military girl

As with the other posters, I have to agree that the charge nurse really does not need to take a patient assisgnment. However, I have been charge numerous times and I usually don't try and assign myself heavy patients, because as charge there is all t...

Hi, A positive note is that you have worked the floor as a unit secretary. That is a huge help to you because as you said, you know the routine of the floor and the docs. Organization is a big thing and everyone has their own way of doing things. Pri...

Hi to all, I will be going on my second tour to Iraq in 5 weeks and again away from those that I love the most. I've had some issues with my daughter, and felt that if I would have loved her more, she would not have made some of the mistakes that she...

You really need to get a foundation in med/surg. I am a military nurse and have worked med/surg for 3 years. I am going back to Iraq for my second tour and I tell you, med/surg has served me well. First of all, don't be so hard on yourself. You are a...

I agree with the other posters. It is definately a process. I was offered a position on the spot after my interview. It took about 3 months along with the paperwork and the background check paperwork was long. It is worth it to get in the VA. Besides...

I am so happy for you. I took mine 7 years ago and when the computer shut off at 82 questions, I was shocked. I was disappointed that it didn't shut off at 75 questions(the minimum to pass), but I knew that I had missed a few. Yes, God does answer pr...

What you could probably do is group meds together and study them by classes. Some that you need to pay particular attention to is the cardiac meds and meds for any major system. Also brush up on your caculation skills. I don't know where you are taki...

I think it depends on whether you are PROFIS or not. For the army, if you are a PROFIS doctor, nurse, surgeon, ortho it's 6 months. If you are on a FST then you will probably stay the entire 12 months. I could be wrong. I think that since FSTs are h...

Our epidural patients are also, as in previous replies, returned to the med/surg floor. These patients do bear closer monitoring, but we do not have a room for them. They are placed in a regular room. They are placed on a monitor once they come back ...

I definately agree that a refresher couse would be a good start. I am a med/surg nurse and if someone told me that I had to work L&D, I would panic because I don't know it. Just come at it at your own pace, there are lots of excellent med/surg bo...

You have the right idea, just be open to ideas and learn as much as you can. That is the reason WHY you are a student, to LEARN. You are bringing experience to the table, just remember that. And remember, the other students will be there with you as ...

Typically new nurses are placed on night shift because it tends to be slower(sometimes, ha ha) and the nurse can focus on their skills. However, also in my experiences with precepting new nurses, we generally place them on day shift first so that the...

I have been a RN for 7 years now, but I can still remember the first time starting on orientation. I was fortunate that I worked for the hospital as an LPN for 5 years before going back to school. The most important thing that YOU CAN DO FOR YOU IS T...

Hi to all, My hospital held a nursing skills fair that was very successful. However, our pediatric nurses felt that it really did not apply to them(the skills fair was geared toward our Med/Surg nurses). I am trying to put on a pediatric skills fair....

I too love scents, but the workplace is not necessarily the place for them. As I am now in management, it seems like now I see more inappropriate dress in the workplace than when I was a nurse on the floor. As for perfume, as a nurse, your co-worker ...

I know how you Please try and relax, you should not be thinking about work on your vacation. Maybe like one of the posters said, maybe you should find another job that does not have so much stress. Stressing does not make it better. I know that I sho...

Workplace romances and involvements should not occur. And I say this because if things go sour, the staff that these people work with usually suffer. No one should have to walk on eggshells because two people who were once involved now can't stand ea...

I too thought that this was a personal matter of the poster, but now I know different. This gave me a great laugh, but I have one better: a couple of years ago when I was a LPN working in the ER, we had a young lady that came in via EMS. Her complain...

Please add me to the list of saying how sorry I am for the loss of your co-worker. I worked night shift for 2 years and there are alot of mornings that I had to pull off of the side of the road to take a nap. Please anyone, if you know of a co-worker...

I long for the old days when students actually came to the floor ready to work and had a little bit of healthy fear of the nurses. I've been out of my BSN program for 4 years now, but you better believe that I would have never taken a call in front o...

My heart is with you. I can't imagine what it would be like to lose one of my sisters. I was gone from home for years and now that I am back, I'm glad that I have a relationship with them. My mom may possibly have cancer again, and they think that it...

All I will say is this...please think of your fellow co-workers. I know that sometimes it is hard when you have a sick child. And being in the military, I have heard, "The army didn't issue you a family". But I have been very blessed to have worked i...

Congratulations on passing the boards. I feel that you should do an honest self assessment. If you feel that you are not ready for the responsibilities of being charge nurse, then be up front with your nurse manager. You SHOULD be oriented to being c...

I had to learn this the hard way, but sometimes people will just not like you. I have started a new job in a admin position, and I do feel like the odd man out. But that's okay too, because sometimes you just need to observe how things are. If you fe...

I'm sorry, but I don't happen to agree with your assessment that med/surg has "average" people working in it and that it's an area for people who couldn't make it in any other specialty. I'm a military nurse and a med/surg nurse and I just spent a ye...