irishnurse68

irishnurse68 has 2 years experience and specializes in neonatal, postpartum.

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1. Unit Councils---help!!!

   irishnurse68 replied to irishnurse68's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks to all for your suggestions! The email is a possibility, we do have several older nurses who do not use email though. I like the suggestion of a notebook that people have to read and initial. Accountability for reading info is something we ...

2. Unit Councils---help!!!

   irishnurse68 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am the chair of our unit council, in a family birthing center. We have had our council in place since 2002, and most of the time things run fairly smoothly. However, we have a problem with communication to the staff. Our UC is comprised of nurse...

3. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   irishnurse68 replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   I am so thankful for this thread!!! I was just hired at an HH agency, I went in to talk to them about doing some part time visits thru the week as I work weekends only at my hospital job. They were so nice, and the job sounded so great that I hired...

4. feeling utterly defeated

   irishnurse68 replied to tater tot's topic in New Nurse

   Hang in there!!! You were brave enough to pack up and move away from everything that was familiar to you, of course you are going to feel like a fish out of water for a while. You are going to be a great nurse at this job too, just give yourself so...

5. Please help! Considering HH career

   irishnurse68 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi! I want some advice from all you home health nurses out there:) I currently work in a birthing center, in the level 2 nursery and sometimes float out to postpartums/gyn surgeries. I have been working here for 2 yrs, since I got out of nursing sc...

6. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   irishnurse68 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i am so thankful for this thread! i am an rn student graduating in june. i love ob, i am doing my preceptorship in labor/delivery and i love it! this is the reason that i went to nursing school, and i cannot see myself working anywhere else. i am...

7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   irishnurse68 replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   that is the funniest thing i have ever heard! now i'm scared to ask anyone if they need any help!!!

8. Question????

   irishnurse68 replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

   I understand your concerns! I will be graduating in June, and I wonder how long I should stay at my first job if I end up hating it, etc. You want to be well rounded, but you don't want to look like a job hopper either! I agree that you should pr...

9. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

   irishnurse68 posted a topic in Neuro

   Help! I'm graduating in June, have just been offered a job in Neuro, and am really interested, but also scared! I'd love some input from people in the field, pros, cons, etc...

10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    irishnurse68 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    I was just thinking that same thing!! Actually, I am having a ball reading all of these, can't remember when I have laughed so hard! I should be studying my med surg right now...this is more fun