nursenpnk

nursenpnk RN

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  1. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

    nursenpnk replied to Imafloat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you have summarized my first year as a nurse as well, however, my patients were adults, so a tid bit bigger ;-) Thanks for sharing your experiences! Hope all is well in the NICU :-) I now take care...

  2. PICU Nurses

    nursenpnk replied to biscuit_007's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I have been in the PICU in connecticut for the past 6 months, I transitioned from the adult world to the pediatric world and still do both, but LOVE my kidders much more than my adults. We are an 18...

  3. Being on the Code team freaks me out

    nursenpnk replied to Bella RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    My hospital really helps with this as we have a lab where nurses and doctors get together to review code situations with a unique dummy that will breathe and respond to interventions ect through a...

  4. Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

    nursenpnk replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I find it rather ironic that ICU nurses tend to have the sickest of the sick but gee golly we still find time to gossip, it's sad but like many others have said you see it in all areas of nursing, and...

  5. Dont you just love them

    nursenpnk replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    "I think we all need to remember that sometimes it's easy on these boards to post a response that is closer to our own personal values than to how we would react as a nurse on duty. Just so long as...

  6. Problems with Dansko shoes?

    nursenpnk replied to cc_nurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i LOVE my danskos, but i find that my feet need a break every once in awhile and i will throw a pair of sneakers on for a night just to break it up. i have also found that if you wear them a lot they...

  7. Dont you just love them

    nursenpnk replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    EMPATHY i can only imagine what it is like to be in their shoes, meaning the abuser, the family of the abuser and the nurse taking care of them ect. addictions are illnesses and who am i to judge. so...

  8. What do you do in clinicals?

    nursenpnk replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm hiding from instructors, pretending your busy, hoping to get a stroked out pt so you can sit and watch tv....sounds like nursing might not be for you! Please re-evaluate why you want to be a...

  9. Are nurses unsupportive spouse magnets??

    nursenpnk replied to sticknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is so diverse as are the spouses, mates, friends of those in the nursing profession. Good that we can all discuss our issues with relationships, but really i think this generalization is...

  10. Teaching vs. Non-teaching hospital

    nursenpnk replied to ericdb68's topic in MICU, SICU

    Teaching all the way! I was a new grad in the MSICU and I loved the organized orientation process and being around doctors that were also learning ! I worked at nite so there were many times where...

  11. Interview dress code and hair length

    nursenpnk replied to LoveNursing1's topic in General Nursing

    Looks won't get you the job, but professional appearance sure will :-) My rule is always dress a level above your expected work appearance so a knee length skirt suit ect would be appropriate and...

  12. new grads in icu

    nursenpnk replied to firehawkrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I spent my first year in an MSICU with 22 beds, I understand that new grads need to get the experience of taking care of the sickest of the sick, but we all have to start somewhere. I actually left...

  13. Do you have to work full time when you get done with school?

    nursenpnk replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I am not trying to discourage new grads from working part time, esp if you have a family, but I know that for me working full time was very beneficial because it helped me to really reinforce what I...

  14. Spin off of dating patients. RN's dating docs?

    nursenpnk replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have just browsed this thread and i must say all this advice is making me chuckle. Three years ago I met an intern while I was a nursing student and I went through a very similar situation. Best...

  15. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    nursenpnk replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    oh my JailRN seeing that i look like i am 12 and am constantly told i am too nice, i suppose working in a corrections facility will not be for me. I start in the PICU monday so hopefully working with...

  16. 60 Second Tube Feed Stop********

    nursenpnk replied to Kymmi's topic in General Nursing

    I believe at my particular hospital, our protocol says that every day at 8 am the a-line and nbp need to be correlated and any difference can be reported and discussed with m.d. and per pt condition...

  17. How lame is this

    nursenpnk replied to dramaqueen13315's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember her when it comes to your encounters with new nurses and others in your shoes :-) I've had multiple experiences like this and it has only made me a better nurse and more aware of some...

  18. A question about culture (what does string around the waist mean?)

    nursenpnk replied to np2b's topic in Pediatric

    I will be starting in the PICU monday, i will keep my eyes open for these lil strings, very interesting, big fan of learning about cultural practices

  19. Is nursing bad for your waist line?

    nursenpnk replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    A healthy lifestyle has really helped me to stay slim! I gained a few pounds in nursing school but quickly lost it as soon as i got the time and money to exercise and eat healthy food. I always keep...

  20. 60 Second Tube Feed Stop********

    nursenpnk replied to Kymmi's topic in General Nursing

    kymmi thanks for the clarification, it all makes sense to me, being a new nurse i try to ask the whys as much as possible and i tend to get the same answers the because of protocol ect. but never get...

  21. Manager expects me to stay once I graduate

    nursenpnk replied to nickikh23's topic in General Nursing

    Being in a similar situation, i suppose i understood where the OP was coming from

  22. new grad?

    nursenpnk replied to bostongrad07's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Found this on CCMC's site The eighth floor provides rooms for "non-infectious" children, and houses our unique Chronic Infant Lung Disease Program (ChILD Program), as well as our...

  23. new grad?

    nursenpnk replied to bostongrad07's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am starting at CCMC monday I will get back to you on that. I used to work at St. Francis and they take new grads into a nursing residency program, I started off there in the MSICU because Hartford...

  24. Manager expects me to stay once I graduate

    nursenpnk replied to nickikh23's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Daytonite please rethink before posting such cruel responses to a nurse that is open and honest and is saying i do not want this area of nursing. I worked in a MSICU for a year and decided it was...

  25. 60 Second Tube Feed Stop********

    nursenpnk replied to Kymmi's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that this is an interesting topic to discuss, but geez no need to get your panties in a bunch LOL thanks for the evidence based practice articles :-) I have always wondered about this...