nursedani08

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1. What kind of shoes do you wear to work?

   nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in Home Health

   Thank you Libby those look perfect for wearing with black pants or khakis. After working my first week I have now seen that most of the nurses wear scrubs and practical winter boots. I think I can just wear any winter boot so I'm relieved not to have...

2. What kind of shoes do you wear to work?

   nursedani08 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi everyone, I'm starting a new job in home health on Monday. The dress code is business casual and we wear a company (blue) coat over the top. I live in a cold climate so I'm thinking of sweaters with black pants or Khakis. I have no idea what kind ...

3. cleft palate and lip

   nursedani08 replied to jfrydendall's topic in Ambulatory

   I realize it has been over a month since this was posted, how is it going? I have a daughter that was born in august with a cleft lip and palate. We live in upper michigan so we travel to U of M in Ann Arbor for her care.I have found a lot of helpful...

4. quit first RN job after 3 months?

   nursedani08 replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in New Nurse

   I could have posted this myself. I also work night shift on a medical floor with a heavy patient load and we rarely have a CNA to help. To top this off I am 6 months pregnant, and night shift is just about killing me! I have that terrible feeling t...

5. Is working as a new grad in nursing home a bad career move?

   nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

   well I realized part of what I hate about nursing is being treated as a waitress/servant which I think is in part because I work on the medical unit and we are not always staffed with a care aide. It's not that I think I'm too good to do those things...

6. So you don't like Nursing? Let's fix it!

   nursedani08 replied to BusinessGrad's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that patient acuity needs to dictate the nurse to patient ratio. I always feel like I'm behind, and if I have a patient who suddenly requires more attention, I have a difficult time finishing the rest of my assessments and documentation. I wo...

7. Is working as a new grad in nursing home a bad career move?

   nursedani08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm a new RN and I pretty much hate working nights on the medical floor at my local hospital. I always knew I didn't really want to be a floor nurse. I have a hard time dealing with anxiety and I'd much prefer a nice dr. office job or a job in ed...

8. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

   nursedani08 replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

   Oh my god I passed! Hooray! Time for a little Hapy dance

9. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

   nursedani08 replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

   I feel so much better now that I saw a few people posting that they passed with 75 and actually felt good about it after taking the exam. I took my test this morning and it shut off at 75. I felt pretty good about it leaving the exam, especially sin...

10. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    Things are looking up now at least. I've now had a full week of nights down on our Oncology unit.. which got me comfortable with primary nursing for five patients (meaning I am the only nurse for 5 patients) This week I am on the medical unit (still ...

11. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    So my stupid hospital has a policy that you need to wait 3 months to apply for a different shift in your department and 12 months to apply for another department. That makes no sense whatsoever. A person off the street can apply for any job but an em...

12. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    Trouble is so far my colleagues don't seem to understand. I get one half-hour punch out break (and usually feel guilty for taking that) and never really have time for the two paid 15 min breaks I'm supposed to get (even though I'm extra staff). I alw...

13. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nursedani08 replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm a soon to be RN. Actually I'm a graduate nurse at the moment and I'm taking my boards in Feb. (My assistant NM is pushing me to take my boards asap which means less than a month from now when I'm working full time overnights and stressed to...

14. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    nursedani08 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so maybe it's a little early to say... I have only been on the floor for 6 shifts total. I'm a graduate nurse (will be RN) and I work nights on a medical floor. Actually last night was my first night. I had one day shift and four afternoons. I f...

15. The New Grad Delima

    nursedani08 replied to lsvalliant's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm right there with you guys. Only I'm 3 weeks from graduation and I hated my last clinical. I was on the stepdown unit and hated it! I dreaded dealing with mean nurses and doctors and always feeling like I'm not good enough. I currently work at an...