nursedani08

Hi everyone, I'm starting a new job in home health on Monday. The dress code is business casual and we wear a company (blue) coat over the top. I live in a cold climate so I'm thinking of sweaters with black pants or Khakis. I have no idea what kind ...

Thank you Libby those look perfect for wearing with black pants or khakis. After working my first week I have now seen that most of the nurses wear scrubs and practical winter boots. I think I can just wear any winter boot so I'm relieved not to have...

I realize it has been over a month since this was posted, how is it going? I have a daughter that was born in august with a cleft lip and palate. We live in upper michigan so we travel to U of M in Ann Arbor for her care.I have found a lot of helpful...

I know this type of question is posted all the time, but I feel like I'd like advice with regards to my specific situation. I am a BSN program nursing student in medical surgical nursing I've gone two and a half semesters in the program and have 3 to...

I could have posted this myself. I also work night shift on a medical floor with a heavy patient load and we rarely have a CNA to help. To top this off I am 6 months pregnant, and night shift is just about killing me! I have that terrible feeling t...

Hi, I'm a new RN and I pretty much hate working nights on the medical floor at my local hospital. I always knew I didn't really want to be a floor nurse. I have a hard time dealing with anxiety and I'd much prefer a nice dr. office job or a job in ed...

well I realized part of what I hate about nursing is being treated as a waitress/servant which I think is in part because I work on the medical unit and we are not always staffed with a care aide. It's not that I think I'm too good to do those things...

I agree that patient acuity needs to dictate the nurse to patient ratio. I always feel like I'm behind, and if I have a patient who suddenly requires more attention, I have a difficult time finishing the rest of my assessments and documentation. I wo...

Oh my god I passed! Hooray! Time for a little Hapy dance

I feel so much better now that I saw a few people posting that they passed with 75 and actually felt good about it after taking the exam. I took my test this morning and it shut off at 75. I felt pretty good about it leaving the exam, especially sin...

Ok, so maybe it's a little early to say... I have only been on the floor for 6 shifts total. I'm a graduate nurse (will be RN) and I work nights on a medical floor. Actually last night was my first night. I had one day shift and four afternoons. I f...

Things are looking up now at least. I've now had a full week of nights down on our Oncology unit.. which got me comfortable with primary nursing for five patients (meaning I am the only nurse for 5 patients) This week I am on the medical unit (still ...

So my stupid hospital has a policy that you need to wait 3 months to apply for a different shift in your department and 12 months to apply for another department. That makes no sense whatsoever. A person off the street can apply for any job but an em...

Trouble is so far my colleagues don't seem to understand. I get one half-hour punch out break (and usually feel guilty for taking that) and never really have time for the two paid 15 min breaks I'm supposed to get (even though I'm extra staff). I alw...

Yes, I'm a soon to be RN. Actually I'm a graduate nurse at the moment and I'm taking my boards in Feb. (My assistant NM is pushing me to take my boards asap which means less than a month from now when I'm working full time overnights and stressed to...

Hi, I'm graduating in early december and have been looking at applying for jobs in our area, but my husband and I plan to move across country in the spring wherever I find a job. It is not an option for us to move sooner. Will it look bad to potentia...

I'm right there with you guys. Only I'm 3 weeks from graduation and I hated my last clinical. I was on the stepdown unit and hated it! I dreaded dealing with mean nurses and doctors and always feeling like I'm not good enough. I currently work at an...

The hospital where I live is hiring for LPNs on the Psych unit right now. I agree it probably depends on your area. good luck :)

My husband and I would like to plan a trip to Seattle and/or surrounding suburban areas to see if we want to move this winter from Michigan. I'm graduating with my BSN this december and I'm interested in some hospitals including Harborview and Swedis...

I graduate in December as well! It's great to be able to say I'm graduating this year. I have no idea where I'll end up but I'm hoping to move to a new city with my degree. What are all your plans? Keep up the good work!

sorry about double post. mod can you delete this? I can't figure it out on my own.

I have to give a presentation on shingles to my calss this week. We can do anything we want, and I'm thinking power point because it's easy. But it has to be 15 to 20 minutes so I am trying to think of an activity or something that would take up more...

Wierd, I was just googling for the answer to that exact question