I brought it up, not the preceptor or NM. So far, so good. I have several written weekly evals from the new preceptor that are all positive. It's hard to constantly watch everything I do and say,...
Had a "progress" meeting with the NM and new preceptor which was very open and honest and went well. I was totally assured that if I was headed for failure at the end of orientation, I would see it...
It seems like it is so hard for schools to find/keep clinical instructors that complaining about one will fall on completely deaf ears. The thing is that when this is over, you will feel like you can...
I am really new, but I have to say that I have not been abused by pts or families HALF as much as I have been by other nurses. I have had several cases of my NA being abused by families, but then I go...
Unless I'm completely misreading the situation, it seems to continue to improve. The new preceptor has been very encouraging and has given more useful feedback. I've also applied other places, but had...
I also have constant migraine. It just depends on how well you can control it and with what meds. Mine never goes away but abates with meds. The thing is, I can't take anything mind-altering at all,...
As I said earlier, all the pumps I have used must be programmed in mL/hr. I came up with the same answer of 3 mL/hr - just wasn't confident enough that it was right until someone else posted it. As...
My understanding is that this is a good way to do it as long as you're not dealing with a renal patient or any patient who is fluid restricted. The medline usually runs at 5 or 10 ml/hr. The big...
"Fitting in" definitely seems to be as valued as skills. That's been a big problem for me because the job is so hard that I don't have time to try to fit in - and don't really want to. That may...
I went to a university that offerred this degree - as a direct entry RN. These students were in the same classes as the BSN students, but they were held to higher minimum passing grades and had to do...
I would like to explain more, but want to remain anonymous. I'm dreading going back in feeling like the job itself is so hard - always learning something new (and often a different way, because I'll...