wonderbee

wonderbee BSN, RN

critical care; community health; psych

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  1. reality shock

    wonderbee replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    agreed about #3. i found it totally unnerving to have my preceptor sitting next to me, with hands folded over her chest in that impatient "i would like to get out of here sometime tonite" sort of way....

  2. HELP New Neuro-ICU nurse

    wonderbee replied to icunursematt's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Matt, I don't have the years of nursing experience that you do but I can tell you that my neuro ICU orientation didn't include care of two patients till week #3. Maybe you can ask your clinician and...

  3. Mercy/OV/WPH/UPMC nurses...

    wonderbee replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I work for UPMC (the hospital system). You can purchase paid time off at the beginning of your employment when you choose your benefits package. Time off accrues for me at the rate of about 4.5 hours...

  4. Sleeeeeping Aides

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

    I'm so jealous of people who can sleep anytime, anywhere. Unfortunately I have to resort to sleep aids, especially for sunny days when my body wants a quiet dark night instead. I use the PMs, Tylenol...

  5. Anyone In Pa Doing "vrp"

    wonderbee replied to NEED2KNO's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm here in PA and haven't heard of it. What is

  6. Moving to PACU

    wonderbee replied to CherRN's topic in PACU

    Coming from a neuro trauma ICU background, would PACU be a suitable

  7. Long term plan. Any advice?

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    For the next year and a half, I'm committed to working on a neuro trauma ICU. It's fast paced and tends to be hard on the body. As much as I enjoy the work and my co-workers, I know that this out of...

  8. Long term plan. Any advice?

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

    Thank you for your advice Shadowhawk. I love this forum for the free exchange of ideas. I will agree that implementation is a lot more difficult than planning. In the meantime, I intend to fulfill my...

  9. Carry my license?

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

    In PA, we too get a certificate and a wallet ID. The original certificate gets turned over to the

  10. square wave test

    wonderbee replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU

    Right, got that one. I square wave test with my safety checks and initial assessment. What I'm referring to though is the "device" others have referred to that is used to correct over or under...

  11. square wave test

    wonderbee replied to monkeyman1000's topic in MICU, SICU

    We reposition, relevel and zero the transducer or reposition the pt if over or underdamped. I wasn't aware of any device that does this. Are we in the dark ages in my

  12. What's In Your Pocket?

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

    Sharpie, red pen, black pen, PDA, chewing gum, money for the soda machine and a bottle of ibuprophen for the aches and pains that are a certainty of the

  13. Drained already

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

    Those early weeks do feel like a continuation of nursing school, only more draining. So many rules. So many different people getting up in front of you talking about really boring stuff. It's hard to...

  14. I'd Rather Work Alone

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

    You might prefer working in a critical care unit where you have only two pts but there are no "techs". Want to clean and turn? You need look no further than your neighbor nurse. We try to be there for...

  15. Nursing school background checks in CA

    wonderbee replied to Nervous00's topic in General Students

    I tend to agree with you Nervous. However I want you to know that just because the nursing school lets you in, it doesn't mean the state will. Case in point, I work as an RN in a hospital where a GN...

  16. Assignment politics/rites of initiation

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I recently came off orientation on a regional Level I neuro trauma ICU. I'm beginning to see a pattern with assignments. It seems that newer nurses are getting the more difficult assignments... the...

  17. Assignment politics/rites of initiation

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

    I'm beginning to think that there are elements of a few things going on. Sometimes it's about giving me exposure to more complex scenarios. Sometimes it IS politics and other times it's just the luck...

  18. How did you feel when you came off orientation?

    wonderbee posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    In some ways I'm looking forward to coming off orientation, and others, I'm petrified. I still don't know where to find everything and the speed with which I perform patient is still pretty slow. On...

  19. Post 4-mo. Orientation, On My Own Now.

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

    Congrats on coming into your own now. I so agree with your statement that nursing school did little to prepare us for the realities. Clinicals always felt to me like weekly visits to a foreign country...

  20. Networking,finding A Job And Relocating

    wonderbee replied to brown eyed girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might do better networking on these forums to find out what facilities have a good rep among the nurses, then call their recruiters. When I relocated from Florida to PA, I didn't answer any ads. I...

  21. Networking,finding A Job And Relocating

    wonderbee replied to brown eyed girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have you tried calling nurse recruiters? When I knew I was relocating, I sent resume's and applied online with no response. Once I picked up the phone and started calling recruiters at those very same...

  22. How much is enough orientation...?

    wonderbee replied to New2ER's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Contract or no contract, if I was that unhappy, I'd find the door and make tracks somewhere

  23. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

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

    Are you referring to age or seniority in the profession? I'm a new nurse at 51 and am envious at the stamina of the younger nurses. But jealous?

  24. How would you have handled this pt?

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

    It is not safe to let the pt. leave the floor unsupervised, particularly for you and your license and it is your responsibility to let her know that her request is against hospital policy and you...

  25. Assignment politics/rites of initiation

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

    When I did talk to the charge who made the assignments, she told me it was a "ballsy" thing to do. I had been assigned to two vent pts. One was a head bleed with q1h orders for EVD draining and...