NurseyNursington

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1. Preparing to apply to medsurg/ER positions

   NurseyNursington replied to rgb1127's topic in New Nurse

   I'm not trying to crush your spirit here, but you should really consider Med/Surg first before ED. You've only been a nurse since late 2014 and from what I'm reading you don't have any floor nursing experience. Coming into floor nursing in the ED i...

2. Major Dilemma

   NurseyNursington replied to armygirl2013's topic in New Nurse

   Agreed. If you're heart is in school nursing, you kind of answered your own question. Apply for the job and then go PRN at the position you were hired for now if you get the school gig.

3. Hilarious Conversation with a Patient

   NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

   Omg these are hilarious. You guys all made my very long shift last night entertaining.

4. What can I do while in nursing school to increase my chances of getting hired?

   NurseyNursington replied to fatrabbit's topic in New Nurse

   Definitely get certified as a CNA and try to get a job in a hospital. Nearly all my classmates who were CNA's at hospitals during nursing school were offered RN jobs after graduation.

5. Hilarious Conversation with a Patient

   NurseyNursington posted a topic in New Nurse

   My floor tends to get a lot of older adults with either confusion from a UTI or dementia. Often they are my favorite patients because while confused, they're usually sweet and pretty funny. I've had some really confused patients tell me hilarious th...

6. Is it appropriate to ask for a raise in new department?

   NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

   Well, that was my assumption, but I thought I'd run it by all of you. I agree that it never hurts to ask, but it was a "what if" scenario anyway. Thanks guys!

7. Is it appropriate to ask for a raise in new department?

   NurseyNursington posted a topic in New Nurse

   I've been on my Med/Surg floor for 7 months now, and a nurse for 9 months. I figured out pretty quickly that Med/Surg isn't for me. It's not that I hate my job, because I don't, I just know I want something different. Recently a NICU job opened u...

8. First Med Error... Learned Big Lesson

   NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks everyone. I'm trying not to beat myself up about it too much, but I did learn a great deal from the situation and how I'll handle things differently next time. And I do have a great supportive team who have always been at my side when I need...

9. First Med Error... Learned Big Lesson

   NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

   I definitely do my own glucose checks, even though some of the techs can take them, it's something I don't trust anyone else with. The vitals have been a problem in the past, especially since the techs hand write the results on a piece of paper and ...

10. First Med Error... Learned Big Lesson

    NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

    To be honest, if I actually had the time I'd be doing my own vitals. However, when I start the night with six patients, and one hour to finish my med pass and assessments it makes it incredibly difficult. To make it worse, we only have two vitals c...

11. First Med Error... Learned Big Lesson

    NurseyNursington posted a topic in New Nurse

    Well, I had my first med error this last week. I'm super careful with medication, but what's so frustrating is that this error was 100% avoidable. I learned a valuable lesson about who you trust in delegation and how I'm ultimately responsible in t...

12. options before relocating?

    NurseyNursington replied to kidnurse07's topic in New Nurse

    I feel your frustration... this was the boat I was in this last Summer. While I ended up choosing relocation to have a better chance, it may not be 100% necessary to pack up and move on in a large job market. What type of jobs are you applying for...

13. First RN job offer - assisted living. Will it kill my career?

    NurseyNursington replied to AngelMama's topic in New Nurse

    Well, it depends what type of experience you want. What is your overall goal? If you want to work as an ICU or ED nurse, this may not be the best idea to gain skills. When I was in nursing school I had a clinical instructor who always told us that...

14. Another nurse tried to get me in trouble

    NurseyNursington replied to NurseyNursington's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you everyone for really making me feel better. I agree that the entire situation was just a mess and shouldn't have happened anywhere like it did. Thankfully the Administrator said she's uninterested in pursuing it further (as in the nurse's ...

15. Another nurse tried to get me in trouble

    NurseyNursington posted a topic in New Nurse

    Today I feel like I'm still in high school after another nurse deliberately tried to get me in trouble with the Administrator of the hospital. Here's the situation... I work on a Med-Surg floor, and had a fairly light load with five patients. One ...