Keri29

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1. Floating non-ICU RN's to ICU!!?

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in Critical

   Do you think there is anything I could do to bring this to the attebtion of hospital supervisors?

2. Floating non-ICU RN's to ICU!!?

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in Critical

   I think being a helper/extra set of hands doing things all nurses should be able to do is a totally different story than being asked to take a team of ICU patients. I would feel comfortable helping out, but not being responsible for a team...

3. Floating non-ICU RN's to ICU!!?

   Keri29 posted a topic in Critical

   Hello fellow nurses! I'm having a hard time understanding why it's okay for my hospital to float med/surge, med/tele, and PCU nurses to ICU to care for ICU patients!? I work for a float pool so all I do is float, to 4 different hospitals. I get calle...

4. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for checking on me! I'm still on the same floor and dealing with the same feelings unfortunately. I've gotten used to the floor a little bit, but still not happy. =/ I just found out I'm pregnant, so now I'm really starting to consider what...

5. Want out of contract

   Keri29 posted a topic in Career Support

   I've posted on this forum before and got a good response, so I thought I'd give it another shot. I'm a new nurse, graduated with my BSN in August 2011. I'm not happy with my current job, which is on a surgical oncology floor located one hour from m...

6. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks everyone! The support and advice is uplifting!

7. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in New Nurse

   NetGlow: That is a good idea...force myself to get out and do things and that will probably keep my mind off of it. I start thinking about having to go back to work like a day before I even have to, so it's a never ending cycle. I really do apprec...

8. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   Keri29 replied to Keri29's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for your advice!

9. Feeling depressed with new job as a nurse...

   Keri29 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated nursing school with my BSN in August of last year, 2011. I applied for many jobs but only got calls from a hospital that is an hour away from where I currently live. I decided to take the job on a surgical oncology PCU floor at this hos...