I am loving my new job. I enjoy nursing a lot. But never thought I would work on a medical oncology floor. I am not chemo certified yet. I need to learn the job of nursing first. The end of my orientation is fast approaching. So far it’s been a great experience for the most …
Nursing
Deferring
After much thinking and facing the challenges of being a new nurse , I have ultimately decided to defer enrollment in my BSN program until Summer 2013 instead of Spring 2013. Just the thought of starting school in January makes me want to cry. I haven’t even been out of school a year yet and …
Experienced or new?
For the record, I found this post funny as hell and I am a new nurse. Maybe I’ve been in the healthcare game too long before becoming a nurse, I don’t know…. Anyway…. Whether you’ve just hit the nursing floor with your first pair of clogs or you’re rounding the corner to your ten …
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors
ACE inhibitors produce vasodilation by inhibiting the formation of angiotensin II. This vasoconstrictor is formed by the proteolytic action of renin (released by the kidneys) acting on circulating angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I. Angiotensin I is then converted to angiotensin II by angiotensin converting enzyme. ACE also breaks down bradykinin (a vasodilator substance). Therefore, ACE …
Beta Blockers
Beta Blocks what are they and what do they do? “Beta-blockers are drugs that bind to beta-adrenoceptors and thereby block the binding of norepinephrine and epinephrine to these receptors. This inhibits normal sympathetic effects that act through these receptors. Therefore, beta-blockers are sympatholytic drugs. Some beta-blockers, when they bind to the beta-adrenoceptor, partially activate …
Four Reasons You Can’t get into Nursing School
As many people may not know getting into any nursing program is competitive. Your grades have to be top notch and still that may not be enough. I know that waiting lists are as long as two years these days, at least in my area. From: http://scrubsmag.com/4-reasons-you-cant-get-into-nursing-school/ For many people, nursing is more than just …
20 health and safety tips for frazzled nurses!
From http://scrubsmag.com/20-health-and-safety-tips-for-frazzled-nurses As a nurse, you face a great deal of situations that can cause you and your patients harm—a daily fact that can fry your nerves! A hectic schedule that includes crazy drivers on your morning commute, a five minute lunch “break” and extra heavy patient loads, hazards to you and those around you …
9-19-2012
I pushed my first narcotics today on several people today although I don’t have access to meds yet. (tomorrow I will). It feels weird to do this after spending 12 years in a hospital environment and never giving anything potentially more harmful than Xopenex. I did have access to charting system today so I did …
First day on floor
My first actual day on the floor was interesting. I ended up at the desk because I STILL don’t have access to charting or anything else. Today I’m supposed to have it but I’m. Not working today. Lol. And now my boss will be gone until Thursday do I will be at the desk again …
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