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  1. my first year was awful .....now what?

    BETSRN replied to opesgirl6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would definitely give it another try. there are so many wonderful jobs out there!! Nursing is my second career and it is the best ting I ever

  2. Help! Need Time Management Tips

    BETSRN replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Each unit is so different that it would be difficult to give you concrete ideas that would help you. I would suggest you pick the brains of some of the senior staff you work with. As far as "getting...

  3. Quit after 4 weeks, now what...

    BETSRN replied to nursecarebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your comment about nurses' "bonds" struck me. I work in a small community hospital and have worked with my same "family" of nurses and docs for 17 years now (I do LDRP). We are an extremely close knit...

  4. rude dayshift cna

    BETSRN replied to mandrews's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This aid really needs to be reported by as many as

  5. New Grad L&D Nurse! Any others out there?

    BETSRN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    8 weeks is not nearly long enough, as I said previously. Are you strictly in L&D or is this post-partum as well? Have you had a course in introductory fetal monitoring? Most course instructors do...

  6. Quit after 4 weeks, now what...

    BETSRN replied to nursecarebear's topic in First Year After Licensure

    11 days of orientation is NOT enought for anyone, NOR is a float situation good for a new nurse. To be a good float, one has to have years of good solid experience. This is not the area for a new...

  7. well, now I'm really scared....

    BETSRN replied to heatherRNinAK's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You really lucked out as a new grad. You'll get some good skills though, including your

  8. Day 8 and I'm expected to take 4 patients?

    BETSRN replied to calirn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're not the only one. This is crazy. I am in CT where new grads get about 12-16 weeks of orientation. Now they will move into patient care but will do so slowly. I precepted a nurse (new to us but...

  9. New nurse blues

    BETSRN replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From reading your post, I have the idea that you are only 4 weeks into an orientation (as a new grad) and you do NOT have a preceptor? Who, then, is showing you how to be a nurse? Maybe I am cazy, but...

  10. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    BETSRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Why do people always assume that those of us who attended NON BSN programs didn't have courses in pharmacology (they killed us with Pharmacology), pathophysiology, wellness, physical assessment, the...

  11. New Grad L&D Nurse! Any others out there?

    BETSRN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You would first have to go to nursing school, which would be anywhere from 18 months( LPN) to 2-4 years, depending on the type of RN progran you go to. There aren't too many places where you can JUST...

  12. New nurse blues

    BETSRN replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's good that you held your ground. I hope you had a preceptor to speak with about this so that whatever your mistake was, you were able to understand how not to have it happen again. You were right...

  13. The baby is frank breech

    BETSRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is usually plenty of time to turn that second twin from breech to vertex. That's why there are often two docs (or a doc and midwife) at a twin delivery so that they can assist each other and...

  14. Precipitous Labor

    BETSRN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First, always call for help. It sounds asif you did that appropriately. Any family member in the room can help you in this way. If the head is emerging, just support the perineum. If you have a few...

  15. The baby is frank breech

    BETSRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This child has plenty of time to turn. If he does not, a decision will be made to attempt to turn him or not (at about 36 weeks). Sometimes a baby is in a particular position for a reason. The...

  16. End of shift reports

    BETSRN replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't have it and never did. I would suggest that you contact a nurse manager there and ask for a

  17. New nurse blues

    BETSRN replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is busy those days. Personally, I would never work days (I have been a nurse for 20 years). However, if it works for you, great! As far as the rude doctor goes.....stand up tall and do NOT allow...

  18. Start first RN job in 2 weeks!

    BETSRN replied to ohiomom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The Cleveland Clinic has an excellent reputation. Congratulations and hang in there during your

  19. End of shift reports

    BETSRN replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a per diem who had worked at Brigham and Womens in Boston. While not an LDRP, she liked their pp flow sheet. Somehow it had everything on one big form so you could follow the mother's progress...

  20. I don't know if nursing is for me anymore...

    BETSRN replied to Heymickey's topic in General Nursing

    Take a deep breath and relax. Maybe you need to talk with someone within your Employee Assistance Program. You are just starting out. Please cut yourself some slack. Nursing school (and the CCRN) is...

  21. rude dayshift cna

    BETSRN replied to mandrews's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nurses are often hesitant to write things up which is realaly too bad. Nothing can be done about something unless there is a paper trail. It really bugs e that some nuress are so scared to do this. Is...

  22. rude dayshift cna

    BETSRN replied to mandrews's topic in First Year After Licensure

  23. New nurse blues

    BETSRN replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Placing you in this position doesn't say much for your preceptor or the facility. Hang in there. Get some experience and then find a better place to work (unless you decide you like it there). Then...

  24. New Grad L&D Nurse! Any others out there?

    BETSRN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You should not be on your own at all for at LEAST 4 months. As I said before, even at that, you will only be scratching the surface, but that's okay. t's going to take you at least a year to even...

  25. Anyone know about the Quinnipiac U. 2nd degree BSN program?

    BETSRN replied to Stephanie C's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    You are very wise to want to practice for a while after receiving a degree. The accelerated BSN programs do ot give you much hands on clinical. I also feel that people in these programs are at a...