pinkdoves BSN

Pediatrics, NICU

I'm an experienced pediatric nurse and new NICU nurse!

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    Need a new career-vent/advice post

    pinkdoves replied to Sxhoolnurse1991's topic in General Nursing

    you have been a nurse for 8 YEARS. Please for the love of God get out of there! You've earned your right to leave! I mean you could've left a long time ago. I totally understand you. I've only been a...
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    IDK, What I Want To Do With Nursing

    pinkdoves replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    No offense to these other commenters, but their opinions should not dissuade you from doing what you want. Staying in a job for ____ amount of time is really an old-school way of thinking after you...
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    Do I even want to be a nurse anymore???

    pinkdoves replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the NICU and trust me, I want to quit so badly. I don't want to quit because of the NICU, but because of nursing. If you do not like bedside nursing, the problems will not go away just...
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    How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello dear friends, it's me again!! I recently started at a level IV NICU at the children's hospital I was already working at (I was on various med-surg/step down pediatric floors for a little...
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    How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    davey do-IDK who you are but every time you comment on my posts I feel better. you are like the dad of allnurses. you are
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    How do you know when you've found your niche? Unhappy with nursing in general

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    why would you be the bearer of bad news? I'm the one telling you I hate nursing. it's not really a secret. I've hated it since I started. I actually did start in an adult med-surg telemetry floor. I...
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    Do you ever wonder...

    pinkdoves replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    not really--tbh, I think a nursing degree does not prepare you well at all for the job we have. I can't believe I was 22 and taking care of people's health...I just don't think the training is...
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    new to NICU nursing and nervous

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm nervous because I'm working at a level IV NICU. I've worked with neonates in general on the floor I'm working at now, though, so luckily I feel like I know the basics. I feel like my assessment...
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    Career Change

    pinkdoves replied to ICUnurse990's topic in General Nursing

    if you like analyzing why not nursing research or the like
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    Were you a bully in high school?

    pinkdoves replied to Koalified's topic in General Nursing

    this is definitely a stereotype. When I was in nursing school, this guy at a party told me "I'm surprised you're a nursing student 'cause you're not a ***"
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    I feel like I'm a bad nurse

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for a little more than 1 1/2 years and just feel awful. I notice parents are excited about other nurses being their nurse, but not about me. I feel like they're kind of disappointed...
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    Tips For Being A Preceptor

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    For some unknown reason my supervisors have selected me to be a preceptor for the nurse interns coming this Summer. I have only a little over a year of experience and have never been a preceptor...
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    having a hard time with difficult patient

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med-surg peds floor that gets a lot of overflow psych kids. There is one patient on the floor who is VERY difficult, is a 2:1 because of her behaviors. Every time I go to work I have her,...
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    Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    pinkdoves replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    EXCUSE ME??? They know the staff bullies new hires and choose to do nothing about it? LOL this place is a shitshow please leave now. It's not you. When I was a new grad my preceptor continuously...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    There is a really difficult family on our unit right now. I've been their nurse 3 times (2 in a row) on the last of the third, the parents asked to speak to the charge RN. Charge went in and basically...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for posting so much I just have a lot on my mind. This is a question I think of a lot and no ones seems to know the answer to. I work with children, and there are some (whether bc of psych...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    ohhhh I see what you mean now. that's so clever. I have never seen that being done in my life...you know what I'm doing tomorrow
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    but what happens when they take a shower or something? are you putting it directly on their skin or their
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    Pyxis problems

    pinkdoves replied to avergowven's topic in General Nursing

    the only time the pyxis didn't ask me to waste is we're using the entire tablet. you just click "I'm administering the whole dose. no waste to document." someone still has to sign it out in the...
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    but wouldn't they see you doing that? I already know some patient's I've worked with would not tolerate that at all you mean like on their ankle? that's how we usually put it on for...
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    what is the correct etiquette for transferring units?

    pinkdoves posted a topic in General Nursing

    Background info on me: 1) Started nursing at top 3 hospitals in the US on a med/surg-tele adult unit. Culture was toxic and I quit after 3 months 2) Was unemployed for 4 months 3)...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    ...this just made my day so much better. I love the self-awareness
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    that sucks that this is considered normal. I am very sensitive so any time anyone yells at me or something I think about it for probably way too long...like once a social worker started giving me...
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    How Has Your Nursing Career Affected Your Relationships Or Other Aspects of Your Life?

    pinkdoves replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Well, for now nursing has allowed me to travel like I've always wanted to. I'm in my early 20s and want to have fun! the sucky part is that most of my friends don't really have stable careers so I...
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    First Time Parents Asked For A Different Nurse

    pinkdoves replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    that is my biggest fear! I am notorious for writing very detailed nursing notes bc this is my