nursenpnk RN

nursenpnk is a RN and specializes in MSICU starting PICU.

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1. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

   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...

2. PICU Nurses

   nursenpnk replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU

   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...

3. Being on the Code team freaks me out

   nursenpnk replied to Bella RN's topic in MICU

   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...

4. Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

   nursenpnk replied to poppy07's topic in MICU

   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 ...

5. Dont you just love them

   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 ...

6. Problems with Dansko shoes?

   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...

7. Dont you just love them

   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!

8. What do you do in clinicals?

   nursenpnk replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

   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...

9. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

   nursenpnk replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

   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...

10. Teaching vs. Non-teaching hospital

    nursenpnk replied to ericdb68's topic in MICU

    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 ...

11. Interview dress code and hair length

    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...

12. new grads in icu

    nursenpnk replied to firehawkrn's topic in Safety

    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...

13. Do you have to work full time when you get done with school?

    nursenpnk replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    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...

14. Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    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 ...

15. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    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...