owlRN01

owlRN01

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Someday Certified Nurse Midwife :)

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  1. Can't stop dreaming about work...when will it end??

    I am 4 months in and I wake up in the middle of the day after sleeping and think that I fell asleep at work...then I start to wonder who is taking care of my patients and i get nervous because I haven't assessed them yet. I think all of this while in...
  2. How long until you felt comfortable/ confident at work?

    I have heard from many nurses that 6 months to a year gets you feeling comfortable witht the basics. Beyond that a few more years get's you at the point where you feel like you are a good nurse. I am only 7 weeks into my preceptorship and the eighth ...
  3. I ended up working with PSA for about 6 weeks. About 2 weeks into it I landed a job at a childrens hospital and decided not to continue with PSA. I was not that comfortable in the home as a new grad with no one to turn to with my questions. It was a ...
  4. Wanting to work at Children's Hospital

    May sound crazy, but I worked in peds home health for a month and through that time was applying for jobs at a local childrens hospital. I got a call back from the childrens hospital after putting my current job on my resume and writing about some of...
  5. New Grad RN Angst

    I feel that exact same way! Great post :) I can't wait until I feel more comfortable with the job!
  6. How long was your orientation

    I'm a new grad working in PCU and eventually cross training in PICU. I was told that 6-8 weeks was the norm for PCU but I could have more if I needed it. The new grad PICU nurses get 6 months of training. I have only been on orientation for 3 weeks a...
  7. At what point should you add a job to your resume?

    I put my first nursing job on my resume immediatly and got a call from a hospital for a full time position just a few weeks later. I think that first job is what helped me land this one. Truth is, I did feel kinda silly putting it on there when I had...
  8. PDN is killing me!

    I also did private duty after graduation because I could not find a job in the hospital. I hated private duty but I had bills to pay and I wanted a nursing job. I kept applying to hospitals and once I had a little experience I put that on my resume. ...
  9. new grad!

    That's great that they don't just throw you in. I did orient a couple days with other nurses at one house but then they started to want to send me all over the place without any direction or orientation. It would have even been nice had another nurs...
  10. new grad!

    Hey! How long have you been taking cases? What are your kids (or adults) like? I also did this as a new grad but I got simple kids with g-tubes and such. When they tried to send me somewhere without an orientation with another nurse I told them no. T...
  11. Job Uncertainty, help!

    If anything, I think I would be more comfortable to talk with someone I know personally about something like this. I know she is your boss but she is human too. I am sure you are not the first nurse to have issues like this in oncology. I don't prete...
  12. Books: keep'em or sell'em

    I kept my Fundamentals book but I have found that I never ever use it for information. I wish I would have sold it. However, I have found my Med Surg book to be invaluable... I always look up stuff in that book. I am a new grad and I still use my boo...
  13. New grad nightmare...

    I am so sorry that you have to put up with a place like this. I also feel for the patients... I have never worked in LTC but as a recent grad I know how tough the job market is and I agree someone will be ready and willing to take your place. I would...
  14. Dumb Question

    Sorry my answer looks all crazy I copied and pasted it from Word.
  15. Dumb Question

    Of course ask about things you don't understand but also ask things like... 1) How do we prepare a room for new admits based on acuity of pt? 2) What is the admit process? What is my role? 3) Where can I find resources such as drug gui...