Blackheartednurse replied to Roller's topic in General Nursing
Definitely what is happening now with nursing jobs is beyond any predictions and belief...Unfortunately nursing profession is not recession proof and even the most experienced nurses out there have a...
Blackheartednurse replied to pinkpop44's topic in General Nursing
Cardiomyopathy is a chronic,progressive disease...you have to keeep assessing your patient (do they have an active chest pain going on? What meds they are on? What is their heart rate and
So I moved for a job 300 miles away from home...this was my first nursing job...I have no prior hospital experience,this was a big change for me but I was also quite excited (it took me nearly 6...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I cleared it,please feel free to send me a private message,I must say I received a lot of great PMs,you guys are awsome really,I feel very lucky to receive such a great support. Thank you once...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Thank you,but I have a feeling that instead of becoming a super nurse this particular know it all student has a fair shot of turning into a dangerous nurse. Hopefully ladybugme you wont faint when...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
yep and your truth is everyone else truth...i really dont know what else to say. i want to hear everyone opinion but you either did not feel like reading my post throughly or misundurstood,you...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
yeah and you think you will be a fabulous nurse who knows everything and will never make a mistake,good luck to you!!! just dont be surprised when you come here to whine about your preceptor...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
i stated couple of times arleady that i know how to take a bp (my stethoscope somehow got turned off and i didnt realize that..anyway i wanted to be safe that is why i asked her to recheck the bp...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
No I swear I have not done anything MAJOR,my manager said she will even rehire me when I get more experience,haha like I would come back.She stated that the reason she fired me was she is not sure if...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
yes i really do think my preceptor was a combination of the second characteristics you described..she even told me once that she is surprised that i got a job at this particular hospital only with an...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I did get a chance to practice skills..but you have to understand during clinicals you wont be able to see or get every patient out there...like I stated before I did an IM shot on a baby and I think...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
What part of the world are you?? I know at least one European country (outside us) that provide one year nurse residency program for all the new grads,and I mean every hospital.here in US new grads...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Anyway guys all of you are awsome and good examples of what nurses should be like. I feel like I cant vent to none of the people I know because they wont understand.My mother is arleady devasted so is...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Yep you are completely right,that is what I think got me fired in the first place...from the get go my hands were shaking and I blank out instead of thinking it through,I tend to go into panic attacks...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Thank you so much..those words mean a lot to me since as you all can tell I'm feeling like I failed big time,God I hope to find some unit with a more understanding and less back stabbing preceptor..on...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Yes but I only did that after my my first meeting with the manager and my preceptor..I felt like broken-hearted when the preceptor talked so much trash about me,but nothing positive.I felt so...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
Not even that,not even that......my preceptor called in sick for two days in a row and the next day she decided to leave in the middle of the day,cause we were
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I think you misunderstood me,I'm telling you guys that I believe that Med-surg is harder (and I really do!! at least cardiac patients have a monitor on and a scope tech to look at their rhytms,and...
Blackheartednurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I found a great mentor in the hospital...she was a person in charge of hospital orientation (not the unit orientation) I asked one day for more IV therapy training and they assigned me this person and...