910hope

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1. "Fighting" Cancer

   910hope replied to My3GuysinVA's topic in Oncology

   Jess (and everyone else)--- I appreciate your beautiful words and totally agree...I cried while reading it. Thank you for saying it like it is.

2. *Easy* things I just hate doing

   910hope replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

   *Hunting down more isolation gowns 3 times in one shift. Grrr. Then hunting for more masks. *Dilaudid q 2hrs. ("is it time for my Dilaudid yet??!!) Get the patient on a PCA already. *Getting Stool samples *Accuchecks with the patient that says "I'm g...

3. How far do you drive for work?

   910hope replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

   I drive one hour each way to work (12 hour shifts) and I hate my commute...especially the long drive home. The worst part? If you want to work consecutive days it means less and less sleep during those days. I'm new...I often finish late...get home a...

4. what would you do if you got cancer?

   910hope replied to Leelee2's topic in Oncology

   Thank you for sharing your experience and your strength. Very inspirational! And Congrats on your new job in Oncology.

5. Lost My First Patient Today

   910hope replied to cakegirl's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new grad working in an Onc unit and i'm starting to feel that I need to find a way to process the grief i feel. over several admissions in and out of our unit i got attached to a patient and her family too. when i met her a few months ago she ...

6. Does it get better?

   910hope replied to newSN's topic in New Nurse

   Hey! I know what you're going thru...the accelerated BSN is fast-paced and an overwhelming amount of stuff thrown at you at once...especially the first two semesters. And I hated the first month in the hospital...the smells, the poop, the feeling of ...

7. Getting the CNAs to see priorities

   910hope replied to BonnieSc's topic in Med-Surg

   Hello All, I have the same problem and I don't know what to do about it...it's very frustrating to realize that patient care could be so much better with cooperation and teamwork from our CNAs...burn out is dangerous for the patients.

8. LTC in Charge of 35. Helpful advice?

   910hope replied to hcrabby's topic in Geriatric

   I'm a RN new grad, worked at a SNF, assigned to 32 patients, and I tried very, very hard to make it work. The nurses training me hinted that I needed to take shortcuts to do the med pass in time. I told them no, I'm going to do it right (take BP befo...

9. New Grad SNF work... I am just exhausted and shocked

   910hope replied to Bre14's topic in New Nurse

   How many patients will you have? And how many of those are rehab nursing/skilled...straight out of the local hospital?

10. USC university hospital NEW grad residency

    910hope replied to rdivate's topic in California

    Thanks for the info. Now I know the wait is over. No, didn't get an offer.

11. USC university hospital NEW grad residency

    910hope replied to rdivate's topic in California

    Ohhh, the wait is getting harder as we get closer...hope we find out before 24th but if not that's coming up soon. All I want for Christmas...pleeze Santa. :)

12. Staying late to complete your work

    910hope replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad (with no prior experience) in a SNF...assigned to 30 patients...about 12 of them recent admits from the hospital with more pain, breathing Txs, etc. than the others. I was on orientation for about a dozen days during the last month and...

13. New Grad SNF work... I am just exhausted and shocked

    910hope replied to Bre14's topic in New Nurse

    sclpn, I had a short SNF rotation during nursing school at a public SNF...as a new grad I'm working at a for-profit SNF where the staffing ratio is a lot different and there's little to no equipment...no V/S machines, etc. But I am learning to prior...

14. SNF questions to ask

    910hope replied to mlok's topic in Geriatric

    Thank you, thank you SouthernBeegirl for your advice and encouragement. It helps a ton!! Nothing like Southern hospitality! I will try my best to not be so hard on myself at work and make a list of things I've learned so far. And what you wrote about...

15. SNF questions to ask

    910hope replied to mlok's topic in Geriatric

    I hope so...I have never felt like such a failure on a daily basis in a new job...a new grad...32 patients---combo of the transfers from the local hospital, the rehab patients, and the long term, severe dementia combative spitting-meds-out patients. ...