wannabecnl

wannabecnl

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  1. Burnout or just Cranky?

    wannabecnl replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nursing is a great profession, but nursing will not take care of you. I am motivated by these posts to take at least one day between now and Christmas to do things that I need to do for me, and not...

  2. Why Wages Are Stagnant

    wannabecnl replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The scuttlebutt at my hospital is that we will no longer be paid time and a half for critical overtime (i.e., I stay to provide direct patient care, not to finish documentation or fulfill other...

  3. So many sleepless nights

    wannabecnl posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I passed my 2 year nursing anniversary, and I still have trouble sleeping at night. I go to sleep okay, but if I wake up in the middle of the night, I immediately start thinking of my patients from...

  4. *rolling my eyes*

    wannabecnl replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't usually go for the arrogant American argument, but in this case, we are WAY in over our heads. The way we handle Ebola or any other superbug in a fancy Level IV lab at Fort Detrick or the CDC...

  5. My love/hate relationship with nursing.

    wannabecnl replied to rpsychnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed this post and found it interesting that the way you describe your transition into LTC is similar to how a lot of us describe our first months out of school and into our first job. I also...

  6. "Two-yearitis"

    wannabecnl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Timely post! I have been pondering this 2-year mark as I just passed it a couple of weeks ago in PACU (went in as a per diem new grad), and I have a few things to add. First, I may be the exception...

  7. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    wannabecnl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I won a bet with my 7th grade history teacher on this one. He still remembers it, 30+ years

  8. My Reflections on Nursing

    wannabecnl replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    Sjalv, please don't get too defensive, okay? I'm 2 years in, and I'm stuck somewhere between your post and the replies that sound harsh but are most likely well-intentioned. I went into nursing as a...

  9. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    wannabecnl replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a program at our hospital where nurses can go shadow for a day somewhere other than their own dept. I love the idea of incorporating docs into that program, but it would need to be shadowing...

  10. Oooh Ick! Has this happened to you?

    wannabecnl replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Had someone take their shoes off and show me a gross spot on their foot. Yeah. I do try to be helpful, but it doesn't take me long to refer them to their PCP! My favorite is when people ask my...

  11. What is your crazy?

    wannabecnl replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work in PACU, where we have patients in bays rather than rooms. I HAVE to line the bed/stretcher up straight or I get antsy. Not sure if it is OCD or necessity! We do joke with our LNA about his...

  12. I dreamed of being an R.N and now I sometimes dread going to work

    wannabecnl replied to chrty_knox's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Oh, honey, I'm right with you. I was browsing the Health/Stress Management posts because I need to go to bed but I'm so afraid I'm going to wake up and worry. I love my job, but after 2 years I...

  13. Not a nurse

    wannabecnl replied to VaBluebird's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love calling pharmacists because I ALWAYS learn something new. Our hospital pharmacists truly have patient care first and foremost in their minds, and I always have the sense that we are on the...

  14. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    wannabecnl replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OH. MY. WORD. I am pretty much screaming in my head right now. This is ridiculous that anyone who works with nurses would believe these things to be true!!!! I can't even imagine. So glad the...

  15. What Keeps Nurses Up at Night?

    wannabecnl replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    The patients for whom I have done everything possible and done it all correctly, and yet I worry that it wasn't

  16. What Docs Don't Understand About Nurses

    wannabecnl replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fear of losing one's license was drummed into us in nursing school (graduated in 2011). In today's litigious society, I think it's more likely that nurses will get sued, get fired, lose their...

  17. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

    wannabecnl replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm coming up on 2 years as a per diem, so probably equivalent to 1 year full-time or 1.5 part time, and a lot of days are still very, very hard. It's a hard job, and that's fine, but when my best...

  18. Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    wannabecnl replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career

    I have never thought about these downsides to nursing residencies; I agree that such programs should be regulated (like medical residencies) so that they are actually meaningful. I had a few...

  19. My Love For Being a Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Nurse

    wannabecnl replied to Mramjohn's topic in Oncology

    Beautiful. Your patients are lucky to have

  20. All my PACU RNs

    wannabecnl replied to Whoatemyburger's topic in PACU

    Love: Varying acuity, ages, and surgeries. Relative autonomy (docs will often ask me what I think, though usually if I've bothered to call the surgeon, it's because I want to know what he/she...

  21. How Cardiac meds r/t BP and HR

    wannabecnl replied to Twisted Nurse's topic in Cardiac

    Your best bet is a text like Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses. More useful than the PDR, and it includes nursing guidelines and things to look for. Make yourself a spreadsheet (easier to compare meds)...

  22. Mid-Life Career Change to Nursing

    wannabecnl replied to Mike1982's topic in Nursing Career

    I had bachelor's and master's degrees in non-nursing fields, and I opted to go with a direct entry masters in nursing. It took me 2 calendar years, but now it has been shortened to 5 semesters,...

  23. Leaving the ED for the PACU

    wannabecnl replied to jrw002's topic in PACU

    If you like turnover and a fast pace, then PACU could be a really good fit! We keep our patients anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours; the kiddos tend to move out quickly unless they have post-op...

  24. Is this the norm in PACU? Have I been spoiled before????

    wannabecnl replied to MomRNof2's topic in PACU

    What you describe happening now sounds like every day to me; I just assumed it was the norm for everyone! Is the case mix different in your new job? I find I see a range of patient pain experiences,...

  25. On-call in the OR

    wannabecnl replied to lozstar's topic in Operating Room

    Our OR will call in the 2nd team later in the day PRN, I think around 6 pm, for a weekend or holiday daytime. I don't know what their coverage looks like overnight. I'm per diem in the PACU and also...