ladydame

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1. What should I do?

   ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

   I've just never been so torn. I know the charge position will be stressful, but I realized I left the hospital to put up with the same bullsh** I do at the office and all I because I wanted Christmas and Thanksgiving off. I realized last night that...

2. What should I do?

   ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

   I know I should take the new job, but it's one I left as a floor nurse. No I really don't want to work holidays or evenings whenever I have children, but plenty of nurses make it work. My husband just ended his term of service in the army and is go...

3. What should I do?

   ladydame posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, I need all the help I can get right now. I'm currently working in a doctor's office (cardiology) M-TH 8-5:30 and Fri 8-11:30am. My hours never are really that due to my doctor working on his own schedule. i have a BSN as well. The office r...

4. Need some help ASAP!!!!

   ladydame posted a topic in Forensic

   i'm currently an rn who is seeking sane certification/training. the local hospital has stated for me to draw up a proposal for working with them with this certification. they want to know what my expectations with call and pay would be. my questio...

5. What to do in a code situation

   ladydame posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a huge question. We had a code in our office earlier in the week. Several things went wrong, but I have a question as to who is to chart what. First, should I call the nursing board in my state to find a definitive answer? here's my situat...

6. What should I do?

   ladydame posted a topic in General Nursing

   I thought I would get a collective opinion on what my next move regarding my nursing career should be. Thanks for any advice. I signed a contract back in March for 2 years with my current hospital. I love the hospital, BUT........ don't really care...

7. Will I ever be fast enough?

   ladydame posted a topic in Emergency

   I'm doing a RN residency program where I rotate throughout certain floors of the hospital. Right now I'm in the ED and like it (still trying to find "my place") but feel like a turtle down there. I've only been there two days and managed to swim in...

8. Hi

   ladydame replied to Erica1019's topic in New Nurse

   The fact that you as a nurse are now responsible and don't necessarily fall back on your instructor/preceptor as being the soul responsible one. That's a hard thing I've figured out.

9. Were you scared of needles or blood?

   ladydame replied to justrose79's topic in New Nurse

   I still have a hard time with feces and vomit. I think you start to develop a tolerance. I use to have to leave the room and dry heave when I encountered feces, now I manage to deal with, my stomach still turns, but I'm getting a lot better.

10. Finding yourself as a nurse

    ladydame posted a topic in New Nurse

    How did everyone find out what type of nurse they were and wanted to be. I'm starting a residency program next week where I try out three different units and I have absolutely no idea what type of nursing I want to do. I know I don't want NICU, ICU...

11. Need some support

    ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in New Nurse

    NurseEcho............thanks for worrying, but I've been depressed and treated and this was totally different. In fact this situation wasn't even similar. I wasn't happy with that job!!! I quit yesterday. I have to fill out a resignation form som...

12. Need some support

    ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in New Nurse

    GREAT NEWS!!!! I just came from the local hospital which is 5 min. from my house, they interviewed me, offered me the job, and said they would pay all $5000.00 of my contract and I can start Monday. This hospital has a residency program where I rot...

13. Need some support

    ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in New Nurse

    I have plenty of support from my fiance, friends, and family, and even my preceptor. I don't like having the 1 hour commute, and I just simply don't like the unit. I want something I can interact with my patients and their families. I did a med-su...

14. Need some support

    ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in New Nurse

    I don't think it's the hospital setting. I enjoy being in a hospital and want to work at one no more than 15 miles from my house. By the time I get up, commute, get report, commute home I've just put in a decent 14-15 hour day. I can't do it. I c...

15. Need some support

    ladydame replied to ladydame's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you DidiRN. My fiance stated that he would support me in whatever I chose to do, he just wants me to be happy and love what I'm doing. Which I do love being a nurse. I don't want others.....ie mom&dad to think I'm a quitter, which techin...