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  1. Quit or get fired?

    I brought it up, not the preceptor or NM. So far, so good. I have several written weekly evals from the new preceptor that are all positive. It's hard to constantly watch everything I do and say, though. I'm trying to do the best job possible, and I ...
  2. OK, so you had this pt yesterday, but didn't get them assigned to you today. Is it a violation to go by and see them just to say, hi, good luck, or whatever?
  3. Quit or get fired?

    Had a "progress" meeting with the NM and new preceptor which was very open and honest and went well. I was totally assured that if I was headed for failure at the end of orientation, I would see it coming a mile off. So that made feel better, becau...
  4. Should I rock the boat??

    It seems like it is so hard for schools to find/keep clinical instructors that complaining about one will fall on completely deaf ears. The thing is that when this is over, you will feel like you can endure anything - it will make you stronger. Also,...
  5. Why do people abuse nurses?

    I am really new, but I have to say that I have not been abused by pts or families HALF as much as I have been by other nurses. I have had several cases of my NA being abused by families, but then I go in and ask what the problem is and it seems to to...
  6. Quit or get fired?

    Unless I'm completely misreading the situation, it seems to continue to improve. The new preceptor has been very encouraging and has given more useful feedback. I've also applied other places, but had no "bites". I don't want to leave without anothe...
  7. any nurses with intractable migraines?

    I also have constant migraine. It just depends on how well you can control it and with what meds. Mine never goes away but abates with meds. The thing is, I can't take anything mind-altering at all, because you need all your "wits" to study and wor...
  8. As I said earlier, all the pumps I have used must be programmed in mL/hr. I came up with the same answer of 3 mL/hr - just wasn't confident enough that it was right until someone else posted it. As an aside, I had these kinds of questions on my NCLE...
  9. All the infusion pumps I've used must be set in ml/hr.
  10. another IV question...

    My understanding is that this is a good way to do it as long as you're not dealing with a renal patient or any patient who is fluid restricted. The medline usually runs at 5 or 10 ml/hr. The big advantage is that you can prime your tubing with NS and...
  11. Quit or get fired?

    "Fitting in" definitely seems to be as valued as skills. That's been a big problem for me because the job is so hard that I don't have time to try to fit in - and don't really want to. That may appear to others as "attitude".
  12. Quit or get fired?

    Just an update: The manager came to me and offerred a new preceptor, with no explanation. Things are going much better now.
  13. What "CNL" means to the field

    I went to a university that offerred this degree - as a direct entry RN. These students were in the same classes as the BSN students, but they were held to higher minimum passing grades and had to do additional papers and presentations. They got exac...
  14. Quit or get fired?

    I would like to explain more, but want to remain anonymous. I'm dreading going back in feeling like the job itself is so hard - always learning something new (and often a different way, because I'll have a different preceptor) - to also have to const...
  15. Quit or get fired?

    But what should I say in a cover letter or application?