bluelulu

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1. off orientation--first big mistake!!!

   bluelulu posted a topic in New Nurse

   :(Last night was nuts. I work on a med/surg floor in a busy hospital. My unit is notorious for being "crazy". Anyways, I have been off orientation for about 3 and a half weeks and am totally on my own now. Getting back to last night I had 4 patiets w...

2. To work nights or not to work nights? that is the question....

   bluelulu replied to tsbarbre's topic in General Nursing

   I work 11p-7a, and let me tell you, I never stop. Never even get to have a snack usually. we get a lot of admissions and yes, someone said it right before--we are the "clean-up crew" a lot of the time! I walk in and there are IV abt's that are clampe...

3. should i just quit?

   bluelulu replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Nancy, that was a great reply. It is that thought exactly that keeps me going. Just get through the shift w/out killing someone is where I am at right now. I feel bad that when it is really crazy--I am not really doing full assessments beca...

4. should i just quit?

   bluelulu replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I know exactly how you feel. I came off orientation maybe 3 weeks ago, work on a med/surg floor that is CRAZY most of the time (short staffed, slammed w/ admissions) and work the 11p-7a shift which has limited resources. I feel like I am going to th...

5. What I have accomplished

   bluelulu replied to PiPhi2004's topic in New Nurse

   Beautifully said and so inspiring!

6. The NEW Nurse (Not the ones AOL speak of)

   bluelulu replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

   Also just have to add: got served with divorce papers during my last (and hardest) semester. He did it to try and make me fail since this thing was pending for years and who would serve who. I have NEVER brought my baggage into work even though, obv...

7. The NEW Nurse (Not the ones AOL speak of)

   bluelulu replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

   on another note--which I forgot to mention: There are a pair of cousins or sisters who work on my unit (unit clerk and aide) and they loudly speak to each other in their native tongue--on the unit and during lunch on days. I think that is rude and i...

8. The NEW Nurse (Not the ones AOL speak of)

   bluelulu replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is atrocious for iPods and all that to be allowed on the floor unless it was going on during an unpaid break! I work on a med-surg floor and my ears (AND eyes) are all on the patients! I work 11p-7a and I am constantly making rounds on my ...