I was the odd one and went with MA before nursing school, but there was a specific reason why I did that. I had worked as a legal secretary for 10 years when I decided I wanted to switch careers. I did have concerns about how I would do in the medi...
I want to look at this from a completely different point of view...let's look at where the system failed. OP, you have not specifically addressed this, so I will ask. Do you have phones or pagers to get ahold of other staff during the shift? Do th...
kkbb replied to Camillus_Was_a_Murse's topic in General Nursing
My heart breaks for you. This is absolutely not okay.
As a preceptor to new hires (experienced nurses), it is my job to teach them our policies and procedures, and about our patient population if they are not from a similar specialty.
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First, big hugs Quinn_Le! New grad me would agree with everything you wrote, feeling exactly like you do.
I agree with seeing if you can postpone school for a little while to focus your attention on work and self-care when not at work. I str...
Oh my, I feel like I could have written this when I was a new grad. I am so sorry that you are feeling like this, and are unsupported by your unit. I was the queen of filling out incident reports my first year and even had 2 patients fall within on...
We have a resource nurse on our unit, and their entire job that shift is to support the other nurses and do whatever is needed to help push the shift forward. One night as a new grad I asked our resource with help doing something for me in one room ...
Care plans were the bane of nursing school for me. But now that I am practicing, I can understand what was really being taught through our care plans. For my school we had to document what additional labs/testing we would anticipate and explain why...
My orientation was a week or two longer than the other new grads on my unit. When I finally got off orientation, I lasted about 4 weeks before it became clear I wasn't ready. I work nights and was put back onto orientation during days so that the m...
So much to process here....you told the AM different ways the situation could be avoided in the future, by pointing out areas that you personally have control over, but also areas that the unit could improve. The fact that the carts are locked up an...
kkbb replied to aspirenursetobe1231's topic in Arizona
I agree with the post above, you might just be automatically being rejected because you have not taken/passed the NCLEX. Take a deep breath in and focus on the NCLEX.
kkbb replied to guest416560's topic in Talk Politics
No, no one was defending the women. But there were points when people were saying it was dems acting out. My point was just that I've seen it on both sides, and in either case it is simply wrong. I have issues with the entire situation. Adults l...
kkbb replied to guest416560's topic in Talk Politics
Let me start with stating my bias...I am not a Trump fan. But would I destroy a Trump supporter's sign, or take a child's MAGA hat? Hell no! I have had many intelligent conversations with others that do not share my political beliefs. But here is...
I also am inpatient hem/onc. Breaks are essential. So is good hydration. I had a coworker that always rushed around, missed breaks, stayed late to finish charting. They were just running themselves ragged. We would try to get them to take a brea...
Learn where your resources are AND USE THEM. I use micromedex a lot at work to look up IV compatibility (not everything plays nice in the lines). Never assume things will be compatible...NS and 1/2 NS are not the same thing and things may work in N...