nursenpnk replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse
you have summarized my first year as a nurse as well, however, my patients were adults, so a tid bit bigger ;-) Thanks for sharing your experiences! Hope all is well in the NICU :-) I now take care of lil ones in the PICU but thoroughly enjoy a floa...
I have been in the PICU in connecticut for the past 6 months, I transitioned from the adult world to the pediatric world and still do both, but LOVE my kidders much more than my adults. We are an 18 bed unit that takes med/surg, cardiac,neuro,and tr...
My hospital really helps with this as we have a lab where nurses and doctors get together to review code situations with a unique dummy that will breathe and respond to interventions ect through a computerized program that is controlled by someone wa...
I find it rather ironic that ICU nurses tend to have the sickest of the sick but gee golly we still find time to gossip, it's sad but like many others have said you see it in all areas of nursing, and not just nursing, but also other professions and ...
nursenpnk replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency
"I think we all need to remember that sometimes it's easy on these boards to post a response that is closer to our own personal values than to how we would react as a nurse on duty. Just so long as when we are on duty we remember to react as a nurse ...
nursenpnk replied to cc_nurse's topic in Uniform/Gear
i LOVE my danskos, but i find that my feet need a break every once in awhile and i will throw a pair of sneakers on for a night just to break it up. i have also found that if you wear them a lot they need to be replaced probably every year, for me a...
nursenpnk replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency
EMPATHY i can only imagine what it is like to be in their shoes, meaning the abuser, the family of the abuser and the nurse taking care of them ect. addictions are illnesses and who am i to judge. so hard in our profession but essential!
hmmm hiding from instructors, pretending your busy, hoping to get a stroked out pt so you can sit and watch tv....sounds like nursing might not be for you! Please re-evaluate why you want to be a nurse and realize that you will NOT be able to hide w...
Nursing is so diverse as are the spouses, mates, friends of those in the nursing profession. Good that we can all discuss our issues with relationships, but really i think this generalization is unfair. I can see the nurturing nature of a nurse imp...
Teaching all the way! I was a new grad in the MSICU and I loved the organized orientation process and being around doctors that were also learning ! I worked at nite so there were many times where we were discussing a particular condition and both ...
nursenpnk replied to LoveNursing1's topic in General Nursing
Looks won't get you the job, but professional appearance sure will :-) My rule is always dress a level above your expected work appearance so a knee length skirt suit ect would be appropriate and hair up is very appropriate as you will probably be r...
I spent my first year in an MSICU with 22 beds, I understand that new grads need to get the experience of taking care of the sickest of the sick, but we all have to start somewhere. I actually left this particular unit because I felt that new nurses...
I am not trying to discourage new grads from working part time, esp if you have a family, but I know that for me working full time was very beneficial because it helped me to really reinforce what I had learned in school, learn new skills on my parti...
nursenpnk replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing
I have just browsed this thread and i must say all this advice is making me chuckle. Three years ago I met an intern while I was a nursing student and I went through a very similar situation. Best of luck with your own situation, just keep in mind ...
nursenpnk replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing
oh my JailRN seeing that i look like i am 12 and am constantly told i am too nice, i suppose working in a corrections facility will not be for me. I start in the PICU monday so hopefully working with the kidders will be a good fit for me! I am amaz...