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  1. struggling with med surg expectations

    Thanks Esme..if given another chance I will use these..I was sent home today and told that this unit was not the right fit for me and that I wasnt making enough progress yesterday i had 4 patients and struggled some and then got an admission which i...
  2. I could really use some urgent career advice. I graduated winter 2011 from nursing school. My first nursing job was inpatient psych (I loved mental health and still do). I worked there for a year before deciding to look for something in the medical f...
  3. struggling with med surg expectations

    Well tomorrow will determine the fate of my future with this company..meeting with the NM after/during work to see what she thinks of my progress thus far..I am a firm believer of strong orientation process to the unit-I think its safer for the patie...
  4. struggling with med surg expectations

    Thanks for the words of encouragement and feedback! Hopefully the hospital will continue to work with me to develop my skills/training because I know with my time I can be successful as all of us newbies can especially transferring into a new departm...
  5. struggling with med surg expectations

    I recently transitioned from psych inpatient nursing to med surg. I quit my job in psych - working there for a year as a new nurse. I didn't want to lose my nursing skills and wanted to be involved in more acute medical care nursing. I applied and go...
  6. Safe staffing levels

    Census on adult/gero unit "full" is 18-22 and if we have 16 or less patients only get 1 tech with myself. Sometimes its a busy week with high acuity patients and census over 18+ and supposed to get 2 techs but it doesn't always happen. Mgmt. doesn't ...
  7. Okay. So for the past year I have been working as a psychiatric nurse at private psych hospital (new grad, first RN job). I recently decided I needed to get out of psych to keep up my skills as RN including critical thinking skills ..and current emp...
  8. doctors repeated rudeness..trouble coping

    RECENT UPDATE: This Doc who gives me a hard time had another nurse speak to me and tell me I was "calling him too much" I could NOT believe it! I NEVER page for meaningless crap. EVER I am VERY mindful for what I page for..and since I last posted th...
  9. doctors repeated rudeness..trouble coping

    HouTx, Thank you soo much for this!! I was looking on the Internet for exactly this and could not find it! I knew there had to be standards/expectations...I have printed out a copy for my own reference and I am thinking about hanging up a copy at wo...
  10. Dangerous New Grad Co-worker

    I understand where you are coming from. I see many orders unchecked and I work the graveyard shift..Im talking med orders from 9am sometimes that never get faxed to pharmacy to be entered/ordered and patient doesnt receive med. I see order where doc ...
  11. doctors repeated rudeness..trouble coping

    Our facility does post the on call schedule for the week on the unit and on the intranet. I always check it before calling (usually check like 3 times just to be sure)and they also post who is on vacation and covering... One example where this did no...
  12. doctors repeated rudeness..trouble coping

    So, I have been an RN for little more than 9 months. I remember the talks in nursing school from our professors regarding expectations of doctors yelling at us, cussing us out once we became an RN..I always thought 'I dont care,it won't bother me' I ...
  13. pregnant psych patients?

    1. We request records from ob/gyn to determine current health of unborn baby (if pt. signs consent), and we also have transport. many times so that preg. patients can still attend their ob appts. 2. Yes. 3. Protocols in place... psych docs request i...
  14. Ok. So I have been a nurse (first RN job) little more than 6months. At first my job was a honeymoon-ie: never any complaints, always willing to pitch in and help other shifts, very tolerant of others mistakes on previous shifts that I need to clean/p...
  15. Safety Concern

    I KNOW I am not safe at work. No security and MINIMAL staffing on my shift so all hell breaks loose I am screwed until 911 police show up! Let's just fill EVERY available bed we can though! Doctors arent on my shift either to deal with these severely...