Brooke13-RN

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1. day vs night shift?

   Brooke13-RN replied to katypurry's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree with the other posters. I'm a new nurse too only 3 months out and I am finding night shifts to be both challenging and rewarding. There is so much going on and I don't feeling like I am...

2. Finally a good feeling...well almost

   Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi eveyone, I've finally had a couple of good nights at work. And let me tell you the other night wasn't easy. We had 3 teams and we had 7 admissions in the first 2 hours. Busy med-surg/oncology...

3. Leaving things for Day Shift

   Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi, I did look for someone else to help me get the IV in. I asked all the other nurses on the floor and my charge nurse was the one who agreed that we could let it go until morning. Firstly the lady...

4. Suggestions for Holiday CNA gifts?

   Brooke13-RN replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I have these pens from the paragon. They clip onto my name tag and I am always a tug away. You get 4 for $10 too they are pretty cool....

5. Leaving things for Day Shift

   Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Hi eveybody, I was almost able to leave work without any issues this morning. I didn't make any mistakes last night and was going to ready to walk out the door at 7:30 this morning. But at about...

6. Nursing is 24 hours....

   Brooke13-RN replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I'm on night shift and I get a lot of, we got a new admission and we called the admission nurse. Well the admission nurse only works the 7a-7p shift so if they don't make it they don't make it. Now...

7. Did anyone not make a semester?

   Brooke13-RN replied to cancalbloop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Hi, I'm so sorry that you had this happen. I failed my last semester course right at the end so I feel your pain. I found out I wasn't graduating the day before pinning. This is what my Mom told me...

8. Paranoia

   Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ok, so I made it a whole day without stressing, but now I have to go back to work tonight and I'm worried about finding out I screwed stuff up from the other day. I left with everyone doing fine, but...

9. Paranoia

   Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thanks guys. While I don't have the Satan nurses to report off to, but they are more then happy to point out my mistakes to me in the morning when I come back. For example I had a med time wrong on...

10. I'm nervous

    Brooke13-RN replied to AuntieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on making it this far. I think you are feeling exactly what all of us our feeling when we start. It is really really scary. It's great that you have worked as a CNA, I think it's going to...

11. How long is your orientation??

    Brooke13-RN replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm on a med-surg/oncology floor. I had 6 weeks of 12 hour shifts. So, actually 18 days before I was on my own. Felt like I could have used a couple more though. Been off of orientation 2 days and...

12. Paranoia

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everybody, So do you ever notice that it seems like you have to make mistakes to actually have things sink in. And the problem is the paranoia that you've made mistakes that you won't find out...

13. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    jjjoy thanks for that. Your right that does seem to be how it is. I guess it all takes experience and that's what they keep telling me, but I think sometimes people forget it. Lisa, I survived last...

14. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RNKay, Thanks for the congrats. I wish I was feeling it though. I've been a nervous wreck all day because I have to go in tomorrow. But then I'm a wreck most days before I have to go in. I'm just...

15. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Suzy. I think I'm just so nervous. I get nervous going on the nights when I will have a preceptor and the idea of being on my own with my mod is terrifying. I'm just scared that I'm not...