pinkestar

pinkestar specializes in medical/oncology.

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1. I'm trying so hard I'm failing. When do I give up?

   pinkestar replied to Imgettingthere's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats on making the decision that is best for you. It's never easy to initiate change like that but you should not settle for a work environment that is unsupportive. Good luck. I hope things go well when you talk to your don. Nicole

2. I'm trying so hard I'm failing. When do I give up?

   pinkestar replied to Imgettingthere's topic in New Nurse

   I can assure you that not all nursing is this way. I graduated in May and have been working on a unit for almost 7 months now. I was terrified when I started and was about 90% sure I was never going to be able to make it. I have been given more suppo...

3. Pseudoseizures?

   pinkestar replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Safety

   bmullins- Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry that your family has had to go through this, and that you've met some less than compassionate doctors along the way. Hopefully by reading your story, some nurses may be a little less quick to j...

4. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

   pinkestar replied to MayLady's topic in Medications

   Yes, exactly. If a patient tells me he/she is in pain and has a pain med ordered, they get the med. And if they don't have anything ordered, I call the doctor and ask for an order.

5. Job interview... what you ask?

   pinkestar replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   llg is absolutely right about presenting yourself as most interested in the patients and their care. I realize I didn't emphasize that in my earlier post. Because of the shortage, when I was interviewing at local hospitals around here last year, a jo...

6. Job interview... what you ask?

   pinkestar replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you have a few good questions lined up. Getting a job on a unit that is a good fit for you is vital. A few other questions I found helpful: -Is it common for the nurses to float to different units? -If I don't feel that I'm getting the mo...

7. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

   pinkestar replied to ANH_RN's topic in New Nurse

   That's how it is at my facility too. I saw the title to this thread and thought "Report on ER pts? What is that about?"

8. Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

   pinkestar replied to nurseby07's topic in New Nurse

   Certainly makes me appreciate my facility's reporting system. We get and give report via the telephones, using a system that records and plays back report. At times it can be a pain, but it cuts down on a lot of frustration and resentment between the...

9. When to wear gloves!?

   pinkestar replied to LaurRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was always taught that you don't need gloves to flush. And then this past week I was flushing a line, the canula twisted right off the tubing that was attached to the site, and my hands were covered in blood. Wear gloves.

10. My Thanksgiving

    pinkestar replied to Tweety's topic in Recovery

    Congratulations!!! That's wonderful! Enjoy your Thanksgiving and be proud!!

11. Ativan IM?

    pinkestar replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Hhmm, interesting. On the unit where I work we push ativan pretty routinely in CMO patients. I'd never noticed it being any more difficult to push than any other meds.

12. How do you address your patients?

    pinkestar replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Generally when I first meet the pt I call them Mr/Mrs last name. I then ask something like "Is that what you like to be called, or would you prefer something else". As everyone else seems to have experienced, most pts prefer to be called by their fir...

13. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    pinkestar replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very well said.

14. an almost funny comment

    pinkestar replied to pinkestar's topic in New Nurse

    Well, from the way she responded, it sounded like actually going into the pt's room isn't something she does too often!

15. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    pinkestar replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I asked the prospective nurse why they are interested in nursing and their reply is about helping, caring, contributing, making a difference--any sincere and passionate desire to care for patients--I would absolutely recommend the career. It's ins...