tracyd77 RN

tracyd77 is a RN and specializes in med/surg.

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1. Maternity scrubs? Help!

   tracyd77 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

   I am having the toughest time finding maternity scrubs that I can wear to work! I need solid royal blue. The only Royal blue tops I can find have a black panel on the side and these don't meet our dress code standards. Help!! Any suggestions?

2. I am completely freaked.

   tracyd77 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

   Great! Good luck on your last semester. First day was fine, mainly hospital orientation, kind of boring. But I have started ancillary rounds since then (rounding through a lot of different departments to see how it all works and see how it will affec...

3. New Grad catch up

   tracyd77 replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in New Nurse

   I'm glad things are going well for you guys and Mi Vida Loca, it's nice to have an update from you... I remember sharing some things with you throughout nursing school! I start orientation TOMORROW!! I'm so excited and nervous. Tomorrow and Tues is j...

4. I am completely freaked.

   tracyd77 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

   How about an update, AllThingsPink? I graduated in May, passed boards in June and start my first RN job TOMORROW!!! Hope you're doing well!

5. I can't believe it!!!!

   tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

   I did not see your question until now... but I actually start my first RN job TOMORROW!! I start orientation tomorrow, I'm soooo excited! I was hired on a med/surg floor and through a new grad program at my local hospital. Because this is the hospita...

6. Freaking out a bit......

   tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks... well orientation starts TOMORROW! Three other new grads were hired on my floor, all girls I went through nursing school together and altogether about 20 of us got jobs at this hospital, so that'll be a great support system for when I FREAK ...

7. Nursing Communication: How to Make Sure Patients Feel Our Caring

   tracyd77 replied to Wendy Leebov Ed.D.'s topic in Relations

   This is sooooo very important! Thanks for laying it all out!

8. Freaking out a bit......

   tracyd77 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated from nursing school in May and will be starting my first RN job on a med/surg floor at my local hospital in about 5 wks. I'm starting to get REALLY nervous and I feel like I'm forgetting stuff because I'm not using it! I did well in sch...

9. First job as a nurse; proud but nervous!

   tracyd77 replied to CameoRN's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats guys! I'm a new grad as well and just accepted my RN job offer yesterday!! I don't start until Aug 22nd b/c they are starting 20 new grads at the same time. I got a job on the med/surg floor of our hospital. I'm so excited, proud, nervou...

10. Tips for New Graduate Nurse Starting a job

    tracyd77 replied to debragail105's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the tips! I just got THE CALL yesterday, I have a job on our hospital's med/surg floor! I start Aug 22nd! They have a good orientation/precepting program but I'm so nervous. I'm afraid of doing something wrong or missing something impor...

11. GN moving to Savannah

    tracyd77 replied to atrevino02's topic in Georgia

    Hi, I live just south of Savannah and am a GN as well. Unfortunately, a lot of the residency programs are already filled or are in the last steps of the process. Memorial only had about 14 slots and hired all from within. St. Joe/Candler was not a...

12. I Want to be a Nurse, I Want to Make a Difference

    tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Nursing

    No Stars In My Eyes, that is an amazing story! Brought tears to my eyes. Those are the moments (even if I only have one every few years or even once in my career) that make it all worth it! God bless you!

13. I Want to be a Nurse, I Want to Make a Difference

    tracyd77 posted a topic in General Nursing

    During my clinical rotation in the nursing home, I was assigned a gentleman in his 70's (we'll call Mr. Smith), as my patient. Mr. Smith had severe Alzheimer's disease, which had progressed very quickly. He had gone from sailing solo from the coast o...

14. I can't believe it!!!!

    tracyd77 replied to tracyd77's topic in General Students

    Update: I just took my last section test of nursing school (all we have left are two standardized finals) and I made a 96! I haven't made As through the whole program, been many Bs and even a handful of Cs... but I think I'm finishing on a good note...

15. I am completely freaked.

    tracyd77 replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    Just breathe! If you want this bad enough and work hard enough, you will succeed and you won't be weeded out. It is a lot of work and I felt the same way as you a while back. I have been out of highschool for almost 6 1/2 years now and piddled my way...