Pamelita

Pamelita

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About Pamelita

Peruvian/filipino, moved to US in 95

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  1. hello my dear nurses... I am a Grad student and I am doing a paper on computerized charting and nurses attitudes.. I wanted to get some feedback and what you guys think of computerized charting. If your hospital still on paper would you like to use ...
  2. hey guys.. well, this is maybe a typical story. I've been an RN for 3 years and I love it. Even though the first 3 years of my nursing career I started at the toughest hospital, with ventilators patients w/multisystem failure, etc, you named it they...
  3. Patients We Love to Hate

    I totally feel you when we as nurses have to deal with mean, selfish, ignorant people. I don't understand why people even bother to go to the hospital. We are keeping them alive for god sake?!! The other thing that they never prepares us in nursing ...
  4. tell about your typical day?

    First, try to get report on time, ha,ha then assess your patients, get with your CNA for a mini report between the two of you, make sure you have an RT assigned to your section. Get your antibiotics and put them in your med drawers, while checking al...
  5. I would probably be a teacher in some type of medical field or have my own beauty salon w/spa!!! maybe i'll do that instead!!ha,ha
  6. PLEASE say something POSITIVE about Nursing

    what I love about nursing.... I love when patient you are taking care of, smiles, holds your hands and thanks you. I love when family members get to know you and treat you with respect. I love it when what I did, truly makes a difference in people...
  7. Emotional day at work

    I feel your pain... I cried several times when I lost a patient that I got attached to or the family. I've taken care of patients for months and I see them die all the time. What I tell myself its that they are not suffering anymore and they are i...
  8. nurse patient ratio on nites

    My mother works at the same hospital but she works the nightshift. She will have 1:8 or even 9, its horrible. On days since we complained so much to administration that the nurses should never go up to 8 patients, since our patients are ventilator ...
  9. Hmmm... I think I will never do NICU, or PICU, little babies sick are so sad... plus parents 24/7..to much... OR, I hate standing up and the whole gowning. I think I will try ER, OB and even pych. So far I have only done med/surge respiratory and...
  10. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    Yep, I've been a nurse only for 3 years and I feel burned out. Dealing with heavy issues like terminal weans, seeing death all the time, family members that think you are a maid, doctors that don't respect you, administration that only cares for mon...
  11. A tiny nurse

    yep, I am 5"1" with shoes! he,he and I deal with ventilator patients that don't move a finger! It was very hard when I first started as a nurse, I couldn't even pull one of them. But with time, I guess you get stronger. I learned different techniqu...
  12. burn out from school, need advice

    hi guys.. thanks for all your advise Right now I feel that I want to enjoy my career, try different specializations of nursing before I enter graduate school. I've been working with ventilators multisystem failure since I graduated and I want to try...
  13. Hi guys... I am 24 years old and I have been an RN for almost 3 years. Right after graduation in 2001 I worked for about 6 months when I decided that I wanted to go on for my BSN. Well, after working full time, taking classes full time I will be don...
  14. Discouraged

    Hey girl: don't worry, I've been an RN for only 2 years and the first year its very tough... I mean you are brand new, trying to organize its very important and it will take time. just don't be so hard on yourself. Learn things from different nurses...
  15. BSI and understaffing websites

    HI my dear collegues.. I am in the PIT committee in our hospital because our BSI rates are sky high!!! however, management does not believe or want to accept the fact that our staffing is not fair, I mean night shift nurses can have up to 9 patients!...