paxpax

paxpax specializes in med-tele.

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1. Almost at the year mark, and still unsure...

   paxpax replied to nursealanarae's topic in New Nurse

   I have been on my own 15 months and feel the same as you do. All the comments resonate with my experience. I got called at home yesterday (my day off), and semi-threatened with some sort of disciplinary action because I didn't handle a discharge ex...

2. Too many life changes at once...

   paxpax replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in New Nurse

   Praying for you. Broke up with my partner in within my first year of nursing. Take it a day at a time. :redbeathe

3. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

   paxpax replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in New Nurse

   I have been on my own after orientation 15 months - it does get a little easier, but I still have days where I feel like it's the first week after orientation on my own. I work on a similar floor as you do. I try to go in early and get as organized...

4. MD Phobia

   paxpax replied to tamari07's topic in New Nurse

   it's sexist to assume that only male docs scream. i've been inappropriately chewed out by both female and male docs. bullying behavior can be exhibited by both males and females.

5. Starting Nursing At 40...am I Too Late???

   paxpax replied to SunnyBeach_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I am 47 years old and this is my first year of nursing. It's never too late for nursing.

6. New RN and panicked/struggling

   paxpax replied to redwood's topic in New Nurse

   I am 6 months on my own on a busy tele unit. I still can't start IVs - I blew an easy one tonight and had to get help. I couldn't do ABG's if I tried, though our respiratory people do that. I also have a RN, BSN and previous degree and career I k...

7. I send pt home with heplocks!!

   paxpax replied to luce2008's topic in New Nurse

   You are NOT a bad nurse. I work on a tele floor. Recently we had an extremely needy (abusive to staff) family on the floor, discharge planning worked for days to get the patient placed in a Nursing Home; family, kept refusing. Finally the CEO o...

8. Six Months

   paxpax posted a topic in New Nurse

   Six months ago tonight I stepped onto the floor as a new grad nurse. Three month ago tonight I started on my own "flying solo". I'm a re-tread nurse from another industry, but I am happy to have nursing as my second career. There have been many da...

9. Old man thinking of nursing

   paxpax replied to coop47's topic in Men

   I am a new grad - 47 years old. While most of the people I work with are younger than me - I have a great time with them. Some of our Nurse's Aids are in their 50s and are hard workers. I read my partner's AARP magazine - Nursing is often suggested ...

10. Terms we will not admit to using

    paxpax replied to gwenith's topic in Humor

    A doc once told me that "WNL" really means "We Never Looked"

11. Two steps forward.....

    paxpax replied to Virgo_RN's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks all for saying that you're mid-career changers. I'm a mid-career changer too! Some say "Re-tread nurse". I was never a nurse's aid, just my ABSN program, and bam I am hired. At first I felt unqualified even to give report to my nurse's aid...

12. Two steps forward.....

    paxpax replied to Virgo_RN's topic in New Nurse

    I feel the same way as well. I've been on my own for 2 months. The hardest part of my day is now giving report at the end of the shift when I am dead honest about what I wasn't able to get to. I get rolled-eyes and heavy sighs. I am getting the s...

13. Loyola ABSN May 08

    paxpax replied to coopsc1's topic in Illinois

    I am in my 40s and I graduated from Loyola's ABSN program this year '07. It is important to make friends in the program, it's the only way I got by. It's hard work, good luck. :mnnnrsngrk:

14. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    paxpax replied to emmie08's topic in New Nurse

    emmie08 I am a new nurse and I have felt the same as you have after making a mistake, or as I have done, using poor judgment. I was aware of 'gossip' - but soon EVERYONE gets over it. I find that I ask questions more than ever now - I find that my ...

15. How do you count the time?

    paxpax posted a topic in New Nurse

    How do you count the time of being a new grad or new hire nurse? If I count from my first day (9/17), I've worked 3 ½ months, if I count since my first day on my own, it's been 6 ½ weeks. My experience on a busy tele floor has been somewhat rew...