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1. Holy Abscess! Not for the faint of heart

   BrandNewbieNurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   necrotizing fasciitis? what is that? it's like some bacteria liquefied the whole thigh!

2. Night Shift For Newbies

   BrandNewbieNurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I love making 11,232 dollars more base pay as a night shifter...that, and not having certain nuisances breathing over my neck!

3. Magazines and Continuing Education for the New Grad Nurse

   BrandNewbieNurse replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in General Nursing

   thanks! good stuff!

4. Magazines and Continuing Education for the New Grad Nurse

   BrandNewbieNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful day wherever you are. I would like to know if you can recommend any nursing magazines or continuing education websites for a brand new nurse. I am so excited to learn as much as I can. Maybe you can r...

5. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

   BrandNewbieNurse replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Relations

   Thanks to everyone who responded! I certainly learned a lot and will apply a lot of the lessons for my future patients! Another preceptor just told me the other night, "Always keep that vitality, sense of urgency, and purity as a new grad. Don't ...

6. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

   BrandNewbieNurse replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in Relations

   Thanks for all the replies so far. I definitely went into this profession with an open heart and open mind. I've run into a handful of jaded nurses and I don't want to end up like that. As far as the above post, I did try that angle as well and I...

7. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

   BrandNewbieNurse posted a topic in Relations

   Hi everyone, So just a little background...just like the name says, I am a brand new nurse. Where I went to school and did my clinicals was a part of the country that didn't have much diversity, so I never ran into patients with Sickle Cell. Where ...

8. Need Your Wisdom and Experience please!

   BrandNewbieNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm a new grad nurse and I just started a job in a big name teaching hospital on a very busy med-surg floor about a month ago. I like it a lot but I honestly don't love it. However, I do everything with a smile and with a sense of urg...

9. How to deal with Negative Nancys?!

   BrandNewbieNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Greetings everyone! First, I just want to thank this site for all the good that it does. I've finally joined but for quite a while now, I've been enjoying the posts and discussions on this site. I wish I knew about this site earlier because it cou...