cocoon2butterfly

Either our charge nurse does, then the floating preceptor, and if all else fails, someone from PICU will come over and put one in - if we know in advance it's a hard stick, we just call the PICU from the get-go...(I work in a pediatric hospital... :) )

I work at a pediatric hospital...it's pretty much required to dress up, hehe... We had a fairy theme this year on our floor...so we were all wearing wings and lots of glitter butterfly tattoos, hehe...the kids thought it was hilarious... :)

$50/biweekly for a PPO medical/dental/vision/life plan... 401k match... 20% shift diff for working nights, ~30% for weekend nights... ...along with other random benefits that would be too long to list... Definitely love my job (and employer, haha!)

I graduated in May 2008, first nursing job started in January 2009 was pediatric psych in a private hospital for a year and a half, and then switched to working med-surg at one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country...had almost no orientation at the psych job, and a 10 week orientation at the pediatric med-surg...and it's going a lot better than I would have assumed coming from the psych background - and I rather enjoy it! I think the main thing is learning how to prioritize and delagate - once you get that down, those skills travel everywhere...the medical skills do come back, so no worries...I say go for the psych job (and considering how this economy is to new grads, if you get the job, take it!) and switch later! Good luck, and let us know what happens! :)

4 10s, without a doubt in my mind, haha!! :)

My job interview was like this - interview before, shadow after - and I was offered the job within 18 hours, hehe... Good luck! :)

Congratulations!!! I just got out of a similar situation like that - scarily similar, actually - I have 4 days left at that job, and then on to working at one of the best children's hospitals in the country, yay!! Good luck to you!! :)

Lol, hilarious thread... I wrote "RN" everywhere for inspiration the second I graduated, down to the index card I kept under my pillow... ...in pencil, hehe... I think that makes me superstious...

I feel you - I had my own issues during and after nursing school, and used meds and therapy to get through it... Personally, the only way I could do nights is if it's in 12-hr shifts - I couldn't do it if it were in 8's...it messes me up too much... I started off with Lexapro, and since it worked, I've used it on and off - varying doses, but same drug...honestly, what helped me more than anything was seeing a therapist, so maybe that could be something to consider?? Hope that things get better for you!

Nice thread... I just switched from part-time days to full-time nights, and that's a big difference, haha!! I have two goals - to knock out my 2 credit cards, and start saving up for my dream computer - an Apple MacBook Pro - might be a few paychecks, but I'm patient, hehe...

I worked part-time for my first job, and I loved it - I actually ended up doing pretty much an alternating schedule - one week, I would do 3 days, and the next week, I'd do two days - so, actually, it ended up pretty well! Good luck!

I emailed my resume to my NM at 8pm at night...I had an interview scheduled 37 minutes later... ...And I had an offer for my dream job (at the dream hospital!) 17 hours after the interview ended. The worst she could tell you is no. I'd do it, haha!!! :)

I agree with the others for all the reasons mentioned (and I WENT to Emory) - if for no other reason than this: Do you want to be stuck with that huge price tag and not have a job afterwards to pay it off (assuming you'd be taking loans out) - because I know of several people who are now stuck in that situation, and let's just say it's not pretty...I'd stick with the CC...and good luck - really, it is not all about the name, as long as you put all you've got into it, you'll be a great nurse in the end, regardless of where the degree came from...good luck!! :)

Think about it this way - generally speaking, when using a sliding scale, whatever amount of insulin you give is going to account for the blood sugar and the meal. So if you only have one of those factors (i.e. high blood sugar, but pt didn't eat), the blood sugar will probably go low... And as for the amount the blood sugar drops per unit of insulin, it varies. WIDELY. For example, for me (I'm a type 1 diabetic), it drops 40 points - for a friend of mine who's insulin resistant, it drops hers 15 points, and for the 2 y/o diabetic that I babysit, it drops his 150 points (he has a pump, no way you could give doses that small via syringe). So, it varies for everybody, there is no magic number...as I believe someone mentioned, it's one of those things where we like to say "your mileage will vary"... :)