AnnaSL BSN, RN

Yes, Med-Surg is a great START.. But you'll be overwhelmed too but as you grow older in an area, you get to become EFFECTIVE in that area. I've been wanting to become a MS Nurse in the ward and be assigned in ICU but it just so happen that it was not...

Quitting? never an option... A Nurse should be going FORWARD and never taking a Step back... Yes, you are less experience. Let's admit that, BUT, you are in practice now, GRAB IT.. What else is there if you QUIT or GIVE UP.. It will do you no good, A...

YES, Pain is Subjective and there's really nothing we can do about it, we can't feel what a patient feel but we can actually ask them what they are experiencing (although most of the time we are in doubt).. and True, sometimes we try to look for an O...

On my day off... I SLEEP!!!!... No time to waste.. My body is so full of stress to even bother going out... What a life... hahahahah... after waking up, my body clock is soOOO confuse is it MORNING or do I have duty today, then came to realize i slep...

I dont know, but honestly, I guess those changes that they are actually introducing is somewhat for the better... They wont make these changes if it wont do any good... Yes, I agree, exposure, hands-on is much better than in writting, but STUDENTS, w...

Hmmm... honestly, for me, on my own opinion, it actually help... I can still remember when Nursing Care Plan was first introduce to us, it was a 7 column form.. then turned to 5 then 4.. It was actually exposing us on the background on what, ASSESSME...

hmmm... When I was in Third Year, Our Clinical Instructor is SOOOO STRICT.. She doesnt want us staying in the Nurse's Station and sit there for nothing.. She wants us to go to each of our assigned px and even stay At bedside just for us to be able to...

ALL i can say is, DO NOT QUIT.. Nursing is a continous process of learning... Ask yourself this, IF YOU QUIT, WILL YOU GAIN SOMETHING OUT OF IT??? Constant exposure is that you need to develop a CLINICAL EYE and the SKILLS. You are NEW, and like a p...

We have to accept that "WE CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY".. and in someway, there are people who are considered a CLOSE BOOK.. Never giving other people the chance... If you get eaten whole, then let them, because sooner or later they are going to SPIT YOU O...

Wow, my first day.. I was so excited to start working.. Before the Hospital actually distribute us per ward, we have undergone Orientation and informed us that we are on a twice a week evaluation... So I did, trusted what I gained a year after gradu...

The title has two leads, the good thing and the bad thing you have wished all of us had learned... YES, NURSING is very different in THEORETICAL and CLINICAL.. During the THEORETICAL stage of your learning, you are actually gaining KNOWLEDGE of what ...

I do agree that it's an ideal thing to do, to report 30 minutes before your exact shift starts.. It's a way for you to recheck everything that was endorsed and check if there are actually missed endorsement.. it's a **** if they're late and at the ...

Hmmm... I am late for work too... And I wont even justify why I'm late... But honestly, base on my experience, as late as I am, I am the most BUSY of them all. It's like they were actually waiting for me to arrive so they could just sit all throughou...

I agree with the majority here.. The gesture is very much appreciated but it is our duty to keep everything documented. In an instance such as that, as heart warming as it is, is still very alarming. like what other's had said, there are special ord...

You know what, it's a matter of readiness and believe me, sometimes a 2 years of experience can still scare the hell out of you to take charge... Major decisions are yours on how to balance work inside the ward. Most of which is PRIORITIZING.. One mu...

In CHF, a weight gain of 1 - 2 pounds a day for 3 days in a row is a reportable case..

Hmmm... i have never encountered such case yet but for me, I think there's a problem there... One major concern there is the Expiration date... It's much better if they could combine the same medication with the same expiration dates and consume the ...

You of all PEOPLE have the RIGHT to BE FURIOUS with them... It's so inhumane for them to just tell you WHAT THEY THINK and then say SORRY in the end if they were wrong... LIFE is at STAKE here.. I symphatized with what you feel because I'll do the s...

It's normal to feel that way.. Anxious about almost everything and afraid to commit errors.. But hey, like you have said, it's an ORIENTATION...Meaning, they will orient you to policies and how everything works, introduce you to your co workers and c...

DONT EVER DOUBT YOURSELF...the more you will become less focus.. What you should do is, think back.. What are the things you have done wrong and take that in.. Seems like nobody really wants to help you and you know what, only you can help yourself.....

Ummmm... People are used to GENERALIZING THINGS... Like what's happening here... One Travel nurse being MEAN.. before you know it words spread and, VOILA, all of them are MEAN, unfriendly, they are these and that.... Honestly, we can never really ta...

Yeah, it happens. Wait till you become a nurse and a lot more of it you will definitely encounter.. But should this discourage you? I THINK NOT. This should be a driving force for you to BECOME a NURSE and make a difference.. I've been working for 4...

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I dont mean it the wrong way but, Hospital should be concern about QUALITY CARE... not quantity...

umm.. I'm a BSN and a registered one... You see, I dont get to understand these things... 2 years differs from 4 years... the difference is length of exposure to THEORY and CLINICAL? ummm....well.. in the end we're gonna be nurses.... and their talki...