Maggie Mae

Middle aged, no significant other, good hands on skills. You say that like there is something wrong with it. Do you view your patients through that same critical lens, or can you turn it off and on? Why not be an example? Practice with pride and have empathy for those that don't meet your standards. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Nursing is hard, stressful, scary, frustrating, wonderful, funny, smelly, sad, unfair, mismanaged, understaffed, no supplies, too many patients, too many gripes, awesome, I love it! Have good boundaries. A good friend you trust. Be a good friend. Mind your own business. Have compassion. Celebrate. Learn to forgive, yourself and others. Be honest. Be careful. Don't judge. Know when to help. Know when to rest. Know when to let go. Reach out. Soul search. Look inside. cry. Laugh. Stay in the moment. Pay attention, wonderful things are happening. Have faith. You won't change the world. You will make a difference.

can you give me a better picture of the butterfly tech? Where is the best spot to put it? Is this standard practice at your hospital fora pt who needs prn sq meds ? I think it is a great idea, but have never seen it in practice.

I would love to get one. Know any good web sites?

Ialways carry alcohol with me everywhere...Isn't it embarrassing when you drop the bottel and it makes that loud clinking noise. You'd think that scrunched up brown paper bag would be good for something. :rotfl:

Why do you hate me? come on where is the love!?

The nurses aids can only do accu-checks if they are nursing students. The other night 6 out of 10 pts, were accu-checks. They empty foleys and do patient care and work very hard. we have 38 beds and 2 nurses aids. Too much work for everyone. Sometimes I feel lucky to get out of there without anything bad happening.

LI, NY. Days routeinly have 9 patients, nights 9-11, in the winter as many as 12. Way too many for this nurse, 8 mos. of experience.

The longer tubing is easier on the back, and less akward doing BP's, bowel sounds, etc. It is true, no matter the scope, it takes practice to hear what you need to hear.

Long Island, NY. Tele floor, 7P-7:30A, 9-12 PT. If less than 9 we usually have new admits. 3-4 districts with 1-2 cna's. Thinking of moving to another state. Oh yea, charge nurse too. Most of the time the nurse is the one who makes calls for any problems like pauses or runs of wct. We have a house MD, but he iscalled for non cardiac things like PRN tylenol if non has been ordered by admitting MD. During the day they can have as many as 9 with many going for stress tests, caths, ppm's, tee's tilt table, or discharged. Not a happy place.

You may have already posted the answer. Sorry I started to skim. I am a new nurse, 9 months. I work on a busy tele floor 7p-7a, 9-11 patients a night. Every week that I work there is something that I need to ask a question about. Depending on the night I get help or shot down. Learning to be a nurse has been the most brutal work experience I've ever had. Even the "helpful" nurses have an alarmist style of teaching,( for lack of a better term ), and scare the hell out of me. The worst is "What do you mean you did, or didn't, or don't know, etc., and they think they are helping. The profession can be very unprofessional at times. I know there are a million reasons for that, really valid reasons. That said, how we treat each other in nursing needs to be really honestly looked at. It is not working, we are our own worst enemys. Give the girl a chance. Maybe she will decide she needs to go to a differnt enviornment. One can't just sow seeds and expect flowers, they need to be nurtured for as long as it takes.

I saw alot of cheating at my school, and yes I did report it. The instructor couldn't beleive that anyone would cheat. To make a long story short, the cheaters had trouble passing the NCLEX, and some had difficulties on their jobs coping with the people and the stress.

I applied for a job in september. When I took the drug screen test they told me not to eat anything with poppy seeds prior to the test. When I took the test I asked the nurse supervising the test if the meds that I was taking would show up on the test, as I wanted privacy about my Klonipin, effexor and wellbutrin. She said as long as I stated that I was on the meds in my health history and I had scripts for them there would be no problem. I was concerned about other people finding out that I was on these drugs and the effect it would have on my employment. She assured me that I was covered by HIPPA laws and what was discussed with her and put on my form was a matter of privacy. I trusted this, disclosed on my health history my meds, took the test, no problems. I was hired! I just made it through a tough orientation. I got alot of support from the staff development nurses who would come by to check up on the orientees. Bottom line...Take your meds. List them in your health history. Seek out the people who will support you. Use all resources available to you. It is possible to have a good life while managing an illness.

Long Island NY...But thinking about moving. The cost of lving is getting me down.

I just started nights about a month ago. I work 12 hour shifts, I don't love nights, but I am a new grad and I do like my hospita. My problem is what to do on my days/ nights off. It is a daytime world. any ideas out there?