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Oh, just wait until I finish my 2 years on my unit. PEACE!!!!!!! I am gone.... Where? Dunno, but anywhere that doesn't involve admitting vents 30 min b/f my shift ends, with 2 admissions b/f that. Bump this.....

What about my husbands peritoneal dialysis. Ummm I am not a dialysis nurse mam. Have you asked the Dr. about it? Whats the last he told you? Ok then thats all I know. "Patient has

This is a critical unit... I am getting a page, sorry I have to go....

OH, I just have to say, Montgomery has to be the most boring city in Alabama, JMHO....... If your thinking of going there.... Mobile or W Georgia is where I will be heading next.

Starting pay is from $18 to $18.75 + about a $5.75 shift diff. We had nearly all hospitals come to our school b/f I graduated. Raises are non existent at my hospital right now. We have an extremely high turnover rate in critical care for the last 3 years b/c of this at the hospital I am currently employed at.

Its a needle and its entering my body.

I was told by my supervisor that I didn't need any. Even as a newbie I looked at her and said I do not believe for one second that this hospital has my back....

We do at our hospital. She spoke openly about a heb B exposure from working in dialysis, it got real quit real fast in the room. I later told here that I appreciated her honesty and it actually was very sobering to hear her testimony...

Maybe some of us are wrong and some are right?? I have decided not to let this bother me anymore, I will do what is required of me and yes I will suck it up. I'm already grown up and this thread is starting to make me want to throw up..... I didn't come here for sympathy and thanks for all the replies. I have set my goals high and will take this one in stride. I know exactly what was happening in that supervisors office now:cool:... Please chill with the critisism of peoples spelling, I don't think that poster was targeting all supervisors and managers. JACHO is not here to analyze our abbreviations... I will now conclude my interaction in this thread. I appreciate all your feedback "direct or indirect..." I do not like it when posters take shots at each other like this even though I have done it in the past, "politics..." The interaction here is starting to remind me of angry nurses sticking knives in each others backs.... Sad....

No, I have the right to be a skeptic.

Some people will get this and some won't. Sometimes its like beating your head against the wall trying to make people understand "rights." You will be accused of being an idiot conservative too... I have a European wife that will tell you all about immunizations, socialized medicine etc.. etc...

Huh.. Hep B immunization has always been an option for us. We don't have to take it. But, it is strongly advised...

I understand what some of you are saying. I know this is totally different situation as far as job in this hospital. Some of you just repeated the same thing my father told me yesterday when I got off work and called him. All I know to do is try to have a response for the things she wanted to see an improvement in... Which is what I already knew was what I would do. What I don't understand is I feel like I need to change my attitude... I am always extrememly nice and courteous to all my coworkers and patients. I always take the extra step to keep everybody happy IMHO.... I know of on RN who gave me negative feedback that had treated me like I was a complete idiot when I was doing post cath cardiac exercise intervention. But, believe me this guy needs a hug BAAAAD..... But, he is a good RN and has alot of experience. I just feel like my manager has only received pecks of information from a few people and did give me some positive feedback of improvement from another senior RN. Also, I have handled the whole team lately and only had the usual problems of getting choked at the end of the shift. See, I get positive compliments from other RN's but those have not surfaced. I have had more positive sheath removal than negative, "I had 2 small hematoma formation on some bounding pulses that completely massaged out.." On the flipside, I jumped in on a volley ball sized hematoma that was another nurses patient. Kept pressure and did my usuall friendly communication that I do WELL with geriatrics. I successfully encouraged the charge nurse to stop massaging and start calling the doctor and the OR, sheesh..... Successfully communicated "what I knew" information to the OR and the Cardiologist. The very next day I caught another bleeding #8 French on my patient during a scheduled pulse check. Same thing only this time the RN that let the woman the night before nearly bleed out decided to pull the sheath "making me look like she didn't trust me..." But, she had a scare the night before and I think she just wanted to do it... So, as far as I can see only negative comments were solicited from senior staff. Not the situational life threatening positive stuff.... On a final note, what got me the most was being accused of sleeping in an orientation class. Ya'll remember a time when you have been accused of something you know you didn't do? Its an angry feeling! And, I am left with the challenge of "how people percieve me???" I am a nice guy and simply don't know what to do about this... I try to stay quiet rather than say something stupid.... I always ask questions before I do something I don't know how to do... I know one thing for a fact, I WILL BE A GOOD NURSE, I have always succeeded in being very good at my previous jobs.... Thanks guys for the feedback.

Seems to be a trend in other hospitals....

I can feel ya... Nursing was my 2nd degree, I was already working in the hospital and became sick of health care and decided sick care would be more stable and I could "most likely" be good at it... The drive to succeed in school was overwhelming. Failure was not an option for me at this point of my life. It didn't matter I was going to finish and show up all the critics... I have enjoyed it "its been an interesting job.." Honestly if I could find a for sure stable job say, farming or doing an outside job I might like it better. But, then I wouldn't feel as successful "which in reallity doesn't make any ******* sense at all..." Edit: I didn't curse there... Frig...

No I have been an Exercise Physiologist and a Physical Therapy Aid. 3 different supervisors over the years... I am a brand new RN... I don't know these supervisors...

