RN0707

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1. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   RN0707 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi I have been a nurse for 9 months and have job interview for L&D and feel like I know nothing!!!! have you found they teach new grads well in L&D? I havent put an IV in in over 4 months and only have 5 months med surg exp and 4 months psy...

2. Let's introduce ourselves...

   RN0707 replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

   Hi I have been an RN :nurse:since 7/07 love the idea of nursing ...having a very tuff time with the reality of nursing... staff shortage, people who truly dont care about there pts and complain about their jobs etc. its really hard not to get caught ...

3. Please help need advice

   RN0707 replied to Lucky21's topic in New Nurse

   just remember you are not alone its sounds like a few of us have the same thing going on! I am paper charting too wouldn't have a clue how to do it on the compute.r i started looking for jobs and have the same problem dont want my floor manager to kn...

4. need advice badly please help

   RN0707 replied to RN0707's topic in New Nurse

   I became a nurse because I want to make a difference. Nobody likes to be at the hospital but if I could be there to showed I cared and was able to make the time to listen to their story:( My preceptor had a little talk with me about how i am not a st...

5. need charting examples

   RN0707 replied to lin263's topic in New Nurse

   I am a new nurse(3months) But I also have a child that has had home care nursing since he was 2 or 3! I think it sounds good some may say too detailed I say it really gives a clear pic of what went on. When mom reads it she is able to see how the day...

6. Med-Surg needed for new grads???

   RN0707 replied to tucker12's topic in New Nurse

   sounds like where I work!! I want to move to CA

7. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   RN0707 replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks I wish I would have read these posts a few months ago before I started my first job but alot of it still applies after 3 months! and I have some work to do with treating myself and being assertive not letting people make me feel bad and realiz...

8. need advice badly please help

   RN0707 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I have been a nurse for 3 months in medsurg and I dread going to work the past few weeks! My chest feels heavy and I feel deflated all the time! I am usually a happy out going person and I feel like I am loosing myself UGH! I went into nursing b/c I ...

9. Please help need advice

   RN0707 replied to Lucky21's topic in New Nurse

   Oh my gosh I am feeling the same way!! I have been a nurse for 3 months in medsurg and I dred going to work the past few weeks! My chest feels heavy and I feel deflated all the time! I am usually a happy out going person and I feel like I am loosing ...

10. Palm Pilotsest

    RN0707 replied to calirn2006's topic in CRNA

    Mine just recently broke but it was a huge help during clinicals in school! Davis drug guide was what I had and I really liked it! I have been looking for one recently and have been told I - phone and black berry etc are phasing out palms! I am not ...

11. Need advice from nurses please!

    RN0707 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    - personally i double glove when i have a known diagnosis but it is good practice to treat every pt as if they are positive for everything! that way you are always protecting yourself so treat all blood and body fluids as if they were known t...

12. Feeling cheated.......

    RN0707 replied to RosesrReder's topic in New Nurse

    I feel for you... last night my med surg floor had 32 pts 2RN's 1 LPN 1 STNA (basic care BS vitals only) PLUS we have no pharm open on 3rd no transport etc so we have to do everything ourselves go to lab get our own blood, mix iv bags, and take pt to...

13. need advice

    RN0707 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi I Have been a med surg nurse for 3 months and I am about at my wits end . the other day I starting quetioning if I made a mistake becoming a nurse. Its not my pts I love my pts its just the work atmosphere and the high pt load. I came home feeling...

14. Feeling cheated.......

    RN0707 replied to RosesrReder's topic in New Nurse

    Hi I Have been a med surg nurse for 3 months and I am about at my wits end and I have gone through almost everything u have mentioned above. the other day I starting quetioning if I made a mistake becoming a nurse. Its not my pts I love my pts its j...