yecart1

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1. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   yecart1 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   i have been in hh for a little over 3 months. i am already burnt out. i haven't done laundry or dishes but maybe once during that time...my family has to do it because my 40 hour week is really 50-60 hours. i just put in my 2 week notice. i hate...

2. New Pacu Nurse

   yecart1 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

   Babs Thank you so very much. I'm hanging. I'm an overachiever/hard on myself by nature. I'm learning and that is all that matters. Like one of the hospital persons said at orientation We(nurses) don't come to work to hurt anyone. We come to wo...

3. Need orientation survival tips

   yecart1 replied to VAC's topic in PACU

   Question: Does your hospital have PACU nurses on call? Or do the OR nurses recover pts after hours/on call on the weekends? We as PACU take call. My sister in law said their hospital has the OR nurses recover the pts and the PACU nurses never take...

4. New Pacu Nurse

   yecart1 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

   Thanks for the advice Zoe's Mom. I guess I misrepresented the choice part. I was bumped and I had a 'choice' of going to Med-Surg-which I don't consider a choice, PACU, or ED-which I'm unqualified for). So my three 'choices' were PACU, Med-Surg, a...

5. New Pacu Nurse

   yecart1 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

   I haven't visited here in a long time. I was bumped into a PACU position. I had approx. 1 year in Med-Surg, basicially part time with my LPN/RN License, then had 1 year of ACU experience. I'm very overwhelmed. There's a lot to learn. I thought AC...

6. Charge Nurse already

   yecart1 replied to MelBel's topic in New Nurse

   I cannot even imagine being in charge at this point. On our Med surg floor you have to wait at least one year to orientate for charge nurse and then there are plenty of seasoned nurses to help. There's no way I could do it and feel good about it.

7. *NEW* Med/Surg Nurse

   yecart1 replied to David Offenbaker's topic in New Nurse

   Dave I had this exact experience last Spring. I was a new LPN at the time, my RN explained it, I had to ask her to explain it again. Then I thought, wtheck? I ask two really great LPNs to show me wear things were located and how they did it? I"m...

8. Why is the first year like a prison sentence?

   yecart1 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in New Nurse

   thank you all for commenting on this. i really needed to hear the words at this point. i started out per diem as we live in a small community and didn't feel traveling was for me or my family. i was able to get a temp position for 3 mos on the med...

9. Can a new grad work part time or per diem?

   yecart1 replied to bcyogi's topic in New Nurse

   In my area we have One small hospital, the only way to get your foot in the door is per diem. Then you can see the postings and bid on them. While it's difficult because I don't work every week, except on orientation, it isn't that hard. You don'...

10. Anyway around this dilemma?

    yecart1 replied to Dabuggy's topic in LPN-RN

    I would meet face to face with your DON or Department Manager. Let them know again that you it wouldn't be to your or their advantage to miss clinics. They should understand. Ask them if there is some way that they can help you make it work. I'm ...

11. I made it!!!

    yecart1 replied to cranium's topic in NCLEX

    Cranium GOOD FOR YOU I'm so happy for you. I have 2 weeks left of school then a short much needed vacation with the Family and then studying for the RN-NCLEX! :monkeydance: :w00t: Tracey