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  1. ICU Stepdown workload

    shoegalRN replied to rotteufel's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital stepdown unit is 3:1 at all times, unless short staffed then it's 4:1. It's total care. No CNA's or techs unless they are sitting on a 1:1 which is often. They don't take vents, only...

  2. New grad starting on Neuro-tele unit... nervous!

    shoegalRN replied to brina8615's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on the new gig! I will say start by reviewing your cardiac and neuro systems. Review your assessment skills for each system. Know what to look for neuro (pupils, LOC, follows commands, equal...

  3. Am I stupid for giving this up?

    shoegalRN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Take the clinic job. If you can, see if you can find a position in the GI Lab/Clinic. I do outpatient clinic and the GI lab 3 days during the week. I am a weekend ER nurse and I work 8 hour shifts...

  4. Need to vent

    shoegalRN replied to NurseLily22's topic in General Nursing

    This totally explains how my start in the ICU began. I was set up to fail, due to different preceptors, no support from the charge nurses, or even the educator for that matter. I went home every...

  5. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    shoegalRN replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    OP, you remind me of myself (except no ex-husband LOL)! Yes, I left a very high paying career for nursing. I remember surfing these boards and seeing nothing but negative thread after another. I...

  6. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    shoegalRN replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    While in nursing school, I worked as a tech. Most of the techs I worked with had been techs for YEARS, and had no desire to be nurses (as was told to me). I got along with them fine until they found...

  7. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    shoegalRN replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    But for real though: You need to learn to get a backbone and not take everything personally. You need to learn how to be assertive and learn the art of communication. You need to learn how to juggle...

  8. ACLS

    shoegalRN replied to LMoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would take an EKG class prior to taking the ACLS course. Good

  9. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    shoegalRN replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    If you really knew what the real world of nursing is like while still in nursing school..... You will drop out

  10. Laid off after 38 years

    shoegalRN replied to Ckwil1948's topic in General Nursing

    Chris, I am so sorry this is happening to you. It makes me angry just reading what you have been through. You keep on pushing! Someone will hire you. You are an asset to this profession and us newbies...

  11. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    shoegalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but this will be a vent. After working 13+ busy shift in the ER, I come home to log on to here and it simply kills me that NON-nurses (including those in nursing school, or taking pre-reqs,...

  12. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* I have a right to post a thread or read this site if I want to. If you have noticed, I do NOT normally post vent threads, but if I want to vent about something I have the same right as you do...

  13. As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

    shoegalRN replied to Krazy4pedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I look at it like this: When I first started off in nursing, I was very idealistic and excited about my new career. This is a second career for me. I started off in the ICU straight out of nursing...

  14. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You know NOTHING about what kind of nurse I am. Who are you to say I do not show compassion or empathy???? I came here to VENT about an issue I see day in an day out. Really, this is my FIRST thread...

  15. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    PatMac, I am impressed! Keep that attitude and it will get you far! I know you are just now entering adulthood, but you seem mature for your age. Stay teachable. Learn. Grow. Love. You will not go...

  16. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for the posting in this thread. I'm sorry if this thread came off as harsh, but I was tried, feet and back killing me, and I had just had a night from hell. I don't think it's nothing...

  17. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    shoegalRN replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with the above! When I started my nursing school journey (2004 including pre-reqs), the newspapers were flooded with openings for RN's. I graduated in 2009 with a BSN and just the year...

  18. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    shoegalRN replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    You are welcomed! Something will come up, you just keep trying. Like you, I have a mortgage and a child to support. I almost lost my house because I ran out of savings. With God's help, I landed...

  19. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    shoegalRN replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand where you are coming from. I graduated in May 2009 with a BSN, had a scholarship with my nursing school that was affliated with a great hospital, and they had to end up buying me...

  20. "Nurse" wins powerball

    shoegalRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I have already decided if I ever won the Powerball, I would NOT annouce it to the world. I will take the anoynomous option. I work in a hospital where 80% of our patients are frequent flyers and I...

  21. Athletes heart rate

    shoegalRN replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    I believe Lance Armstrong has a HR in the mid 30's. Can't remember where I heard that. In athletes, the heart do not need to pump as fast, because it's so strong it can pump enough blood to the entire...

  22. I am lucky...but I'm still very disappointed ::sighs::

    shoegalRN replied to Serrano2886's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ER nurse who work the weekend option at my hospital and when I'm bored during the week, I pick up two 8 hour days in the clinics in my hospital. Outpatient clinics are different than...

  23. I'm back after a long time!

    shoegalRN replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this happened to you. As a new nurse, this is something I worry about constantly. Since you have been proven innocent, you can sue that DON for slander, deframation of character, and...

  24. Worst shift ever

    shoegalRN replied to RetRN77's topic in General Nursing

    God bless you L&D nurses! I couldnt do your job. Birth is such a memorable event, and trust me, every little thing will be remembered by those families, either good or bad. And they don't ever...

  25. Please be honest!

    shoegalRN replied to kalinka's topic in General Nursing

    I will be honest. No, I don't like doing code browns, morning breath, or giving bed baths. But it all comes with the territory. When I do have to clean up a pt, they never know I don't like it. I...