femsmahus

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1. Resign now??

   femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

   I currently live in the middle of the country, but am headed west in about 3 wks. As for the needle stick....everything turned out okay in that regard. However, there was absolutely no concern showed to me by my NM nor the RN (by the way IS the CN th...

2. Resign now??

   femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

   Ok....so I guess the general consensus is to get out now? Ugggg....this whole situation is so frustrating and de-moralizing. I NEVER thought I would be in this position. I sailed through nursing school and had no issues AT ALL. My DM practically begg...

3. Resign now??

   femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

   The NM absolutely has his tracks covered. During our original meeting I was assured that although this was a "problem" he knew that this "isn't you". Every single little item that was brought up I defended. I did feel that I was deserving of one writ...

4. Resign now??

   femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

   Caliotter--9 months would have made all the difference in the world. Our ICU preceptorships are only 12 weeks. They of course tell you that you can request additional time, but few do because we get a $1 raise once off of orientation.

5. Resign now??

   femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

   My orientation was a cluster. 5 different preceptors due to the first moving on to a new job, new preceptor was a nasty harsh woman that felt it was her obligation to "break-in new RN's like they did in the old days", and 3 fill-ins. At the time I th...

6. Resign now??

   femsmahus posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a fresh and shiny new RN and getting slaughtered in the ICU. I worked there as a tech for a year before I finished school and thought it would be an easy transition as an RN. Boy was I wrong!! Here's the deal....I had a particularly crazy morni...

7. A jaded nurse who cried last night and was renewed as a nurse

   femsmahus replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you thank you thank you for sharing this story. I too work in the ICU and I often go home feeling like I didn't do enough or should have done something differently. This reminds me that sometimes just showing compassion and tenderness to a fami...

8. My scare on 9/11

   femsmahus replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

   I spent my entire life with SVT. It is definitely scary and can hinder your lifestyle. When I was a little girl I would tell my mom that I "jump-started" my heart. At first laying down very still would make it go away, but as time went on I developed...

9. Not really sure where to post this...

   femsmahus replied to eku_mommy's topic in General Nursing

   Everyone is correct...it can be done. At 38 I decided that I was going to do whatever it took to get into nursing school. That meant re-taking MANY classes in order for my GPA to improve. I also sat beside my 17 year old child and re-took the ACT (th...

10. Me (student) + ER

    femsmahus replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    Was just there myself! Someone asked me today what I learned about myself last week during my clinical rotation in the ED and my response was "That I am not as smart as I think I am!" Really...it is overwhelming and difficult to prepare for an ED rot...

11. You know your pt is a jerk if........

    femsmahus replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have yet to experience any penis issues...yet. And I am thankful for that. This week: 1. Walking down hall to go on a break. Call light goes off. I go in rm. Pt. says "I ****** myself and it's your fault." REALLY? "Yeah... you didn't get here...

12. does it get easier? Or am I just crappy at this?

    femsmahus replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I so understand! After a particularly difficult day I locked myself in the bathroom and cried and cried and cried....a patient's bathroom! I have never felt so out of place and just plain stupid in my entire life as I did when I first started working...

13. rolling backpack or regular one?

    femsmahus replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I was determined to NOT drag one of those rolling backpacks around....but mid-semester I caved. After carrying the books, notebooks, steth., b/p cuff, etc etc I decided my back needed the extra care. I was also getting a sore neck from bending over a...

14. Is this common???

    femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

    what did these "openly hostile women" do? and i think it would have been the primary nurse who would have been 'obligated' (if that's even the correct term) to assist you...no one else. no eye-contact, walking down the hallway talking crap about othe...

15. Is this common???

    femsmahus replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your comments. After a sleepless night, I telephoned the other nursing student that had to deal with this "nurse", we both agreed that we should meet with the clinical instructor and tell her about our experience. In hind sight I should...