mazzy6311

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1. New Nurse Anxiety

   mazzy6311 replied to mazzy6311's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you very much for replying. Good luck to you too, and many good nights instead of bad ones.

2. New Nurse Anxiety

   mazzy6311 replied to mazzy6311's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Cheribaby for the kind words. It helps to hear it coming from someone with more experience than me. You are very nice and I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

3. New Nurse Anxiety

   mazzy6311 replied to mazzy6311's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. It really helps to know I am not alone. I wish you good luck with your nursing, and many more good nights than bad ones.

4. New Nurse Anxiety

   mazzy6311 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi. I am a new nurse, only working since March. I just finished orientation the end of May and am now taking my own district of patients. When I get to work and before work I feel so anxious. Once I am there and moving I start to feel a little better...

5. silly nursing question, hope u can answer it...

   mazzy6311 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am a new nurse (grad may 08) and only working 3 months. We never had to do NG tubes to eachother. We never even practiced on a dummy. Good luck to you in nursing school and in the future.

6. Unsafe Nurse-to-Patient Ratio

   mazzy6311 replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes on my unit people can get up to 13-14 patients. So far the max I'v had is 12 which is still ridiculously overwhelming! I hate when that happens! I can have up to 8 and be comfortable, any more than 8 and it's hard for me to handle.

7. 6 mos. now, ready to give it up!

   mazzy6311 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in New Nurse

   I took a job on tele doing days. I wish I had done nights for all of the reasons you stated. It's much easier for a new nurse to learn how to be a nurse at night than on days.

8. 6 mos. now, ready to give it up!

   mazzy6311 replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in New Nurse

   First off, you don't sound like a flake at all! I know how harrowing telemetry can be. I am a new grad. Started on a tele floor which i think was a horrid mistake. All I wanted to do was care for my pt's and be a good nurse, but my floor was so ...

9. New Grads and Home Care?

   mazzy6311 replied to mazzy6311's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you so much. That is really helpful.

10. New Grads and Home Care?

    mazzy6311 posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi everyone. I am a brand new RN, graduated May 08 and started working on a telemetry floor. I was only there two months, most of which was spent in classes, not on the floor. Long story short, I ended up resigning because I was completely overwhe...