juliannaUT

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1. New Nursing Student!

   juliannaUT replied to VickieStudentNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Don't panic, you are normal to feel that way. Reading your post made me smile. I will never forget the first day of my nursing school experience (I graduated 2 years ago). We all walked out of that class in a daze, numb...saying "what the HECK just h...

2. list- best states for pay?

   juliannaUT replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

   Well don't come to Utah, because the pay here stinks. We all have to support ourselves and our families, so of course it's good to consider the pay you will get. I had a friend that moved to Texas right after school. She walked right into an awesome ...

3. Question about perfume/cologne

   juliannaUT replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

   It's not a good idea to wear anything scented. Remember, what smells good to you may not to someone who is sick. Some people are very sensitive to smells. Of course it's good to be clean, but maybe save the scents for after your shift.

4. Charge nurse with less than a year RN experience???!!

   juliannaUT replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Management

   I totally agree with you. Your charge nurse should be someone who has been there, done that, and can help you when things come up. I recently quit at a facility where the DON just graduated in May of 2009, and went straight to being the DON. It was h...

5. Nurses not speaking english at work

   juliannaUT replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

   I've had this same experience at work. Half of the nurses that I work with are Philippino. I love them all dearly. They are awesome nurses. But, when they all get together, they speak Tagalog. I know what you mean about feeling out of place. I've jus...

6. Air in the line!!! What am I doing wrong?

   juliannaUT posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I have a question. Probably a dumb one...but oh well. When I hang IV medication...I spike the bag, prime the line, and yet it seems that about half of the time it runs in fine, and half of the time it's only a matter of time before the stupid thi...

7. At what age did you decide on nursing?

   juliannaUT replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Go for it. I went through nursing school at an older age...graduated at 39. But I certainly wasn't the oldest one in my class. It's never too late. I say you go for it!