SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. What would you make of this?

    SummerGarden replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse was upset that she too missed the fact that the patient had a broken neck and helped you with the patient without taking precautions. In the future follow up the way you said you will (get...

  2. get pt. up off the floor and keep your back healthy?

    SummerGarden replied to ontocrna's topic in General Nursing

    No! Two transfers is better then one!!! Plus, if you need a hoyer then use one!!! Anything you can do to protect your back from DEAD FAT weight is what you are to do. If you hurt yourself and cannot...

  3. Finding a Job- New Grad

    SummerGarden replied to nurseontheway's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it did not take me long but that is because i was hired when the market just turned bad!!!! in fact, most of my classmates were the very last class to be recruited and hired for ft positions by the...

  4. 18 weeks of "residency" to give 18months experience?

    SummerGarden replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    Good point! I would go one step further and get other New Grads to go with me to ask for a raise and/or a transfer if I did not like my unit after the 18 weeks of orientation/residency. A nurse with...

  5. New grad orientation issue!

    SummerGarden replied to tnisgrl33's topic in First Year After Licensure

    your husband has a point in an ideal work/economic world. the reality is, right now, employers are not picky. when someone new asks for time off early on in employment, most employers make the...

  6. Is it wrong to be ambitious?

    SummerGarden replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    i have learned rather quickly that despite opportunities an employer may have and despite having open minded and ambitious nurse leaders as managers, that not all jobs are perfect. even if you find a...

  7. What would you do?

    SummerGarden replied to mom4josh's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. She must be somebody's

  8. Where are the professionals?

    SummerGarden replied to mswim's topic in General Nursing

    no, i disagree 50caliber... you do not see this type of behavior in all work settings. i have never worked in other industries where i have heard people (within ear shot) gossiping about me. i have...

  9. first year finnally over

    SummerGarden replied to atrex's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONGRATS OP on finsihing your first year!!! Every six months as a new nurse is a

  10. Patients Making Up Lies

    SummerGarden replied to Honeynurse's topic in General Nursing

    defend yourself with logic and the truth. do your pumps report "air in the line" and won't work if it is not primed?? to answer your question, i had one patient lie about me to a charge nurse but i...

  11. nurse recruiters vs nurse mgrs which is proper channel?

    SummerGarden replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    everyone gave very helpful advice. just one thought... if you do not get the job after doing everything that is possible, please do not take it to heart because it may not be a real job offer....

  12. Termination

    SummerGarden replied to FutureERDoc's topic in General Nursing

    there are nurses in my facility who have practiced outside of their scope related to intubations and other emergency procedures because they are close friends with the doc that was observing them....

  13. Navy nurse? Yay/nay?

    SummerGarden replied to Donnuh's topic in Government, Military

    I do not know where to begin to tell you what is wrong with joining the Navy!!! -Marine Wife born into an Army Family joining the Army soon! Just kidding.... try asking around on the Government and...

  14. ahhhh, what a day, what a day!

    SummerGarden replied to FiduciaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Keep us informed!!! I am rooting for you to make

  15. When 2 New Grads are hired on the same unit

    SummerGarden replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    competitive in my first work environment (even though i was not competing) and supportive in my second work environment. the first was competitive because i graduated with most of the new grads....

  16. What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

    SummerGarden replied to jennifers's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i agree with the rest. also i am an adn who already had a masters prior to my nursing degree. i am finishing up my bsn this year only because it is a degree that is required to get to where i want to...

  17. Little Miss Know-It-All ?

    SummerGarden replied to NamasteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    she is an agency nurse for a reason!!! not to say that all agency/travel/temporary/seasonal nurses are bad. however, i have seen a pattern in my all-but-over-one-year of work experience as a nurse. if...

  18. What to say to next interviewer after resigning current job?

    SummerGarden replied to musicalme's topic in General Nursing

    why do you think it will be better anywhere else?? there must be a reason you are hopeful. my advice, the next time you interview for a job, be sure to ask them questions this time. ask the...

  19. How far would you drive for a job as a new grad?

    SummerGarden replied to krstxn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would absolutely not commute more then two hours one way. I currently commute one hour one

  20. ahhhh, what a day, what a day!

    SummerGarden replied to FiduciaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i think it is insane that they are putting you on the traumas and triage first!!! i think they should start you on the medical beds or rapid beds first then properly train you on traumas. however, i...

  21. Nights or Days better for New Grad

    SummerGarden replied to jefang5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nights can be tough too. most facilities give you more patients so if you do not have your time management down, more patients (old people do not sleep) + the additional paper work at night can = a...

  22. next best medical career, other than nursing?

    SummerGarden replied to dark40's topic in General Nursing

    pt can make more then nurses and own their own businesses!!! rts and rad techs can make comparable wages to rns. as for demand, now i can say they are like nurses. no new grad of any occupation is...

  23. ICU or CCU stepdown?

    SummerGarden replied to ertrek84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    find out the type of patients both care for and the acuity. a small icu is not what you think!! i worked in a larger hospital prior to my current hospital. the patients that go to my current...

  24. Daytonite has passed away...

    SummerGarden replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    she is one of few experienced nurses who knew just about all the tricks of her profession, had just about every experience any new or experienced nurse could encounter in the work place, and was very...

  25. How do I know it is right to quit nursing forever?

    SummerGarden replied to nikkibum's topic in First Year After Licensure

    everyone has a hard time as a new grad; i have a few gossipy-bullying nurses where i work now and where i worked in the past. in one case (my former job) the gossipy-bullies caused a transfer to be...