Kambili

try another deprtment other than step down/icu. there are floors you are just not "cut out" for. so you keep your head up and move on to a different department. every disappointment happens for a reason. very true.

i am however, in no way condoning that the thread starter should abandon the 3k penalty. I am rather trying to understand how it is possible for someone to come into a hospital full of joy and confidence based on their extensive research only to be disappointed. it happens whether you admit it or not. the new grad is not always @ fault. often times, management is to be held culpable.

there is a section in my post that addressed that. you ar e reading what you wanna. there is only so much research one can find when they do not phsically resie reside in that area, or even state. when y ou are desperate for a job and you are offered one, sometimes you are unable to find people that will be willing to give you the real dirt on the hospital. you take what you are able to find say online and hope you asked the right questions and have them honestly answered as asked.

..and it is rather unfair for someone to assume that the individual did not do his/her own research of a hospital only to find out that it has been changed just when they resumed work. you fail to admit the fact that employers LIE even when the right and specific questions are asked. yes, they LIE. admit it. Did u also point out how unfair it is to dash a new grad to a different preceptor every week? or a preceptor with barely 6months of working experience? or an LPN with less than 8months-1yr experience precepting an RN? or coworkers making insulting and intimidating remarks when said new grad request for additional orientation weeks? ofcourse not. ofcourse patient safety is completely left behind here. how incredible. cos in your eyes, new grads are just irresponsible. BRAVO!

u echo my feelings. Reality world of nursing is terrible. very terrible. i hate it. but i keep telling myself its just the floor. maybe if i transfer to a different floor within the hospital i will like it. and to prove to myself its just the floor, every now and then i would put in to work on other floors and its always different. i just hope its not different because i am not a regular on those floors. the politic behing nursing, management, charge nursing drama plus coworker drama makes me sick!

it is rather unfair on us new grads when employers withhold certain info dt may alter our decision to remain in a hospital like vacation time u can get, raises, scheduling, nurse-patient-CNA ratio etc. basically they give you the half truth when asked but when u start working, you come to understand the whole truth. Coupled with that, employers do not care about their employees, treat them with disrespect and you are made to know that you are "nothing". with alot of negativity from your coworkers patiently waiting for you to make a mistake. Nursing doesnt accomodate new grads very well.

thanks. i dont think she forgets. she just has alot of anxiety when she goes to a clinic or hospital. I only asked for ideas not diagnosis. but thanks nevertheless.

for 2wks now she has been having stomach pains. this week it has gotten serious. i keep telling her to go to the clinic but she keeps forgetting and has hospital/clinic anxiety so when she gets there, she forgets everything. its now worse she is crying. So, being a very new RN(7months) i dont really know much but i was able to do some assessment. Here is what i amable to get form her: she ddescribes it as a pain like cramping but "above cramping. it just hurts" that is constant and located "just above my belly button" that gets worse after eating but gets better after drinking soda like spirte or coke. her stools ar enot loose and are formed and normal. no unsual color change. Any ideas? i have had her buy some kapidex, pepcid or reglan cos i figured she may have alot of acids going on. lately she says she has been eatin a lot of applesauce. I dont know if its acidic. she is yet to buy any of these meds. Any ideas please?

thank u castlegates. will check that out too.

i think certain nursing theories are meant for certain type of nursing. this one should be kept solely in psychiatric nursing. Thank you.

thank u blackhearted nurse. will check it out.

in the med-surg setting? i am a new RN. I just started my orientation last week and need additional help:crying2:

i really love ethis thread. lets me know how much i need to review:coollook:

i feel so bad. bbut i will learn better like this.

wow!! Thank you so much!!!:)