JesiD

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1. New nurse in ICU...help!

   JesiD replied to JesiD's topic in Critical

   Wow...what a couple of years make. Lol UPDATE: I'm still in ICU but I have changed hospitals. I'm in a ICU with higher acuity, which is great for learning but my stress level is higher. Different drips, nerve-blocking agents, CRRT, Swans, etc. all l...

2. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

   JesiD replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

   I came across your post on FB. Even though I am an adult ICU RN, I can completely relate to this post. I just finished my first year in ICU and I still struggle some days. I love what I do. I find it challenging, overwhelming at times, but I love the...

3. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

   JesiD replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

   . Thanks!

4. "Reality" show about nurses begins Thursday....

   JesiD replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

5. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

   JesiD replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

   I am upset about this show and it's portrayal of nurses and traveling nursing. It makes us look like we are unprofessional nit-wits that get drunk all the time and just party. I agree that nurses are entitled to their personal lives and to live it up...

6. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

   JesiD replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

   I noticed that too. I recall seeing one a month before the show aired.

7. New nurse in ICU...help!

   JesiD replied to JesiD's topic in Critical

   I thank all of you for your support and advice. I have switched to nights, the shift I was hired for, and I love it now. I have won over the nurses that ate me alive. One if them oriented me to night shift and i was able to gain her confidence. The ...

8. New nurse in ICU...help!

   JesiD posted a topic in Critical

   I have been on AN since nursing school and now I am in a new grad program in ICU/CCU. I am brand-sinking-new. This is my first nursing job and I find myself in the front lines. ICU/CCU was my ultimate goal. I thought after a couple of years of exper...

9. Lack of confidence

   JesiD replied to fredafrals1224's topic in Stress 101

   Let me suggest something. I was having test anxiety and one of my friend who was in a MSW program had me try something to help my confidence. I had to write down 3 examples of how I accomplished or overcame in nursing school or college. It worked to...