DaisyGrlRN

DaisyGrlRN has 3 years experience and specializes in Hospice.

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1. New to Hospice Nursing... a bit overwhelmed! Need advice

   DaisyGrlRN replied to makua girl's topic in Hospice

   Ask questions, hopefully you will have an awesome mentor. Are you in home hospice or in an inpatient setting? If you have access to Nursing Spectrum, they have an awesome CEU for getting started in hospice care. Give yourself 6 months to a year to ...

2. Float pool in the ICU- Help

   DaisyGrlRN replied to DaisyGrlRN's topic in MICU

   That is the kind of patient that I am supposed to take. The CRN is in charge of 3 units so she isn't always available to make the assignments. I know enough to know I don't know enough about Critical Care. I'm scared I will miss something on one of...

3. Float pool in the ICU- Help

   DaisyGrlRN posted a topic in MICU

   I work in my hospital float pool and have recently finished my orientation to the units. I have been told that I won't have to take an admission or take the 1:1 cases. We listen to report then decide who gets which patients. They look to me to deci...

4. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

   DaisyGrlRN replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

   I work 4, 8s and 12s. Generally I try to do three 8s and one 12. When I was working 3 12s, I came home exhausted, spent 1 day recovering and another day catching up on housework. I like having energy left over when I get off work, and not having to ...

5. Starting Nursing Career Later

   DaisyGrlRN replied to iluvpugs's topic in General Nursing

   I was 35 when I went back to nursing school. I had 3 kids, 2 dogs, a husband and worked full time. It can be done. You can do it... :up: You can do it... :up: The youngest in my class was 21, the oldest was 55. It was a great experience.

6. Anybody in float pool??

   DaisyGrlRN replied to meriposa's topic in Med-Surg

   I started in the float pool right out of school and love it. My hospital doesn't pay more $, they offer other incentives. I only work one weekend a month and one summer, one winter holiday per year (unless I choose to work more.) Most of the time ...