palmettogirl

Hello Everyone. I'm graduating in December and I have an interview planned for an ortho/neuro floor. I have never had clinicals on this floor so I'm not real familiar with it. I am interested in med/surg nursing, but there aren't any positions open r...

Hi surferbettycrocker. I think I am nervous about having more patients and adjusting my time management skills. I worked on a med-surg floor for a year, and I feel that every unit has its own routine and time management skills that a nurse has to adj...

I am about to be in this situation. I have only been in ICU two years though, but now I'm moving to a different hospital. I have a job on a tele/cardiac stepdown floor. I'm nervous but hopefully I'll like it. There are things I like better about the ...

Okay, this may sound like a dumb question, but is there a difference between cath lab and cath lab prep and recovery? If so, what are the differences? I have been a nurse for two years: one year on tele and one year in ICU. I know cath lab can be int...

Thanks for your reply! That actually sounds fun to me! haha

I couldn't agree more! It's really sad. I was so excited to be a nurse, and now I hate it. I cry before I go to work and I feel like my job intereferes with my everday life. Nights, weekends, and holidays are horrible shifts to work. Some people don'...

I'm just wondering how long it took ya'll to get pretty comfortable with codes. I transferred to ICU with one year med/surg experience where I saw maybe three codes (none of them were my patient). I am ACLS certified, but I definietly learn by experi...

Thanks for the advice! I did send the e-mail b/c I figured it wouldn't hurt. I got the job!!! So I guess it was worth it!

Hi guys, I interviewed for a position in my hospitals MICU. I thought it went pretty well, but I know there were lots of applicants and most have more nursing experience than me. I was taught in nursing school that it's a good idea to follow up w...

I've been working nights for a year. I think it's best to schedule your nights together or have atleast 2/3 nights off in between in one week. Somtimes you (like if you want to work a weekend, you could do Mon, fri, and sat.) Sometimes you can even s...

8. You roll your patients into the breakroom with you so you can finally sit down, eat, and watch them at the same time. While at the same time they are giving your fellow coworkers a strip tease, but no one is phased. 9. You cut a straw for your MV...

Also, a telemetry floors may require ACLS too. At least at my hospital they do...

The hardest part to me is time management, organization, and knowing that you're responsible for that patient. I'm scared I may not pick up on something as quickly as a more experienced nurse might. But I am very cautious (and hope I always will be) ...

This is not just your fault. I have had this happen to me several times where the med was not scanned but the nurse before me told me she gave it. I have called the nurse before me to ask if they have given a med and tell them I'm just double checkin...

I graduated in December and started my job on a med/surg type floor. (A lot of neuro, but we get general medical pt.s too sometimes). I really wanted to work on a cardiac floor, but it was so hard to get a job where I live that I finally took the job...

I bet you could find the policy for your hospital on their website. (the one for employees). I am confused about this too so I have to look up my hospitals policy. I don't understand when you are supposed to flush with 30cc and when you flush with 30...

I'm glad you posted this. I was about to post the same exact question. I'm still on orientation and my patient had a seizure the other day. I have never seen one, and her family was freakin out so it scared me to death. The nurse I was with was calm ...

Congratulations!!! I just took mine in SC and it took less than a week. My friend took hers here as well and it took about 10 days. So hopefully they'll be up soon!

I live in S.C. and it has been hard for some of my classmates and me to find jobs in different areas throughout the state. I'm graduating next week, and I still do not have a job. I think it would be a little easier if we had experience...

thank you...as "unglamorous" as it sounds, that's the kind of stuff I want to learn to do!

Hi everyone, I am new to this site, but I have been viewing the posts for about a year now and they are really helpful. I am graduating in December and recently began applying for a job. I am interested in a surgical floor because I've heard it wa...