mellyreid

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1. New to Travel Nursing...need advice!

   mellyreid replied to amanda419's topic in Travel

   I am about to leave for my first travel assignment in DC which I am really excited about. From what I have observed, usually there is a wide variety of places that are offered. In the end I did not get the place that I really wanted because I took to...

2. adult tele rn to picu?

   mellyreid replied to teleRN08's topic in PICU

   When I graduated "they" said you should start out in med surg for a few years and then go for your specialty of choice... So I think you will do well! I went straight to PICU though and I have not once regretted it!

3. Lost two kids yesterday

   mellyreid replied to Double-Helix's topic in PICU

   I still remember the 1st patient I ever lost. She had a real special place in my heart. She suffered from liver failure and the toxins continued to build in her body. When it was time for her to go I was glad to be with her and family. They had signe...

4. Hostile work environment

   mellyreid replied to mellyreid's topic in Relations

   Thank you for the encouragement! I actually moved over 20 hours away from home so I am not able to visit with the family and friends there but that's the great thing about telephones! You definitely labeled the environment correctly... TOXIC.

5. Scared and need advice

   mellyreid replied to J_nicole's topic in General Nursing

   Really the things you mentioned are not things that nurses are regularly exposed to unless you are working in third world countries or an infectious disease floor. There are only things to be worried about like colds, flu and exposure to blood born d...

6. Hostile work environment

   mellyreid posted a topic in Relations

   So I just moved to another state and got a job in an outpatient clinical setting. My background is working in intensive care as a charge nurse for almost four years. As much as the outpatient/clinical setting was different, I have enjoyed the "normal...