mrscurtwkids4

mrscurtwkids4 specializes in med/surg, telemetry.

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1. The Realities of Nursing

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to helper T cell's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think most nurses, especially new nurses, have a tendency to be hard on themselves when a patient of theirs codes. It's so much easier to be overly critical in retrospect than at the time things are...

2. triple lumen PICC flush

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to ludoo00's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   After medication dosing, I normally only flush the line that was used. But all the lumens should be flushed periodically regardless of whether it was used in order to maintain its patency. When in...

3. SUNY Binghamton

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to mhoward904's topic in New York Nursing

   I graduated from the traditional nursing program and felt it was good. I heard comments from some of the students that were in the accelerated program...let's just say they felt a bit overwhelmed by...

4. night shift & sleep

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to cardiacnurse05's topic in General Nursing

   I don't really have any advice for you. I'm kind of in similar circumstances with working nights. Except I only have every other weekend off and a day here and there in between 3 and 4 days working...

5. Wait to conceive after a miscarriage

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would agree that the individual needs to consult their physician for the advice about the length of time due to the individuality of the situation. I had a placental abruption with my first child at...

6. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

   I have 4 children ages 15, 13, 11, and 8 and a husband of 17 years. I have never been late due to the kids for school, clinicals, or now work. Once I graduated, my husband and I had already decided...

7. Reasons to give IV questions

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to Snoba77er's topic in General Nursing

   Really it seems to me the main reason for TKO the IV's is so that there is still a flow to keep the IV site good without the nurse having to flush the site Qshift. The few cc's an hour isn't really...

8. Failed the nclex... how to get remotivated

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to jenrn2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I didn't go to any review classes. It was a little hard to get away with 4 daughters at home to take care of. I did the online Kaplan review. Listened to all the instructional videos that is on it,...

9. Failed the nclex... how to get remotivated

   mrscurtwkids4 replied to jenrn2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I, too, didn't pass the test the first time through. I first attempted it July of 2007. I was so bummed. I felt I let my husband down and my 4 daughters down, as well as myself. But I looked at the...

10. First RN Job = Telemetry = Day or Noc Shift?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to nurseJ88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a newly licensed RN also and I'm working the night sift of a telemetry floor. I agree that it's nice because of having a little more time to do charting, etc (depending on the night and the acuity...

11. What type of education do you have?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to Conrad283's topic in General Nursing

    I just received my BSN May '07. I have thought about continuing on for my master's and concurrently getting my NP certificate, but still haven't really decided as to whether I really want to do it or...

12. role transition...student to RN

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to shlru0404's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Besides clashing with a few co-workers personalities, the hardest thing so far for me is being hard on myself. I can sometimes get frustrated with myself for not knowing something. Time management can...

13. Age you will/were graduated?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduated with my Bachelor's at 33 years old this past May

14. How long do you stay over shift to finish work?

    mrscurtwkids4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm still new to the profession and recently ended orientation on a telemetry floor. I'm curious about how long you would stay after in order to finish your paperwork? What things do you make sure...

15. New grads....where do you work?

    mrscurtwkids4 replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm working a Telemetry