3KittiesRN replied to sboettcher's topic in Ob/Gyn
Having worked med/surg for a number of years, I got burnt out. I have found a new love for nursing now that I am an L&D nurse . Been doing it for about a year now. What gets me through is knowing that I am working with seasoned nurses I can rely ...
Thanks so much everyone for all of your wonderful replies! I am glad to know that it has been done before! I am going back to work in less thank 2 weeks and am very much dreading it. But I know that I am going to make breastfeeding work. Thanks ladie...
Hello there fellow nurses! I have been away from these forums for a long time! But i am back now! =) I gave birth to the most amazing baby boy 8 weeks ago. I go back to work at 20 weeks to a busy med/surg floor. (12 hr nights) My question is for moth...
3KittiesRN replied to nynewrn's topic in California
Congrats on the new job!! Your current nursing textbook (med/surg) is a great resource as well as your NCLEX study books. I started in med/surg as a new grad also. You are going to learn so much. The most important thing you will learn is TIME MANAGE...
Hello fellow nurses! I want to move back home to the Bay Area where all of my family lives. I was born and raised in the Bay Area. After nursing school (graduated in 2008), I landed a job on a Med/Surg unit VERY FAR away. I have been there for almost...
3KittiesRN replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing
You did everything right. You recognized your error and took responsibility for it. I know it is hard not to beat yourself up about it. Every nurse has made a med error, and if they say otherwise they are either lying or never realized it! =) Luckily...
As I browse through job postings I sometimes see under Schedule: Short Hour. Instead of part-time, full-time or Per Diem. What is working short hour? Thanks!
3KittiesRN replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing
Med/Surg nurse here! With a whopping 1 year of experience! LOL I love med/surg because you get a variety of patients, you learn something new everyday, and like another poster said...we use a lot of our nursing SKILLS. I chose med/surg after graduati...
Hello everyone! My little sister has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she is very young. She has stage two non-gestational choriocarcinoma of the ovary. Does anyone know of any good websites to find information on this type of cancer? When ...
Good lord! That is a lot of medical/tele patients. Were you taking care of that many patients recently or was that a long long time ago? The most I have ever taken care of by myself were 5 because it's the law! Med/surg patients that is.
3KittiesRN replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing
I second this!! For example tonight at work someone brought the nurses a whole bunch of candy, gummy worms, chocolate raisins etc. It was the end of the night and I needed sugar so I gobbled them up!! Another example is when I left this morning there...
Hi everyone! Sorry is this has been asked before but here goes... I have always had a passion to work in Oncology. I know that it is a difficult area of nursing to work in but I find myself drawn to this area. Some of my most favorite patients have b...
Hi there!! Here is my $0.02... I am a new nurse. I know it may sound cliche but... nursing does take a special kind of person. If you were to change majors to nursing you would need to start off with completing your nursing school pre-requisites. The...
Hi there! I graduated in the Bay Area in May 2008. Me and many of my classmates had difficulty finding jobs. However, I do know for sure that some hospitals are starting their new grad programs soon (Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley and San Leand...