starsINmyEYES

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1. overcoming blood and guts?

   starsINmyEYES replied to cherubhipster's topic in Career Support

   yeah, it's weird but when you're close up and personal things dont seem to be so subjective anymore. for example, i dont have a problem with blood/guts etc, but when i had a placement in an OR i really didn't like watching varicose veins being remove...

2. Are there any nice drs?

   starsINmyEYES replied to pgray1229's topic in New Nurse

   TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!!

3. Night Shift Nightmare

   starsINmyEYES replied to Stepher Gale's topic in New Nurse

   never heard of Ambien over here. very interesting. but the nurses are right Stepher, it certainly was bad luck, but nothing more sounds like you're gonna make a fab nurse tho! :)

4. arterial vs capillary glucose sample and a disagreement @ work

   starsINmyEYES replied to november17's topic in New Nurse

   yeah, i agree that if it's less invasive and policies are in place why not kill two birds with one stone, resulting in less trauma to the patient. i mean, i would imagine venous samples are far superior to fingertip samples, especially when you take ...

5. First real ethical dilemma yesterday

   starsINmyEYES replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in New Nurse

   yeah, i think that's a bit weird (i.e. outrageous!). if she's diabetic i cannot for the life of me figure out how leaving her with no food and no NG tube for TWENTY FOUR HOURS could be for the best??!! even a simple sliding scale for the 24hrs that s...

6. written up already!

   starsINmyEYES replied to janetrette's topic in New Nurse

   i totally agree!

7. written up already!

   starsINmyEYES replied to janetrette's topic in New Nurse

   hey, chin up. it happens to the best of us! things seem quite different over here, for example everyone's folder has a fluid prescribing chart (if they are on fluids), so even if it's not in the hand-over you can still check the patients charts. anyw...

8. Let's introduce ourselves...

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

   Hi everyone! I'm Eleanore, and i start my first ever nursing job in Vascular theatres in January!

9. I don't know what to do.....

   starsINmyEYES replied to BabyCatcher407's topic in New Nurse

   yeah, i have also just graduated and i'm about to start my first job. while i was studying i experienced the bitchyness, the shunning, the doctors making me feel so small, the nurses cliques. it's ridiculous. i'm in the UK btw. i think it must get be...