saongiri

The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.”

I think you should continue in school and get a degree that compliments your BSN like an MSN in Nursing informatics or research.

It was basketball and not baseball (not that it matters) and the actual article has the following info. "The chickenpox vaccine is not derived from aborted fetuses. There are a number of vaccines made in descendent cells of aborted fetuses dating back several decades, according to the National Catholic Bioethics Center. “Since that time the cell lines have grown independently. It is important to note that descendent cells are not the cells of the aborted child. They never, themselves, formed a part of the victim’s body,” according to the National Catholic Bioethics Center."

No I wouldn't.

Is it possible that the orders were written by 2 different doctors? That happens sometimes and that is one of things we as nurses need to look out for.

I think I would. Like if a can of soda was open by the time it got up to my unit/patient I would serve the can of soda even if technically the soda in the can might be fine.

I am so against the use of the word "robot" in these articles about the case.

Some graduate programs require a 3.5 or 4.0 GPA for admittance but many don't. I did my BSN in 3.5 months and I had 43 credits I needed through WGU. You decide how fast to go. I work part time but I also have kids and help with my husband's business. It's so doable but you have to be self motivated and self directed.

You will learn the most diverse nursing practice ever with some med- surg experience. It is also quite a bit easier to get a position in the hospital and then move to another department as positions open. It's hard but you will learn time management and a whole lot about many different conditions and patient populations. Don't be afraid of med surg.

Sometimes the "not dream job" can prove to be a good job anyway. In my opinion you need to land somewhere and stay for a year.If the hospital pacing is too fast look for an office job, home health (maybe? some hire new grads) or nursing home. Every job provides experience (even non ideal jobs) and maybe connections to your next job.

I have found that a sense of inclusion comes from the unit/department head right on down. there is no reason that if you have proven to be an safe, effective nurse with three years experience, that you should not precept. I'd be mad to if I were you. Precepting is an important,valuable experience for both the preceptee and the preceptor and you shouldn't be denied to opportunity. I think you already know the answer to your question and the reasons why it's happening. I would absolutely bring it up and continue your plan of exiting the unit ASAP. Don't be surprised if they do assign you a preceptee that there will be efforts made to make the experience unsuccessful for both of you.

I say go for it!

I would consider looking for a new job before resigning from the current one. I work in school nursing and it's great in lots of ways but I will say having some med/surg or peds experience is helpful as you are often the only nurse in a building and have to make decisions quickly and confidently. Could you work part time and perhaps make it to a year without your health being compromised? Less hours can make a world of difference in job satisfaction.

How does she have time to question you all shift? I would be giving her a new job every time she asked me something. "Sure we can talk about that after you...."

There is an important distinction between causing someone's death and maybe missing an early opportunity to intervene. If you had given her medicine that caused her death or put a pillow over her face then you would have caused her death. Maybe suctioning would have helped but maybe she had an MI? Maybe she would have went into respiratory arrest later? Nursing is a really hard job and you will need to get some help coping with the hard parts. did the doc recommend suctioning? Did you listen to her lungs at the time you assessed her? What about a breathing treatment? We are not all knowing even if we like to think we are. You cannot be sure suctioning would have changed her outcome.