NIGHTWOLF87 replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing
when i was working the med/oncology floor, i always had a cna with me whenever i needed to assess a female patient. or, if worse came to worse, i would have a female colleague do the assessment for...
congrats and way to go! be prepared to kiss your social life good-bye...:wink2: don't get discouraged and hang in there! it will be some worth it when you finally graduate and can sign your name...
i work in a nicu, and our policy is to be on-call twice per month. we get $2/hr while on call, and time and a half if we get called in. around here, it is rare not to be called in. can't remember...
hey chris... from what i can remember from my psych rotation as a student nurse, all we did was to go the the facility a couple of days before our clinical day, picked out a patient, prepare a care...
NIGHTWOLF87 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal
"why do i love the nicu?" hmmmm....where do i begin? 1) i love it here in the nicu because i can actually be a nurse and care for my patients. here in our nicu, our nurse to patient ratio in level...
NIGHTWOLF87 replied to deliverator's topic in Men in Nursing
hey deliverator... i also work in nicu and love what i do. there are 5 other male rns and 2 male nnps who work up here. if you liked nbn, then i'm sure you would love nicu! give it some thought and...
excellent story, and very beautifully written. someone once said that "the decision to have children is to forever know that your heart will walk outside your body." that father that day lost a part...
hello twoangels... i have to agree with happyloser; all 3 of your choices are totally different animals. but if you have to choose one, then i would suggest you choice icu as well. you will learn...
NIGHTWOLF87 replied to my4helpers's topic in NICU, Neonatal
our nicu is always looking for nurses for both day and night shifts. recently, we have hired a few new grad nurses, and those who come to work here on our unit, tend to stay. our turnover is low,...
NIGHTWOLF87 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU, Neonatal
hello tiger... i am a level iii nicu nurse, and have been for the past 3 years. i have been an rn for 6 years now, and i started on a medical/oncology floor, did that for about a year, hated the...
NIGHTWOLF87 replied to dec2008houRNgrad's topic in General Nursing
first of all, i want to say congrats as well as making it through nursing school and passing your nclex. second, i am sorry to hear that you are having a hard time finding a job in your area. have...