ijuanabhappy

ijuanabhappy ASN, RN

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  1. Any suggestions?

    ijuanabhappy replied to NepRN's topic in General Nursing

    How old are your kids? Would someone be at home to watch them while you worked nights? What do you ultimately want to do as a nurse? A lot of people don't enjoy bedside nursing. If you think you...

  2. New grad and Pregnant...help

    ijuanabhappy replied to gizmo222's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with JulieCVICURN. Keep the cushy job, especially now while you are pregnant. I would not make any changes right now. Since the OR is completely different from bedside nursing, you may in...

  3. Is there any place hiring new grads?

    ijuanabhappy replied to cisa04's topic in General Nursing

    Commuter, I totally relate to your first paragraph. That is exactly my personality type, so maybe the LTC job will work for me too

  4. LTC for new grad RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Can I message you everyday with questions and advice?? just kidding, lol.

  5. LTC for new grad RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think I would love working with the residents and feel that I was doing something meaningful. I've never been in a position where I had to make sure others were on task (CNAs) and hopefully I have...

  6. LTC for new grad RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i'm in texas. thanks for your advice

  7. LTC for new grad RN?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Most people were saying that my inexperience as a nurse would place me in a precarious position of losing my license because all responsibility would be on my shoulders. Prior to nursing school, I...

  8. Am I setting myself up for failure?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm still jobless and the money is dwindling. No hospitals have called me. I tried to turn down the offer today as weekend supervisor at the LTC. They are now asking me if I would consider...

  9. Am I setting myself up for failure?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    What are all of your responsibilities? Do you assess all patients and pass meds? I don't think I will have any of these responsibilities for the most part. I would be handling wound care. And...

  10. Am I setting myself up for failure?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Well for instance, if there is a code, I believe the responsibility falls on me. I did go to nursing school but have never actively participated in a code. I don't know. Maybe I am worrying too...

  11. Anyone else feel like they don't know anything?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ornurse25's topic in General Nursing

    All the time.... I graduated a year ago but have not had a hospital job to use what I learned. Feel like I have forgotten everything. I'm thinking about pulling out the box of all of my power...

  12. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, not exactly a new grad but experience-wise, I might as well be. I'm also an older nurse (age 42). Busy med-surg oncology floor or a pediatric home health position which makes a lot more money....

  13. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Your comments are very helpful. I've been told by others, specifically one of my clinical nursing instructors that ICU (and even a very specialized ICU like CVICU) would be a good choice...

  14. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    The idea of being able to work on the oncology floor appeals to me. I think the reason why I have moved slow in the past is because of being new and my anxiety causing loss of focus and concentration...

  15. New RN and starting a family - advice please

    ijuanabhappy replied to arabstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    My opinion is to go ahead and try to get pregnant, or should I say don't try to take measures to prevent a pregnancy :) Like you said, because of your history of PCOS, it may or may not take awhile....

  16. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that is what I worry about. The lack of experience and no backup. They give you some orientation/training, but still... Other than that, I do think I would like the one-on-one aspect of it...

  17. Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I'm trying to find my niche in nursing. Hopefully one day I will... I'm just kinda intimated by the "floor" but it would be great

  18. Think I have ADD

    ijuanabhappy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any nurses out there have ADD and experience with taking any ADD meds such as Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, Strattera, Focalin, etc? After years of being treated on and off for anxiety/depression, I...

  19. Think I have ADD

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Would it be bad if I asked to try something like Adderall? I heard that a lot of doctors don't like to prescribe this. I also don't have a lot of money right now and have heard that some of these...

  20. What is the Oncology floor like?

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Oncology

    This Onc floor is also Gyn too. If it is more fast paced than other med-surg floors, I wonder if I wouldn't do better starting out on a general med-surg floor since I tend to be a little slower than...

  21. NICU or mental health...which one do you think?

    ijuanabhappy replied to beachgirl17's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone will have an individual experience, as you mentioned. If you think you can handle the stress of the NICU and it is what you truly want to do, I would say go for it. Me personally, I tried...

  22. Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Do you all think, from what I have told you about myself, that I would succeed on an Oncology floor? I know I am disorganized and don't have the time management thing down, but like others have...

  23. Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but you are way off base here. First of all, I am not working in acute care and have not been. When I was working for those short stints in the hospital, (NICU and cardiac), I was not overly...

  24. Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    i stopped my meds for anxiety because i felt it was making matters worse by interfering with my cognition. i had just started lamictal back up again but stopped it after a few days because i felt too...

  25. Something is wrong with me. Guess I shouldn't be a nurse

    ijuanabhappy replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    My first job out of school was a cardiac floor and I was so overwhelmed and the preceptor was so hateful, I had HR move me into a clinic position. While less stressful, I was just doing phone triage,...