nrssandyb

nrssandyb specializes in Ortho, Peds, ER, MS.

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1. What Keeps Me Coming Back

   nrssandyb replied to Elvish's topic in NICU

   I've been a nurse A LONG time. That's a beautifully written post and sums it up for me! I keep coming back because of the way pt's touch ME. All the while, they are saying I touched THEM. I just do the best I can for my pt's and advocate as if the...

2. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

   nrssandyb replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

   In any supervisory position you should be competent to perform all aspects of the job you are supervising. That is true in nursing as well as any other "charge" role. My hospital hired several newbies to different roles and one being NM. In additi...

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   nrssandyb replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a ped nurse in a childrens hospital in Ga. We get very close to our chronically ill children. There was one boy I was giving care to who had ALL and had slipped out of remission. He was doing well with his therapy for the most part, no...

4. Anyone ever take NCLEX right after school & no extra studying? And Pass?

   nrssandyb replied to happygrad06's topic in NCLEX

   If you don't know it now, super cramming ain't gonna give it to you. I worked as a graduate nurse for one month (1991) then took it and passed with no additional study time;. Just couldn't make myself do it. Anxiety is probably you worst enemy wh...