Newgrad_STAT

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1. Most stressful and least stressful nursing specialty in the hospital?

   Newgrad_STAT replied to Donnuh's topic in General Nursing

   I float around so... I've been to pretty much every floor personally I found the busiest to be a short staffed medicine floor, an express unit and sometimes the cardiac floors (eventhough 9/10 they're my fav) The slowest would DEFINITLEY have to be ...

2. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

   Newgrad_STAT replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

   I don't mind it. Sometimes it can be fun. I'm working nights Christmas Eve and Christmas day... which will be a pretty nice increase on my next pay (double time and half + nights premiums) I don't have kids or anything like that. Just my mom and my c...

3. Stuttering Stupid Nurse

   Newgrad_STAT replied to pearlgarden's topic in Relations

   OH MAN!! I stutter and have stuttered my whole life. I wish I could have out grew it like some other people... but no such luck. I'm also a new nurse and I work on the float pool team for a large trauma hospital... so I float to all different floors:...

4. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

   Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

   LOL... well I'm going back to the Gi surgical floor again tonight. Hoping things run a little smoother and I get a chance to take somewhat of a break and give a decent report.

5. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

   Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't mean that in general... I meant giving report on that floor. I was unfamiliar with their terminology and honestly did not have as much time as I would have liked to do a bit of background reading and give a thorough report. We were swamped.

6. *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

   Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently finished 2+ months of orientation/precepted shifts for a full-time float pool position at a great trauma hospital, I have been through MANY different preceptors, picked up a few tips and tricks and learned to roll with the bunches. I ...

7. Anyone else the QUIET nurse?

   Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in New Nurse

   New nurse here... started my orientation on a medical floor. (I'm part of a float team so I will be floating to all different floors areas). The first day went alright- my preceptor wasn't bad... I thought she would have shown me a bit more but oh we...

8. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

   Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Relations

   She asked me... I never said I did. I documented on the residents I personally dealt with. I spoke with the DON.. she was very understanding and I told her honestly I have no idea what happened with the count. (it was the only mistake) She said she w...

9. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

   Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Relations

   Thank you for the quick reply. I need sleep and I'm up stressing- wish I had someone to talk too about this. I have no idea where the missing 2 tylenol 3s (one package/bubble) went and I honestly should not have done the shift.... I was exhausted, dr...

10. Lazy nurse... I can't take it anymore...!!!

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in Relations

    i know it's long... please bare with me I am currently casual at a LTC facility. The orientation was 5 shifts... lol no previous LTC experience. Anyways, I've been on my own for about 4 shifts so far and I ve really enjoyed my last 7-7 day shift. I...

11. How do I tell them I have a job somewhere else?

    Newgrad_STAT replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in Career Support

    Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll let them know about the f/t position and that I'd still like to keep the occassional shift. But I really want to focus on the hospital position but don't want to burn any bridges. :)

12. How do I tell them I have a job somewhere else?

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in Career Support

    A little background: I just finished orientation at a LTC facility... the facility is nice. Some of the staff are nice...others were quite bad orientators. I had a total of 5 shifts for orientation... and this is my first time ever in LTC. I'm casual...

13. How to stay healthy on nights? I don't want to pack on the pounds.

    Newgrad_STAT posted a topic in General Nursing

    I tend to be the type that likes to snack at night... which is why it's best for me to get to bed at a decent time so the eating stops lol Anyways, I've lost 50 + lbs by watching my calories and intense workouts 7 days a week. I've become a fitness j...

14. New grad nursing job question

    Newgrad_STAT replied to mikala3's topic in New Nurse

    Have you been offered the job at the psych hospital? It will definitely Help... how would it hinder? lol You'll gain experience... might not be "acute care" but it is definitely nursing experience aside from just your clinicals. Be thankful for that....

15. New Grad RN

    Newgrad_STAT replied to nanaz25's topic in New Nurse

    I've been in your shoes and as of lately things have been REALLY working in my favor. I'm not one for home health... I don't know if I would be able to just go into someone's home... and definitely not as a new grad where you're not a 100% confident ...