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SoundofMusic

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  1. HELP! Preceptor pb + time list.

    SoundofMusic replied to CSNS's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ask for another preceptor ASAP. This is not precepting what she's doing to you. She doesn't want to work or teach. Tell your manager what is going on and that you want to learn and want someone who...

  2. A year in...and trust me, it gets better

    SoundofMusic replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am thankful I don't have those mean nurses to give report to -- but what I have is nurses who are apathetic and don't seem to care that I even taped report, or have anything to say at all. I don't...

  3. severe anxiety

    SoundofMusic replied to allmytimestudying's topic in General Nursing

    Try talking to a professional about a long-term antidepressant like zoloft, which is great for anxiety. Perhaps a long-term run of that with some counseling to get at the roots of your anxiety would...

  4. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    SoundofMusic replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes, I can chime in here. To the tall, blond and handsome surgical resident team who came in to see my patient before his carotid doppler. Do you have any idea how glorious you looked to me after...

  5. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    SoundofMusic replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    To any and all my co-workers: Can someone PLEASE help me get to lunch sometime today and watch my patients for 30 minutes. I'm new here, and need to eat. Anyone?

  6. Obama assists at St. Louis hospital

    SoundofMusic replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's great that he visited, but if he has his way, nurse's salaries are going to plummet, as well as the overall quality of healthcare. No, maybe MCCain didn't visit -- but give him some time,...

  7. Why do I feel like an idiot?

    SoundofMusic replied to 2togo4rn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry -- like someone said here, things will literally pop out of your mind/brain and you won't believe it. The nurses where I work, even though I'm off orientation, constantly remind me that...

  8. Did you make friends in your work place? I mean friends you go out with and stuff

    SoundofMusic replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let me advise you on this -- if you would relaly like to be friends with a "mom" type like this, just GO with her when she runs home to her kids . ...I mean -- just because she has kids doesn't...

  9. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    SoundofMusic replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't met one yet that I didn't like, but reading magazines out on the floor just REALLY grinds my gears. If you're going to do that, please . . .don't do it in front of ME. I like CNA's who see...

  10. Do you have friends at work?

    SoundofMusic replied to HisTreasure's topic in General Nursing

    No, not yet, but I've only been there a few months. There are some that could be friends, I think - but they're also travel nurses and will probably leave before it gets to that. I'm an older nurse,...

  11. A year in...and trust me, it gets better

    SoundofMusic replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm about seven months into it and I have to say things are somewhat better, although now I'm getting into deeper things I have no knowledge of, or at least no experience with and it's still hard. I'm...

  12. Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

    SoundofMusic replied to Danish's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You're darn right I'm going to bring it up. This is my country they're taking over. These are our hospitals that are closing down -- our schools that are going broke, our people who are constantly...

  13. Nurses need a workspace where they can think critically, and chart to avoid med error

    SoundofMusic replied to charlitsweb's topic in General Nursing

    If you can, please post this article so I can take it into my unit. I have had nurses come up to chat, or literally come up and make comments: Get out of the way, or, Are you done yet? Or, whatever....

  14. Troops being sustained by antidepressants

    SoundofMusic replied to martinb216's topic in General Nursing

    Agree 250%. How easily some forget that everything they have and do and the freedom to express themselves and live whatever lifestyle they want to comes from the defense of our nation from vets now...

  15. Cost of illegal immigration on one Florida hospital

    SoundofMusic replied to Danish's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I for one am so tired of this issue, so tired of seeing them loitering in our streets, so tired of seeing hoardes of them at our hospital, bursting pregnant with their 3rd or 4th child and then seeing...

  16. You will not bring me down

    SoundofMusic replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah, had one of those too. Tried also to be nice, to make friendly small talk -- just got back smart mouthed comments back and dirty looks. I've since gived up even looking her way. Come to find...

  17. feeling overwhelmed by the ICU

    SoundofMusic replied to Sterren's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I started in an ICU first after graduation and just found it to be too overwhelming. I didn't bank on everything I needed to learn about nursing in general first. I also had lack of support at...

  18. Nurses need a workspace where they can think critically, and chart to avoid med error

    SoundofMusic replied to charlitsweb's topic in General Nursing

    This is my greatest pet peeve at work is the space issue. We literally fight to save our spaces and seats at work -- but when a doc comes and sits down where you were sitting -- forget it. There goes...

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

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

    No, patient family member, we don't give out "parking passes" to you and your other zillion family members who just camp out in this room all day just watching the patient (Geez, don't any of you ever...

  20. Troops being sustained by antidepressants

    SoundofMusic replied to martinb216's topic in General Nursing

    I think anti-depressants have their role in treatment and I'm very thankful that we have them nowadays. I think many veterans have come home and needed them and not gotten them for generations, and...

  21. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

    SoundofMusic replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know. I just do my job at work and I don't even think about my age. Many of my patients who are in their 70's to 90's think I'm a "kid." :loveya: Nursing has done great things for m-- has...

  22. There is a passive aggressive nurse at work

    SoundofMusic posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Who I think is going out of her way to get back at me for something or is offended or something with me or what I've done. I'm not sure what it is, but she was extremely friendly to me at first, had...

  23. Nasty co-workers

    SoundofMusic replied to saphyre's topic in General Nursing

    One of the nurses I started with in orientation is just highly rude -- if not just rough, mean and nasty. I had sort of hoped for some friendliness among those I started with -- but since she's got...

  24. You won't believe this.....HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!

    SoundofMusic replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in General Nursing

    What gets me about this whole "let's torture the new grad thing" is that new grads are just people. And so are seasoned nurses. So, the experienced nurse has just been there longer. So what? If they...

  25. At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    SoundofMusic replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to this. I had a preceptor one day not too long ago, a traveler, who was so hung over from the night before she had to take a nap at lunch. She was also missing things all day. I think she...