Burnie

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1. Where should you start as a new nurse?

   Burnie replied to moninurse's topic in General Nursing

   Med/Surg definitely. I call it the nurses' internship. You will get a broad experience and it will help you decide where your interest really lies.

2. I p****'ed off a coworker

   Burnie replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

   I agree! Forget it! If you bring it up and clear the air, will she even remember the incident? She may have been involved in something else and wasn't really meaning a huffiness towards you. We all get huffy at one time or another. Patients are ...

3. Career decision -- little or large?

   Burnie replied to lazyrocking's topic in General Nursing

   What are your going to specialize in? Med/Surg nurse practitioner? ER nurse practitioner? I think I would go after whichever one provides the broadest experience closest to the specialty you chose.

4. Need career advice...please help

   Burnie replied to lmolvr's topic in General Nursing

   Assertiveness training would be great. And quit trying to please the other techs! What difference do they make? Concentrate more on your job and less on pleasing the other techs. It is very easy to fall into the "I have to do whatever someone as...

5. New Job Advice

   Burnie replied to mary761's topic in General Nursing

   I'm going to throw in a clincker. I have worked with nursing assistants and nurse techs who came back to the same hospital, same department, etc because they loved working there and knew the staff, had friends, etc. However, the problem that they r...

6. nursing vs. motherhood

   Burnie replied to lesley_girl's topic in General Nursing

   Get your initial schooling out of the way. Work for a year or two and see how it goes. If you want to have babies. Then is the time. I have seen too many young nurses come into the field only to leave it because it is not "what they thought it wo...

7. Question about Jackson Pratt Drains & retention sutures

   Burnie replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I am new to this site and have been reading some interesting comments, stories. I have removed jp drains by order of the physician on several occasions during my career. However, on a personal note - let me warn you to be very careful and exam...