WeS-RN

Yeah, I'm glad my ADN program wasn't old school. I'd look really strange in one of those caps. ;P

I am a new nurse that graduated in May and have been working Med-surg since graduation in a small hospital. It is... a learning experience. I've got to admit, Med-surg is more of a starting position for a new RN and can be great experience especially in time management and prioritization. These are things many new RN's may think they are good idea but really (belive me) have NO idea until they are actually in that position. It can get old some days especially if you are at one of those hospitals that have a Med-surg floor that is mostly patients a step above a nursing home. Yeah, burn-out comes quickly. But it is a start, and it is a JOB. You can always transfer/move up and that is MUCH easier once you can show some experience on a resume. So, don't count the medsurg job out, it can be well worth a look, even if it is only as a stepping stone.

If you have a secretary, that is their job, let them do it. If you don't, well, obviously you have to do it then. If she wants to give you a problem about not putting in your own orders when she is there, hint around that if she doesn't do her job, before long she probably will not have a job to "not do". ;P