maluangel118

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1. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

   maluangel118 replied to intothemoon's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've been reading the posts that have been put up since the last time I posted. It's been 4 years now, and I'm still unhappy with nursing. Now it's even more about the direction that nursing is...

2. How did you react to your first code?

   maluangel118 replied to AZcardiacRN's topic in General Nursing

   How did I react? I didn't. I believe I froze and stood there watching everyone else around me. When you don't have the experience, you don't really know what to do. I suggest watching a few codes...

3. Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

   maluangel118 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

   I have called in before, but I also did go one time with no sleep and worked 12 hours like a champ....it was weird...like the lack of sleep made me more paranoid of making a mistake that I was more...

4. Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

   maluangel118 replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

   Touchy touchy...man. Ok so I work dayshift in the NICU. There are usually more orders during the day in our unit (even nightshift staff members have said so). However, nightshift staff have to hang...

5. Are 12 hour shifts safe?

   maluangel118 replied to psychnurse1998's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I've been working 12 hour shifts for 3 years now, and I think they're great. I only have to work 3 days a week. Besides, I agree that I think I would be rushed if it was only an 8 hour shift, which...

6. Docs yelling at nurses....

   maluangel118 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

   I simply don't react when a doc gets rude with me. It's happened on a few occassions. I state my peace, maintain the professionalism, and ignore the

7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   maluangel118 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have had a mother say the O2 Stat thing, but an RT saying that is really unacceptable! I usually correct the person though whoever it is and follow it up with a smile so they don't get

8. My two least favorite words

   maluangel118 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

   hmm....one word that annoys me at times - "STAT" A sentence that annoys me "Oh, just ask the nurse to do

9. What nursing school did everyone attend?

   maluangel118 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

   I went to SFA in Nac! Axe em'

10. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    maluangel118 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "I wanted to help people" haha Isn't that the cliche

11. things friends/neighbors have asked you "because you are a nurse"

    maluangel118 replied to aloevera's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm lucky. No one has actually hit me up for advice on anything gruesome yet.

12. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

    maluangel118 replied to intothemoon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh and I do agree that nurses do end up being responsible for random things that you might not have thought to be part of the job description. It seems like everyone keeps putting more and more...

13. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

    maluangel118 replied to intothemoon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's a question I struggle with a lot actually. I've been a NICU nurse for 3 years now. Some days are better than others. Some days you get so frustrated that you want to just leave. But I remind...

14. Who is in Nursing for the money?

    maluangel118 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you can really be a nurse if you're only in it for the money. If money is what you're looking for, you would be doing business...trying to become the next Trump. Nursing is about...

15. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    maluangel118 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    haha