I have been orienting on CIU and ACCU for around 12 weeks now. 2 weeks were in the classroom and 1 week in another classroom and 2 days in ACLS. Well I passed my BCAT the first pass, I didn't pass another test that forces you to critically think. Since I had never been an RN it was hard to critically think by watching a video of somebody with symptoms, tell what I would do and what I would tell the physician. All in all I got most of the diagnosis right, I just thought into the questions too much. So long story short EVERYBODY takes it twice.... Well, I got a notice to see the supervisors in the office today after my shift. The first supervisor told me she had real concerns that I wasn't taking her schedule seriously??? "I have only asked for one reprint of my 2 week schedule the first month which was lost in the mounds of orientation paperwork. I didn't miss any work and she simply printed off another sheet..." I also lost my evaluation checklist but had been telling all the senior RN's to remember that I did this or that so they could check me off... My supervisor also raised concerns about this... Well, I happen to know another orientee that lost his and other RN's that were taken off orientation b/f ever completing it. My sheet isn't due until Oct 30th and I now have another... I was also told that I had dosed off in an orientation lecture "which I was floored, uhhh no??.." And also that I was percieved as being cocky in ACLS class? Huh??? She went on to say that I had some real organizational skills issues... "yes I know I have been trying to prioritize better but never put patients safety in jeopardy!" One last thing, she said I don't ask enough questions. I always ask what I am doing and WHY! So that gives me 9 weeks actually on the unit! I have been with this hospital for 6 years with a spotless record. WHERE THE HECK DID THIS INTERVENTION COME FROM AND WHY???? DID I NEED PUTTING IN MY PLACE? WAS THAT NECESSARY? Oh, to top off the cake if I don't pass my next test "which nobody fails ;>)" she said she "at this point" doesn't know if she has enough from me to keep me on........ JUST WOW....I HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TOO.... Sorry so lengthy....

I wasn't pricked but, I had been working on some metal parts at home and had cut my fingers and scrapped them up pretty good. Well we were doing an Artic Sun on a patient that had a massive MI... He was out and I was rushed in as a new orientee to "assist.." Well the physician decided to do a venous cut down precedure, the charge nurse decided I should assist the physician by restraining the patients hand and arm. I was currently ungloved and had no idea we were about to bleed like crazy. I was a newbie and didn't have a clue what the doc was trying to do.... So I keep thinking gloves, gloves, gloves, but the doc is saying, don't move, don't move, don't move. The next thing I know is we are going into the vein, ok, I get it... He bleeds all over my hands, I continue to restrain the patients hands... as soon as I flushed the line I hit the hand sanitizer and all I feel is burning. Ohhh Sh*t!!!!! I forgot... I scrub up real good and go to my supervisor, she sends me to the ER. I had blood drawn and the infection control physician came in to talk to me. He said you have almost 0% chance of contracting anything...? So I wait and get the call that I am Hep C and HIV neg and the patient was Hep C and HIV neg.. The IC doc actually advised against drug therapy... The patient was found basically on the street and was a homeless alcoholic. That had alot to do with me freaking out and was a heck of a newbie learning experience.

75 questions 45 min. Passed NCLEX RN. No dose cal or OB. Lots of infection controle and select all that apply. Only one place in order and it was easy. Had another friend that passed Hesi and failed in NCLEX Rn in 75. Seems like more than 2 dose cals with 75 questions is a fail. But, thats almost mean to say, probably doesn't hold water but, its what I have seen.

I was thrown into a situation that became terribly risky b/f I could put on PPE. I ended up having to get blood drawn and waiting results from infection controle. Let me tell you they are taking there sweet time. I truly feel like I am on my own on my unit and will be changing the way I "get into situations." i.e. more concern for my own health. I felt horrible and extremely angry at the same time. I feel your pain.

As an RN, Clinical Exercise Physiologist and former PT aide; I can tell you that 30 min 3-5 days per week "preferably everyday" is all you need to meet ACSM recommendations. 1 set of 10 reps full body for weight training. 30-60 min brisk walk or bicycle/treadmill "whatever" on other days. 2 hrs is overkill IMHO. I really also need a better idea of your workout too. But this is JMHO....

If you want to run around pushing pain meds every 5 minutes, transferr to commode and ambulate hips, knees and backs. Sure.......

Nope, and I would not tell my supervisor of this. Termination....

There are many colleges of nursing that will let you in with a 2.0 GPA. What is required of you is to hold a 3.0 to stay in. Then you obviously have to pass your classes. Try another school, thats rediculous.

:confused:Hesi is a total joke. I NEVER passed the darn thing. We were required to take a remediation coorifice if you failed the 4th. I got as close to a 830 something at one time "needed an 850." We then had to stay for another 2 week remediation class after being pinned, sworn in and graduated by the President of the college. After the 2 weeks we got an email that said they had simply been preparing us for NCLEX. Good luck. Ok, I register, do Rinehart "all 3 passes," and some NCLEX 3500 until NCLEX RN test date. Passed the exam in 75 questions in about 45 min. HESI DOES NOT HAVE CRAP TO DO WITH NCLEX. ITS A HORRIBLE COMPETENCY GUIDE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING "ANYTHING" ELSE. I had often heard that HESI was irrelevant to NCLEX many times and experienced it myself. ALSO,! Of 4 classmates that failed NCLEX, 2 passed HESI, one with an 850something the other with a 960..... You passed school, you deserve your transcripts. If you fail NCLEX the college failed to educate you properly or didn't set academic standards high enough!