kimmymom

I work on a med/surg floor where we frequently have JP drains. Our protocol is to "strip" (or milk) the tubing every 4 hours. I use an alcohol pad as well, makes it easier. This prevents the tubing from clogging.

I graduated on December 14th of 2006, and passed boards on January 18th of 2007. Good Luck and congratulations on graduation!

Love your story. I can share a similar story as well.... I graduated December 14th, 2006. I had accepted a job on a medical surgical floor at a hospital which I did my internship at. I was very excited and scared. Many had expectations that since...

I have a question that I was hoping someone could answer. I am a new nurse on a medical surgical floor where many of our patients have J-P drains following surgery. Here is the situation: A young patient that always seems to have the "rare" and "not ...

I graduated in mid-December and started my new job on a med surg floor first part of January. After 6 weeks of orientation, I worked 72 hours every 2 weeks, all 8 hour shifts. Now that I am almost 9 months into my job, I work 3x12 hours a week for ...

Depending on where you are living, there is also Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, which is about 15 miles from Stevens Point. Are you mainly looking for acute care or is LTC an option?

Those are the main places in the area if you are looking at acute care. Ministry (where I work:-) has St. Clare's in Weston (Wausau) and is brand new and has state of the art equipment and is a beautiful facility. St. Michael's is in Stevens Point ...

I am a new nurse in Stevens Point, but also applied for jobs in Wausau and Marshfield as well. I work in the hospital setting and starting pay is usually right around $21/hour. Keep in mind that I am a new grad. Good luck and keep us posted. It i...

Taking care of my patients. Knowing I make a difference in someone's life. Making someone feel better even when they don't feel so hot. I work on a med/surg floor in a local hospital. I love the people I work with. I have been at the hospital for...

I did the same exact thing on my 3rd week of orientation. I work on a med-surg floor and we have a day where we follow a patient pre-op, thru surgery and post op. Well, while anesthesia was doing a femoral nerve block for a total knee patient, I ha...

I took both the PN in Feb 2006 and the RN in January of 2007. I don't think that the PN is "harder" than the RN I believe that the whole experience of it all is scary. I left the PN exam thinking that there was no way in heck that I passed. I did ...

Hi Mom2Bears! We sound so very similar.....I just graduated in December and work at a local hospital. I, too, also have 2 boys ages 9 &10 1/2. So glad to be done with school! Very different going back to school with a family! Congrats on grad...

I had 2 job offers about 2 1/2 months before graduation. I've now been a nurse for 6 months and am extremely happy with my choice! Good Luck!

I work in a small hospital in Central Wisconsin and we get annual raises. My first month of employment I got almost a dollar pay increase so that we would be more competitive with other employers. Maybe this will all change at some point, who knows...

I am a new nurse as of January and can honestly say for the first time in my 37 years of life that I enjoy going to work. Yes, some days can be frustrating, but let's face it, nursing is a tough job. I can also say that even on the bad days, I lov...

Don't know if you still need more, but here goes... 1.Number of years in nursing: 4 months 2.Area of nurse's experience: medical/surgical 3.Length of orientation at first job: this is my first job....6 weeks 4.Did orientation as new grad meet with ...

1. Why did you enter the nursing profession? I love helping people in time of need. 2. What do you like about being a nurse? Making people smile when they don't feel like smiling...making a difference in a life. 3. What do you not like about being a ...

We typically get our reports by phone. Any additional info/questions can be handled when they bring the patient up to our floor.

Congratulations and Good Luck with everything!:balloons:

Starting pay here in central Wisconsin is around $21. Larger cities are $22-24. I'm surprised in a city as large as Orlando the pay isn't higher!

At the beginning of my shift: Left pocket: carpuject, scissors, chapstick, tape and alcohol wipes Right pocket: pens, sharpie, post-it notes, pager and keys for our narc cabinet. At the end of the night one could add a whole bunch of tabs and caps ...

1/2 mile and love it! Except when it is 30 below:( then I force myself to drive! I originally accepted a position about 40 miles away until this one became available. My pocketbook loves it too!

I'm the baby of the family with no alcoholism history. I definitely have the caregiver personality though

I struggled with this when I started as a new nurse on a med/surg floor in January. I went through 3 different pairs before I decided on my Nike running shoes. If you think about it....we are basically "running" all day long. If they are supportiv...

I just graduated in December and passed on January 18th:). I started by getting an awesome review book from a new nurse that I work with. It was an NCLEX-RN review book entitled the Saunders NCLEX RN review by Linda Silvestri. It has a CD ROM for ...