I've also been out of the field for a long time (8 yrs) and have researched refresher courses. I recommend looking at the board of nursing site for your state and see if they have any recommended...
I've certainly made a few major ones and about a jazillion minor ones...but one that I freaked about was that I admitted a patient in the morning and gave all of her am meds once the MD ordered them...
That's horrible. It really makes me appreciate my unit and how great my co-workers are! I'm not saying that to brag, I'm saying that to show that there are places out there that treat new-grads well...
I passed! Just found out this morning! The more I thought about it, the more I felt like I did indeed pass, but the waiting is killer all the same! And yes, the NBBG has great food, it was one of the...
Ahahah, woman, I could have written those words! When I got up to leave my testing computer I kept giggling and the lady asked me what was so funny. I wasn't laughing because anything was funny, I...
Pegbord, Where do you live, I seem to remember having a conversation with you a long time ago when we were both about to start nursing school. Are you in Washington? I'm sure you've had enough people...
Littman is a great product, so you're good there. As for the nursing kit, don't spend any extra money on special cases, unless you're sure that you'll need it. Trust me, with all the books and stuff...
I'll be honest, the only reason I'd consider working at Group Health is because they are within a few blocks from my house, so no parking, buses, etc. I know patients tend to love them or hate them,...
So I've been to Harborview for my psych clinicals, and I've decided that the crazy people are on the street outside the hospital, and less on the psych unit! That being said, I do like Harborview a...
Thanks Justine, That's good to hear (well not the part about Swedish :) )! I'm still very interested in Harborview, it was actually my first choice for a while, I just got nervous when I started...
I wasn't sure where to put this, so hopefully I'm posting it in the right spot! So it's come time to think about where I'm going to work (graduating in June-yay!). I am debating between Harborview...
We had to do these too, although I hope we don't next year, they are such a bore! Ours are different from the ones in the examples, it is the one with the circles and triangles that suebird mentioned....
Most of these are scattered throughout allnurses forums, but here are the ones I found so far. The last one I made myself, and it seems to work well for me so far. Good luck.
my report sheet.doc...