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[DatMurse]

thats why i thought it was stupid to checkoff on in the 1st place

anyways question for all you current RN's

HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THE FEAR IN CLINICALS AS FAR AS PRACTICING SKILLS? mainly IV's, injections and such. Passing pills aint nothing

stop caring.

Who gives a **** if you get the IV or not? Especially if its in a non emergent situations. All those IV starts practicing are for when **** hits the fan.On top of all of that. The benefit of getting an IV outweighs the pain.


My first SQ shot I kept telling myself I am going to stab the person in the gut with that heparin and not give 2 ****s. I was still shaking when it happening lol.

Foley sucks, I feel bad when I do it

[guyman123]

o phuk bruhs. got a phone interview and the interviewer was grilling my chit and telling me how to answer questions in a phone interview lol but was being very helpful overall. told me someone was going to call me back to schedule a in-person interview, and I'm nervous as phuk. Any tips on what hiring managers are looking for in responses? this is for a new-grad residency program at a large magnet hospital

I say it depends. I had interviews with two different ICUs and they both used the interview questions provided by the hospital so I knew what to expect. I used the exact same answers with both managers. One questioned my ability as a nurse while one agreed with everything I said.

[StickLegs78]

thats why i thought it was stupid to checkoff on in the 1st place

anyways question for all you current RN's

HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THE FEAR IN CLINICALS AS FAR AS PRACTICING SKILLS? mainly IV's, injections and such. Passing pills aint nothing

I don't get really get good at IVs until anesthesia school. Most people suck, something like 50% of all IV attempts fail. To get competent you need to start 100 or so in a fairly short period of time. I also use numbing meds as well lido injection/spray/blaster/something.

[gorbeth]

Even then. you may hang in an emergent situation and if you do. you will be doing it with a pressure bag lol

So... I actually had to do this...ONCE.

It was -2osomething degrees out, and we had a wind/ ice storm so the electricity went out. THEN a water main break flooded our ER and the area where our backup generators are so they went out. NO ELECTRICITY AT ALL for 8 hours. Eventually, we got portable generators, but it was only enough to run our vents. Our IV pumps started dying.... we had to go take them from the med surg floors, but while waiting, we were manually titrating vasopressors and doing manual BPs. fml, so scary!

[Scrizzle]

Came in here to bitch after a shiet shift which is starting to be pretty much every day now. I'm charge nurse for my PM shift practically every day because I'm one of the most senior people here with 1 year experience due to a high attrition rate. Fukcing hate where I work. These people are so fukcing lazy and bitch about everything.

Hand out patient assignments and immediately they start bitching. Then they put off getting report till damn near end of shift so they don't get have to do shiet. Meanwhile ED is raging because they're trying to give report and can't so supervisor comes up and bitches me out because nobodies getting report. Nobody answers the damn phone. Today I was the only one who picked the phone up. Nobody bitches like nurses do.

These people are such fukcing trash. Hospital says how they care about patient satisfaction but they don't want to spend on secretaries and transport for PM shift. So I'm answering the phone and taking patients for tests all while this bullshiet is going on. Fukc that place and fukc everyone there. Rated 2 out of 5 stars. Fukcing trash.

[guyman123]

Came in here to bitch after a shiet shift which is starting to be pretty much every day now. I'm charge nurse for my PM shift practically every day because I'm one of the most senior people here with 1 year experience due to a high attrition rate. Fukcing hate where I work. These people are so fukcing lazy and bitch about everything.

Hand out patient assignments and immediately they start bitching. Then they put off getting report till damn near end of shift so they don't get have to do shiet. Meanwhile ED is raging because they're trying to give report and can't so supervisor comes up and bitches me out because nobodies getting report. Nobody answers the damn phone. Today I was the only one who picked the phone up. Nobody bitches like nurses do.

These people are such fukcing trash. Hospital says how they care about patient satisfaction but they don't want to spend on secretaries and transport for PM shift. So I'm answering the phone and taking patients for tests all while this bullshiet is going on. Fukc that place and fukc everyone there. Rated 2 out of 5 stars. Fukcing trash.

#medsurglife

[KMadigan777]

Hey bros, so wanted some insight here, was pre-hospital (fire fighter/emt) for about 10 years, moved on to a new job thats a lot of travel/office, basically NO action at all. I was getting burnt out hard near the end of my 10 because of the same old stuff, endless idiots, stupid calls, politics etc etc.

