iHeartNICU replied to stnurse2008's topic in General Nursing
I think criticism is part of nursing school. I am going into my 3rd semester and along the way have cried many times after clinicals. I didn't want to quit though because, like you said, I had already...
Well, my MD called back and was able to get me 4 extra days. The surgery is now on the 10th of August. I have my pre-surgery apointment on the 2nd and will be able to discuss this fully with her. It...
Hey guys! I have a major concern. I'm having to have surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst on Aug 14 and it will be a laparotomy. My 3rd semester of nursing school starts on aug 28, with clinicals...
It's not laparoscopic. It's the one where there is a large incision. Sorry if I used the wrong word...I thought this is what the incisional surgery was called. I can't have it with a laparascope...
Hi! I have one more year of nursing school and NICU is where I want to be for sure. I have wanted to do this since high school. We had a project that we had to follow a healthcare person around. My...
iHeartNICU replied to iHeartNICU's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Thanks so much for the replies. I was starting to think that I wouldn't be able to work in NICU, which is the one place I really want to be. I don't mind using stepstools if need be and people kidding...
iHeartNICU replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing
I have a problem with confidence as well. I was actually thinking about this just last night and wondering how on earth I'm gonna make a good nurse when at times, I have trouble believing in myself. I...
When I was born, the doctors knew I had something wrong wtih me but didn't know what it was. It turned out to be a rare vascular/circulatory kind of disorder. Because of it, I had a to have a kidney...