wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. What's special about male nurses?

    wonderbee replied to GBS_Fan's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that more men in the profession change the stereotypical view of nurses. That can only lead to positive legitimate change for all of

  2. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    wonderbee replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't we pass on what's not done to the next shift? I mean we can all go home closer to our projected going home time if we would all just accept that we work x hours in a shift. Sure there are...

  3. Thanksgiving thoughts

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    First I'd like to wish all of my fellow new nurses a happy first Thanksgiving as a nurse. Since this is our first thanksgiving as professionals in a new career, I'd like to add some gratitude to my...

  4. Updates

    wonderbee replied to RNLisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As the previous poster stated, the additional step of evaluating the success of your intervention and making an additional phone call to the doc would have completed the care on your part. The doc may...

  5. Doctors' rounds

    wonderbee replied to andypandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in a teaching institution as well. We are expected to round with the docs; to be available for questions, etc. It's a big chunk out of my day since rounding on one ICU pt. can eat up 30 minutes...

  6. Leaving critical care

    wonderbee posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    After graduating from NS, I went directly to neuro trauma ICU. I've spent the last 10 months there. Today my transfer request came through for a general medical floor. It's been a difficult 10 months....

  7. experienced RN's please chime in!

    wonderbee replied to Anjann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have bad knees. Had bad knees when I was in NS working as a tech too. My first day on the job as a tech, my preceptor told me that I should think about not becoming a nurse because I couldn't run...

  8. Leaving things for Day Shift

    wonderbee replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate to resort to cliche's but you can't please all the people all the time. In my unit, we rotate shifts. I don't particularly like it but that's another story. So there's no night shift/day shift...

  9. Transfer came through!

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got the news today that my transfer request has been approved. I'll be leaving neuro trauma ICU for a general medicine floor. I'm really happy about my decision. The staffing ratio will be 5:1 with...

  10. How did you felt with your first expired Patient

    wonderbee replied to RNKay31's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In a word, relief. I felt relieved that the pt, a 45 yo successful family man with leukemia, after all of his interminable suffering, was at peace. He was one of those fighters who never called it...

  11. So overwhelmed! I can't do this

    wonderbee replied to Bluestem's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I couldn't agree more. I'm one of the casualties of too much too soon. I was fried and toasted by the end of my first week of clinical orientation on an ICU. There are so many options in nursing....

  12. Home Health Agencies Pittsburgh area

    wonderbee posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm relatively new to the Pittsburgh area having been here only about a year. Can anyone tell me where I might find employment with a good home health agency? I know about Interim, thanks to...

  13. Need recommendation HH agencies in Pittsburgh Please

    wonderbee posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm getting out of my ICU. HH nursing looks rewarding on a personal satisfaction level; something which is sorely lacking right now. I enjoy working with families and I like the idea of not having to...

  14. How often do you take a break?

    wonderbee replied to Alex3's topic in General Nursing

    When my blood sugar drops to the 30's or my bladder just can't stand one more minute. According to the rules, even water bottles aren't allowed on the unit. So we dehydrate, blood sugar drops and...

  15. nursing caps

    wonderbee replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised you guys can wear your caps to hospital clinical. They're considered an infection control

  16. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    wonderbee replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to wear the funny hat... you know, the nurses cap! I thouht it would suit me. By the time I graduated nursing school (some 25 years later), of course you know the cap is gone and we wear...

  17. doctors treatment of nurses??

    wonderbee replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work in a big teaching hospital, mostly we're treated with respect and there's even comraderie. Even the neurosurgeons are mostly pretty decent people. Dare I say there is even some dating...

  18. Best City/Area for New Graduate

    wonderbee replied to gemini901d's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you are making some assumptions there. Not everyone wants to live in Vegas, Tampa, Orlando, etc. I lived in the Ft. Lauderdale/West Palm Beach area my entire life. After I graduated from nursing...

  19. Best City/Area for New Graduate

    wonderbee replied to gemini901d's topic in General Nursing

    Pittsburgh is an up and coming mid-size city. It has been rated by Rand McNally as one of the top 10 most liveable cities in the country. Southwestern PA is a great place to raise kids. As for...

  20. How to explain that I resigned after 2 mos?

    wonderbee replied to wfperseus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a post-script, I have to throw my hat in the looking-for-new-position ring too. I'm a bit upset that I didn't get out earlier. I feel like I've aged 10 years in

  21. I feel rotton

    wonderbee replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that too much is being asked of hospital floor nurses in general, and it's getting worse instead of better. Throw into that the higher acuity of the inpatient population and the popular...

  22. A little HELP....please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    wonderbee replied to nessa77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This happens more frequently than many care to admit. Usually it's handled discreetly without a whole lot of hoopla but that's among nurses who know each other and have developed personal friendships...

  23. How much support staff?

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I posted this questionon the critical care board but it's not getting much response so I thought I'd bring it here. I know some of you work in critical care units. Do you have any support staff such...

  24. Deeply saddened.....

    wonderbee replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think TraumaRUs has a good point about looking for another job. When I came out of nursing school, I had my heart set on being a great ICU nurse, not really being realistic about all that the job...

  25. Very Frustrated With Start To Career...

    wonderbee replied to AB_NormalRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, you really do have a beef. I feel for you. It's a sad truth that doing things by the book don't always guarantee a positive outcome unfortunately. Sometimes you have to fly under the radar a...