First of all, don't get discouraged. Nursing is hard and it takes time to feel comfortable, especially as a student. Things will get better. I know how you feel, I went straight into ICU after graduation, though I had teched there while in school. It...
I work in a 16 bed ICU and we have the bath battle all the time. We have no aids in our unit. I work nights and we usually bathe all the vented pts., and usually bathe at least one pt. per nurse. If 7 nurses- we try to give 7 baths. However, this...
Hi, I've had two kids since I started working noc's five years ago. After my daughter was born, I tried the sleep when she sleeps thing. It was horrible for both of us. When I got home I would sit and wait for her to fall asleep so I could nap- I ...
My worst experience was in PACU following c/s delivery of my first baby. I had been there for 10 minutes or so when my epidural started to alarm. The nurse came to check it and said that apparently it had been programmed wrong and he would have to ...
I went the ADN route and have never regretted it. After a two year break from school, I went back and completed my BSN totally online. My employer also paid for my BSN, so it was a win-win situation for me. I worked full-time (and had a newborn and t...