nysnurse

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1. Why do so many of you hate working med/surg?

   nysnurse replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in med-surg for the last few months. It's been my first job since nursing school. I have been a paramedic for 7 years so I have interest in critical care medicine. I am doing this for experience to hopefully get to the ICU. I ...

2. New and looking for support

   nysnurse replied to nysnurse's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for reply Tweety - really helped...

3. New and looking for support

   nysnurse replied to nysnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I didn't have much of a choice and I thought the charge nurse wouldn't have suggested it if they didn't think I couldn't have handled it

4. New and looking for support

   nysnurse posted a topic in New Nurse

   :monkeydance: Hi. I am new grad on a med surg unit. This is my first nursing job although I have been a paramedic for 7 yrs. I work 2 nights a week. I got off orientation just 5 weeks ago with a great preceptor. I miss having that support. I w...

5. Has anyone felt like this soon after being off orientation?

   nysnurse replied to hica19's topic in New Nurse

   I hear you. I am 5 weeks off orientatation ( I work 2 nights a week in med-surg) and was told I was ready to float to another floor. Needless to say - I was given 7 pts (3 in isolation, 2 pts on the other side of the unit, 1 a new admit that was ha...