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I have started out in a med/surg unit for my own benefit and knowing my own learning needs. I feel that I will be better off if I work with patients with a lot of differing disease processes and co-morbidities so that I have a better understanding of...

I just want to thank you for what you are doing for that little girl. I was kidnapped and raped when I was nine and let me tell you she will never forget your kindness. Continue to be the rock for her during this difficult time and listen when she ne...

If you truly want it you will find a way to do it. I got my BSN while being a single mommy and working.

I arrived home tonight at 2230 to a frantic call from my unit. I had apparently given wrong information in report and it caused major problems. The physicians are rightfully calling "off with my head" and now I really am just not sure that I am cut o...

Take it as a learning experience and know that you can and will move on to other things at some point. There is tons of knowledge to be gained from being on a med surg floor.

Thanks ladies. I think I just had a slight emotional break. I am under a lot of stress and am not really being rational. I do love my job I just look at these experienced nurses and they are so good at keeping everything together and it really is a s...

I would definitely not wear jeans. It is very unprofessional.

I gave birth the month before graduation. I also did my practicum on one of the busiest floors in the hospital (seven and eight months pregnant) and snuck it all in before my husband left for deployment training. Can you tell I am proud that I m...

I am on a med surg floor and while I have other interests this job is really helping me to grow. I really am starting to feel like if I can handle this, then I can handle anything. But there is no requirement that you go into Med/surg.

Give it time and you will stop being so task driven. Have you ever read Benners stages of Clinical competence? It really is a realistic look at generally the way you progress from Novice to Expert. It was shoved down my throat my senior year and now ...

So I have been off of orientation for approx. a month now and within the past week I have had to assert myself. I knew it would happen but I just did not expect it to happen so fast. I am proud of the way I handled each situation but I really wish th...

I work at a cleveland clinic regional hospital and I DO like it. I know that the up says that I "have" to say that but I am very happy with my job on a busy med-surg floor. The people I work with are great and yes we do 10 patients to an RN, LPN, and...

I think that monitoring your patient often is a good thing. I routinely just walk in my patients rooms and watch them for a moment just to be sure they are fine. If the mother has a problem gently remind her that hospitals these days only take people...

Hey all! I am Jennifer and I have kinda looked around on this site. I graduated in May and passed my NCLEX in July. From March until now life has been a whirlwind. Sent husband off on the long deployment journey in March, had baby in March, finished ...

I would not put the GPA on the resume. Once you have your license it doesn't really matter anyways.

If you want to be an advanced practice nurse then BSN is the way to go. If you are happy with being a staff nurse I wouldn't spend the money on it.

I am brand new and completely overwhelmed too. I have spent time this week thinking about why I felt so confident at so many other jobs really quickly and why this one is so different. I think the answer lies in the fact that you can feel competant e...

Hmm. I worked as a nurse tech and did an externship in dialysis and I never heard the phrase Udall. What was the context of the term?