unknownjulie

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  1. How do you deal with the name calling?

    unknownjulie replied to pixierose's topic in General Nursing

    I find psych to be a very spiritual type of nursing. I spend time meditating on the way to work, and I pray throughout my shift for protection and guidance. I find people with thought disirders to...

  2. Single Mom Advice Needed

    unknownjulie replied to frances81's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, you can do this! I,know,it is overwhelming but give yourself time to find something that works. Look for resort areas or hospitals with attached daycares. In the US Las Vegas has some all hours...

  3. Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    unknownjulie replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would really like to thank the OP for this post. I have worked all over the country and been working in hospitals for 30 years. I started as a nurses aid. There have been sweeping changes in our...

  4. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    unknownjulie replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One way I found to keep myself from talking was to take notes throughout orientation. You also look smart and conscientious, and have a reference to refer back

  5. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    unknownjulie replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    By 'Dreamy creative" I meant that the OP's mind might have been picturing things, and running ahead of the actual task at hand. For instance, in that situation, as a new nurse- I would have been...

  6. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    unknownjulie replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was once precepting a new nurse who drew up 3 units of regular insulin, in a 5 cc syringe. She obviously didn't know what she was doing, and that is worse than asking a question. I had to report...

  7. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    unknownjulie replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Porkdumpling, I think you are probably way too smart, to blindly follow orders, but that is pretty much what nurses do. It's a weird combination of skills, and nurses tend to not be terribly...

  8. abusive yelling husband, new baby, not sure what to do

    unknownjulie replied to Noodle28's topic in Health, Stress Management

    OH, how this post brought me back. Back to a terrible, scary time in my own life. There are places, mostly out west that have extended hour and w/e daycare. I found a place in Albuquerque NM and...