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The 2 place I have worked we wore the same as the OR as sometimes we would go into the OR especially on call

never jump off of your roof onto the trampoline "just to see how high you could go" never try to remove a shotglass up your but with a pair of pliers

Happy Easter Everyone!!! Enjoy the day no matter where u r!!!

being quiet it allows you to observe more. Quietness is not interchangeable with weak or passive. I agree that it could be a strength

That is so unfair....as a mom of 2 deaf daughters I would be really mad. Good for you in getting an attorney and fighting this.....Good Luck and if you need anything know that there are many supporters here!!!

ctlvr: Nurses are not machines...remember that no-one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes....keep your spirit up and walk proud. :icon_hug:Good luck!

I never write down the full name perhaps a first and a blip about what made them special to me never anything that could identify them to anyone else but me. It helps to make me smile keep those memories close to my heart. :lvan:

HeartsOpen Wide: Do not fall into the belief that this is the way REAL nurses work. Just like in other jobs there are good and bad workers. Your are following someone who is sloppy and could potentially lose their license or even worse kill someone. Don't let one crummy one ruin what can be a rewarding career/way of life. She is among the few nurses who are not commited to her profession...good thing I'm not there with her....

I have agree with the other posters. My class was mostly non health care background. Does it help to have some experience? I would have to say yes..imho...you know the market before you go into it. I would say that why invest time and money into something that you find out after your in it that it's not for you? Even if you did like a job shadow just to see what the profession is all about. I had several of my classmates who did great in the program and then decided after they graduated that nursing is not for them. Then what? Go back to school again to start something else? I don't have that kind of time or money...guess I would want to know before I made such a major investment.

There is nothing wrong with Med/Surg nursing. I had fun doing it and learned many assesment skills and how to deal with Dr.'s. Taking off orders and charge duties. It actually prepped me for where I went after that. Some of my most happiest memories are of the Med/Surg floor work I did. Sure it can get hectic and pt's can change quickly but I wouldn't have traded it for anything. I went to ICU and PACU after only because I thought if I din't I would probably wonder later in life if I could have done the critical thinking that is needed in these areas...I guess it could be called personal fulfillment. I am perfectly happy with myself as a nurse now. I work as a NM in a rehab/LTC wing. I do many admission asessments and patients can go sour quickly in that enviroment too. I take care of many patients who are recovering from total joint replacements or fractures. don't always listen to stories people say it's just like labor stories everyone has a horror story!

What about going for a clinic like an urgent care associated with a hospital and start back there? Your not alone in this enviroment and have a NP or PA there usually. If the staff knows ypu want to get back into it most are very helpful. I worked in LTC for years before I went back for my RN. I thought that it would be a good idea to change to acute care when I finally was ready to start the RN nursing program....I made myself sick with anxiety the first day I went to work on the M/S floor. The staff was helpful and I realized shortly that I was freaking myself out with self doubt. I did just fine and I would encourage you to at least try.

I took my non nursing classes before I entered the nursing program. Found that easier for me to concentrate with a family. That and those classes I took were night classes and it was easier to go just to one 3 hour class than to have it spread out to 3 days one hour each. They have many different programs out there now for college-much more flexible than it used to be. And don't worry I stunk at math also but learning the math that went with the meds wasn't the same as it was in high school. More interesting for me at least cuz it meant something-not just numbers and symbols on the blackboard. Good luck to you!!

I used to work in ICU and PACU. We would empty the foley bags at least every 4 hours..patients who needed more close monitoring were on urometers to monitor hourly outputs. 30ml urine in an hour in PACU used to be the rule. Pacu we would empty the foley prior to their transfer to wherever they were going for accurate I&O's.

Every so often I will jot down names of people I took care of that have left an impression on me. Does anyone else do this? I like to go through the journal and look back and remember....

If they are just standing around while your running around...they can absolutely do vitals. If there is a question about their results then perhaps an inservice is due.

Yes this used to be a prescription called Xenical....I don't think it did very well. I went to a lecture on it at a restaurant and it sounded great until they came to the side effects...oily rectal discharge, flatuence, involuntary bowel movements....oh yeah...seemed more like if after you had a couple of "accidents" in your drawers you'd avoid the fatty food that caused it or just throw the meds in the garbage...lol

When my mom was sick and in the hospital there was a dog named Stella that came around the hospital and many patients looked forward to it. I know my mom brightened up and for a short time had something else to talk about besides her illness. I still have the card from the lady who had the dog in my wallet.

Great idea....keep up the wonderful care!!!!

cotjockey: I so understand where you are coming from. We don't have many pressure sores either-most are admitted with them. Documentation seems to be a hard area for nurses to grasp. you have to document residents reaction to changes in meds, behaviors on and on. I find that it seems like it really comes down to communication. For example I had a recent readmit for the hospital to my unit. They came back with a foley. I had several reasons not to d/c it but it seems no-one discusses with me to ask or talk to me about it. They had been admitted with renal failure and dehydration and they had alot of dependent edema on their return. So why would I want a foley to remain in for the first couple of days??? I think when I freaked a tad in the facility wide morning report they got the message. or finding out from the state that one of my residents had an incident with another resident and had the potential to be a victim. Not mentioned in report at all or put on the 24 hour report sheet. How can you document on anything if you don't know...

I really love nursing....there are so many different areas to go into and it is dynamic....what I don"t like is the squeeze that goes on to run facilities with not enough staff. I have been a nurse for a long time. Remember now you really have to be sick to stay in the hospital. What used to be 8-9 patient assignment for a nurse 15 years ago now you have the same with much sicker patients. So you are running around trying to catch up but even when you begin your shift you are behind. Nursing has changed over the years. It is very hard to find time to spend time with your patients and their families to give them that feeling that your not rushed. So what is the answer? How do you fix the system?

what direction?

r u close to the albany area?

I always felt uncomfortable during the psych rotation.....trying to remember what to say and how to say it. God bless all the Psych nurses!!

I agree with you about facilities trying to fill slots but do you think that a new grad will be fully aware of the downside of these jobs? They sound good but then when you are in that situation of having a code plus other unstable pts and phones ringing and families. Not to mention that just starting out in a new job is stressful in itself. I think that if the new nurse was aware of the not so nice sides of these areas they would be better prepared. Schools do not train nurses for specialty areas you pretty much get the basics and then you are on your own. There are many people who walk away from nursing due to the fact that the real world isn't all rosy and clearcut as in school.

I'm not bitter just concerned for the new fresh RN's who get into a high stress enviroment and then take a couple of months of crap from other nurses, docs or facilities and then quit the whole profession. Are we doing any one of these nurses any good?