But...now that I am out I miss the action, the novelty, the idea I saved that guy. I cringe every time I hear a siren or see a helicopter 'what are they doing!?' its been 6~ months since I've been out and trying to figure out if its just the addiction to the highs that I still have, or if its a sign that thats what I need to be doing.

[mrcarter1990]

Any brahs into Health Economics?
What careers are out there for us nerds brahs?

[StickLegs78]

Hey bros, so wanted some insight here, was pre-hospital (fire fighter/emt) for about 10 years, moved on to a new job thats a lot of travel/office, basically NO action at all. I was getting burnt out hard near the end of my 10 because of the same old stuff, endless idiots, stupid calls, politics etc etc.

But...now that I am out I miss the action, the novelty, the idea I saved that guy. I cringe every time I hear a siren or see a helicopter 'what are they doing!?' its been 6~ months since I've been out and trying to figure out if its just the addiction to the highs that I still have, or if its a sign that thats what I need to be doing.

For me, either extreme would be undesirable. No stress at all would be super boring, but constant emergencies would burn me out. Right now, probably once or twice a week my heart rate jumps up at work- that's just about right for me, but people have very different needs. Some of my friends always want to do the crazy stuff.

[Ivan7x]

you just gotta go in pretending you got everything under control and have the patient trust you, while you chit your pants secretly. for me at least that was the best way to go about trying things I had never done before. I don't know if you'll be starting an IV in clinical though. if you're really nervous about your own technical skills brush up by watching some youtube videos or review your texts on procedures

stop caring.

Who gives a **** if you get the IV or not? Especially if its in a non emergent situations. All those IV starts practicing are for when **** hits the fan.On top of all of that. The benefit of getting an IV outweighs the pain.


My first SQ shot I kept telling myself I am going to stab the person in the gut with that heparin and not give 2 ****s. I was still shaking when it happening lol.

Foley sucks, I feel bad when I do it

thank you brah's i will stop giving a fuk

check off on foley tomorrow

I don't get really get good at IVs until anesthesia school. Most people suck, something like 50% of all IV attempts fail. To get competent you need to start 100 or so in a fairly short period of time. I also use numbing meds as well lido injection/spray/blaster/something.

thats good 2 know if i suck at it lol

[2Rude4MyOwnGood]

thats good 2 know if i suck at it lol

Everybody sucks at first man, don't sweat it. The only way to get good at IVs is to get reps on real people. Practicing on a dummy arm is fine, but it's not comparable to doing it on an actual patient. You'll get better with practice.

Once you feel comfortable setting up all your supplies (TegaDerm, extension set/flush, tape, etc.) and knowing which one to grab next without fumbling around you'll be good to go.

[IRockNikes]

I'm usually an outgoing, friendly guy, so I was able to get somewhat close to them on my first night with him, which was when he died. I just get really awkward with negative situations. It happened so quickly. I did my 2000 assessment, took him off the propofol for a bit so the family could say hi to him. He's completely fine aside from being intubated. Turned it back on. Do my 0000 asssessment, pupils are uneven. Day shift said he did this earlier, but it resolved itself and the MDs didn't want to do anything. I turn off the propofol and go for a STAT CT, which turned out negative. My preceptor tells the family member staying with him to call the rest of the family to come just in case something happens. I bring him back up, go downstairs for food for not even ten minutes, come back up and I see several nurses by his room. My preceptor tells me to check him out, both of his pupils are dilated/fixed, he's unresponsive, BP/HR rockets up, then normalizes after a few minutes. Called every single consulted MD and the attending, but they didn't want to do anything. The on-call neurologist we called comes up at shift change, checks him out, and says he's brain dead.

I was able to give one of the family members a hug and chit. Didn't know what to do when they were all crying and slapping him trying to wake him up.

Was this patient a stroke/ hemorrhage, what was his diagnosis? Surprised they didn't want another CT after both pupils dilated/ fixed. Unequal pupils are one thing if noted previously and CT was negative but pupils dilated/fixed and patient unresponsive is an emergency. He was completely fine before this just intubated?

[guyman123]

Was this patient a stroke/ hemorrhage, what was his diagnosis? Surprised they didn't want another CT after both pupils dilated/ fixed. Unequal pupils are one thing if noted previously and CT was negative but pupils dilated/fixed and patient unresponsive is an emergency. He was completely fine before this just intubated?

