zoo*moon BSN, RN

Holy cow just sitting and watching monitors? What the heck? I was on my feet 8 straight hours taking care of 2 fresh generals at the same time,trying to get pain and BP under control. I don't ever JUST SIT! Also dang, PACU nurses generally HAVE to...

Met a nursing student the other day. She says she wants to work in ICU. A few minutes later she mentions working in the ICU again and says yeah I want to be a Nurse Anesthetist (but totally mangles the word) and you have to have a year ICU experien...

I graduated from nursing school 13 years ago and now I'm wondering, sheesh, can anyone can get into nursing? Can anyone get a license to work? Is the NCLEX failing anyone? Pretty good pay attracts many and schools seem to be passing anyone thro...

sheesh, why is this indiana board all about ivy tech? where are all the active nurses? i would like to hear about monroe hospital vs. bloomington hospital anyone?

i left my med-surg position because the 30-bed floor was regularly staffed with only 3 or 4 nurses. if one called in sick, they never found a replacement so it was one nurse with up to 10 patients. that was way too much for me. i worked there about 1...

i can't believe a manager would think that. omg, babies don't count? that's crazy! yeah, they're choking, gagging, turning gray, not pooping or peeing, have to spend so much time with them because they won't latch on, bleeding from their circumcision...

i moved away from my husband and kids for a new job. you won't believe my commute-- 2 1/2 hours away (120 miles). crazy? yeah. it has been really hard. but i did it for the new experience. so, no kids yet? go for it? (the miles sounds good to me rig...

i just got off orientation and am overwhelmed with 4 couplets. and i have worked on a med/surg telemetry floor with 8 to 10 patients. when i voiced my frustration, i was told up to 5 couplets was standard so in other words, it could be worse. pts/bed...

i'm curious too-- how old are you? i graduated from nursing school in the mid-90s and we were taught to chart that way that looks totally foreign to you. two dots over a horizontal line then two vertical lines under that horizontal line. that's how i...

Hi, I'm an RN and I'm needing some advice. I've done med/surg for about 9 1/2 years. My username was "ihatemedsurg" but that was just too negative so I changed it. But I still feel it. What should I do now? I still want to be nurse. The last time ...

i hear you about getting awful reports... some nurses just don't do much more than pass meds. it seems. (oh but they get all their charting done/their boxes checked.) wonder what kind of assessment they do. they don't try to learn more about the ...

oh, wow. thank you all so much for your replies. it is so nice to talk to others who understand and who can offer different points of view. i just saw a coworker (yesterday) who was also there that shift i mentioned. she said she just wanted to q...

i've been there. i hated my first year in med/surg job and so i quit after working exactly a year. but i ended up going back, working only once a week. still hate it but at least i have more of a choice of when i work. i too dread going to wor...

well, hate to admit it but you typed how i feel many times when i go to work. so many patients to take care of, it is too much stress and pressure. having to pass meds and do assessments by 10pm then all the charting-- so much that you really don't...

i loved echo heron's books. intensive care, the story of a nurse and condition critical were two i'm really glad i read. i found them very educational and i was touched by her writing. i wanted more. too bad she's no longer writing. i remember...

i have been a nurse for 13 years and was just offered $27. no differential on weekends i'm in indiana. i'd like to know what others are making. that's a job with benefits, by the way.

No duh so everyone's going to Ivy Tech. Thanks for the super friendly answer. I wasn't trying to be mean. I am wondering why there are no nurses posting. Hoping to hear from working/non Ivy Tech people. What was the point of your nasty answer? ...

How do the hospitals in Indy compare? Is there one known to pay better than the others?

right, if you have a long line, the med you are putting in (e.g. morphine) has to clear the line first, so when you flush with saline, also go slow-- look and see how far before it reaches the patient. if iv fluids are compatible they can carry the ...

right, i agree. that is just crazy. yeah, like the restroom checks at target or mcdonald's. a bit demeaning for nursing. our charting is electronic and so much of it is checking things off. and the "suits" sitting at their desks keep finding thi...

what??? you all weren't alerted by the tele alarms??? oh my god. that is a horrible story. lucky it was a 96 yr old with a family who didn't care. what if it was someone else? p.s. it is "suffice" not surfice... as in "sufficient" :)

The concern is I don't want to drive 2 1/2 to 4 hours then find out I'll be making less. I know, it depends. I might accept a position that pays less-- depends on the position. But generally speaking, I wouldn't interview at a place if it would me...

i know, i wanted to avoid "tacky". yes i am considering relocating. no, a one time trek is not a big deal. thanks, just what i needed. a smack to the head.

i work one weekend night every week and just that one shift messes up our lives so i would say to you--don't do it! it may pay well but oh my it would be sad and lonely. if i worked the whole weekend every weekend it would mean no time to do family...

wish you could have been my manager! :) sounds like you tried to be a great manager. (that's the problem.) night shift rarely sees our um. the previous one was super-- she came in early enough to see the night shift. this one- eh. she is gone ...