norseman

norseman has 7 years experience and specializes in med-surg, ER.

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1. I could really use some help with night shift vs day shift! Birthing Center

   norseman replied to Cfitz's topic in New Nurse

   I am in your situation, only it took me a year to get there. Started out as a new nurse working day shift (hospital policy) for six months before trying out a few nights. I switched to working all nights and have done so for a year now. I liked being...

2. Took Job on Telemetry Floor...what's Telemetry???

   norseman replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

   To motorcycle mama, i'd like to say "follow your heart" even if it's a cliché.. if you have doubts you should probably choose something else. on a side note, i have noticed on this this board that telemetry seems to be extremely common in the US. "i ...

3. What is YOUR surgical floor like?

   norseman replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in Med-Surg

   I work at a ward with 20+1 beds, with the +1 being a bed which shouldn't be occupied since it is reserved for "open return" patients (terminally ill cancer patients) who may check in straight to the ward from the home if they get worse without having...

4. Controversial Michael Moore Flick 'Sicko' Will Compare U.S. Health Care with Cuba's

   norseman replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism

   I saw the movie and I liked it. I have read about the "broken" US health care system and how so much money is spent with a huge overhead, esp. administration, malpractice suits, etc. Living in a country with socialized medicine myself, I can testify ...

5. Please Help! I'm 3 months in and feeling like a horrible nurse

   norseman replied to newRN0903's topic in New Nurse

   Angie O'Plasty is right. Theory without the milage is not worth much. I notice it myself, having worked my first week on my own after orientation at my first job. From colleagues and from this board, I know it is very common to feel the way you do. B...

6. Poll: How long is your orientation?

   norseman replied to jessi1106's topic in New Nurse

   I have just started working on a busy med-surg floor in Sweden. Standard orientation is four-five weeks here. Can I ask you something? In this country you become a nurse (RN) after three years studies which mainly qualifies you as a med-surg nurse. T...

7. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

   norseman replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   I am just about to get out of orientation and start working on my own, so I haven't thought about quitting just yet. I had a dream about going to the US to work as a nurse, but this board has really opened my eyes. After taking one look at NANDA and...

8. Specialties for Men

   norseman replied to PhilGN's topic in Men

   I just started in this field and chose my first job to be on a surgical ward. I am the only male on the ward. Two men came and went before me, they stayed for about a year. It is pretty common for men here (in Sweden) to start out on a med-surge unit...

9. Advice for Handling Pt. Criticism Please

   norseman replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in New Nurse

   Wow. I have read plenty of letters from patients and relatives thanking the staff for good care, but I've never heard of a letter where people have been named like that in such a negative way. Had I been the target of such a letter I would have been ...

10. I want to do something else

    norseman replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

    Phew. Whenever I read one of those "i hate my workplace" that unfortunately seem to be plenty at this forum, I am amazed. I know you're not too fond of unions on your side of the pond, but is this the case among nurses? If so, why? I know they won a ...

11. So..You're going to be a MALE nurse?

    norseman replied to mingez's topic in Men

    In Sweden there has been talks about changing the name of the profession. The name for RN in Sweden is "Sjuksköterska" which literally translates to "caretaker of the sick". The "problem" is that words ending with "-erska" are feminine. The neutral v...

12. scrubs

    norseman replied to timdmb's topic in Uniform/Gear

    This is coming from a Swede, and thus someone from another cultural context than you guys. Our jobs are the same though. I have browsed through some threads in this awesome forum and every now and then this discussion about scrubs comes up, and some ...

13. Is night shift easier?.....

    norseman replied to RN1263's topic in Med-Surg

    This is a very interesting question, and like some of you have mentioned, i suppose it depends on which unit you work in. I am from Sweden and still a student (about to graduate in a couple of months!). From reading posts at this great forum, I've di...