AnneS

AnneS specializes in med surg.

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1. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

   AnneS replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

   I just wish I could start an IV with confidence. Lately, I haven't been able to stick anything. I am a fairly new nurse and always try, but I am thinking I will never get it.

2. Older new grad- need help to find 1st job

   AnneS replied to 567 SeaOtter's topic in Job Hunt

   I got my first RN job at 50 and work on a busy med surg floor. I love it and I would say I am in better shape then 50% of the nurses here already (knock on wood). Take care of yourself, stay strong with exercise and eating right. From day 1 I felt...

3. Jobless in Portland

   AnneS replied to NewGradBSN1's topic in New Nurse

   I would suggest volunteering at your local hospitals. This will put your face out there and hopefully get you in contact with the people that make the decisions or can give you recommendations. Good luck.

4. Second career nurses: Do you like nursing better?

   AnneS replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   Changed careers after 20+ years as a CPA. I absolutely love being an RN. I loved being a CPA too, but after so many years I think everyone gets a bit bored. Anyways, I had always wanted to be a nurse, so went back to school part time at the commun...

5. When IV's aren't in use

   AnneS replied to Mommy of 2's topic in Med-Surg

   We loop and do not cap saline locks. When we loop, we swab the port with alcohol and connect, and when we connect to the patient, we swab the patients iv port with alcohol and connect. My hospital doesn't even carry these red caps, although that so...

6. Need advise on how to manage my time

   AnneS replied to luci2424's topic in New Nurse

   I'm a fairly new RN and I have found that its helpful for me to make a task sidebar on my brain for each patient. For example, i need to assess, i need to make a care plan, document education...etc.. Through out my shift i will try and knock off on...

7. Doing associates in nursing the same time I am doing bachelors in accounting

   AnneS replied to trustabdy's topic in Career Support

   I'm a CPA with a bachelors degree and an ADN RN. My advice is get your bachelors degree. If you want that to be in business administration, go for it. Not sure you can get one in accounting, I know mine was a minor in accounting, major in business ...

8. New grad 30 weeks pregnant and starting on L&D department

   AnneS replied to dncndva215's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Seems this has gotten off track. Its not about a nurse that becomes pregnant after being hired. Its about a woman that is already, what, in her 7th month of pregnancy and she is not sure if the person that hired her is aware she is pregnant? You g...

9. I've been a nurse for six months. Here's what I've learned so far.

   AnneS replied to vlmusicalsound's topic in New Nurse

   carolmaccas66 is a bit melodramatic and suffers from the 'grass is greener' disease. Any career you choose is what you make it, and although there seems to be a lot of RN's like carol with pisspoor attitudes and long held grudges, I believe you wo...

10. Terrible time as new nurse

    AnneS replied to EMCH1's topic in New Nurse

    I read it somewhere here I believe, and its probably the best advice I have seen. In short it was, " Just keep showing up". I am 50, nursing is a second career and I too just started in July. A few weeks on in class lecture, then on the floor with ...

11. Finally had an interview! :)

    AnneS replied to jadu1106's topic in New Nurse

    Congratulations! Sounds like a dream job too! Good luck.

12. Finally had an interview! :)

    AnneS replied to jadu1106's topic in New Nurse

    I was in your shoes last June when I applied for a Versant program. Best of luck.

13. Nursing vs. Accounting.

    AnneS replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I am a CPA and an RN. My first career was accounting and I loved it, but after 20 or so years I decided I wanted to try something different that was more rewarding so I went into nursing. Yes, nursing is way more physical and a way less professiona...

14. RN residencies?

    AnneS replied to want2banrn's topic in New Nurse

    I am currently at the end of a versant program. I applied after I graduated from nursing school. It was highly competitive. Once in, you are an employee of the hospital. You get paid a fair salary, you get benefits, you earn time off. You receive...

15. 3 medication errors in 7 months!

    AnneS replied to NYCRN05's topic in New Nurse

    I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have heard another nurse tell me in training "you need to cover your ass, your license is at stake". What a load of crap. I need to do my job and I need to have someone back me up so mistakes aren't...