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  1. I nned some advice very DOWN IN THE DUMPS

    lorabel replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Read my earlier posts! I felt the exact same way as did many others. I quit my job after 4 months...it truly was a toxic environment; poor management and nasty nurses......I was miserable...so I got...

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

    lorabel replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newbie but may can give reasons for my facility. I was taught that if the IV is infiltrated policy is to leave it in...reason being is that if what was infuisng or being pushed is something...

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

    lorabel replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

    TraumaRus, It may not be a negative thing..asking if you are an LPN or RN...Many patients iny my meager 4 months as an RN asked our names. We had badges with name and credentials..Frequently the...

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

    lorabel replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I agree....color bracelet only! My reason is...I had a situation where the son of my patient was POA. We did a verbal order to make the pt a DNR...The son did not want his cousin who lives nearby to...

  5. Where do I belong??

    lorabel replied to lorabel's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice from all! thanks so much! Each post gave me something different...funny thing, I have been told by several professors and nurses that I would make a great hospice nurse! Problem is,...

  6. Where do I belong??

    lorabel replied to lorabel's topic in General Nursing

    thanks! It was a combination of things actually..yes, 3 [preceptors in 6 weeks that all did things differently. The only feedback was negative. The unit was very high acuity. I got mixed...

  7. Life after quitting first job as RN

    lorabel posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I've posted here before..new problem. I worked in a hostile environment....nurses were nasty and ate their young. I stuck it out for as long as I could. I quit last week. Advised by many...

  8. Life after quitting first job as RN

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

    Hi all.........I got a form for an exit interview in the mail today........Gee its tough! I want to be honest and they say they encourage honesty.......but we all know they talk out both sides of...

  9. "1 Year" Anniversary in Two Days: My Experiences

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

    Thanks! I'm one who found out where I dont belong! I had a horrible experience on my first job, yet i loved caring for my patients and I did learn a ton! i'm working on finding where i do belong!...

  10. Life after quitting first job as RN

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

    Thanks to all! It has been *ell! I have very little confidence after that experience...even questioning if I have what it takes to be a good nurse. then i remind myself that I never harmed a...

  11. Taking NCLEX. Advice please!!

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

    You CAN do it!!!!! I took my Boards in July and had 75 questions. The advice i have for you is to focus on the side affects of meds. I had a few meds on mine that I never heard of and couldn't...

  12. Life after quitting first job as RN

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

    Thanks so much to all of you who have responded. I have gotten more support from all of you than I did on my unit!!!!!!!!!! I have not been contacted for an exit interview....I'm not sure if they...

  13. Preemployment test in Hospital

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

    If it is anything like the test I took.....it will be short video clips and you have to write down what the problem is, what you would do about it, and what orders you would expect. One example i...

  14. Just need a little emotional support this morning!

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

    I'm with you! I feel the exact same way. I posted earlier in the thread. I got written up and put back on orientation to "work on my organization skills." They said it was to help me...I felt...

  15. RN program in community college really worth it?

    lorabel replied to rnhopefully09's topic in Nursing Career

    Hang in there kiddo! If you really want to be a nurse, you can do it! It takes lots of hard work and dedication. I would find out how much clinical time you have in the community college program....

  16. Life after quitting first job as RN

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

    Thank you! I accepted a sign-on bonus in agreement for 2 years of working for this corporation.....I have to pay it back plus $250. It's worth it in the long run. I couldn't see myself ever being...

  17. Need Encouragment Please

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

    I just quit my job on a floor where many of the nurses ate their young! i was told to ask questions and when i did, my director told me I wasnt wanting the responsibility.....said it was "how" I was...

  18. Advice to a new nurse wanting to quit...

    lorabel replied to rnang123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. I felt almost the same as you. I say go with your gut! If you are not sure this is where you want to be...why torture yourself? I was in the same boat. the floor i worked had many nurses that...

  19. What's In Your Pocket?

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

    Right pocket; red pen, black pen, scissors left pocket alcohol wipes, alligator clips, 10cc flushes we have alot of hickman ports and PICCs, never know what I may neeed once i'm in the room. We push...

  20. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    lorabel replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well.....thanks for the support from all! It is so nice to hear from other nurses that I'm not the only one that thinks like I do. I just got a call from a nurse that heads a "mentor" program. Her...

  21. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    lorabel replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow! I thought 6 weeks wasnt enough. I'm in oncology and just graduated in May and started work in Sept. i am finding it very difficult. so much they didn't tell me and its beginning to bite in...

  22. written up already!

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

    Thanks. I've been doing alot of thinking about all this. I fully take responsibility for anything I have done wrong......I dont like being written up for the verbal warning, but I feel it was a...

  23. written up already!

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

    I'm not sure how it works! I was too upset and dumbfounded to think to even ask anything! I bawled the whole way home and kept thinking about the way it really happened. I was so worked up I was...

  24. written up already!

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

    thanks. I've heard that expression before. After the fact..of accepting the position on my Unit...I heard from other nurses from different floors that its the hardest unit to work and that the...

  25. written up already!

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

    I feel for you and know just how you feel....I've been a nurse for only 3 months! I graduated in may 2007 but didnt start work until sept. had 6 weeks orientation and 1 week classroom orientation....