Its night shift and this is where my brain is going. Just some fun at 3AM...
What are some common misconceptions and/or truths about your specialty, or that you have about other specialties?
For example, people often think in the NICU we just hold, cuddle and feed babies all day. Maybe in a level 2 unit, but many of our babies are so small, fragile or sick that we don't even touch them unless absolutely necessary. Also, I think there is a thought that NICU nurses are all sugar, spice and everything nice....when in reality NICU nurses have some of the darkest humor I've seen and are savage as hell LOL
It had to be. We were kicked out of the hospitals/clinics during clinical rotations due to the COVID-19 situation, so they came up with other solutions for a certain number of hours that would be allowed to be done by certain simulation scenarios. The rest were rearranged to be picked up by adding those rotation hours into other semesters. It's been a huge mess. I'm actually glad I'm going to a school that's not entirely online-focused and has had other opportunities for learning for us.
Yeah when this is all over I would ask for more hours, otherwise you are being set up to fail. I would even delay graduation to get more done.
Yeah when this is all over I would ask for more hours, otherwise you are being set up to fail. I would even delay graduation to get more done.
Definitely. Our program has more than 600 hours built into it. I was also looking into a fellowship or post-masters cert for specialty afterward, anyway. Our state also has a two-year requirement of supervised practice before you can apply for independent licensure. I'm more than happy to schedule extra hours to feel more comfortable and be more competent in this role.
Definitely. Our program has more than 600 hours built into it. I was also looking into a fellowship or post-masters cert for specialty afterward, anyway. Our state also has a two-year requirement of supervised practice before you can apply for independent licensure. I'm more than happy to schedule extra hours to feel more comfortable and be more competent in this role.
I ended up doing a residency when I first started. Totally prepared me and helped fill those gaps. I recommend one even if it means moving. MDs do it all the time. I felt much more confident and I commanded a MUCH higher salary after.
I ended up doing a residency when I first started. Totally prepared me and helped fill those gaps. I recommend one even if it means moving. MDs do it all the time. I felt much more confident and I commanded a MUCH higher salary after.
Absolutely. At least one of the hospital systems here offers them and I generally feel they're a good idea overall. I'd like to see them become more standard for the benefit of the profession, as well as improvements in the education process/standards. The labs that my school offered were, I thought, vital to our learning.
What are some common misconceptions and/or truths about your specialty, or that you have about other specialties?
Good question,
I was once given a tiny portable tv as a gift, and I was taken aback by how many thought this gift was for me to take to work since I worked night shifts.
Myths: Nursery is where all the dummies go.
NICU is a happy fun area ,you hold and feed babies all day long. Noooooooo....[if they only knew how many times you held a dying infant or cried over one after struggling all day to save him]How parents take their anger and frustration out on you,where your best , short of cutting your veins is never good enough.
Clinic dialysis uses no skills or knowledge whatsoever.
Umm, yeah, whatever...
Although I’ve never worked in dialysis other than peritoneal, I’ve worked in organ transplant for many years and staff was always so amazed at how many and how fast dialysis patients crash. I always said “ well, you’re just looking at technique and not thinking about what’s actually going on in the body.”
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Yeah when this is all over I would ask for more hours, otherwise you are being set up to fail. I would even delay graduation to get more done.