nursenewbe

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1. New Nurse having trouble with Techs

   nursenewbe replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in New Nurse

   You are right, Instead asking a tech to get some vitals, I might get them myself because I need a b/p before I pass a Lopressor or something. You help them they will help you. It works all the time.

2. How to get your CNA's respect

   nursenewbe replied to w3ndiscott's topic in New Nurse

   I have been a CNA for a long time now a nurse. This is a tuffie. Give cna's report and time frames to help them to do their job effectively. Be the strong one ask them what the problem is and how can we solve it. Avoid the whole write up thing. ...

3. IV question-air and tubing

   nursenewbe replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

   You really should come work at my job, I need ya LOL:yeah:

4. When my shift is over...when can I leave?

   nursenewbe replied to DAMomma's topic in New Nurse

   I understand what you are saying, one question is where is the charge nurse and unit secretary. Where is the teamwork. At my place of employment each RN is assigned to a LPN for coverage of IV hanging no questions asked teamwork is a must or you su...

5. Does it get easier????!!!

   nursenewbe replied to BB06's topic in New Nurse

   If I can I get to work like 2 hours early and I ask or see what set of rooms I am going to have, from there I go down the hall and read the charts. All of the charts are in the wall a roo outside of each patients room so I read them and peak in and ...

6. Does it get easier????!!!

   nursenewbe replied to BB06's topic in New Nurse

   It does get easier. One thing that I do to make my work night go better is I get to work early and begin to read my charts and take notes because the charts have the mars, tars, last notes, last labs, last consults and etc. Then I began to map out o...

7. working nights as opposed to working days

   nursenewbe replied to tolerantgirl's topic in New Nurse

   I agree with you, I love the atmosphere of nights. As a new nurse, that is exactly why I started on nights. I plan to be here a couple of years.

8. Are your Nurse to patient ratios changing

   nursenewbe replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a nursing home that had 1 nurse to each floor and about a month ago they dropped a nurse. So now one nurse has 40 patients on nights, and she has to count two med carts, give report to two nurses. For the past week, I have been getting off...

9. Can LPN's really make good money

   nursenewbe replied to pat8585's topic in LPN/LVN

   I just got my license and a job(THANK GOD) my starting pay is 17.01 and I just took an agency position for 18.30 a hour to make one full time job. To me, this is pretty good money because I have been a tech for a long time making inbetween 11 and 12...

10. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    nursenewbe replied to Morettia2's topic in New Nurse

    I would suggest just walking on the floor that you would like to work on and talk the nurse manager in order to get to know him or her and tell her to pull your app from human resource. I have 2 tech jobs just got my LPN license and the hospital wh...

11. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    nursenewbe replied to Morettia2's topic in New Nurse

    I haven't even started yet, but you know what after reading your post I know I will be ok. I am a new LPN and I am going to work tomorrow to tell my DON that I passed and have my license. The staffing coordinator told me that she only gives new gra...

12. Spoke with a nurse recruiter today

    nursenewbe replied to Lovely_RN's topic in New York

    Hang in there. Are you looking anywhere else? If possible try other hospitals and if you just like the place you are in then wait it out and hope for the best.

13. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that is true. I am trying my best to stay positive and stay away from negativity. I really want to be fresh in any upcoming interviews. I am going to talk to the other DON at my prn job. I really wanted to keep it prn as a LPN job too, bu...

14. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    When the human resource person told me that I was going to have to wait, The DON gave me a look of disappointment because she knows I wanted a LPN position so badly. I hate to give her my two weeks but somebody is going to hire me. Actually, I have...

15. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, I don't want to lose the skills I got in school. Right now, My mind is tripping because I have 2 tech jobs and I am tired. I am ready to have just one job. I was so hoping for this place of employment because it is 12 hours instead of eig...