ArtsyCraftsy

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1. Therapeutic communication hindered. . . .

   ArtsyCraftsy posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse, working on a Palliative Care unit where generally the patients don't have long to live. I enjoy my job and especially enjoy therapeutic communication whenever the opportunity presents itself. Oftentimes the patients have a lot on the...

2. Is it ok to say . . .

   ArtsyCraftsy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am a new nurse, have been at my job a couple of months. When I first started out, I was pretty nervous and was not that comfortable talking with the patients. Now that I've been there a while I am really comfortable and relaxed with talking to...

3. Is there anything good that being a nurse has taught you???

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

   We are all equal. Material things do not matter.

4. swabbing off iv ports or saline locks before hooking up fluids

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

   tjnurse67, You said you came here for advice. To do that, I need some more information. You didn't really say much. You said you previously didn't use the alcohol swabs for infection control, but now you do. And you said you reported your errors to i...

5. little clamps on peripheral IVs and PICC lines. . .

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to ArtsyCraftsy's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much to all who replied! Very helpful info and I see I need to find out more about the specific equipment my hospital uses. Thanks again to all!

6. little clamps on peripheral IVs and PICC lines. . .

   ArtsyCraftsy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm a new nurse and am puzzled about those tiny little clamps that are on the peripheral IVs (you know, the ones you slide back & forth to clamp and unclamp) and the ones that are on PICC lines and Central lines (the ones you squeeze...

7. Panel Interview- Your opinion greatly appreciated

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to WindRN's topic in New Nurse

   WindRN, when I had 2 new grad interviews earlier this year, I felt afterwards like I bombed some of the questions . . . . but guess what, I got offers from both. I just got the feeling that they understand you are nervous, and are not expecting neces...

8. Need your advice, please, about new grad job

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to ArtsyCraftsy's topic in New Nurse

   To Reg.nurse - thanks for your input about the VA. I had an interview with 2 managers, then one month later I got a call from the nurse recruiter, giving me a "tentative offer of employment". When I asked what they meant, she explained that I had to ...

9. Preceptor gift

   ArtsyCraftsy replied to stumaxtan's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a female who had a male preceptor and at the end I gave him a gift card from his favorite restaurant. I had asked the other nurses for advice and that's what they suggested--he loved it. I also gave him a nice thankyou card. You might consider as...

10. Need your advice, please, about new grad job

    ArtsyCraftsy replied to ArtsyCraftsy's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks to everyone who has replied so far...I guess I should have explained that job #2 is at the VA hospital and their hiring process can take a long time. I was there last week for my pre-employment physical and the nurse recruiter said they defini...

11. Need your advice, please, about new grad job

    ArtsyCraftsy posted a topic in New Nurse

    I am a recent new grad and accepted the first job offer I got because I'd heard new jobs were hard to find. I did my senior practicum at this hospital. I know this job will be stressful for me because I don't catch on to things right away and it is a...