Cewens

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1. difficult nurse and ways to boost morale

   Cewens replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric

   Recently I have thought that I have become one of those "difficult" nurses. I just left a job where I was part of a very tight team, felt loved, supported and valued by my fellow nurses. In my new position I am running into personality issues that I ...

2. Med-Surg Roll Call

   Cewens replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   I have been working on a busy Renal unit for the last year ( I am a new grad). I find that I LOVE the mental challenges, demands and variety of situations that my floor requires but am frustrated that our staffing guidelines are requiring us to take ...

3. How does your unit handle new graduates?

   Cewens replied to RNPATL's topic in Med-Surg

   I thought I would tell you how our unit handles new grads. I am a new grad, been on the job 4 months on a 50-bed Renal Unit. My experience is that I was the only new grad on my shift for these past 4 months.There was another newbie on another shift w...

4. What is it really like to be a new graduate nurse????

   Cewens replied to profjanmc's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is great you are researching our experiences and how they could help in Nursing Education. I am a new BSN grad from ICN, Washington State University, have been on the job only 4 months on a busy Renal Unit. Nursing School did not prepare m...

5. advice 4 working w/homeless?

   Cewens replied to Cewens's topic in Psychiatric

   Will, thanks for the input! I think your ideas closely fit my dream job, but do you have any idea about how easy it might be for a new grad to find a job with the Mental Health Teams? I am also wondering if I am being short-sighted about going direct...

6. advice 4 working w/homeless?

   Cewens posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am an older student, graduating this Dec on my 46th birthday, and would love advice on how to get into the field of working with the homeless (most of which have some form of mental illness). I am currently in my psych clinical and working down at ...