Texas25

You will be in my prayers..

I have been a nurse for 8 months now and working on the cardiac floor in one of the hospitals where I live. I work nights and have requested to go to days, which has not happened yet. The work load is heavy and I feel I am being dumped on. Often I have 6 patients when the more experienced nurses will have only 4 - 5. Often, I see them sitting down chatting while I am trying to keep afloat in the care of my patients so I can leave at a reasonable time in the a.m. I have a friend who has been trying to get me to switch to hospice nursing because she loves it and she tells me that I would love doing hospice nursing. I find myself serious contemplating making the switch. I am a Christian and believe passing is just the end of this journey on earth and the start of a brand new one. Although I love the nurses on my floor, I can't stay for them and I know I have to do what is best for me and the best for my career. Any advise from anyone who has been in hospice? Thanks Texas 25

I like the places to check and the info on the bb and other meds... Thanks for the info.

To NursingstudentK: When I started nursing school I invested in a LittmanII stethoscope. It is a little expensive but is a very nice stethoscope. Addtl books that I found helpful were Nursing care plan books and the "made incredibly easy" books, especially for the fluid and electrolytes portion of school. These books made it easy to understand. Best tip.... study hard and do not get behind. It is really hard to catch up of you fall behind. Pay close attention to meds when you are clinicals and ask for your clinical nurses advice when doing your clinicals. It helps build report with the experienced nurses.

I have wanted to be a nurse since I have been in elementary school. What cemented my choice, is my Mom went to nursing school in her 30's and I saw exactly what she did. I loved it. I had been in a few rocky relationships so going to nursing school when I was younger was out of the question. However, I met my wonderful husband of 14 years and he pushed me to begin school. After all this time, I finally got my license in August of last year. I plan on continuing to get my Masters degree as I really want to teach new nurses. I love caring for people and showing the compassion that our patients deserve. Although it is not all roses at times, I really love my job! I am still in the honeymoon phase. So, in short, I guess I have to thank my MOm for really getting me interested in nursing. :heartbeat

Thanks alot. I am sending you an email in just a few about your handbook.

Thanks. I really appreciate it. Anything helps at this point. Any tips on how to get more confident on this particular floor? Still a little scary.

Hi. I am a new nurse who just began working on the telemetry floor on my own in January:eek: . I have a brain that I have used to put my information on but it is not working the way that I would like. Can anyone give me some ideas on how to make a good information collecting sheet? Thanks:heartbeat