newstudentn09 replied to newstudentn09's topic in New Nurse
I appreciate the responses guys. TCV...I'm supposed to be as independant as possible so I am doing the head to toe, vitals, meds, orders, ADL's, I & O's, and of course charting that and other misc charting, such as education etc. One of my prec...
Hello all! Hoping for some advice!! I am in my 6-7 week of orientation as a new grad on a busy neuro unit in a big hospital in CA. I've had a few different preceptors, one had concerns about me getting the whole picture, another told me I was doin...
I just accepted an RN job on a neuro floor where I currently work, although not in patient care. I had been applying since mid April and after roughly applying for 70 jobs I got my first interview. I was incredibly nervous for the interview and while...
I just accepted an RN job on a neuro floor where I currently work, although not in patient care. I had been applying since mid April and after roughly applying for 70 jobs I got my first interview. I was incredibly nervous for the interview and whi...
newstudentn09 replied to IMOKAY's topic in New Nurse
When I first started applying I only applied for new grad jobs but wasn't getting anywhere and started applying for just about everything. I just got hired for a position that had a requirement of 1yr neuroscience or critical care experience so some...
Hello everyone! I have to do a presentation on, "Refusing assignments when care would be unsafe-does the RN have the right to refuse patient assignments if staffing is poor or if the RN is unprepared? Does facility have the right to force the RN in...
Ok, I just started school but thought about this after I had to take a trip to the ER. I hope this isn't something completely obvious but if it helps someone great. So I had to go to the ER and I ended up needing to have a catheter in. The first l...
Hello! I just started nursing school and have been reading this board for the last month or so. I havn't seen this asked before but I havnt went through all of the messages so forgive me if this has been posted. I need to purchase a drug book, med...