perbd

perbd

home care, med/surg ICU, ER, Hospice

Member
  • Content

    21
  • Visitors

    2,129
  • Followers

    0

About perbd

perbd specializes in home care, med/surg ICU, ER, Hospice.


Graduated from nursing school in 1996 while working full time at a steel plant. Worked in home care for one client from 1998 to 2002. Plant closed in 2009. Took nursing refresher course in 2008. Started in a small community hospital in 12/09.

Latest Activity

  1. Refresher course starts tomorrow

    Wondering how JustKaren2 is doing now. I felt the same way she did when I was hired at a small hospital last December. I took my refresher course in October of 2008. I'm still a nervous wreck! Let me know how you are doing.
  2. Success Returning to Nursing

    Thanks for the response sallyrnrrt. I was originally hired for the ER, but didn't feel that I could handle the fast pace. That is why I transferred to ICU. Everyone told me it would get better, but I felt that I should have had more med/surg experie...
  3. Success Returning to Nursing

    I returned to nursing after many years and I am really having a difficult time with my confidence. I graduated in 1996, worked part time in homecare (1 patient) from 1998 to 2002, and I am now working in the ICU of a small hospital. I took an RN Refr...
  4. Nurses! Have you ever been told to "Just Relax"?

    Thanks Doc Lori RN. This article really hit home for me. I have had my nursing license since 1996, but had minimal nursing experience (homecare for one patient part time for 4 years) when I accepted a job in the ER of a small hospital last December....
  5. "Nancy" and Babs

    This article brought tears to my eyes.
  6. New Nurse Nerves

    Thanks for the feedback. Two very different perspectives. I was told by the other nurses on the unit that the nurse I referred to in my post has two sides to her. None of them want to work with her. She does her best to do as little as possible and ...
  7. New Nurse Nerves

    Well, I need more advice from you all. There ended up being an opening in the ICU, so that is where I have been working since the 3rd week of May. They gave me two weeks of orientation (I had 5 weeks of orientation in ICU prior to going to the ED). I...
  8. ER Orientation - what you should be doing....

    Sounds like you found your niche! Best of luck to you!
  9. ER Orientation - what you should be doing....

    Hi, Thanks for the responses! I talked to my Nurse Manager and explained my concerns about working in the ED. She was very understanding and asked me where I would prefer to work. I told her the ICU would be my first choice, but I'd be willing to w...
  10. New Nurse Nerves

    Thank you for the great advice CFitzRN , but I talked to my nurse manager and told her I don't feel ready to work in the ER at this time. I have been feeling so stressed out just thinking about going to work. In fact, tonight I feel like vomiting thi...
  11. New Nurse Nerves

    Well, I am now going in to my 6th week in the ER. I work three 12 hour shifts per week. I thought it was getting better, but now I'm not so sure. I know it is expected to have good days and bad days. I had a couple of good days, but more are bad. I f...
  12. First year RN Flops. Does it get better?

    I am very fond of the "Nursing Made Incredibly Easy" books. I refer to the Pathophysiology one and the Fluid and Electrolyte one frequently. I also refer to my medication book. When I was in nursing school, I studied with 5 or 6 other students in a s...
  13. HELP!! newgrad newjob subacute dunno what to do

    Hi AB normalRN. I too am new to nursing although not a new grad. I forgot what I learned as well. You have an advantage over me because you just graduated, I graduated 14 years ago. You probably will feel stupid and incompetent at first. I sure do. ...
  14. First year RN Flops. Does it get better?

    This thread is just what I needed to read. I'm in my 3rd week of orientation in the ED after orienting for 2 months on med/surg and 5 weeks in ICU. I told my preceptor on Saturday that I will probably make every mistake there is to make in my first ...
  15. ER Orientation - what you should be doing....

    Thanks an6el177. I'm glad I am in the ED to gain some experience, but I'm afraid I may do something really bad due to my lack of experience. I realize that I am the type of person who likes to have a routine in my life. I'll hang in there for another...