Satori77

Satori77 ADN

Med Surg/Ortho

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About Satori77

Satori77 has 6 years experience as a ADN and specializes in Med Surg/Ortho.


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  1. Nursing for Intimate care for men

    I find this thread interesting to say the least. Do I believe male patients deserve modesty? Of course I do. I've had many male patients who seemed embarrassed when I had to perform an intimate task, but most won't say anything. I've only had one mal...
  2. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    I'm in Colorado, not California. But for me personally, it is a little bit of both. Even if I only had 2 patients, I know I am not a med surg nurse. Its not the specialty I want to end up in. But I do think it would be a lot more doable having only 4...
  3. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    Update: I tried sticking it out for the year. But there have been some major changes lately where I work. Census has been low. Like we have had to close down an entire hall for over a month now. Med surg at this hospital is the whole second floor. Tw...
  4. I would definitely apply. I got one of those positions with only 6 months working as a nurse in a LTC. And I had classmates that got a position right out of school. I can't say you will definitely be hired, but they will hire new grads into those pos...
  5. Not adjusting to night shift

    I started on nights end of March. So it hasn't quite been 2 months. I am a night person and thought the adjustment wouldn't be too bad. Maybe I just haven't given it enough time, but I'm not adjusting well. I'm always tired. I have headaches a lot, m...
  6. I work for a Banner facility in Loveland CO. I graduated a year ago. My classmates and I just applied to positions. I only saw one that specifically stated New Grad. They will hire new grads for general med surg and sometimes other areas. Just apply ...
  7. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    I am definitely afraid of burning out and leaving nursing all together if I have to stay on Med Surg for a long time.
  8. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    No, I work at a pretty small hospital. They don't offer an OR residency.
  9. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    That's incredible. NICUs around here will not hire you without experience. Some require 6 months of NICU experience, which is frustrating, because how can I get experience if I can't get hired anywhere in a NICU?
  10. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    Thank you. That's exactly what I was thinking. But I think I needed to hear it.
  11. Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    No, its definitely not like that. I do think there are nights when I have an unsafe load (I think many nurses feel that way), but I wouldn't say my license is on the line.
  12. 12 hr night nurses-how many recovery days?

    I prefer to work 3 in a row and have 4-5 days off. The first day off (when I'm getting off my 3rd night) I will sleep all day long. The 2nd day I am still pretty tired. I don't think it would be so bad if I could just stay on a night schedule, but wi...
  13. Night Shift & Relationships

    I started on nights over a month ago. I thought it would be the perfect fit for our family. I would work nights and be home during the day if our kids needed anything, and he would be with them at night when I worked. I'm a night person too, and hate...
  14. Had a patient with dementia and a UTI getting increasingly confused through the night. All his meds were PO and he would pocket on them or start choking. He was on O2 and kept pulling it off, and he was desatting pretty bad. He was also getting very ...
  15. When I went to nursing school, I knew I didn't want to be a floor nurse. I had little interest in med surg. Now when I did my clinicals, and most were med surg, I enjoyed them for the most part. I like taking care of people. I don't mind the tasks. I...