Cryptococcal meningitis 2/2 HIV. My preceptor thinks he herniated. He had a seizure at home and was admitted to a medsurg floor. Had another seizure there, went into respiratory distress, then was intubated here in the ICU. My preceptor was upset that none of the doctors wanted to do anything, but we did what we could.

Just wanted to say this, but I love my job now. Back when I was a progressive nurse, we always thought that the ICU RNs always had a God complex, but now that I'm on the ICU side, they have no idea what we have to deal with, except the veteran progressive RNs. #subtlebrag

[KMadigan777]

Yo bros is being a nurse (esp ER) legit? I know this is a somewhat biased place to ask, but do you have to deal with like rampant feminism/male hate or anything like that?

[DatMurse]

Back when I was a progressive nurse, we always thought that the ICU RNs always had a God complex, but now that I'm on the ICU side, they have no idea what we have to deal with,

Ive been losing my **** when this one ICU keep wanting to bolus our patients who show positive for severe sepsis. We have float ICU nurses that go to other units.

Alot of them show positive severe sepsis due to chemo.

[guyman123]

Ive been losing my **** when this one ICU keep wanting to bolus our patients who show positive for severe sepsis. We have float ICU nurses that go to other units.

Alot of them show positive severe sepsis due to chemo.

Are you talking about the sepsis protocol? If so, that's fukking stupid.

[DatMurse]

Are you talking about the sepsis protocol? If so, that's fukking stupid.

well some icu nurse keeps preaching protocol but its also disease process. I heard an oncologist and an ICU doctor arguing about it, the lady was dced 5 days later with no abnormal vital signs. her EF went down to 26% from all the boluses. it recovered to 42% last time i checked.

[fbreaker]

yesss your boy just got hired to a nurse residency at a magnet hospital. can't wait to start, going to be on a general medicine floor

Yo bros is being a nurse (esp ER) legit? I know this is a somewhat biased place to ask, but do you have to deal with like rampant feminism/male hate or anything like that?

ummm... no? i think you should do a little more research on the career, you can only get so much by asking us. generally nobody cares if you're a guy or a girl, we do the same job

[DatMurse]

yesss your boy just got hired to a nurse residency at a magnet hospital. can't wait to start, going to be on a general medicine floor

das it mane. if you ever wanna venture out into other specialties thats the type of hospital to be.

[fbreaker]

das it mane. if you ever wanna venture out into other specialties thats the type of hospital to be.

thanks haha. right now my goal is to get my CCRN

[Ivan7x]

I hate my skills class so much

the test are so stupid only class im struggling in

[Rooney15]

What is a good health care department to try and get into? Good salary, in demand etc... thanks

[fbreaker]

What is a good health care department to try and get into? Good salary, in demand etc... thanks

McDonalds

[Rooney15]

McDonalds

I already got fired from there when I was 17 for throwing a drink out of the drive thru window into a car

[fbreaker]

I already got fired from there when I was 17 for throwing a drink out of the drive thru window into a car

Wendys

[Rooney15]

Wendys

lol wendys??? This isnt 2003 anymore

[guyman123]

lol wendys??? This isnt 2003 anymore

Chikfila. Best customer service. Srs.

edit: the chicken sandwiches suck though. their breakfast is the GOAT.

[Tormoz]

Huge question to all the Rns here. I just switched majors and going for my RN. Currently a CNA and loving it, more so than engineering

I am currently taking pre-recs, a&p, and worried about the HAPS exam, which is worth my whole grade. Have any of you taken it? Any recommendations? I have the question distribution list, but worried about the dept of questions. Worried about them asking super anal questions like how ACE converts Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, etc.

Thanks in advance!

[guyman123]

Huge question to all the Rns here. I just switched majors and going for my RN. Currently a CNA and loving it, more so than engineering

I am currently taking pre-recs, a&p, and worried about the HAPS exam, which is worth my whole grade. Have any of you taken it? Any recommendations? I have the question distribution list, but worried about the dept of questions. Worried about them asking super anal questions like how ACE converts Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, etc.

Thanks in advance!

Turn back while you still can and get into med school.

[Tormoz]

Turn back while you still can and get into med school.

Seriously? Why? Why not go from bsrn to MD?