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I Know The Paradox Well. Online Resume's Get Responses But If You Haven't Been Active For A Couple Years You Are Treated As If Your Memory Has Been Erased. I Have Had 35 Years Experience And After A Retirement Of Only 18 Months , The " Recent And Active " Lines In All Adverts Deem Us Unfit. My Only Suggestion Is To Look For Adverts For Gn's, Will Train. Some May Even Consider Nursing Homes In All Their Varieties, There Are 3 To 4 Times As Many As There Are Hospitals In Some Areas. Teaching Also Comes To Mind. If You Have A Bachelors Degree ,lvn Or Rn School. Also Teach Cna Classes With No Degree But Adequate Experience. Online Is Problematic, Go To The Hospital, Talk Directly With Human Resourses. Call Up Old Nursemates, See What And Where They Are Working And Who They Know That Can Help. I'm No Expert And Have Gotten Choosey In My Old Age So I Don't Take Some Of My Own Good Advice But You Will Have To Decide For Yourself What You Will Settle For. Good Luck

Working With Women Is A Double Edged Sword. Damned If You Do And Damned If You Don't. Like Johnny Cash You "walk The Line" As A Married Man Among All The Women I Felt A Certain Empowerment. I Wore My Ring And Spoke Often Of My Wife. I Say Flirt, Joke And Make Friends. You'll Need The Support And Cooperation To Get The Job Done And The More On Your Side The Better. Most Will Feel Closer To You Because You Act Like A Man And Behave Like A Professional. The Flirting, Like The Jokes And Laughter Are Just Another Way To Bear Up Under The Sadness, Death And Misery We See Every Day. Enjoy The Female Camraderie , Few Men Have The Chance That We Do To Have Close, True, Female Friends On A Platonic Level.

If they are true to their word than the idea of you deciding when you are ready allows for individuality in learning, takes the anxiety out of the process. Remember to ask questions even the one you may think are too simple or dumb ones. If your facilitator is well chosen you will do well. If not ask for another, speak up. Try to relax and don't be a smart ass, you can learn from everyone if you remain open to new knowledge.

Remember all those little tips from school. Be prepared, read all directions and questions fully. Watch out for the no's and not's, skip what initially stumps you because the next questions may give you the tip you need., then go back. Tension blocks memory.Do whatever you need to relax. Prayer, meditation, and long slow exhalations work. Positive affirmations based on your preparedness help program for success. Relax, you can do it.

You'll Spend Most Of You Time Sitting And Waiting, Changing Batteries And Checking Leads For Placement. So Check Your Patients Condition From The Bedside, Know What Gtts Are Running And Why.know Their Cardiac Hx To Allay Or Forwarn Of Problems. Remember: Left Sided Heart Problems Predispose To , Tackycardia And Hypertension And Right Sided , To Brady , Blocks And Hypotention . Know Your Nurses , Who'o On Top Of It, Goofing Off, Worry Wart Self Appointed Expert. Know Your Docs Too . Talk To Them When The Are On The Floor Get Their Input Let Them Know Who You Are, It'll Make It Easier If You Have To Call Them. It All Takes Time, It's Not As Complicated As It Looks. Give A Clear Concise Report Without Gossip And Expect One. Ask Questions And Stay Current On New Procedures, Gtts, And Expect The Best And Be Prepared For The Worst. Good Luck

An Iv Is A Life Jacket. When The Water Is Calm It Seems To Be An Anoyance And Unnecessary. But When The Wind Is Up And The Turbulence Rocks The Boat And The Fear Of Drowning Has A Real Meaning You Know Why They Call It A Life Jacket. YoUr Iv Is The Same . That Smiling Grandmother Who Calls You Dearie Could Have A Hidden Malestorm Lurking Beneath Her Mild Exterior And You Better Make Sure She Has A Life Jacket.

Icu Isn't For Everyone, And As A New Nurse I Can See Where Your Anxiety Comes From. What Was Your Reasoning In The First Place, Fewer Patients Per Nurse Ratio? Nursing In General Has A Learning Curve. Icu's Learning Curve Is Usually Based On Already Having Substantial Floor Experience.. You Placed Your Self In A Demanding Situation By Not Having The Floor Experience First. Yes, You Will Have To Learn A Different Set Of Time Management Skills For The Floor But One Can't Be Afraid Of Going To Work Because Your Skills Are Not Yet Up To Par For The Task At Hand In The Unit. Your Experience In The Unit Will Be Your Blueprint For What You Need To Learn On The Floor Without The Perceived Life Or Death Struggle Of The Unit Hanging Over You. So Go Back And Pick Up The Experience You Need And Trannsfer Back Later When You Have A Stronger Nursing Base.

Join The Union As Soon As Possible. Nurses Have Little To No Leverage Even With The Shortage. The Unions May Be The Only Way To Get Support When The S--t Hits The Nurses. The Union Needs Nurses For Strength . The Nurses Need The Unions To Begin To Control Those Major Things Like, Staffing, Nurse Patient Ratios, Forced Overtime. Strong Unions Can Push For Laws To Force Hospitals To Do The Right Thing.get Involved!!!!

Check Your Nursing Med Book It Has A Section On Meds Dialyzed Out.