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Im thinking about going registry but will not have insurance anymore. I love the fact that its more flexible. Any one out there get private health insurance if so is it way too expensive?

I agree, I think hospital work ft can be extremely stressful a lot of the time, thats why I was really considering working like 24 hours a week at the hospital and doing part time home health also. I think this will work out great with my kids who are still young.:heartbeat

safe, fair nurse/patient ratio, good pay, well staffed, good orientation, equipment that makes the job easier and more efficient, respectful coworkers

I graduated from SSC in 09 from the ADN program. For me it was almost impossible for me to work because they give you enormous amount of studying to do in a small amount of time. Some girls did work and pass but ended up dropping their work hours or quitting their jobs all together in order to pass. I would not recommend working if you can afford it. The amount of studying is about 4 hours per day in order to be successful (at least for me). Good luck! PM if u have any questions.

Hello, I had a question about agency nurses because I was interested in doing agency as soon as my two years are up, but I just had a question on how you learn all the procedures about the hospital. Do you get training with the actual hospital before you start? Do you get a preceptor for even a day or two? You know how every hospital has different ways of doing things like if your hanging blood you need to fill a specific form out etc or if a patient is going for surgery there are certain things that need to be done before surgery and every hospital is different. Do staff nurses hate when you ask question and think that you should already know everything? How do you know how each hospital works if your going to different hospitals? LIke charting, forms, protocols, procedures?

Hello, I am a nurse on a medsurg/tele floor, have been for almost a year. I have always wanted to do home health but interested in still staying in the hospital like for one day a week doing registry. Any nurses out there do registry in the hospital and home health?

You are the one being a drama queen with these types of comments! This is someones career, livelihood, waiting the first two days to find out if you passed is bad enough.

Sounds like LTC seems to be slower paced than the hospital?

Hello, to all you nurses who used to work medsurg what unit did you transfer to and do you like it better? Im asking because I am a new nurse on a medsurg tele floor, have been on my own for about 6 months. Dont particularly like some parts of it. I dont like the fact that I have 8 patients, very rarely but some nights I am even charge nurse, we can go up to 25 patients on the floor with only 1 aide, it can just be very hectic and I would say 90% of the time I dont leave on time. Basically Im sooo stressed out. I really want to transfer to another unit or another area of nursing that is not so hectic, I am looking for slower paced, more of the same thing everyday type position. I know there will always be suprises but want something that wont bring soo much stress. Any nurses out there that were in medsurg hated it and went to another unit or area and loved it or at least liked it a whole lot more???

Hello, Im a nurse on a medsurg floor and there is a coworker who is so rude to me. Ever since I started on this floor she was never nice to me. Every time I would talk to her its like she wouldnt even say anything, its liike she was too good to even have a conversation. Now every time I say something to her she just has the biggest attitude towards me and is so rude. She seems like such a negativer person and I heard her talking about a girl who she barely even knows and saying she doesnt like her. Ive never met a person who was so rude and gave me such an attitude, Its weird because she picks who she likes and who she doesnt like, so she is so nice to the people she likes and is so rude to the people she doesnt. The only reason why this is bothering me is because I am a friendly person and Ive never met a person who was so mean and arrogant and I cant figure out what I did to this person, although shes been rude to me since day one. Its so weird its like she trying to throw it in my face that she likes other people and doesnt like me, by being really nice to them in front of me and then not saying a word to me. I know this shouldnt bother me but I have to work with this person and I feel like one day she is gonna make me argue with her because I can only take so much disrespect. How do I deal with this situation, I already tried being nice and that didnt work. Dont know what to do.....

Did this nurse lose her license?

Experienced nurses if you knew then what you know now what would you have done differently. For example one nurse told me when deflating the balloon of a foley make sure to use more than 2 10 cc syringes to make sure all the fluid has come out. What tips can you give to new nurses that you have learned over the years that you wish you would have known as a new nurse.....Thanks

There are going to be tons of different personalities while working in any setting, not everyone is going to get along as easy with everyone but there still needs to be respect towards one another and why not show kindness and offer a smile to someone. When someone walks in the door what is so hard with saying hello or give a smile instead of looking the other way. Maybe there are some bitter people out there who just dont care to show kindness and respect but I hope I never become that way.

Hello everyone Im a new RN been knew for about 3 months now and Im just not happy at my job, my stomach starts to hurt before I go in. Im currently working on a medsurg floor with a ratio of 8:1. The job itself is stressful, the patients are really "heavy" some have peg tubes, trachs. Anyhow, the main thing that is making me miserable is the staff. There are a couple of coworkers who are just not friendly to me, at first when I would try to spark up a conversation they would sort of ignore me, so now I dont even bother to try to talk to them. I can be an introvert but only to people who I dont feel confortable around, Everytime I walk on the unit, they dont even say hi to me, there are some other coworkers who are friendly and I love talking to them but the other ones I just feel so uncomfortable around them. I dont know what Im doing wrong, Im friendly to everyone I am a really nice person, they make me feel like Im not fitting in or something, I know this is stupid and I shouldnt worry about stuff like this, I know Im not at work to make friends but the work enviroment is horrible when people around you act as if they dont like you.

Hello, I am currently working on a medsurg tele unit (night shift) with patient ratio of 8:1. I am still orientating and not yet by myself in a week or two. The only thing that gets me confused is when to call the doctor or when to call a rapid response. Any general tips on when to call a rapid response vs. calling the dr.? Or when working night shift what things can wait till morning?

Hello, I just started on a MedSurg floor about a month ago, and I am in orientation and I feel like the nurses are not really teaching me anything, I feel like for the most part Im just watching them do their job, and when I ask them questions they not explaining it to where I can understand, I just seem them so busy but not understanding why they are doing cetain things, etc. Im just so confused and upset, I thought my orientation would be so much better but the nurses seem so busy with their 7-8 patients on the night shift, I dont know what to do. Please help!

Thanks, no we did not use a pump, the amount was 50ml/30 min, the drip factor was 20gtt/ml. So it was 33 gtts/min. But there was no IV fluids running. So could this have been on a pump?

Our schools RN pass rate was 89%

Hello, Im in currently in NS, and I had to hang a IV of Zosyn, and my teacher told me to do it as a drops/min. I was wondering are there certain drugs that can only be drops/min. Thanks so much.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello, Im upset because I made a mistake during clinical. I had two patients in the same room and one patient was NPO and the other was on solid foods. During the day the CNA and the nurse told me to give water to a patient because they had to have a test done so have them drink water, I accidentally gave the water to the NPO patient (who was NPO due to pacreatitis (pain, N&V). We called the doctor and he said its fine because she had been on clear liquid diet a few hours earlier. But I made a mistake because I didn't double check and got confused and gave the water to my other patient. This was my first time having two patients so I was really nervous. I feel so bumbed out like Im not going to be a good nurse. I did learn from this experience to triple check everything and look it up myself etc. Anyone else make mistakes during clinical while in school or when you were in school? Also I was so nervous because my clinical instructor is really strict. Help! How to I regain my confidence and not make these types of mistakes when things get hectic?

When should we start job hunting? I thought it was too soon, I wasnt going to start until next month...

Hello, I had a question about reading strips. Why are some QRS complexes right side up and then some are upside down? Im also having trouble understanding PVC's and PAC's. For premature atrial contraction should I be looking at the P wave to see what? Thanks so much.

Was this for Illinois?

Hello, I was really considering on working for an Advocate hospital around Illinois when I graduate this May like Christ or South Suburban. Although I was wondering if anyone knew around what their starting pay was for new grads or any benefits they offer? Thanks so much, hope someone can help.