CallieAnne

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1. How do you organize your day?

   CallieAnne replied to Sterren's topic in MICU, SICU

   Hey Kolt....same message as everyone else

2. Problem with preceptor and night shift.

   CallieAnne posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   I'm on orientation in the surgical ICU. Most of the nurses who work the night shift on my unit are not very friendly, and seem to have little to no patience. I feel like I'm learning nothing. I want...

3. y'all are prolly sick of hearing from me...

   CallieAnne replied to CallieAnne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I have spent a couple of days in NICU. Otherwise I wouldn't be in this situation

4. y'all are prolly sick of hearing from me...

   CallieAnne posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Now that I'm about done with nursing school, I thought I had settled on adult critical care. I have done my internship in an ICU and I do enjoy it. It's just everytime someone mentions NICU I just...

5. Is this true about most nurses..

   CallieAnne replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in General Nursing

   I think people treat you the way you treat them. Sometimes you run into the "eat their young" kind, but not really. Ask questions. Be assertive in your education. Some doctors are real jerks and can...

6. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

   CallieAnne replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

   You know you are in nursing school when you start to wonder why you match all of the mental disorder

7. starting micu rotation tomorrow

   CallieAnne replied to jk6805's topic in MICU, SICU

   MICU can be kind of overwhelming. It's kind of a catch all. You might have cardiac patients, surgery patients, septic patients, you never know. Some people don't like dealing with all of the drips in...

8. Graduating Nursing School In May....

   CallieAnne replied to CallieAnne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Thanks. I just keep going back to NICU, and I think it is where I'm supposed to be. The great thing about nursing is that if it doesn't work out I have a LOT of other options. I'm glad for your input...

9. Graduating Nursing School In May....

   CallieAnne posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I'm still unsure of where I want to go. I am doing my internship in adult ICU. I had a friend tel me it was better to work an adult ICU for a while before going into a NICU. Sometimes I agree, but...

10. My internship and graduation are coming!

    CallieAnne posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am doing an internship for my next semster of school, and then I graduate in May '08. I have read all the reasons y'all love NICU so much, and I loved what little bit of it I have seen. I still...