kellerpatty replied to kellerpatty's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks to both of you for your helpful responses. I appreciate that you've taken the time to fill me in on some of your observations as nurses in the psych nursing field. I've started my position, and yes, it's very different from the burn ICU. Ho...
Hi Everyone: I'm moving to a job in an in-patient psychiatric facility (acute care) from a nursing career in a Burn ICU. What would be most important for me to learn or what qualities can I work on that would help me to be successful in this field? ...
Dear Dear 3535: Thanks for the note, I'm glad I'm not alone in the way I feel. I worked hard to become a nurse and also enjoy being one. I also really want to help my patients and their families get better. I'm sorry to hear that one more nurse ha...
kellerpatty replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing
This is a good example of why nurses leave: negativity...someone goes out of their way and writes a nice, sweet, and completely non-negative note...even goes so far as to thank all us nurses...BUT THERE IS STILL SOMEONE OUT THERE who is so negative t...
Give me a break! Of course, most people who become nurses do so because that's the kind of person they are. There are realizations that this profession will be different from many others they might have experienced before, but the few things that I...
kellerpatty replied to sherry79007's topic in General Nursing
Hi: Intern Neurosis can be a serious malady in the nursing world. I know my own case of Intern Neurosis manifests itself every morning (I work nights in an ICU at a university/teaching hospital), when: They all come around taking my charts and nursin...
Ha! This thread is cracking me up! I guess i'm lucky...I work in an ICU with scrubs that come out of a little hole in a big machine. The slots are about 2" by 2" and the scrubs come out looking like tiny little boxes. Once you shake them out to p...
kellerpatty replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing
Hi: I can relate...I graduated in May and was extremely glad to do so! Prior to nursing school I was a straight A student (I'm in my 40's). When I started, I was completely taken aback to find my test grades just weren't what I was used to...meani...
kellerpatty replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in General Nursing
Dear Miranda (RN/writer): Thanks for the great information on processing feelings. The original poster's situation has not happened to me (yet), but having these tools will definitely help before that time comes (I work in an BICU where people do di...
kellerpatty replied to luvmyguys's topic in Student Assist
1.) what is your highest level of education? 2.) What type of facility do you work in? (Hospital, homehealth, office, etc) 3.) Is your current facility hiring? Does it offer hire-on bonuses? 4.) Do you feel as though your place of employment is shor...
kellerpatty replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing
Work nights (18:30 to 06:30) in a Burn ICU and take 1 to 2 patients, with a burn tech until about 23:00. Sometimes those 2 patients feel like 20. Very rarely sit down throughout the night...eating is a treat!
Oops...I guess if 26 is too old, it's a little late for me. Went back to school at 40, graduated nursing school with honors at 44, and am working as an ICU nurse at 45...I wish someone would of told me before I started that I was tooooo old...I coul...