gratzey

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1. Many New Grads......

   gratzey replied to Weebee's topic in General Nursing

   I totally agree with your statement about eating our young. I've been an RN for 22 yrs, part as a 2 yr RN, the rest as a BSN. Just as in any other profession, there are some nasty people to deal with, some competitive, some not wanting you to succe...

2. New Grad - ICU or L&D

   gratzey replied to wobbles007's topic in General Nursing

   I was an ICU RN for 13 yrs in a very demanding unit. It is really best to start out with some general medical surgical experience for both of these specialties. It helps with your organizational skills and with your assessment skills. Good basic k...

3. Who else is a 2-year RN new grad at a Magnet Hospital??

   gratzey replied to indreams84's topic in General Nursing

   I've been an RN at a Magnet hospital for the past 22 yrs, started out as a 2 yr RN. 13 yrs in a med/surg transplant ICU taught me to ask questions and more questions..I was precepting a 4 yr RN who asked..."How did you get to know all that you do, w...

4. The Patient I Failed

   gratzey replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Relations

   I had to leave ICU nursing because of situations like this, it was just too depressing! Living wills are only as good as the family you have following them or not in this case. This also just happened to my best friends father. He had a thoracic a...