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sistasoul

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  1. You know you're Old School when...

    sistasoul replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    I have less than a years experience as an RN. I believe I would have liked this type of nursing better than the insanity of the no breaks, no lunch, no peeing of today. I would just love to have the...

  2. Dilemma I love and hate my job

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse on neuro/ortho floor for 11 months now. I absolutely love bedside care and being with my patients but hate almost all other aspects of the job. I love the nurses I work with and my...

  3. "putting the whole picture together"

    sistasoul replied to iluvnoodles's topic in General Nursing

    To the original post. I think that learning to see the big picture takes time and experience. Right now you are just learning to get your system down. And Yes, you will be task oriented. That is what...

  4. Is everything really the nurses fault?

    sistasoul replied to jerrylundergard's topic in General Nursing

    I love this forum and I learn so much here. I have less than a year experience on a med surge floor and I have always wondered and worried about abnormal lab values. I work the 3 to 11 shift. When I...

  5. do not rehire?

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I worked at a hospital as an aide for 1 year and a half while in school. I quit this job my last semester of school to concentrate on school. I gave a two week notice and left on good terms. I...

  6. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sistasoul replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    You sound just like my charge nurses. I don't know how they do it. Management does come down on these women also. It is not fair to have the charge nurses doing the work of two people and expect them...

  7. I feel stupid

    sistasoul replied to bandmja's topic in General Nursing

    From reading your post you sound very, very stressed out. I can feel your pain in your words and my heart aches for you. Please don't call yourself those mean and nasty words. You made it through...

  8. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sistasoul replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurses also have a patient load and sometimes they have to take admits. I really feel sorry for them. It is so rediculous. The charge nurses should be there to be a resource for the floor...

  9. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sistasoul replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right. I love your name by the way!!! I am really fed up with this. I feel like quitting almost every day I am there. It would not be so bad if I could just get out on time. I know I am...

  10. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sistasoul replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. Even with coverage for lunches are you still able to clock out on time? I find that even if I work full speed without taking lunches or breaks I still clock out late. I...

  11. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    sistasoul replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    I have less than 1 year experience working on a med-surge floor. I have taken lunch once in 10 months. Even when i was orienting for the 3 lousy weeks I got I could never take a lunch. Sometimes it wa...

  12. Feeling Frustrated with New RN Job

    sistasoul replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the hardest part of learning a new job is the culture of the unit you are on. These nurses will not look kindly on a new person trying to "upset" their applecart. I am not saying you are doing...

  13. Do you feel like you do enough?

    sistasoul replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Sparrow, I understand where you are coming from. I was an aide before I was a nurse. I loved being an aide because of the hands on care. I am in my first year of nursing and I feel like I am not...

  14. Patients in detox -- we need dedicated units!!

    sistasoul replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I think the detox centers should be set up with trained nurses/staff so they can be shipped from the ER directly to the detox center. Let them detox there so they don't scare the living...

  15. Patients in detox -- we need dedicated units!!

    sistasoul replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with you. I also work on a neuro floor. It seems my floor gets all of the ETOH, drug abusers, etc., etc. These are the most TIME CONSUMING, NEEDY AND DEMANDING patients I have ever...

  16. EXHAUSTED

    sistasoul replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. If some of the nurses are sitting than they have time to help you. I really don't see where they have time to sit and chat but everyone is different. I don't know how my...

  17. Is nursing REALLY for you?

    sistasoul replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    I love the patient care but hate the time constraints placed on that care. If I did not have to do so much charting I would be a happy

  18. Disgusted

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need to vent. I have been a nurse for 9 months on an ortho/ stroke floor. I continually get out late. I can never find time to sit down and chart as I am always doing some task or another. The...

  19. Disgusted

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all of your responses and the time it took to reply. I really do know what a PE is. I wanted to refamialiarize myself with them as that was the first time I had a patient with one....

  20. Disgusted

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I work from 3-11 on an ortho/stroke floor. We also get a lot PNA's, COPd, stomach pain, etc. A lot of our patients are confused. I do have LNA's who are fantastic. I do have trouble delegating. My...

  21. I actually like being a CNA - should I become an RN?

    sistasoul replied to HospiceCarer's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Hospice I would also look into shadowing a med-surge nurse as this is where a lot of new grads start out. I know a lot of the hospitals want you to have some med-surge experience before you go...

  22. I actually like being a CNA - should I become an RN?

    sistasoul replied to HospiceCarer's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an aide before I got my RN. I really liked being an aide and helping the patients. I find now that the aide probably spend more time with the patients than I do. It really upsets me that I...

  23. Any other new RN's (2nd career) feel completely unsettled in choice?

    sistasoul replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Kittyhawk, I agree with your post. Before I worked in the hospital I worked on a LTC floor for 5 months. My shift consisted of passing meds and doing skin treatments and I felt like a pill pusher too....

  24. Any other new RN's (2nd career) feel completely unsettled in choice?

    sistasoul replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I am a second degree new RN also. I have 9 months of experience on a ortho/neuro floor and am disenchanted with nursing. I love the hands on patient care but hate all of the other "stuff" that goes...

  25. I feel so DUMB!!

    sistasoul replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    It is so fast paced on the floor how can one know all of the side effects of every drug that is given. It is one thing to know what the med is for but I don't know of any nurse who knows all of the...