prudence09

Well, mine's a Beatles song and the year I graduated nursing school.

If you used a electronic dinamap I would be very careful in believing the results. If you took it manually I wouldn't worry to much. When in question do it manually always. Most doctors prefer a manual reading then a electronic reading.

Most the the time where I work if it is a completely different unit like ICU you are there to help not take patients. You may help pass meds and things like that. Where I work our nurses from the floor I work on are the only nurses that really get pu...

Welcome to the world of nursing!

When this years new grads are hired.

So last night I got a text from one of the nurses that I worked with the night before that one of my patients surgery was not scheduled. I have never in the year that I have been working have had to schedule a surgery. The secretary faxes the orders ...

I go into work tonight get into my mailbox and find a nasty letter from one of my patients wrote and my boss copied it and put it there along with to good letters I got from 2 other patients. I just feel like we get told all the bad things most the t...

I work med peds and our ratio is 7 to 1 with no CNAs. I mean no help at all. I have had seven patients many times and yes it's hard but you will learn time management skills. Just give it some time. Best advice I ever got was start meds early.

I found the best thing for me was buying a vest that had 2 pockets on it. I carry everything in those pockets. Alcohol pads, lancets for accuchecks, tape, pens, etc. When I started working I wondered why everyone else wore a vest. Now I know why. Mor...

I have to agree with what student2registered posted we do get blamed for alot. My manager actually told me that we she started nursing was a profession that people respected but now no one respect nurses or anyone for that matter. She was right. Some...

What about the patient who comes in for chest pain even though the patient admits to snorting alot of cocaine. Wonder why you have chest pain now? The patients I honestly can't stand and do think are stupid are the frequent fliers who are always so ...

Go through NSO. They have great rates for new grads. When you do get covered just make sure that you don't tell anybody not even coworkers that you have it though.

I actually had a conversation about this topic with one of the seasoned nurses I work with. She was involved in a case many years ago. She has given me many help full tips. Like never write ERROR always write VOID and then initial the mistake. She sa...

I drive about an hour both ways to where I work. It's not worth it but it was the only place hiring new grads.

I feel the same exact way. I have been working for 3 months and it has got better. The best advice I got from one of my fellow nurses was start early. That crap they feed you in school about you can only give meds 30 mins before or after the schedule...

I have to agree with the nurse you spoke to. I really don't remember much. Every now and then something will pop into my head. I went to my doctor the other day and he asked if I was still in school and I told him I graduated and was an RN now and I'...

I was just wondering if anybody had gotten out of their contract before the money was given to them. I am thinking about going to HR and telling them I want out of mine. I want out for many different reasons and regret ever signing it. I know if I wo...

So I've been working on the same floor for about 3 and a half months. I am out of orientation. Some days are better than others. There is just one problem. The person that trained me. She is always pointing all the mistakes I make and there not huge ...

I was wondering for those who have taken the nclex and used ATIs in school if they felt the ATI helped them to prepare for the nclex at all. I really hate the ATI test but all my instructors say it's great and it's the best predictor if you'll pass n...

I work nights and I love it except for what I explained in a previous post. I worked days for three weeks and it was hard and I was just learning the ropes of the floor. It was just so caotic. The only thing about working nights is that there is no d...

I've been working for about a month. I just passed my boards and got my first 3 patients 2 days later. I wasn't on my own but my preceptor isn't that great. She actually sat there and read a book for most of the night. I got so far behind and all she...

Well guys and gals I took the NCLEX-RN today. I went in nervous and came out even more nervous. It shut off at 75 and I just don't know what to think. I feel like I didn't know any of the answers. The questions were just so sporadic. I just kept thi...

1.Med-Peds 2.TN 3. A classmate of mine helped me get the job. She gave me the number to the manager of the floor and I just called and got hired that day. I've worked for the past 3 weeks and take boards Mon. Honestly if it wasn't for my classmate I...

So glad you decided to become a nurse. Let me start by saying that I am not a L&D nurse but also want to be one. I have my 2 year degree in nursing but haven't taken boards yet. I am working on Med-Peds floor and am very happy to be working on th...

I have been doing orientation all week. I will be working on the Med-Peds floor and it just hit me yesterday that I am going to be a pediatric nurse. All day yesterday during orientation and the educational nurse keep saying and my pediatric and I wa...