The hospital I work at is rearranging it's layout and the oncology department next to us will be doubling. They are asking for volunteers from other departments to float to oncology for about six months until they are able to hire everyone they will...
I'm thinking about switching to 12 hour nights from 7p-7a. My question is how do you sleep when you work nights?---I've never worked a night shift before ever. 1. How/when do you sleep when you work nights? 2. How much sleep should I get to stay a...
supernova004 replied to wfperseus's topic in New Nurse
Just want to say you are not the only one. I stepped down from critical care after three months and your original post describes to a T, exacty how I felt. My critical manager was supportive and arranged for me to speak a mgr in medicine in the sam...
I graduated in mid-June and have been working in a critical care step down unit. I have been trying so hard: I was getting to work 45 minutes early to prep., charting on breaks (until they told me I could not anymore), and staying late w/o declaring ...
supernova004 replied to willdgate's topic in New Nurse
I'm thinking about switching to nights. I've been on days for three months and I'm drowning. My anxiety and stress level is out of control. I understand that I will have more time at night. My question is how do you sleep when you work nights?---...
supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in New Nurse
I think the hospital offered a good oreintation. 12 weeks: half in the classroom and half on the floor. I didn't realize we'd spend so much time in class...I would have preferred to have had that time on the floor with a preceptor. I learned a lot, b...
supernova004 replied to healer27's topic in New Nurse
Healer 27, I'm a new grad RN and not feeling too well about myself these days. It seems I've become my own worst enemy and critic. I'm hoping I've reached the anxiety plateau and am now coming down the hill; I have to be because I don't think I can...
Maybe someone can help me here. I don't understand what is the difference between sterile and clean cathing. Obviously you use sterile technique vs. clean in one versus the other and I understand that fully, but the device goes in the same place(s)....
I"m studying for the NCLEX and I'm trying to find specific and concrete info about what can and can not be delegated to an LPN or LVN by an RN. I find plenty of info re: UAP (unlicensed assistve personnel). Can anyone point me to a web site or docu...
supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Emergency
Lots of perspectives. It's very helpful, thanks! I start my 150 hour monitored care unit/telemetry preceptorship tommorrow and I think that if I do well in that setting, I'll start in a step-down or a med/surg unit first then move up to ICU. If ...
I'm graduating from nursing school in a few months. I've loved my ER experiences IMMENSELY. The hospitals in my area say they want a few years of ICU experience in candidates. I've been applying to critical care and step-down units for my first jo...
supernova004 replied to sjcnd06's topic in Pre-Nursing
I agree with lostdruid. Ask as many graduates or current students as you can what they think of the program. Find out the NCLEX passing rate. I was pretty disappointed to learn the final quarter of school that the expensive program I had almost fini...
I had my first RN job interview today. There was a scenario question that I was kind of short on answers for. How would you have responded? "You come on shift. You receive report. You check on your patient with ORIF. The lights are off in his ro...
supernova004 replied to supernova004's topic in Neuro
hckyrox7886 vbmenu_register("postmenu_1587021", true); , i see you are in ca. is the hospital you speak of with the "wonderful new grad program and strong preceptor program" in ca? if so, which hospital?
I'm graduating in June and applying for my first RN job and could use some advice. Ultimately, I want to end up in the ER of a trauma center someday. For now, I'm following the advice to get critical care/ICU experience. I've read here and it seems ...
supernova004 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing
I'm finishing up the final 10 weeks of nursing school at a private college that is Seventh Day Adventist. I'm not an Adventist, nor is half the nursing class. But, we do pray before each lecture and each clinical. At 6:30AM after one hour of drivi...
supernova004 replied to rhp123's topic in Career Support
Hi there, I'm in a similar boat as you. Nursing will be my second career and I'm aiming to land in critical care/intensive care in June when I graduate with my ASN. I'm also plan to do an ASN to Masters program in the future. I talked to advisors...
I'm graduating in June and applying for my first RN job and could use some advice. Ultimately, I want to end up in the ER of a trauma center someday. For now, I'm following the advice to get critical care/ICU experience. I've read here that CVICU ...