Elisheva

Elisheva

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  1. My first few days, as a new RN

    Elisheva replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    juls02: I so agree with you. Changes in nursing will only come when nurses step up and STOP accepting large patient loads, etc. Sound great in theory, but how do we do it? We are not unionized in the...

  2. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    nurse clown; Thanks for the reminder. I do quilt. Add that to my list. And I have labrador retrievers. Yes, therapy dogs. Of course. Did I mention actress and stand up

  3. upset about title

    Elisheva replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I'd ask for the hospital for the state nursing guidelines for safe practice for those holding the title of "clinical nurse resident". Are you covered under your license as a "CNR" - whatever the heck...

  4. My first few days, as a new RN

    Elisheva replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to

  5. I dont want to do this anymore!!!

    Elisheva replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I think what's going on is perception vs reality. Television shows and quick glimpses into nursing while visiting sick relatives on a hospital floor don't reveal the reality of nursing: major stress,...

  6. Your top three coping strategies

    Elisheva posted a topic in General Nursing

    I left nursing 10 years ago due to the extreme stress I was experiencing. I just never could get to a place of comfort in the position after two years on the floor (med-surg). I remember telling one...

  7. Your top three coping strategies

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Canoe and others, thanks for your replies. One thing I do remember is feeling OVERWHELMED when things got crazy, which made it almost impossible for me to think straight. One chest pain at a time....

  8. Would this discourage you?

    Elisheva replied to jennifers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have been out of nursing 10 years and am taking a refresher course soon to return. I dragged out my Anatomy and Physiology book last week and realized I really had forgotten a lot that I need to...

  9. Fetoscope, doppler, EFM?

    Elisheva posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do nurses in L&D get adequate training in use of the fetoscope and ausculatation? What percentage of your patients are on electronic fetal monitors? Everything I'm reading talks about the skill...

  10. More adventures from a new L&D nurse.....(aka doctor free deliveries!)

    Elisheva replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I appreciate hearing about your days as a new L&D nurse. I'm hoping to follow soon and I'm learning vicariously through your experience. That would have freaked me out, too! Going for urine,...

  11. Fetoscope, doppler, EFM?

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was just wondering how things worked in the real world of L&D. I know how a busy med-surg floor is, so I had a difficult time imaging that L&D would provide 1:1 nursing just so a nurse...

  12. Berated and feeling useless

    Elisheva replied to sn07's topic in General Nursing

    Sn07, nursing school and nursing can be a trip, but so can a lot of other careers. You definitely have to develop a backbone and just drive on. Takes some time and practice. You certainly won't be...

  13. Gross Out Co-Worker

    Elisheva replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Now, that's an obnoxious little

  14. DON said mean things about me...which I overheard.

    Elisheva replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would write up what I heard, word for word, and date it. I would either make an appointment with the DON and her supervisor or wait until my exit interview, but you better believe I would address...

  15. Anyone else doing the midnight creep???

    Elisheva replied to jarhea's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was a creep for two years. Ended up on a CPAP five years down the road. I'm not sure if there was a connection, but I know I never adjusted to those weird hours and sleepless days and...

  16. grrrrrrrrrr.........

    Elisheva replied to luvkitties's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to be light hearted here, but I can imagine a day when you are working on the floor and will have a compariable experience to putting in an IV. And that might be the BEST thing you do that...

  17. Fetoscope, doppler, EFM?

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. The new maternal/child nursing text I'm using has quite a bit about the nursing skill of fetal heart tone auscultation, making it sounds as though only the higher risk mothers/babies may be...

  18. What nursing shortage????

    Elisheva replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    The main refrain I always heard was stay off the floor and find a unit. However, you'll learn a variety of skills on a med-surg floor; the training is invaluable. The units usually require some...

  19. Gross Out Co-Worker

    Elisheva replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was joking about printing off the posts. Never occurred to me that someone might take that

  20. What nursing shortage????

    Elisheva replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    adrn: I've been out of nursing for 10 years and I just signed up for a refresher course today. Expensive. I'm also taking Fetal Heart Monitoring classes in the next two weeks. And, I've decided to...

  21. What nursing shortage????

    Elisheva replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

    When I started nursing school in '92, we were told the world was our oyster...big nursing shortage. By the time I graduated, the local hospitals had dropped the recruiting luncheons. No jobs. I live...

  22. Gross Out Co-Worker

    Elisheva replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to be hateful about this woman, but maybe you should just print off all these posts and lay them on her desk. I think it would work for

  23. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I did home health for Purchase District in Calloway/Marshall about 12 years ago. Even then, my mileage check could be over $250.00 a month. Man, did I get tired of driving! Maybe we can all work on...

  24. Any Western Kentucky nurses?

    Elisheva replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    Hello, 206748. Nice to meet you. I'm glad to hear that. I was on McKendree's website this morning and I can't find anything about classes being offered in the Paducah area. If anyone has any...

  25. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    Elisheva replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and here's my theory. Good nursing practice means knowing when to attach and when to detach and both can come from a caring place. Too close, you can't see the forest for the trees. Too far...