emmie08

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1. Cpr???

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   help I have no idea about this cert. my last CPR class was taken 5/28/06 and I was told it. would be good for 2 yrs and I thought that meant 06-08. my problem is I think it's not valid and they don't offer anymore courses for this year at my facility...

2. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

   emmie08 replied to emmie08's topic in New Nurse

   I just want to thank everyone for taking the time to help me with this situation. Reading your posts gives me hope that there are nice nurses out there, maybe this gosspiy unit is just not for me. Does anyone have some advice as to how to approach my...

3. First Med error

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I wake up out of a deep sleep in a sweat because....in my dream (yes I even dream I'm at work.) ....in my dream I realize ohhh NO!!!! I forgot to give his 0600 antibiotic! Mind you this is now a day after this shift happened. So now I'm panicing b...

4. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   so this a rant about how much i despise some of the stupid mistakes i make as a new nurse...and the always present embarrassment d/t the fact that i ask questions that are stupid and now all of the unit thinks i am a fumbling idiot. ok so my unit coo...

5. Shift Patient Care Sheets

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   As a new grad. my biggest problem is keeping organized and task managed. I think it would be great if anyone has a 12 hour shift pt. care sheet they use to keep organized/stay on track with their patients. I would really appreciate any and all help! ...

6. A little re-assurance HELP!

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   :oToday was my second week on a busy oncology floor and I am feeling completley, I don't even know the word, just stupid. And maybe I'm being hard on myself but I'm a new grad with minimal to no experience in the adult world as I did my preceptorship...

7. Confussed and hurt

   emmie08 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I am a new grad who just accepted my first job. It was in intense (ICU) environment. I was told not to start off in the ICU as a new grad but I had been a PCA on a med/surg floor and was turned off by it. So I decided to take the job in the ICU. I wa...