IHeartPeds87 replied to nursemayj's topic in General Nursing
Pediatrics!! I love the variety (you can have a 14 year old in one room and a four day old infant in the next). There's an underlying optimistic tone in pediatrics and I feel like I'm making a difference!
I also suggest cuing them into the assessment signs that you look for that would indicate that the child might be able to start eating. Stating something to the effect of "babies aren't very good at the coordination of breathing and eating, so when ...
IHeartPeds87 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing
Tell her that! Paraphrase that statement and it would be perfect! Tell her that in your opinion, she is an excellent nurse, is well-liked by the patients and staff, and a great resource. Tell her that even this is a learning opportunity, and atle...
So I've been feeling way better about work lately. I've felt more confident and things have been going better. One of the MANY things i've adapted to includes some changes I've made to my pre-work routine. I bought myself a pair of nice earrings ...
Job fairs, in my experience, have been extremely useful. A facility that is typically holding a job fair is in need of a large number of nurses. You get to have face to face contact with recruiters and managers. All positive stuff....go for it!!
IHeartPeds87 replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse
Here is what I will say about the whole "fear of being labelled a job hopper." Do I think that leaving one job six months in will make you look like a job hopper, particularly in the same company? No, no I do not. However I do urge the OP (or anyo...
IHeartPeds87 replied to babynurse101's topic in New Nurse
I think you are fighting a losing battle. I hate to say this, and I am sorry, because I know it isn't what you want to hear. A unit where other nurses are constantly going over your head and reporting things to educators/management is not where you...
IHeartPeds87 replied to mountainjc's topic in New Nurse
I work in acute care on a med-surg floor. I have, one time in the past six months taken 11 patients. I will never do it again. NEVER. I have made a vow to myself that I will refuse anymore than 8 patients. In truth, the number should be six but ...
Hi everyone. I hate my job. I am extremely unhappy. I got a job at a busy urban hospital on a med-surg floor at night. I was thrilled to have a hospital job as a new grad. The experience, in reality, has been terrible. Patient load is atrocious...
IHeartPeds87 replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse
Here is the thing about being loyal to an employer. I don't think it is the way it used to be. There is no loyalty from the employer to the nurse so why should I be loyal to my employer? I was told that I would have an extensive orientation, that I...
IHeartPeds87 replied to MiaRN32's topic in New Nurse
To the OP: I feel for you. I feel completely the same way. I have only had two weeks of orientation on days (and the first week was 2 shifts, so really, not so much) and then I had three weeks on nights and they wanted to take me off orientation. ...
Hi everyone! New nurse here. So I was talking to a fellow nurse friend about a situation: I thought it was weird and unsafe that both long acting and short acting insulin have the same color/size needles at my facility. She told me a story about ...