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sistasoul

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  1. Need advice please

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks to all who have taken the time and replied. I agree that 3 weeks is not enough training but where I live hospital jobs for new grads are really hard to get so I accepted the position. It took...

  2. what is the best/worst specialty docs to work with...

    sistasoul replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that cardiologists are hard to handle. Very stressed out group in my

  3. NHCTC-Manchester...does anyone know where we get our "lab kit" from??

    sistasoul replied to kmwyman's topic in General Nursing

    We all need all the help we can get sometimes. Enjoy ypur last few days before school. It is a wild ride you will be going on but it is

  4. NHCTC-Manchester...does anyone know where we get our "lab kit" from??

    sistasoul replied to kmwyman's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in touch with me and I can help you with tips and pointers and such. I will tell you right off the bat that the first test we had the first semester was 28 chapters from different books. A lot of...

  5. Support Stickie for New nurses who are not coping

    sistasoul replied to madwife2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so happy I found this thread. My heart goes out to the nurses who feel like failures. We all have worked so hard to get through school and then feel like we are incompetent at work. I graduated...

  6. NHCTC-Manchester...does anyone know where we get our "lab kit" from??

    sistasoul replied to kmwyman's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, First off congrats on getting accepted into Manchester. Not an easy task to do. Very competetive. I was just browsing the site and seen this entry. I graduated in 2008 and the instructor who...

  7. encouragement please

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I graduated in May 2008. From there I went to a LTC facility to work because the hospitals were not hiring full time new grads at the time. I worked for 5 months at this facility and decided...

  8. New nurse OVERWHELMED

    sistasoul replied to leapof faith's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello all, I just read the original post that was posted in January. I too feel overwhelmed. I graduated in May of 2008 and worked in LTC for 5 months. I got hired on to a medsurge/ortho floor at the...

  9. ppe on precautions

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please help- I am confused or I am interpreting the information on this board wrong. When a patient is on airborne/droplet precautions would one not wear a gown and gloves as well as a mask/N95? I...

  10. Transitioning from LTC to med-surge

    sistasoul posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I graduated with my associates in Nursing in May of 2008 and passed my boards in July. I started working in a LTC facility in September but really want an acute care position. At the time of...

  11. What regions have the best nursing job opportunities since the economic recession?

    sistasoul replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    The northeast does not have many openings in acute care. I am from NHand I graduated in May of 2008. Could not find full time acute care position without experience. I took a LTC position in...

  12. how much time for AM med pass?

    sistasoul replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I never get my meds done on time. Between interruptions of patients needing to see you, treatments, and behavioral issues, residents who take forever to take their pills, it is impossible. I could...

  13. Does anyone work at Parkland Medical Center?

    sistasoul replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did my clinical leadership days up on the lifespan pedi unit and the staff seemed a lot nicer there. Maybe it was because me and my freshman nurse were acting as their aides for the day. The staff...

  14. How My Instructor Affected My Life

    sistasoul replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Students

    I too had an instructor like this in my last semester. I graduated in May of 2008. The instructor I had kept me with her for 15 weeks. She would not let me go to my community rotation for the last...

  15. Does anyone work at Parkland Medical Center?

    sistasoul replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did a clinical there in the Spring of 2008. I have never seen so many unhappy/nasty med-surge nurses in one place. There were a few that seemed happy but you could not pay me enough to work in that...

  16. when co-workers throw each other under the bus

    sistasoul replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse who works at the facility I work at on another shift has been known to set other nurses up. One night she purposefully hid the O2 sat so the other nurse she was working with would have to ask...

  17. Do you encounter attitudes from techs?

    sistasoul replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and find the Aides their can be extremely lazy with bad attitudes. It is terrible. Especially when the "group" of aides who have this attitude work together. Most of the aides I work...

  18. Today I actually broke down during sign off report. (long)

    sistasoul replied to JessicRN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a nightmare. Is it common practice to give one nurse three ETOHer's? These patients are extremely challenging. I graduated in May 2008 and am already questionong my decision to become...

  19. Is it so wrong to think long term care nursing is boring?

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I graduated in May 2008 with my associates in Nursing. Became a registered nurse in Aug 2008. I took a job in a long term care facility as the full time hospital positions in my area were not...

  20. Is it so wrong to think long term care nursing is boring?

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who have replied. I too, love my old folks. Had one pass on me last night and cried like a baby as I kissed her on her cheek knowing she was in a better place. I think I need to try the...

  21. Is it so wrong to think long term care nursing is boring?

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    My residents are all LTC and rarely do I never get admits and never get discharges. The only time I need to call a doc is when their is a life threatening situation (SOB, etc) which are few and far...

  22. Trouble finding job as RN if never a CNA?

    sistasoul replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    I know plenty of nurses who got hired right after graduation without ever having workes as an aide. I think it may give you a slight advantage but is not

  23. What is your least favorite kind of med-surg patient?

    sistasoul replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree. Some patients want you to move their pillows a certain way and aree constantly on the bell for small things such as this. When asked how they move their own pillows at home they will say,...

  24. LTC resident telling a fib

    sistasoul posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am a new RN in a LTC facility. I have been off of orientation for a month now and it has been going OK. There is so much to learn with the paperwork and being a nurse but each day I make...

  25. LTC resident telling a fib

    sistasoul replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the reply. I have 20 residents and only document when there is a "problem" with the resident. She was acting fine and had no complaints so there was no reason to document. Her room mate...