nygirl1986

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1. ...Then you let it go. That's how you take care of yourself...

   nygirl1986 replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in General Nursing

   omg it's 100% normal....but it shouldn't be!! i'm in the same boat (kinda)....i have been working on a neuro floor since september but just got off my orientation about a month ago. when i first started i would constantly go home and be in bed worr...

2. Instructors/Programs that set you up for failure...

   nygirl1986 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   well....i'm not sure if this is going to come off sounding mean (it's not supposed to) but a lot of people at my college had a similar experience with the majority of my classes. the professor brought up a point that, at the time, sounded a little u...

3. Dilemma I love and hate my job

   nygirl1986 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

   switch to night shift!! i used to work 7am-7pm for my training (i also work on a neuro floor) and there would be days i would go 12 hours without going to the bathroom, eating, or even thinking!! and i know exactly what you mean about the commode/b...

4. Figuring out dose for Rocephin

   nygirl1986 replied to KuteNurse's topic in General Nursing

   can i just say that the best part of this post was the very first line, that the color of your font looked like squash lol i guess i just was not expecting that when i went to read it. so it kinda made my night haha thank you

5. Belly Dancers: appropriate entertainment for LTC residents?

   nygirl1986 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

   I think it would be hilarious, plus something different that I'm sure most of them have never done before. I say go for it. A lot of older people are a little more open minded than we give um credit for!

6. RN"s and LPN's mandated to work as CNA's

   nygirl1986 replied to chili2641's topic in General Nursing

   If I was making almost $30 an hour to do aide duties, I'd be happy as a clam LOL RN pay with no chance of having the drs, families, charge nurses, and whoever else blaming you (the RN) for everything that goes wrong?? Sign me up for that I wish my h...

7. so depressed... seriously feel like it's all over...plz HELP ME

   nygirl1986 replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in New Nurse

   sooo glad to hear things are going better!! and i totally agree with the frost quote....even though it may not always feel like it, we gotta keep reminding ourselves!!!

8. So,which states ARE hiring Nurses?

   nygirl1986 replied to cute-1's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in New York (not city) and I still see openings all the time....I didn't even know they WEREN'T hiring in some states.

9. I am sad, I am numb, am I burned out?

   nygirl1986 replied to gardengal1's topic in General Nursing

   uggh isn't it awful what us nurses have to go through sometimes?? i have never been through a situation like that....but when i was in nursing school i'll never forget, i was taking microbiology over the summer. i worked my butt off for months and ...

10. Cried at Work...& Investigations

    nygirl1986 replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    yeah i agree with the last post! you know you didn't steal the meds or do anything wrong, so don't stress over it! someone obviously is guilty and in the end the truth always comes out! you didn't do anything wrong by having a prn prescription of ...

11. New nurse, Dr's want me to write their Rx's. Is this Normal?

    nygirl1986 replied to jcgrund's topic in New Nurse

    funny you should ask that, a few weeks ago i had a resident who was discharging a patient and he forgot to write one of her scripts, so i had him paged and let him know he needed to come back up the floor and write it out and sign it so she could go ...

12. Am I being snotty?

    nygirl1986 replied to JezzysRN09's topic in New Nurse

    Nope, it's not snotty at all!! I was thinking the same thing....a girl who started at the same time as me has it on her badge...I just havn't been motivated enough to go down to HR and ask them to change mine yet haha

13. so depressed... seriously feel like it's all over...plz HELP ME

    nygirl1986 replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in New Nurse

    uggh i'm so sorry to hear you are having such a difficult time after this first negative job experience! first of all, like many of the other posts have probably already stated, take a deep breath and stop blaming yourself. you are a human, and we ...

14. Who came up with the idea of 12 HOUR SHIFTS?

    nygirl1986 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    ohh i'm sorry to hear that there may be some medical reasoning behind it!! honestly, it might just be a matter of you having to get used to it?? maybe you will love it then! i'd say most people are not used to working 12 hours straight, esp in a h...

15. Who came up with the idea of 12 HOUR SHIFTS?

    nygirl1986 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    i love 12 hour shifts!!! to be honest, the day totally flies by for me, if you get tired throughout the day go to the cafeteria and grab a cup of coffee or something maybe?? i can't see how someone would possibly be less tired having to work 5 days...