mountainjc

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1. Nursing intuition

   mountainjc posted a topic in General Nursing

   When did it show up? How did I develop this? I'm not sure. I am a year out of nursing school working on a very busy cardio-renal-pulmonary unit. We see basically everything. Maybe I developed this from my other experienced co workers? Subconsciously...

2. Gift for a pt

   mountainjc posted a topic in Relations

   giving a gift to a patient is unprofessional I understand. But what if you are trying to let them know that people do care about them? I have a patient that has been there for a month and will be for at least two more weeks and they said no one visit...

3. First Job As A Nurse! HELP!

   mountainjc replied to mountainjc's topic in New Nurse

   I did say this to him," Do you honestly like working here?". He replied," honestly, yes. I wouldn't have stayed so long if I didn't." So that answer is what is making think I should go for it. Also a lot of my fellow classmates said they really enjo...

4. First Job As A Nurse! HELP!

   mountainjc replied to mountainjc's topic in New Nurse

   It's a step-down unit, he didn't say how frequently that happened. So i'm hoping that maybe that was just a really bad day where everyone called in and their was no one able to float.

5. First Job As A Nurse! HELP!

   mountainjc replied to mountainjc's topic in New Nurse

   I spoke briefly with a nurse that has worked there for 10 years and he said he has taken on up to 12 patients.

6. First Job As A Nurse! HELP!

   mountainjc posted a topic in New Nurse

   The only job offer I have is from a very nice hospital. They have excellent benefits and the nurse manger is such a sweet heart. I have a few issues however, for one they offered me $18.10 an hour. Is this too low for a new grad nurse? Also they only...

7. a wannabe nurse with a fainting problem

   mountainjc replied to mountainjc's topic in General Students

   I posted this before I started nursing school. Now I am in my final semester and I no longer have the fainting problem! I still don't like shots but I don't hit the floor when I get one so I would call that an improvement! So if anyone wants to go in...

8. Student nurse in the Lions den

   mountainjc posted a topic in Critical

   I'm a RN student in my final semester for my ASN. This semester we are doing our preceptorships. I am so excited because I got my first choice and dream job the ICU! I'm also really nervous because we haven't had any clinicals in a critical setting s...

9. a wannabe nurse with a fainting problem

   mountainjc replied to mountainjc's topic in General Students

   Yesss! I feel like you described it exactly! Im not particularly scared of getting my blood taken. Itso like one minute I'm sitting there fine and the next I'm seeing tunnel vision and my hands are clammy. It's not everyone else's blood that bothers ...

10. a wannabe nurse with a fainting problem

    mountainjc posted a topic in General Students

    I have cleaned up (lots of) blood. However, when I get my blood taken, finger pricked, stub my toe and it starts bleeding, I instantly pass out. Every single time. This wouldn't really be a problem if I didn't want to be a nurse sooo badly! I have ho...