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  1. I'm trying so hard I'm failing. When do I give up?

    pinkestar replied to Imgettingthere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on making the decision that is best for you. It's never easy to initiate change like that but you should not settle for a work environment that is unsupportive. Good luck. I hope things go...

  2. I'm trying so hard I'm failing. When do I give up?

    pinkestar replied to Imgettingthere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can assure you that not all nursing is this way. I graduated in May and have been working on a unit for almost 7 months now. I was terrified when I started and was about 90% sure I was never going...

  3. Pseudoseizures?

    pinkestar replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    bmullins- Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry that your family has had to go through this, and that you've met some less than compassionate doctors along the way. Hopefully by reading your...

  4. Dilaudid question - Personal Opinion

    pinkestar replied to MayLady's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, exactly. If a patient tells me he/she is in pain and has a pain med ordered, they get the med. And if they don't have anything ordered, I call the doctor and ask for an

  5. Job interview... what you ask?

    pinkestar replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    llg is absolutely right about presenting yourself as most interested in the patients and their care. I realize I didn't emphasize that in my earlier post. Because of the shortage, when I was...

  6. Job interview... what you ask?

    pinkestar replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have a few good questions lined up. Getting a job on a unit that is a good fit for you is vital. A few other questions I found helpful: -Is it common for the nurses to float to...

  7. Things I have learned to ask for when getting report from ER

    pinkestar replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's how it is at my facility too. I saw the title to this thread and thought "Report on ER pts? What is that

  8. Day Shifters Drive Me Nuts

    pinkestar replied to nurseby07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Certainly makes me appreciate my facility's reporting system. We get and give report via the telephones, using a system that records and plays back report. At times it can be a pain, but it cuts down...

  9. When to wear gloves!?

    pinkestar replied to LaurRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was always taught that you don't need gloves to flush. And then this past week I was flushing a line, the canula twisted right off the tubing that was attached to the site, and my hands were covered...

  10. My Thanksgiving

    pinkestar replied to Tweety's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congratulations!!! That's wonderful! Enjoy your Thanksgiving and be

  11. Ativan IM?

    pinkestar replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Hhmm, interesting. On the unit where I work we push ativan pretty routinely in CMO patients. I'd never noticed it being any more difficult to push than any other

  12. How do you address your patients?

    pinkestar replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    Generally when I first meet the pt I call them Mr/Mrs last name. I then ask something like "Is that what you like to be called, or would you prefer something else". As everyone else seems to have...

  13. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    pinkestar replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Very well

  14. an almost funny comment

    pinkestar posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the hospital I work at, we leave report through a phone system, rather than face to face. Well last night I had a nurse I have never actually spoken to following my assignment on the night shift....

  15. an almost funny comment

    pinkestar replied to pinkestar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, from the way she responded, it sounded like actually going into the pt's room isn't something she does too

  16. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

    pinkestar replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I asked the prospective nurse why they are interested in nursing and their reply is about helping, caring, contributing, making a difference--any sincere and passionate desire to care for...

  17. Anybody else struggling with anorexia and bulimia?

    pinkestar replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately that's the

  18. Some good news!

    pinkestar replied to ms. papa RN AGAIN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats!!! The ability of our bodies to withstand the abuse we put them through is amazing. I'm so happy for you--for the pregnancy and your success in recovery! You're an inspiration

  19. Please hear me out...confused on the right steps in my nursing career!

    pinkestar replied to MedicalDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in a similar situation--B.A.in English and I want to be an APRN. I went the same route as Kat0430. I just completed my associates in May and am currently working as an R.N. I plan on going back...

  20. Help!! all you experienced nurses!! How to survive orientation??!!

    pinkestar replied to sparketteinok's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry for everyone who has had a bad orientation experience. I think you're all amazing for being so determined and for being so professional in the awful situation. I just graduated in May...

  21. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    pinkestar replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school in May and I was terrified of starting work. All through nursing school I flew through the classroom part, but struggled with clinicals. I've always been more of an academic...

  22. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    pinkestar replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I haven't tried Lyrica myself but I've seen it work miracles for many people, both in my personal life and working as a nurse. People react differently to different drugs. Because it didn't work for...

  23. 6:1 patient ratio and no aide on day shift

    pinkestar replied to MVgal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I see so much frustration in this thread. It saddens because I am having such an incredible orientation and so I realize that are better ways for it to be done, instead of what many of you are...

  24. I cringed on the inside

    pinkestar replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I just read through every single post of this 7 page thread. And this is the thing that jumped out at me the most. I think this truly is the most important piece. Offering healthy choices, being a...

  25. medical liability insurance

    pinkestar replied to Justlearning's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school they told us we really would have no need to get it when we started working. When I started my first nursing job in June, my preceptor very strongly recommended that I do...