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  1. tips from tele nurses?

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I have been offered a job on a tele floor......finally back in a hospital after nightmare first experience as anew RN. Does anyone have any tips or pointers such as most important things to...

  2. Where do I belong??

    lorabel replied to lorabel's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! thank you! Since I left that horrible oncology unit, I went into a LTC facilityfor 4 months. My residents cried when I told them i was leaving. Really pulled at my heart strings. imagine..a...

  3. Where do I belong??

    lorabel posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I am looking for advice or encouragement from experienced nurses. How or when do you find where you belong? I am new..only worked 4 months in Onco and had a HORRIBLE experience with staff, etc....

  4. Just Fired From My 1st Nursing Job

    lorabel replied to MysticalSeeker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So glad you are out of there! There is no way those nurses who can pass meds to so many in 20 minutes is even looking at the MAR. i worked in LTC as an RN for about 4 months. I had 20 residents and...

  5. Step down differs from Tele..How?

    lorabel replied to BrklynNYgal's topic in Cardiac

    Like others have said, it seems to vary from region to regon. I have been working ona "step-down" tele unit for 3 months now. I am told the difference between us and the PCU (progressive care unit)...

  6. Precepting new BSN grad/having trouble

    lorabel replied to Mudwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Shame on the BSN! Coming from a horrible experience as a new RN, I would have LOVED to have had a preceptor that cared enough to encourage and guide me as you are trying to do. What goes around...

  7. tips from tele nurses?

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

    thank you so much for you wisdom! I'm not sure at this point what our responsibilities on the unit are. i'm waiting for the call to shadow. That way i will see what it's like. It is med/surg so I...

  8. updating resume need advice

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone. I am trying to update my resume. I am new grad of almost a year. I have posted here before and got wonderful support and advice! My question this time is...when writing up my resume,...

  9. updating resume need advice

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

    That was probably a better answer than mine! I'm trying to convince myself I'm not a crappy nurse......just an inexperienced one looking for an opportunity to learn and grow from a baby nurse to a...

  10. updating resume need advice

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

    I don't think I didn't get the job because I'm blacklisted. I caused no harm to anyone. I was on orientation when i quit. I think truthfully, I blew the interview by being too honest. I told them...

  11. is it just me?

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I am so confused right now. I'm a new RN that graduated in May took boards, passed them, worked at large hospital for 4 months, went through pure hell in a toxic environment and am currently...

  12. is it just me?

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

    Well.....The interview went well at the hospital. The problem now is that I was told that student nurses at the community college where I went are considered employees of the hospital and they get...

  13. is it just me?

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

    Thanks guys. I am praying I get the hospital job. I believe at this point that the hospital is where my heart is. The first hospital I worked at was not a good fit. My old unit I hear is pure...

  14. risks to loose my license

    lorabel replied to jess2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry to hear of your concerns. Rightly so, however. If your gut is saying I'm not ready...then listen. I went through the same situation sort of.I told my NM I wasnt eady and was told I couldnt be...

  15. confidence problem.........

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I'm still stressing over my former job and replaying things in my mind...did I do a good job? Was I a bad nurse? I keep hearing in my head things that were said to me and I'm...

  16. confidence problem.........

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

    Thank you. What you say does make sense. I guess I am obessing because I truly love nursing. I even find myself thinking about patients I cared for and wondering how they are. I worked in onco and...

  17. LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    lorabel replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    jojotoo, Thank you so much for the post. I'm not the original poster but you said things I needed to hear!!!!!!!! I posted above and I ended up quitting my job because of toxic work environment,...

  18. LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    lorabel replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel so badly for you! I felt the same on my former job. I was to the point that I dreaded going in to work. My coworkers were NOT supportive...just snitches! I ended up quitting. When i left I...

  19. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    lorabel replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Good point. and YES a verbal order! I called the doc because the son was in earlier and said he wanted his dad a DNR. Son had to leave and couldnt wait for doc to call me back. So..the doc called...

  20. Teaching hospitals vs others

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do you think a "teaching hospital" would provide a better orientation than a community or other hospital (for lack of a better word)? I think as newbie nurses we need sufficient orientation to gain...

  21. Teaching hospitals vs others

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

    Thank you. That helps alot...I'm just worried that I burned the bridge when I quit...the place i worked is part of the large network including the major hospitals..university hospital..which are the...

  22. Anyone use the Littman 3000 electronic stethoscope?

    lorabel replied to RN808's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have some hearing loss as well and LOVE it. I can pick up all kinds of murmurs, lungs sounds, etc. My only complaint is using it to take manual BPs. You have to have it placed just right it...

  23. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

    lorabel replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    We did go see a lawyer........no grounds for suit...or more like no suit for a big enough settlement to make it worth their while.....see when you file a medmal lawsuit, first you have to another...

  24. Do you remove occluded or infiltrated IV right away or wait until new start done?

    lorabel replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry! I've been helped so much on this site, thought i would try to return the

  25. Medihoney...heard of it???

    lorabel replied to trmr's topic in General Nursing

    trmr, Very interesting! My dad raises honeybees and sells the honey and bee pollen. You would be amazed at things honey is used for. I don't want this to sound like a sales pitch..but...here goes....