nursebreelee

nursebreelee specializes in Med/Surg.

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1. Is this legal???

   nursebreelee replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

   Have you voiced your concerns with your supervisor? I would start

2. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

   nursebreelee replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

   On my unit our surgical patients come back many times with JP (Jackson Pratt Drains) which look like little plastic football shaped grenades. Anyway... I told a male patient one time that I was "just...

3. Almost at the year mark, and still unsure...

   nursebreelee replied to nursealanarae's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have to be honest - I also DREAD going to work still - I never know what patient's i am going to have - and sometimes I feel like they only give me the most crazy ones - I find that i have more bad...

4. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   nursebreelee replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you so much - any advice on dealing with the biggest jerks on the planet? maintaining professionalism and somehow getting respect? Again, Thank you for your words!

5. Almost at the year mark, and still unsure...

   nursebreelee replied to nursealanarae's topic in First Year After Licensure

   as i read all of these replies - i feel better that i too am not alone. i am 8 months into my nursing career on a med-surg career. believe it or not i actually already quit once and took a job at an...

6. How's the Economy for RN's?

   nursebreelee replied to vetiver's topic in First Year After Licensure

   In Maine - I've heard it's really hard for this years graduates to find work, unless it's in the boonies... the more rural areas of Maine or downeast are still in need of nurses - bad. I just left an...

7. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

   Thanks peeps, This was an important experience for me I think... I tend to make decisions based on my emotions - even though I know sometimes it's good and sometimes it's not. I've always been this...

8. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

   Thanks MERCY65 - I posted an update yesterday detailing how fortune is smiling down on me at the moment. my boss offered me my job back!! in fact to quote her email "would love to have to you back"....

9. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

   UPDATE: Thank you so much to all you sweet nurses who replied. This site is such a terrific sounding board for nurses. I love reading all the posts and replies! So - i got a response - and was offered...

10. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    Hey Alex - thanks for that... no callback yet - this is day 2 of the work week for her (unless she had MLK day off). my stomach is still knotted up, but now all i can do is wait. I agree - if I get...

11. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    Thanks again Britney, your words are uplifting - i appreciate it. and Thanks SteveRN and IMBeautiful for responding/commenting as well. I made the call - I gave it a shot... now - I'm just going to...

12. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    Hi SMCABEE - thank you so much for your reply. Heres some clarification: 1) i gave 2 weeks notice and worked every minute of it. (they wanted 4 weeks but i was unable to provide that due to the new...

13. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    Hey Vern - it's possible - I think that my decision will be pretty easy... IF my old job hires me back - great. IF they dont - that's OK too - I will stick it out at the new job and try my hardest to...

14. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    Hey Britney - thank you for your reply. BIG lesson learned - yup. To clarify: 1) i gave 2 weeks and worked all 2 weeks (they wanted 4 weeks, but i was unable to provide that due to the new job...

15. job change was a HUGE mistake... now what? Nurse Manager advice?

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

    I did work out my entire notice - 2 weeks. I did not leave the unit high and dry that i know of - people had picked up all of my shifts before my last day even, so it was not difficult for them to...