snazzy-jazzy BSN, RN

was only given 4 days orientation (being someones helper...not being oriented) before my epic fail ON MY OWN IN THE DEMENTIA UNIT WITH 31 patients...oh really, my first job, that's how you throw me in and expect me to make it? RNitis that is exactl...

I couldn't do it, but was made to feel like I was a failure and was told it was all because I was just a new grad and lacked the experience. I did 50 with some on insulin and then got halfway through my second round, all without a break. And I almo...

That was me not long ago, in addition to that I was also a new grad with only 2 shifts being buddied. After that I was in charge of 160 patients, however I did have Nursing Assistants to help and someone licenced to assist give meds, lucky it was n...

Thanks, now off to find another job.

Hello fellow nurses I really need to discuss something with you. I need your help, support, advice please. I am a new grad RN, who just started working in an LTC 2 weeks ago, just started my 3rd week. During the interview I was told it was for 2 d...

It is hard, don't beat yourself up. Have a read of my thread on here. I only was given 3 days of orientation though and was thrown in doing a few shifts on my own between each one. I had a worse experience though and I had to resign due to the lac...

Exactly and this was proven to me with that last phone call.. Gawd I wasn't calling her from work to have a friendly chat. It was a professional matter.

Just wanted to post an update. I resigned. It was too much of a risk, and I felt I was being asked to work out of my scope of practice. I was down for the weekend doing a late on the dementia unit and told her I would do those shifts if she is sho...

No replies? I've spent the day going over everything and I have decided that this isn't what I spent 4 years at uni working towards. While most of my friends say to stick it out, it will get better, well, I don't care because this is just a sad env...

I found the charge night shift easier than the afternoon 2 to 10 I did where I had to pass meds, do accu checks and give insulin. Residents (not all on insulin ofcourse lol), well 50 residents I give meds to in high care. I got called up to high ca...

I've just come off of a very short orientation as well. I just did my first night shift in charge of the facilities low care, high care and dementia unit. Luckily the AINs (Australian for CNA) were very experienced and practically ran the show. I ...

I'm also a new nurse and a new grad in aged care, I would look in the imprest cupboard for emergency stock, and then fax the pharmacy as an urgent order. Thanks for asking, I'm about to head into work for a shift so I'm going to be checking the emer...

Congrats!!!! Me too. I just recieved 2 degree's, a bachelor of Nursing and a bachelor of Midwifery. It's a great acheivement and we should be proud. :cheers:

What a relief for you, all your hardwork has paid off. Gongratulations!!!

After 4 years I will recieve 2 degrees, one in a bachelor of nursing and the other in a bachelor of midwifery. On Thursday I finished my last day EVER as a student nurse on clinical placement after completing 800 hours in just the last year alone I ...

I wouldn't, I kind of like to get the feel that the institution I'm applying for currently is the ONLY one I want, so I wouldn't bring up another offer personally. I'm applying for a few places at the moment, and at the last place of interview I was...

And thankyou for passing it down to us. I have also been in that situation over a temp, even when we were turning the Pt I mentioned again how he even felt hot with that temp and she said 'oh yeah its these pressure mattresses, they don't let the ai...

Without giving you all the answers, I would give that Hb level some attention and have a look into secondary PPH.

I'm going with my normal Hippie Bohemian look. Its the shoes I'm worried about, I really wanted to wear nice wedge heels BUT we have been told there are stairs up to the stage. Yes Mango, I have the same vissions, I can just picture myself tripping...

My Grandmother who turns 99 this year, started her career as a nurse by going to the Mater Hospital here in Brisbane and asking the Nuns if there was any work for her. She started her training as a Student Nurse by making toast in the kitchen and th...

Here is the Midwife one

RELAX,exercise, RELAX, get a headstart and do some outlines in my final semester nursing portfolio, Relax some more, spend time with my girls and get them ready for the start of a new school year, Swim, watch movies, cook good meals, Organise my hous...

I was a candlemaker and small business owner. It was kind of unique at the time because I used to order all my fragrant oils from American suppliers, so I had a very different line to other sellers. Now that is more available in Australia, but I s...

Sounds good if thats all that she could say about you. It might mean you need to give yourself more credit and not be so nervous because she obviously doesn't think you have anything to be so nervous about. I remember being told I was a quiet achiev...

Salbutamol is a b2 receptor agonist and relaxes smooth muscle. Besides being used for asthma or bronchal conditions I learned in Midwifery that it's also given by the IV route as a tocolytic and will cease contractions in premature labour. We use Ni...