifts as part of an "uptraining" program for PCU nurses when the pandemic was hitting us hard in the beginning. The shifts went well, ...

Hey everyone, I’ll try to keep this as short as I can. So, I’m at a crossroads and I don’t know what to do. To give you some background, I am a PCU male nurse with about 3 1/2 years of experience working in a cardiac/neuro and a multi system PCU. Whe...

Hey Everybody, I am a new nurse working on a busy telemetry floor on the south side of Chicago. I have a couple of issues to put forth that have been bothering me for a while now. Sorry about the length, and I did try to cut it down, but I don't thin...

Thanks, Ruby. I appreciate the support!

@Susie 2310, thank you for your reply. To kind of respond to your response point by point, yes, I definitely check to make sure that I am giving the correct medication and taking the time to look up what I am giving and why it is being given to the p...

Hi All, I know that there are already other threads about this topic, but I decided to start one just so I could get some direct feedback. So, I am on orientation in an ICU at a nationally known hospital, and I am also a new grad. Recently (but not ...

You are probably right, and I have been able to let that go with time. Like I said, recent events have just resurrected past feelings, you know? Thank you.

@Been there, done that, thank you for your reply. Well, for the magnesium instance my preceptor asked if I was comfortable hanging it, and I told her I was, and I really meant it. I had hung enough IV meds to be comfortable enough doing it on my own,...

Thank you so much for your kind reply. It really means a lot. I wish this were not such a taboo topic and that everyone would be more empowered to be more open and honest. And yes, I can tell you I will never make the same mistakes again. I have had ...

Hello All, So, I have some burning questions about charting. Ever since nursing school, I have noticed that there seems to be some gray around this issue, despite always being told/taught that it is black and white (i.e., if you didn't see/assess/do ...

@Been there, done that Well, I didn't ask her, but let me explain a little bit. From the get-go she was very adamant about getting me to "move along," trying to push me to be efficient while being thorough simultaneously. That sounds good in theory, ...

Yeah, that's a good idea. I have recently begun to write down abnormalities that I see on my sheet of paper so I will KNOW what I assessed. I guess I can also write down anything I realize I miss during my initial head-to-toe when I am charting in t...

Right. That's what I would prefer to do! But word around the unit is that when you do that people think you are trying to avoid being available to help out, so it's like I can't win! However, I still think I will experiment with this once I am on my ...

i'm in a similar situation as you, my friend. I am a new grad nurse working in a cardiac intensive care unit, and the learning curve is overwhelming, yet exciting. And you know what I probably have the most anxiety about? Giving report. I am a very d...

Respectfully, I can see from a professional standpoint that you may find his comment about women "liking" care from male nurses inappropriate, but I do not think he meant it that way. It seems to me his comment was informal and did not refer to the a...

Haha...I couldn't agree more, Wile E Coyote. I mean, the guy made himself vulnerable and shared his thoughts and heart...as if every person on the planet doesn't have insecurities...even the stereotypical "total packages" we like to envision in our m...

So beautiful and so human, which makes it very inspiring and believable. Thank you so much for sharing!