AZO49008

AZO49008

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  1. Suggestions for an eager student!

    AZO49008 replied to AZnursingstudent04's topic in General Nursing

    I'd quit worrying about it, actually. I ran into the same thing a couple times during clinicals. I think they are worried students are going to slow them down. I'd just do your best and show them that...

  2. extremly nervous new nurse starting nights

    AZO49008 replied to mulbc55653's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd tell you to calm down but it won't do any good. There's no way you can start as a new nurse and not be a huge bundle of nerves. Just know it gets better. I just completed my third full week on my...

  3. Do I need to hold on to my Med-Surg Nursing Textbook?

    AZO49008 replied to sully75's topic in First Year After Licensure

    KEEP IT! I am a new grad (May 2010) and am working on a cardiac unit. I know cardiac theory pretty well...excelled in it in nursing school and this is where I have always wanted to work. But, people...

  4. Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    AZO49008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newly minted RN working night on my first job on a busy cardiac floor. I'm just off orientation and have been on nights for about three weeks (I had about 8 weeks orientation on days before...

  5. Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    AZO49008 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    Sounds about right to me. I graduated in May and we had at LEAST 50 pages a week, more often more, not usually more than 75 to 80. Second year in our advanced theory class our instructor was very...

  6. Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your insights,

  7. Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the tips and for sharing your experiences. It sounds like I need to establish my routine and stick to it and I will be somewhat re-programmed. That's sort of what I suspected. It's just...

  8. Calling all night nurses!! Newbie night shifter needs sleep tips, STAT! :-)

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Moogie. It really IS a great job. After reading the orientation/new nurse horror stories in the "1st year after licensure" forum I have to count myself really lucky. Cardiac is a tough floor...

  9. Stop being so miserable

    AZO49008 replied to mkhoaja's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Okay, I will give you this mkhoaja: there are miserable, negative nurses. But, as a new nurse, I haven't run into many and thankfully the ones I have run into work on a different unit. What I have...

  10. Nursing and sexual orientation

    AZO49008 replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    Bearscrubs, it sounds like you have encountered some really unfortunate situations in your professional life. Being gay myself I understand your rationale. While I don't necessarily agree with it, you...

  11. Why do we do this? Why do we allow it?

    AZO49008 replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I'm one of those new grads and I happen to agree! One of the first times I had to give less than the full vial of Dialdad I went to do the math on the dosage and my preceptor just said "it's...

  12. Advice needed Failed RN NCLEX 5th time

    AZO49008 replied to Purrfectfriend's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am not attempting to be flippant or cold-hearted, but I think that after a certain point it's time to realize that not everyone is cut out to succeed as a nurse. I know I've heard people say that...

  13. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

    AZO49008 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    This is my second career, so yeah, I will retire from nursing. I don't understand why some people are whining and moaning about "nursing will kill you if you're in it long enough to retire from it."...

  14. Student nurse violates confidentiality on floor

    AZO49008 replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    If you already pointed something out to her and she threw you attitude, I wouldn't say anything to her about this. I wouldn't go running to the instructor either. I would say nothing, and realize that...

  15. Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    AZO49008 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I am sorry you are having to go through this journey with your mother. It's a long, sad road - with occasional light-hearted detours - that often only those who have made the same...

  16. Still Angry at MAs playing nurse or PA

    AZO49008 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ugh. I'd bring it to the attention of the office manager of your wife's practice. MAs have a habit of referring to themselves as nurses, mostly because the doctors themselves refer to their MAs as...

  17. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

  18. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wow...surprised this thread is still running. I don't think any of us changed anyone's mind in the opposite school of thought, but it has been an interesting discussion. Thanks for sharing your...

  19. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well...some interesting perspectives. I have to agree with what some people have written in that the level of care a patient receives is what's important, not what the nurse is wearing. A great nurse...

  20. New RN who may lose her Med Surg job

    AZO49008 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I think the advice others have given you is sound. Now for my two cents: I would approach your preceptor or director and THANK them for bringing these things to your attention. They could have let you...

  21. Did everyone flunk their college writing courses?

    AZO49008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm probably going to get lashed with a few tons of wet noodles but I can remain silent no longer. Can we all make an attempt to tighten up our communication skills around here? The basic grammar,...

  22. At what point do you stop feeling stupid?

    AZO49008 replied to LETRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in the same boat as you, LETRN. Just graduated, passed the NCLEX and am on to a new job on a busy cardiac floor in July. I did well in school, excelled in clinicals and have worked in an...

  23. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    AZO49008 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Okay, here come the party hats! I'm officially an

  24. Quick question for night-shift nurses

    AZO49008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've got a quick question for the night nurses! I'm a newly-graduated RN and will be starting a new job soon on a cardiac floor. I am slightly anal retentive about making sure I am laying eyes on my...

  25. Quick question for night-shift nurses

    AZO49008 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...a pen light...DUH! I'm completely embarassed I didn't think of