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thanks so much , I think that opening up to new suggestions is helping already.. I did the timeline for the weekend and that was very helpful. I can see how these other suggestions would help. I must get a good handle on delegation, remembering to get the phone numbers of the PCT' s is a start that I must do... in postpartum, we dont have kardex, there are just tons of tasks and they are due different times according to the birth time of each baby. The nice thing, not as many meds... so there is a trade off... Thanks

I am a postpartum nurse, we have plenty of tasks to complete, my problem seems to be , I forget to do a task at the right time. someone showed me a time line kind of paper to try, that looks good, I will give it a go next time I work, any other thoughts.? thanks

wow, look how different we all think, feel and act based on our experiences, found or instilled religeous beliefs, and trial and error of the act of parenting. Interesting to say the least. Just to coment on someone's post that was from the 70's who's parents needed to give more spanks.... I had plenty of spanks in my time, it was the lack of a stable loving home life that made me act out, and I guarentee that beating me one more time wouldn't have made one bit of difference. Consistant parentinig, consequences to bad behavior, following through with the threats thus not making them empty and Most of all, be a unit with your spouse in agreement on how to punish... and when one parent has to act on their own, you support the decision they had to make at the time whatever it was, keeping that unity in your marriage. It is important that the family unit remain intact and that the children don't run the roost. My kids are very smart, productive and above all, Kind human beings... all that with swats that I can count on one hand for three kids.....

I am from a different school in PA, but I went to school with 2 gals who did not pass the 1st year . they both switched to citizens and love it there and one stated that she wished she had started there. Nursing is difficult anywhere, good luck to you on your journey

I graduated in May and had a rough start on a Neuro med surge floor, thought that being specialized there would be more education there. I felt shoved through without teaching on the way and that they just wanted me up to my quota of patient load and off of orientation to the floor. after 5 weeks, I took a good look around me, the nurses on my floor were vendictive, cut throat and stressed out individuals and I knew I did not fit there, and I did not want to be like them. I could see making it through and learning the job OK but I knew it was not a fit. I called the local womens hospital while in week 5 at other job, interviewed for postpartum mom / baby care and shadowed and got the job. I am almost done with orientation, the teaching on the job is great, the patients are in general in better health, there is a lot of teaching involved and everyone that I work with has been suppotive and kind. I don't regret switching and don't feel that I have sold myself short. I did learn a lot of charting, IV med , and clinical skills in the 5 weeks on the other job, but the largest thing I learned is that I was so very miserable there, that I could endure most anything here ,and I have a great appreciation for my new position. The stress is reduced, I can think more clearly and I am more pleasent and myself again at home and at work. certain floors are not for everyone. I love this one.

LOL about 1-2-3 anything..... brought up 2 funny things about my kids... Kid #1 a now 19 year old female, still strong willed and opinionated once told me,, maybe at age 2 or so..... I instructed her to do something like pick up toys and put on her shelf.... she looked at me and said : Count mommy, 1 2 3 " ticked me off and made me laugh as I realized that was not working. Kid #2 at 3 years old so probably Kid #1 was now age 5 ( I must have been a slow learner) so kid 2, I told him something, counted to three and at the count of two he went running off wildly to do the task, I laughed inside, when he came back I asked him.... hey KJ, what happens when I hit #3 when I count.... he replied " I Ooono " that was his I dont know.. we still laugh with our 2 oldest kids about those responses... #1 will sometimes smirk when we request something, and then she will say count mommy.. the nice thing is, they do grow up:yeah:

I like the " do not give in" that is huge..... I am not a spanker... I have 3 kids, 19, 17, and 14 hit 19 one time in 19 years, never hit 17 and probably hit 14 on the bottom 2 times in 14.... mostly when I was frustrated. seems to me that spanking is a knee jerk reaction when we can not control our behavior, too difficult a task to follow through with dicipline. Read a book once called how to dicipline with love, Adele faber and Elaine Maslish, it is available on line through 1/2 price... it is an easy read that offers plenty of solutions. Diverting attention to something else in young years... it always helps to make the punishment fit the crime, try to connect on some level so that it sticks. and complement on positive behavior and speech.... that sometimes is a better teacher, they will work for the praise.. remember, kids that act out sometimes are just trying to get attention and maybe they just need some positive attention to stop the negative attention. And many kids just need extra because of their nature of stronger wills... good luck and good job

orientation,,,, kinda good , kinda scarry.... just feeling a little underquallified. normal?, I think so, many feel like I do... I start on the floor next week....

Hi and thanks for the kind encouraging words. NCLEX, the test itself wasn't as bad as I expected, when mine didn't shut off right at 75 I started to panic... had to collect my self, then, next thing you know. It shut off. so,,,, the waiting was the worst part, first day( the day I took the test), I kept busy and was pretty OK the second day, the doubt set in and I started freaking out. the third day my license # was posted on the state board of nursing site by 9 am and that is how I found out. One of my professors of nursing said the best thing to me that really got me through the nervous part.. she siad, even if the results are unfavorable.... it is not the worst thing in the world, there are far worse things in this world. I hung onto that. I have a healthy supportive family and I could have overcome difficulty. I will keep you in my thoughts as i fill out the endless piles of paperwork on my 1st day, orientation. Good luck and blessings to handle whatever the outcome may be.

Hi, I just passed boards and am not sure where to find myself. I know I am in this shell of a body someplace, but I feel gutted. I am thankful that i have not left much time to sit around as I begin work next week on a neuro med surg floor. I am nervous yet some what excited to begin. I am not afraid to ask questions or work hard so that is where I am starting. I am glad to see this resource.