dizzyray822

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1. Away from Bedside 4 1/2 years

   dizzyray822 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Dear AllNurses, I would love any advice, thoughts, experiences, and constructive criticism. I graduated from nursing school with my associates degree in May of 2011, at 26 yrs old. I passed my...

2. Not happy anymore

   dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your

3. Not happy anymore

   dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

   I started applying in December. No luck yet. I'm thinking I want something in the peri-op area but it seems they all want you to have experience in that area. I thought doing over two years of tele...

4. Not happy anymore

   dizzyray822 posted a topic in General Nursing

   First, please don't judge. I've been an RN 2 1/2 years now. I work in Tele and have had the same position as when I started as a new grad. I swore up and down I wouldn't get burnt out and so on. I'm...

5. Burned....

   dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

   @Malina9559. I work on a tele neuro unit. Our ratio is supposed to be 1:5. That's what it was when I started there. In the last year or so its always 1:6. If I start with 4 or 5 you bet ill get 6...

6. Burned....

   dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in General Nursing

   @cardiacrocks I went in today. I only call out if really sick. Today was better. Got a 15 minute break. July will be 2 years for me as a nurse. I'm still on the same unit i started on. I'm thinking I...

7. Burned....

   dizzyray822 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Today was another 14 hour day. No lunch. Peed once in the morning. Felt like crying by 3pm as I knew by then I wasn't getting a break. I didn't even sit down to chart...i charted on the go. I feel...

8. Where to go next?

   dizzyray822 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi. Just looking for a little input. I've been a nurse for a year and a half. I started on a tele/neuro floor and after just a year and a half I'm feeling a bit burnt out. I was told in school that I...

9. When to hold cardiac meds?

   dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Its just on my floor I'll have a pt on Metoprolol, Lisinopril, and Norvasc all at once and NO parameters. So when my preceptor says hold Lisinopril on one pt then next time hold the metoprolol it has...

10. When to hold cardiac meds?

    dizzyray822 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. Im a brand new nurse 3 mos in and am having some issues with when I hold cardiac meds and when to give them if there aren't any parameters. Or even whether to hold one and give another. I ask my...

11. New nurse needs advice

    dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So....continuation of my troubles with this PCA.... Yesterday it was 12:00 and I looked for the BGL of one of my patients with Accuchecks every 6 hours and it wasn't charted yet. So I called her to...

12. New nurse needs advice

    dizzyray822 replied to dizzyray822's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I completely agree with you all. Honestly it was a complicated day for me. My preceptor gives me the most complicated pts so I get the most out of my orientation which is good for me. There is much...

13. New nurse needs advice

    dizzyray822 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So...I am a BRAND NEW nurse. I've been in my hospital for 2 months and with my preceptor for maybe a month of it. I have been taking two patients of course with the help of my preceptor when I need...

14. First Day On The Job!

    dizzyray822 replied to sn543's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have no advice as my first day is Wednesday but wanted to say GOOD

15. First day ever as an RN....tips please...

    dizzyray822 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! So I had two days of hospital orientation last week and I am shadowing someone for the first time Wednesday. I will be on a Tele floor. Any advice? What should I bring my first day?? Getting a...