findingmywayRN replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing
Years before I went to nursing school I worked as a floating nurses aide at a local hospital. I was sent to a floor and started my rounds doing vitals when I entered a room of a patient who seemed to...
findingmywayRN replied to kbeachworth's topic in General Nursing
My nursing program had us practising on oranges, then dummies and then we had to give each other both IM and SQ injections. Fortunately for me I had a good lab partner, but I heard some students were...
I have been an RN for a little more than a year and a half and have still not found my "calling." I worked med/surge right after school (very heavy pts/super busy floor) for just under six months and...
findingmywayRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing
Thank you for all of your ideas and suggestions. It is nice to know that it is ok to try many different areas in nursing. I like Suzanne4's idea for inhouse float pool, but I work in an LTC facility,...
findingmywayRN replied to Rhon1991's topic in Ob/Gyn
Last year I was pregnant for the first time - and with twins - edd 10/18/03. I never had any Braxton-Hicks throughout the entire pregnancy, and had not been put on bedrest. One night (at 29.5 weeks) I...