Don't give up! You'll find people who are happy or unhappy in every profession. I've only been a nurse for 9 months, but I love nursing and I feel so fortunate to be able to do what I do every day. For me it is a true calling. Here's what I love abou...
Zacarias, I'm sorry to hear your patient died. Ark-two...I'm so new, haven't had the first day of orientation yet, so be gentle! You said your patient was a "gut" . What does that mean? Thanks!
Thank you, Corvette Guy, for the awesome link. I went there and printed out all 15 pages! Now, if I could just remember them all! Practice, practice...
Thank you, Melissa for the encouragement and abbreviations (I've jotted them down in a notebook I'll be keeping)! Can someone tell me what EP is? Thank you! Z
Thank you and you're so right -- it does seem like a foreign language at times. I think I have the formal ones we learned in school but there are soooo many more thrown around on the floor. I'll lurk some more and work on my deciphering skills! I ...
Hi everyone! I'm new to Allnurses.com (as a student I lurked), now I've passed the boards and have accepted a position at a cardiac interventional stepdown unit (I'm so excited!). I'm seeing a lot of abbreviations - some I know, some I have trouble...