I am considering changing jobs. I currently work in an outpatient setting that is very fast paced and stressful at times. Most of the stress is due to the culture of the facility not due to the work....
I have not been active on here for some time but I need some good advice. 3 years ago I was terminated from a nursing position. It was a very small hopital and there was a lot of bullying from...
I am a RN with over nine years of experience. The past 4 years of which has been in the Surgical, Trauma, Neuro, ICU. I am divorced and my youngest child recently graduated high school. I am about to...
It is the same around this area as well. The admitting Dr puts orders in for the consult and it is the nurses job to call the consulting Dr. The admitting Dr usually does not even talk to the Dr that...
I work in the ICU so I only have 2 patients. We do total care on our unit and I love it. I usually plan the baths around the assessment times and I can get a good look at the skin. Do my wound care at...
When I was in the float pool I would let who ever was in charge of my assignment know that I was taking my break before I went to my second assigned unit. I knew once I got to that unit for my last 4...
I would have done just what you did. The pts pain was not out of control and I would say that the loading dose was not needed at that time. I would start at the 1 mg dose and increase up to the 4 mg...
Oh yes I have lost it with not only a patient but with family members as well. They need to be told and I was doing the telling. Why on earth do people have to act like idiots is beyond me but they...
I am not a very social person myself and I did fine in nursing school. Graduated with high honor to boot. I made one or two close like minded friends and we studied together. It is better not to get...
JB2007 replied to BlueSunRise's topic in Critical Care
Sorry to be a downer here, but personally I would start out on a good med-surg unit first. Being a new grad is very stressful and you have ALOT to learn. I have been a nurse for 5 years now and I only...
I would be thinking of moving if it was a possiblity at all. There are hospitals in Northeast Indiana that will hire new grads and the cost of living is less than NYC. In addition, it is close enough...
It is lots and lots of paperwork. More than the hospital from what I found. You do not have time to sit and chat with the residents. When I worked LTC there was some residents that the only time I saw...
I am another person who is only as loyal to my employer as they are to me. I have seen how loyal most places are and I will watch out for myself. I go in, I do my best, and then I leave. If they...