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  1. How to Deal with Stresses of Being a New Nurse

    shoegalRN replied to calthoff863's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice: PLEASE be patient with yourself! This was so hard for me to do. You will not pick up everything on the first or even the second try. You have just graduated from nursing school and you...

  2. Looking for a Forensic Nurse to Interview

    shoegalRN replied to dmartins's topic in Forensic

    KC: I agree with you on the crime shows. I meant to say the true crime stories like The First 48, Forensic Files, Crime 360, Extreme Forensics, 48 Hours, etc. I can't stand CSI, it's soooo fake! I...

  3. Looking for a Forensic Nurse to Interview

    shoegalRN replied to dmartins's topic in Forensic

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  4. Looking for a Forensic Nurse to Interview

    shoegalRN replied to dmartins's topic in Forensic

    Answers are in the

  5. Looking for a Forensic Nurse to Interview

    shoegalRN replied to dmartins's topic in Forensic

    I am a SANE and will answer the questions to the interview questions posted. I however, wil not list my place of

  6. New Grad- I feel lost and I am scared!

    shoegalRN replied to NewRN12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, you need to breathe! For one, you are brand new fresh out of nursing school. The real world of nursing is nothing like nursing school. You are in a transition period, and you are adjusting....

  7. Entry Level Positions without a "New Grad" program

    shoegalRN replied to lookup's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, nursing school (including a preceptorship as part of requirement for graduation) does NOT prepare you to hit the ground running as a brand spanking new nurse. Even if your preceptor has given you...

  8. I feel like a complete failure

    shoegalRN replied to ChinupBSNRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm glad to hear it! Just stick with your new preceptor and stay away from the old one. Try to only speak to her if it pertains to work things. She sounds like a miserable person, this is why she...

  9. I feel like a complete failure

    shoegalRN replied to ChinupBSNRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just be careful. If you are still working around your previous preceptor, be careful. I'm quite sure she probably told some people on the unit what happened between the two of you. I switched...

  10. I feel like a complete failure

    shoegalRN replied to ChinupBSNRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your experience sounds exactly like mine as a new grad. I, too, was hired directly into an ICU straight out of nursing school. Nursing is a second career for me, where I spent over 14 years in the...

  11. Transferred to SICU, horrible orientation...what to do??

    shoegalRN replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    "I am a B I T C H and proud of it" "I made the last person cry and they quit" "Are you ready to cry yet?" Based on the above quotes alone, go to your manager and unit educator and ask for a change in...

  12. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    shoegalRN replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    I treat every patient like that have HIV/Hep C. What I mean by that is I take universal precautions on everyone. I always don gloves when starting IV's or drawing blood, even for a finger stick. I...

  13. Rough orientation

    shoegalRN replied to NewRN2810's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry you are going through this. It's time to have a come to Jesus meeting with your preceptor. Sit down with her and ask for specific constructive feedback. Also ask for suggestions on how...

  14. It's Not MY Responsibility to Get YOU Home...

    shoegalRN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    We tell them the bus schedules are out in the waiting room. If it's after hours, a social worker may provide a bus pass. If the buses have stop running, it's sucks to be

  15. Weekend Only Nurse?

    shoegalRN replied to tambourine's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekend nights, every Saturday and Sunday 7p-7a. I get paid for 36 hours and only work 24. I also get full benefits. Yes, it's

  16. What's the craziest thing you've heard over the ambulance radio?

    shoegalRN replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    56 y/o male with chief complaint of erection X 4

  17. I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    shoegalRN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I wouldnt want to take care of this pt. Could you imagine this pt trying to flirt and hit on you while you took his vital signs? Looks like he's been eating too much fried

  18. Possibility of Undergrad working in the ICU towards becoming CRNA

    shoegalRN replied to fmiller007's topic in General Nursing

    You need AT LEAST two years of working as a RN in an ICU before you can even apply to most CRNA schools. And there is no guarantee you will even get in on your FIRST try. Competition is fierce, and...

  19. I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    shoegalRN replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a jerk! If he was dying, I bet he wouldnt care how "sexy" his nurses were. I have had a few men say little off the wall comments to me and I would correct them and let them know they dont know...

  20. First Code

    shoegalRN replied to jones.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you saying this pt injected herself with something prior to the code being called? I agree with the previous poster, there are too many questions, no enough

  21. Lies of the ER.....

    shoegalRN replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm an ER nurse and couldnt see myself working anywhere else. Some of my favorites: -guy comes in via EMS, backboard and c-collar. States he was "attempting" to rob somebody for drugs, police showed...

  22. Any advice for a new ED nurse?

    shoegalRN replied to al7139's topic in Emergency

    Always try to keep your rooms filled! You don't want to get slammed with ambulance pts back to back. I second for knowing your standing orders. If you get a pt from triage that is having chest pain,...

  23. Feeling stupid.. :(

    shoegalRN replied to sarahg88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will say this: In this field, you need to put your ego aside and ASK FOR HELP! Not asking for help in fear of what someone may or may not think of you can cause you to kill someone! I've been a...

  24. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    shoegalRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the 10/10 abdominal pain guy found drinking soda when I called him in the ER waiting room: You are a damn drug seeker! Don't try to whine in pain when I call your name and hold your stomach when I...

  25. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    shoegalRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You come to the ER from the detox center because your BP is 210/120. You were just here yesterday for the SAME thing. You were given scripts for you BP meds. You tell me you had your last drink...