katygw

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1. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

   katygw replied to katygw's topic in Med-Surg

   I’m sorry to hear your med surg experience wasn’t better. It sounds like you made the right move though! Definitely get some good nursing experience under your belt before you go back to school. Having a foundation of nursing knowledge out in the fie...

2. Just started med surg, feeling that it's not for me

   katygw replied to katygw's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello! WOW! what can happen in 9 years! I only ended up staying at that job for 7 months. I haven’t done med surg since and it was what was best for me. I worked in allergy, dermatology, endoscopy, and currently have been in perioperative nursing for...

3. Interested in OR for the future

   katygw replied to katygw's topic in Operating Room

   Hi ButtonNose! since I posted this original thread many things have changed! I just got an offer to work in an allergy office and I am taking it not only to "escape" the floor but also because I think Ill actually be happy there! lol I think I will ...

4. have you been hired on the spot?

   katygw replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

   Ive been fortunate in that its happened to me a couple times. First time for my first nursing job in med surg which I am happily leaving this soon approaching feb 18th after 7 months for an allergy office job I was just offered on the spot for this ...

5. New Grad: I will NEVER put stuff together

   katygw replied to LRC_RN's topic in New Nurse

   Is this a peds floor in a hospital?! and they only give you 12 shifts of orientation? that to me sounds very wrong and just plain unsafe especially if this is in an acute setting. I oriented to my adult med surg floor for about three months...they h...

6. New Grad RN, and I don't like it!

   katygw replied to Evalina's topic in New Nurse

   I feel alot of what has been posted..started on the floor in July...have been on my own for about a month now..trying to stick it out til the 6-8 month mark and looking for an OR opportunity at that time whether it be at my facility or elsewhere. My ...

7. Does it get any better...I HOPE SO

   katygw replied to CrazyCatLadyRN's topic in New Nurse

   yup Im feeling the same things...just got off orientation 3 weeks ago. I trained on a med surg unit with more abdominal stuff, but a good mix of surg and medical and what happens my SECOND week on my own...I get put on our "sister" unit but its not c...

8. Interested in OR for the future

   katygw replied to katygw's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for replying! comforting to know someone out there has felt the same things about MS! lol ultimately if I could hold out til the one year mark on the MS floor thatd be great but we'll see. glad to hear you love the OR, I have a good feeling ab...

9. But what if I just don't LIKE it?

   katygw replied to katygw's topic in Med-Surg

   thank you for the replies! since my message some shifts have been better than others...but I know that will happen with any job...today is my last day of orientation so its going to get even more interesting...I wanna stick it out for a year and move...

10. But what if I just don't LIKE it?

    katygw posted a topic in Med-Surg

    I've been working on a med surg unit since July, about to come off orientation...and I already feel like I know I want to put in the bare minimum (6 months) before I can transfer. The pace is crazy and makes me feel uncomfortable, especially at the s...

11. Interested in OR for the future

    katygw posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello! Im a new grad nurse who started working on a med surg floor this July. While I know my time on the floor will expose me to so many different things I don't think I could handle the stress for years...I want to get my M/S experience and then ...

12. feel like an idiot

    katygw replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the comforting words, didn't sound like my manager wants a drug test...she said to read over the policy and let me preceptor know..but as you said if anything needs to be done I know it's for everyone's safety...as for giving a dropped pil...

13. feel like an idiot

    katygw replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know Im not the only one either, thanks as well lol..yes it's like you described it..I just didn't even think about it because with other pills you dont really think twice (if a vitamin were to fall on the floor..no problem to just throw it a...

14. feel like an idiot

    katygw replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    my manager said to let her know I'll just explain it as I did on this board which is the God's honest truth...I just wasnt expecting the pill to fall so I didnt really think it through and just thought about getting another one...wasnt expecting to ...

15. feel like an idiot

    katygw replied to katygw's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the replies...I realize in the scheme of things there are much more major errors that can be made...I have to mention it to my preceptor and I hope she is okay about it...she's very nice and helpful...honestly my brain just kind of skipped...