I work on a neuro RNF and based on what we send to ICU and stepdown and what we receive from them, neuro is no joke, it's stressful, a neuro assessment can change in seconds and when it happens to...
I know how difficult it can be to have your first job, I also started at an LTC. I quickly realized how busy the day shift was and how overwhelmed I was. I switched to nights. I dreaded having to stay...
We also use Morse scale, it is also our unit policy to put a bed alarm on every new admission for the first 24 hours regardless of their condition. The unit I work on is neurology and most pts are at...
fmxkrazyone replied to ISeeYouNurse13's topic in General Nursing
My first job after passing NCLEX was at an LTC, I got 6 shifts of orientation and had 20-30 pts per shift to pass meds, do dressing changes, give treatments to and keep safe on night shift. I'll...
fmxkrazyone replied to SamRNmedic's topic in Ohio University
I'll be there as well. I'm taking stats with it the first 5 weeks, I'm hoping the first few weeks of business comm. are not that busy so I can focus on stats. Thankfully stats opened a week early,...
Going into a new nursing job, you should get some sort of orientation and that is your opportunity to refresh those skills. I was in one nursing job for over a year where I didn't really get to...
fmxkrazyone replied to cincinursemary's topic in Ohio University
I also just finished this class and also had a bad experience with a TA. She took off points for not bolding my headings, or saying that my references were not peer reviewed when they were, but she...
fmxkrazyone replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing
I have been through this recently myself, we were given practically no notice and they did not help us with a transfer, it was up to us to find a new opportunity. My advice is to take it as an...
I also prefer working every other weekend, it especially comes in handy when it comes to vacation week so you can "extend" it a little when you know what weekend you have
Wow, if that had happened on my floor that nurse would not have lasted through the night, if nothing else she should be putting patient safety first, my first med pass must have taken hours longer...
In my own experience, I did not have a job during my own 2 year program and can't imagine how I would have juggled it all if I did, it was very demanding. However, if I could do it all again, I would...
In my own experience, I thought the same thing that the stress would be over, but after school ended and the real job began, it was a new kind of stress. My first job was in the hospital, but in a...
I also agree that getting a job as an aide could assist you in landing a job as an RN. Many of my friends who worked as PCNAs during nursing school were offered positions as RNs on the floors they...