Aurora0941

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1. Work every weekend RN

   Aurora0941 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Looking for some opinions of nurses who have done work every weekend jobs, specifically nursing homes? I am currently doing home care which is super different obviously, but I am pregnant and am thinking about after baby is born how much I will hate ...

2. Any pediatric psych nurses out there?

   Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in Psychiatric

   I want to know if pediatric psych nurses enjoy their jobs, how high the stress level is compared to the regular hospital floor, what type of day to day responsibilities do pediatric psych nurses have.. any information helps at this point

3. Any pediatric psych nurses out there?

   Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for replying, what do you love about your job? Have you worked on the regular medical floors or always psych?

4. Any pediatric psych nurses out there?

   Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in Psychiatric

   I’m wondering if you enjoy your job, if you have worked on the regular med surg/step down floors and how you enjoy psych compared to those regular floors? Were the children usually violent? What did your job involve?

5. Any pediatric psych nurses out there?

   Aurora0941 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hey all, Right now I work on a step down telemetry floor, been an RN for about 8 months now. I have a previous post on how much I dislike it. I've known since about one month out of orientation that this type of nursing is not for me. I'm looking for...

6. RN skilled nursing facility

   Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

   It’s not offensive it’s literally what the woman on the phone stated word for word. IF that lady has an issue with it she needs to reevaluate her own life and that’s her problem.

7. RN skilled nursing facility

   Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

   Recruiter said RNs do "treatments" whatever that means, assessments, and kind of oversee everything.

8. RN skilled nursing facility

   Aurora0941 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone have any experience working as an RN in a nursing home? I am beginning to explore my options outside of the hospital setting... I am going to do a tour of the place and see what kind of patients I would be responsible for because I have n...

9. Job change - anxiety

   Aurora0941 replied to Michnurse1's topic in General Nursing

   I am going through the EXACT same situation right now except I am not on med surg but a step down unit from the ICU. I have only been a nurse for 6 months. I am trying hard to find an outpatient position that is not in a hospital. My mental health is...

10. New Nurse In a Step Down Unit and I hate it

    Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for responding. My patients do not have femoral catheters in place and the only drips we really only usually titrate are amio cardizem and heparin. I've heard on rare occasions they will prescribe different drips but typically in our hospital ...

11. New Nurse In a Step Down Unit and I hate it

    Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for responding. I am going to try and hang in there like you said, I am still learning which I know adds to my stress and anxiety. However, I feel like there is no way I will be able to work here past my one year mark. You said you stayed o...

12. New Nurse In a Step Down Unit and I hate it

    Aurora0941 replied to Aurora0941's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying and for the advice. I have been searching for similar posts as mine and am finding several other people in similar situations. We do have nursing assistants, nurses get the first set of vital signs and the CNAs get the last two...

13. New Nurse In a Step Down Unit and I hate it

    Aurora0941 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm a new RN grad I've been working in a general ICU step down telemetry floor for 4 months now. I'm not new to healthcare I've been a nursing assistant and monitor tech for the past 4 years so I knew what I was getting myself into. However, I'm p...