Scoobiedoo

Scoobiedoo specializes in ER, Med-Surg, EMS.

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

   Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   Well, I have been on the Med Floor since graduating in May 2007. I also worked in our ICU for 4 yrs prior to becoming a RN, and was a EMT before that. I have found it extremely hard to care for 6 Pts at a time working nights with NO Nurses Aide to he...

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

   Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   I've worked in our hospital's ICCU for 5 yrs before getting my RN license. Yeah, I knew we are short on nurses all the time and have holes unfilled. However, what I didn't see was on the Med~Surg floor the combersome Affinity nursing charting softwa...

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

   Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   Sure! Never enuff staffing, 6+ patient assignments, mandating, 1/2 the time we don't even have 1 Nurses Aide on our 7p-7a shift! never being caught up! Computer charting thats WAY TOO time-consuming! Its' crazy! We are SO disgusted and despite ma...

4. I'm now an RN!

   Scoobiedoo replied to Scoobiedoo's topic in New Nurse

   thanks!

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

   Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   I've been a graduate since this May - licesnsed since August - all 7 of us graduates HATE nursing - and I've even worked as a Cardiac Tech in ICCU for 4 yrs and KNEW what I was getting into! Arrgggh!

6. I'm now an RN!

   Scoobiedoo posted a topic in New Nurse

   I passed my boards on August 28th!

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

   Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

   Umm, its called NURSING LOANS!

8. Help getting organized?

   Scoobiedoo replied to superdeluxe's topic in New Nurse

   I work 3-11 pm shifts. I have tried going in early so I can get all my Kardex info and labs for my patients on my shift - but the Charge Nurse doesn't even MAKE the assignments until like 2:30 or 2:45 pm - which doesn't give me much time to sit and d...

9. CVP readings

   Scoobiedoo replied to sazza's topic in CCU

   I am a little confused. Why exactly is a CVP used and what info does it give you? Thanks...

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

    Scoobiedoo replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in New Nurse

    I guess I was lucky in that I worked in our ICCU as a Cardiac Monitor Tech and Nurses Aide for a year before I started RN school. However, I am no an LPN and will graduate our RN program this May 2007. Having said THAT - I am finding the nurse to pa...

11. Keeping Nursing Textbooks...???

    Scoobiedoo replied to nyclizzo's topic in New Nurse

    I sold mine on Amazon.com and good goo money for them. I can look up just about ANY disease online these days and get good information, S&S, etc. on them...easier, faster, and takes less space around the house!

12. Help getting organized?

    Scoobiedoo replied to superdeluxe's topic in New Nurse

    I know just how you feel! I'm a new LPN grad and graduate from RN school in 4 wks! YEA! I know how hard it IS to get organized at the start of my shift - esp when I have 5-6 patients! This forum ROCKS for ideas, forms, advice! TRY some new things ...

13. Forensic Nursing (FN): Programs

    Scoobiedoo replied to sirI's topic in Forensic

    How can I find out WHERE these colleges ARE for this degree? What states?

14. I's/O's...

    Scoobiedoo replied to Scoobiedoo's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't know if they are even recording their own. Thats a good question... I think they are such a hurry to pick up the dinner trays and get back to their patients that they just don't mark anyhting down.

15. I's/O's...

    Scoobiedoo replied to Scoobiedoo's topic in General Nursing

    My facility DOES have I/O sheets on the bathroom doors. However, many of our staff (Rn's too) are negligent to record info when they pick up and remove trays when I am with other patients, busy, etc. At the end of my shift I have no info on percentag...