EdenAndEve

Yay and yes!

I did and my doc and I ended up talking about the off label use of spironolactone in dermatology. I dont think my insurance would appreciate back to back appointments just so i can get my fix for schmience - and I kinda have a high co-pay. Sigh...

Lol.. i had a feeling thats my dx. but nothing in particular really.. just when things come up like to curos or not to curos cap (mixed studies apparently), or differences in max time to transfuse blood in units (2 hrs vs 4 hrs).. i guess just those for now, until Game of thrones come back on.

hahaha.. I did once try to discuss rhe Krebs cycle. Not a hit with light convo topic in the break room. ... i wonder if i had crazy eyes while I was talking about it and didnt realize

Lol.. @night shift eyes too

Is there any way to "un-roughen" or does this just come in time?

Guys.. I'm 9 months in my nursing career and I get very nostalgic about talking about nursing. Am I just a big nerd? There's not a lot of pod casts out there about nursing, and haven't tried any of the books out there. Did anyone find themselves just missing the talks about different nursing skills and science stuff we use to talk about in school?

Hi OP... I'm so sorry to hear you're going through what you're experiencing. I'm going through the same thing with my preceptor as well. I felt like an absolute bother when I report to my unit. I was never fast enough, or right enough. In fact, when I did do things right, she took credit for it. The thing that kept me going was that I knew orientation would end eventually and I can be on my own. There are some things I found out that help me with my attitude and mind-set. I knew I wanted to be a good and safe nurse - no amount of rushing was going to make me abandon that mentality. I thought, if my preceptor wasn't going to be patient with me, I will be patient with me and will get faster with nursing skills in time. Another thing I found out, because there were so many feedback from orientees at my hospital that they were given attitude that they were a bother, was all the preceptors at the hospitals were not trained to be preceptors. Their experience was enough for the hospital to give them an orientees - but never considered that these nurses actually did not want to train, were not paid for their preceptor services, and in turn exerted lateral and downward pressure due to their additional responsibilities. In my experience talking privately with my preceptor, practiced the sandwich technique of feedback (give good feedback, then bad, then good again), she took it personally and actually complained about me. At the end of the day, as long as my patients (and my families) were safe and happy, I was ok with it. Lastly, I got good tips on what not to do when I become a preceptor myself. Hang in there. P.S. There will always be people who gossip... I just walk away. :)

Hi OP - I found myself in the same position just 2 weeks ago. I'm a new orientee, came down with the flu and decided not to call out. My decision was influenced by an unsupportive preceptor and a threatening manager's advice to "do what you need to do". Additionally, I knew my preceptor didnt want to take the patient work load, so (not) surprisingly she called out sick herself when she thought I would. I am also trying to look for a new job. Too bad because I like the patient demographic at this unit. If I were to do it again, I probably wouldnt call out - I relate to your mortgage and financial responsibilities. It just really blows when I feel like I dont have a choice.

Weed legalization is at its very early stages because regulations arent exactly established yet, primarily the potency, or doses if you will. And even if the standardization happens in the future, I doubt anyone would want any professional to take care of them under the influence. Good point about alcohol comparison.

Location: So Cal Experience: New Grad (2 mos in) Small urban hospital $32/hr, $2 weeknd Rent is $1800/mo and gas is about $100/mo. I drive an hour to work and it kills me each time.

I had a family member got aggressive with me about a miscommunication started by another staff - the patient wasnt assigned to me - I was in the middle of medpass and I couldnt help the CNA locate incontinence briefs. All I could do was apologize for the miscommunication. But at the same time, my patient's family members came up to me to tell me how amazing I was and wanted to know if I'll be back tomorrow..... and got a starbucks card from our patient relation officer for doing an awesome job on the shift that day.... can't make everyone happy, eh?