jsepark119

jsepark119 has 3 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Lifestyle of a Nurse

   jsepark119 replied to contemplations's topic in General Nursing

   These are really good questions! As you mentioned, the answers you get are going to vary widely, depending on personalities and context. As for myself, I've been working outpatient oncology for 2 years (full time, 9-5, weekdays) , worked inpatient ~2...

2. Common nicknames for hospital items.

   jsepark119 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Humor

   One of our patients would continuously yell "BILL!!" for hours and hours until we gave her Ativan, at which point she would stop. As a result, whenever we had a patient who had trouble calming down, the nurses would be looking for Bill. :)

3. Things you tell newbies

   jsepark119 replied to JBudd's topic in Relations

   Sometimes being a nurse will suck, and it will suck a lot. You will doubt everything, including yourself, hurt all over, be afraid, be angry, be frustrated, and ask yourself why you decided to do this. Even in those moments, you are what you choose t...

4. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

   jsepark119 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   The one I remember best is when you're changing the spike on tubing from one bag to another and forget to take the first bag off the IV pole, spilling 500 cc's of saline all over the floor, yourself, the (very alert and oriented) patient, and the pat...

5. A Med-surg/onc/tele floor to add Pediatrics!

   jsepark119 posted a topic in Pediatric

   I actually wasn't sure where to put this post, and I'm not sure how many people would be able to comment, since this is a bit of an odd situations, but hey, I'm a noob-nurse, and I can use all the help I can get. :). I've been working on an Oncology...