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  1. But I have little kids!

    kimmicoobug replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I am not asking for any holidays off this year. I am a newbie and young. I work the night shift and figure that I can come home from work, do the Christmas thing until about 1030 or so, catch some...

  2. What is considered appropriate staffing for grads off of orientation.

    kimmicoobug replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    Well, thanks for the replies. I did talk to the charge on another hellish day and told her that with the front load and a load of seven that day, that if I had this group the following day that I...

  3. My Nclex results

    kimmicoobug replied to MiaLyse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations!!

  4. Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

    kimmicoobug replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    I too lost it at work one day. I am a new nurse of three months. Second day off of orientation, I was given the hardest group on the floor with blood to hang, two IV's infiltrating, having to call...

  5. Sleeping on the job

    kimmicoobug replied to redwinggirlie's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes cover in OB when shortstaffed. The nurses on this unit combine their two fifteens and their half and sleep. Don't see a problem with this. Me, personally, this would just make me more...

  6. Floating nurses

    kimmicoobug replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    ...and it looks like I am getting floated again and going in four hours early for a 7p-7a shift. OK with me considering I will get weekend bonus of 10 extra for that four hours and

  7. Floating nurses

    kimmicoobug replied to babsRN's topic in Nurse Management

    We have a float book policy, but the ones that do not get floated in regards to the book are the nurses with more seniority. I think this is a good idea. On the med-surg unit I work on, there are...

  8. Additional pay for being in charge or precepting orientees?

    kimmicoobug replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    As a recent orientee, I think that nurses SHOULD be paid more to precept. At my facility, a nurse usually didn't even know she had an orientee until that day. I had an experience where the nurse I...

  9. Am I crazy

    kimmicoobug replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a doc here who likes to have her patients induced at 0530, usually at week 38 it seems. If they haven't delivered by 5, they are down to C-section. At least this is my

  10. Performance Anxiety

    kimmicoobug replied to debsuztx's topic in General Nursing

    Brings back memories of performance anxiety during school. I had it all the way through school and feel comfortable now learning new procedures. Part of it is just becoming more familiar with the...

  11. I hate nightshift

    kimmicoobug replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    I am new to nights and I can relate to almost all being said. I have been off for 4 days/nights and my sleep sucks. I am so used to being up at night, that even when I stay up all day so I can sleep...

  12. nasty patients who whine too much

    kimmicoobug replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it must have been the full moon....Last night in OB was anight from hell, but exciting. I oriented to ortho-neuro last week and had the night from hell. My patient had knee surgery and had...

  13. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    kimmicoobug replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    I will be writing myself up the next time I go into work. I made the error the other night, and would have filled it then and there, but I was swamped that night and last night was pure hell. What...

  14. Parking during clinical/work hours?

    kimmicoobug replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

    When I was a student, we weren't allowed to park in the parking lots only on the streets. Many times I have been a few minutes late because I would have to park 2 or 3 blocks away. Now that I am an...

  15. Typical drop/fail rates for RN programs?

    kimmicoobug replied to jjbaby's topic in General Students

    New graduate here. My class started with 60 and graduated 39...and this was with picking up students that failed out previous years or had to take time off, and I am one of those that had to take...

  16. need help with describing RN duties on application

    kimmicoobug posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am filling out an application for a facility and on the application it says...."brief description of duties". Well, I am not quite sure what to put. I have just finished orientation and haven't...

  17. need help with describing RN duties on application

    kimmicoobug replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus. You are right...The application is in regards to past work history. I am currently employed as an RN now just finishing orientation at the hospital I am at. I am looking for another job...

  18. need help with describing RN duties on application

    kimmicoobug replied to kimmicoobug's topic in General Nursing

    LOL...P_RN!! Thanks for the tips guys. I plan on putting it to good use. I hope to get this job

  19. Tests during Orientation???

    kimmicoobug replied to rosemadder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Mine was 25 questions long...and it was really easy. I was expecting something a bit harder. However, if you failed this test, you didn't have a job unless other arrangements with the director of...

  20. Scrub tops that don't shrink to your armpits; anyone know of any?

    kimmicoobug replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Jeez! I never thought about the flashing part!!! I think I will be a bit more cautious from now on. So far Cherokee and Landau seem to work the best for me. I found Peaches to be cheaper, but...

  21. Chronic Tardiness

    kimmicoobug replied to Tweety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I live all of four minutes away from my job. I leave 15 minutes before my shift starts and then have 10 minutes to write down meds, highlight pertinent information on the cardex. That sorta

  22. standard of how many IV attempts

    kimmicoobug replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think my facility has a rule about number of sticks. But, it is a general feeling here that each nurse should only get 2 sticks. We had a patient the other day with tiny veins. My preceptor...

  23. Have you ever given report to the next shift...

    kimmicoobug replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention that this nurse who cut me off that first time in report, is actually a wonderful nurse. I was irritated that one day, and a little shaken since this is all new to me. I get...

  24. Have you ever given report to the next shift...

    kimmicoobug replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    Like to share my experience as a new grad and a new nurse. During my first oral report that I was giving, I started to say patient's name, doctor, room number, and diagnosis, like how I was taught in...

  25. skipping class, a hard habit to break

    kimmicoobug replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Students

    In the school I graduated from, if you missed too many classes, you were given warnings, write-ups, contracted, and eventually encouraged to drop. I have only seen one case of this the entire time I...