Pamelita

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  1. computerized charting or electronic medical record

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello my dear nurses... I am a Grad student and I am doing a paper on computerized charting and nurses attitudes.. I wanted to get some feedback and what you guys think of computerized charting. If...

  2. too nervous and anxious in new job..

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey guys.. well, this is maybe a typical story. I've been an RN for 3 years and I love it. Even though the first 3 years of my nursing career I started at the toughest hospital, with ventilators...

  3. Patients We Love to Hate

    Pamelita replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I totally feel you when we as nurses have to deal with mean, selfish, ignorant people. I don't understand why people even bother to go to the hospital. We are keeping them alive for god sake?!! The...

  4. tell about your typical day?

    Pamelita replied to blueskydreamer's topic in General Nursing

    First, try to get report on time, ha,ha then assess your patients, get with your CNA for a mini report between the two of you, make sure you have an RT assigned to your section. Get your antibiotics...

  5. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Pamelita replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably be a teacher in some type of medical field or have my own beauty salon w/spa!!! maybe i'll do that

  6. PLEASE say something POSITIVE about Nursing

    Pamelita replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    what I love about nursing.... I love when patient you are taking care of, smiles, holds your hands and thanks you. I love when family members get to know you and treat you with respect. I love it...

  7. Emotional day at work

    Pamelita replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain... I cried several times when I lost a patient that I got attached to or the family. I've taken care of patients for months and I see them die all the time. What I tell myself its...

  8. nurse patient ratio on nites

    Pamelita replied to niteshiftnurse's topic in General Nursing

    My mother works at the same hospital but she works the nightshift. She will have 1:8 or even 9, its horrible. On days since we complained so much to administration that the nurses should never go up...

  9. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    Pamelita replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm... I think I will never do NICU, or PICU, little babies sick are so sad... plus parents 24/7..to much... OR, I hate standing up and the whole gowning. I think I will try ER, OB and even pych....

  10. I've Had It! Nursing is NOT what it use to be!

    Pamelita replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I've been a nurse only for 3 years and I feel burned out. Dealing with heavy issues like terminal weans, seeing death all the time, family members that think you are a maid, doctors that don't...

  11. A tiny nurse

    Pamelita replied to Teresa76's topic in General Nursing

    yep, I am 5"1" with shoes! he,he and I deal with ventilator patients that don't move a finger! It was very hard when I first started as a nurse, I couldn't even pull one of them. But with time, I...

  12. burn out from school, need advice

    Pamelita replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    hi guys.. thanks for all your advise Right now I feel that I want to enjoy my career, try different specializations of nursing before I enter graduate school. I've been working with ventilators...

  13. burn out from school, need advice

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys... I am 24 years old and I have been an RN for almost 3 years. Right after graduation in 2001 I worked for about 6 months when I decided that I wanted to go on for my BSN. Well, after working...

  14. Tampa General Hospital?

    Pamelita replied to twarlik's topic in General Nursing

    TGH is a great teaching institution. I am thinking about going there myself after I finish my BSN degree. They offer GN rotations and many internships most of their staff are GN's and the educators...

  15. Memories of nursing school.....

    Pamelita replied to wv_nurse 2003's topic in General Nursing

    I had an awesome time when I was in nursing school. I took a picture after each clinical we had and I had them all in my album. I will never forget when I was in cardiac rotation and we were at post...

  16. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    Pamelita replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    hi! Its funny when I was in nursing school I HATED morning clinicals I would always sign in for afternoons or 3-9pm clinicals I would tell everybody I would be a night nurse. When I graduated I...

  17. scared of moving on....

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Guys! I've been an RN for almost 2 years now, and I work in a pretty small hospital with vent patients w/multisystem failures. I love the patients but I hate the family members sometimes because...

  18. I hate this family members!

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    GOSH! I am so fed up with family members that I think that's the hardest part of being a nurse, putting up with all their crap! anyways. I worked all weekend and I had this guy. Well, his wife visited...

  19. Pros and Cons of Baylor Plans

    Pamelita replied to Jenny P's topic in General Nursing

    HI :) I started Baylor for about 4 months now and it works perfect because I am in school full time. Yes, you don't get to go out that much because the next day you have to go to work. I work 12 hours...

  20. NURSING SCHOOL: Your Biggest Challenge!

    Pamelita replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I could say nursing school was pretty tough! But GI and Ortho/neuro were the classes were I was like I don't wanna be a nurse anymore!!! The drug calculations were a chanllenge since I suck at math...

  21. unfair floating!!

    Pamelita posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI GUYS! guess what happened to me this weekend. I was schedualed to work sat. and sunday 7a-7p in my florr 3rd floor. On sat. I worked half a shift with another nurse. The next day I was went to my...

  22. unfair floating!!

    Pamelita replied to Pamelita's topic in General Nursing

    hi again! well, after sending letters to all the "top dogs of the hospital" I got another letter, stating that my claim was supported, because YES scheduale staff SHOULD NOT float first! I knew I had...

  23. How does death effect you?

    Pamelita replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    HI:) Today I lost a lady, she was a DNR, really sweet with a really nice family. I cried so many times after work, its really hard to deal with somebody dying. Even though we were not their family,...

  24. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Pamelita replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    HI :0 whoever quoted my post I know exactly what you mean of someone who has been here like 30 years and cannot still speak english. Some people are just lazy, but we cannot generalize people. It...

  25. opening up nursing the profession to spanish speakers?

    Pamelita replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys... Its true if you live here you should learn to speak english... but that's easy to say than done. Can you imagine being in your 50's and coming to a whole new country??? getting used to the...