Although this may be true sometimes, with some people, I am the other end of the spectrum and tend to love working med-surg. I know I am appreciated by some of the physicians (even had one request a...
One of our most vocal MD's recently brought in one of his little old ladies a can of chicken soup because she needed to eat. Also one of our most vocal, a surgeon will document that wounds are...
jodi_cmsrn replied to dreamrider_212's topic in General Nursing
Not the original poster but thanks for the great link. I am a med-surg nurse and really find some of this information interesting as well as extremely helpful for orienting new nurses ( as general...
I LOVE that I never stop learning, and never get bored.... I LOVE THAT!!! I LOVE being challenged. I LOVE that at least occasionally, I feel that I really made a difference with someone. Ditto Here....
jodi_cmsrn replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing
Same here (actually only 4 years ago) - Worst feeling in my entire life. I couldn't believe it was over one way or the other, and completely out of my hands at that point in time. Good Luck and hang...
jodi_cmsrn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing
I am in med-surg and absolutely love it. During school I worked in Psych and do still fill in there once in a while, but love med-surg. The variety of each day is absolutely amazing, and sometimes a...
Okay, have a couple of these myself. One co-worker always includes a patients stat (instead of sat) when discussing their oxygen use, and another one always includes that a patient is alert and...
jodi_cmsrn replied to mookieslife's topic in General Nursing
I have been a med-surg nurse for over 3 years now (it was going to be for 6 months after graduation) and I absolutely LOVE it. I love the unpredictability of each day, and the variety of people that...