Trade in your preceptor everyone is different in how they go about our business of nursing,dont worry about the clique thing either,being a male in nursing Ive dealt with situation and in the end no matter what I did or dint do was going to be wrong....
Especially steer clear of that one you will find camped out in the tree in the front yard with duct tape and stick waiting for you,or well thats what happened to me
Watch your pts even the wide awake ones like Stopnik said they'll quit breathing on you ,air goes in and out blood goes round and round and 02 is good welcome to PACU
5 yr old beat to death by stepdad,only i cared for him 4 12 hour shifts before he passed couldnt help but cry in that room with his mom and grandma wasnt proud of it ,but never forget it .
the speed and severity of everything is a biggie in 91 my pts were in icu 3 days before they went to pcu now they are home in the 3days,then a pulmonary emboli killed ya dead now we see less.surgery much less invasive anesthetic no so volatile.One th...
BigDog replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in New Nurse
Big deep breath anxiety only reminds you to be diligent and after 18 yrs in icu cvor there are days I still get anxious now from knowing whats coming instead of reacting to what happened,whjen all else fails remember #! air goes in and out,#2 blood g...
when all else fails chuck the tech and loof listen feel the pt.Gadgets arent magic. rule #2 when you cant find something on a pt ask the pt they know whats up with themselves. Good luck