SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

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

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  1. How Long Does it Usually Take To Get a BSN as an RN?

    SummerGarden replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    i think the above people are correct... or in the ball park.... it is taking me two years part-time and would have taken me 1 year full-time including the summer months. however, i had already taken...

  2. New nurse stigma

    SummerGarden replied to donb76's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i know the feeling. to me "new nurse" or "new grad" is a curse word. those titles are made even worse if you started off on the wrong footing with the experienced nurses (maybe made a mistake in...

  3. I want excitement from my job

    SummerGarden replied to kimme721's topic in General Nursing

    i understand your feeling of wanting a challenge. i felt the same way when i worked the general medical floors as oppose to the cardiac units. there was always something for me to learn and i always...

  4. Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    SummerGarden replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    i was hired and assigned to a unit i really wanted to work and enjoyed working, however i spent more time floating then working on my assigned unit. in fact, i floated to the worse floors imaginable...

  5. I want excitement from my job

    SummerGarden replied to kimme721's topic in General Nursing

    the er is the same way. eventually you will learn as much as you need to learn, get used to the job, and get bored (from what you have written). i think you need to have some excitement outside of...

  6. No confidence...Please help!!!!

    SummerGarden replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    i agree with the above. why do you think as a nurse you should have an answer to every question???? what ever happened to i-don't know-i-have-to-look-that-up or what-did-your-doctor-say? patients...

  7. Experienced nurses, what would you think of this route?

    SummerGarden replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    i have a several friends who are on an oncology med surg floor that also specializes in palliative care. they have gained a certification to deliver chemo drugs and are gaining additional training in...

  8. One word...one more word about jobs in healthcare..

    SummerGarden replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    when reading your post i can hear the voices of the actors and actresses of fox noise and the crazy rants of glen beck and boss limbaaaaaaaah. advanced directives, hospice care, palliative care etc....

  9. Nurse Extern or ER Tech

    SummerGarden replied to redraider1977's topic in General Nursing

    it depends... if you do the nurse externship, will you be in line for a job when you graduate? if so, what department? er techs who become nurses in theory can stay at the ed they work. i say...

  10. Best Area to Work as a New Nurse?

    SummerGarden replied to RN4S22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is no such department in a hospital or acute care setting that will not overwhelm you as a new nurse. However, you will learn a lot from any department you choose. Good

  11. Encouraging words to New Grads and Newer Nurses

    SummerGarden posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am going to make this quick and to the point because i have to go to work again!!! i had my baptism in fire last night. i did not go home crying, no one died under my care (though i think my...

  12. ED Nursing Position

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

    i'm an ed nurse new to the er. i had an interview 6 months ago for my current job. look at your job description for clues as t the type of person your department is looking for... also know that the...

  13. Am I being "dumbed down" in my current dept?

    SummerGarden replied to proudnurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    to answer your question op. yes, your current unit is dumbing you down, at leats in the area that matters most to you!!! i worked such a unit last summer as a float and went from having no trouble...

  14. Please help me figure this one out

    SummerGarden replied to moneyline702's topic in Government, Military

    are you already in the navy? if so go interview (informally) health care admins without rn licenses and interview rns. look at their jobs and picture yourself in either job. just a heads up, as time...

  15. bad mgmt + bad decisions=burnout?

    SummerGarden replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hospitals run this way too. i have noticed that if management gets away with staffing shifts short, they do it all the time!!! why fully staff shifts if nurses complain but continue to work short? on...

  16. You know you're an ED nurse when.....

    SummerGarden replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Emergency

    you know you're an ed nurse when one of your patients goes into cardiopulmonary arrest, the doc asks if he to needs to call the code team, everyone looks at him strangely, and you respond, "we are the...

  17. another year older.....

    SummerGarden replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Congrats and happy

  18. Do nurses really "Eat Their Young"?

    SummerGarden replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes, many experienced nurses eat their young!! however, the key to overcoming this is to: 1.) find supportive experienced nurses to help you... 2.) taste really really bad to the nurse that tries to...

  19. what is the worst part of the job?

    SummerGarden replied to nursehopeful117's topic in General Nursing

    i understand that you are curious about nursing so it is good that you are asking these questions... but you sound like you would not actually like nursing. nursing is total patient care! aids are not...

  20. new grad questions - when does it all come together?

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

    you feel this way because you do not know anything. relax, everyone starts at this point. there are plenty of nurses who worked er as a new grad and are great nurses today!!! they seem to know their...

  21. Keeping experienced nurses at the bedside

    SummerGarden replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    according to the ones i work with admin also tells them that they do not have to become managers! most of the experienced nurses i know i burned out from working in management and prefer bedside in...

  22. Nursing doing bedside swallow studies...

    SummerGarden replied to jlcole45's topic in General Nursing

    one floor i used to work required all patients with a recent cva to receive a bedside swallow and stroke assessment by the nurses on the floor. all nurses were trained and certified to perform the...

  23. Karma Kicks back or I was eaten as a student

    SummerGarden replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    omg!!! something similar happened to me through nursing school, working as a tech, and working as a as a new nurse (in fact, haters are the reason i did not land my first ed job right out of school)....

  24. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

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

    i emailed you per your request and addressed many of your concerns from this post. especially ways you can do research in your area so you can find out the status of the nursing job market beyond a...

  25. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

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

    it is possible that your area is better then others, but i doubt it will remain so for very long. all it takes is one or two new grads to find out about it and your area will be quickly saturated with...