nursenewbe

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1. New Nurse having trouble with Techs

   nursenewbe replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You are right, Instead asking a tech to get some vitals, I might get them myself because I need a b/p before I pass a Lopressor or something. You help them they will help you. It works all the

2. How to get your CNA's respect

   nursenewbe replied to w3ndiscott's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have been a CNA for a long time now a nurse. This is a tuffie. Give cna's report and time frames to help them to do their job effectively. Be the strong one ask them what the problem is and how...

3. IV question-air and tubing

   nursenewbe replied to ChiSmile6's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You really should come work at my job, I need ya

4. When my shift is over...when can I leave?

   nursenewbe replied to DAMomma's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I understand what you are saying, one question is where is the charge nurse and unit secretary. Where is the teamwork. At my place of employment each RN is assigned to a LPN for coverage of IV...

5. Does it get easier????!!!

   nursenewbe replied to BB06's topic in First Year After Licensure

   If I can I get to work like 2 hours early and I ask or see what set of rooms I am going to have, from there I go down the hall and read the charts. All of the charts are in the wall a roo outside of...

6. Does it get easier????!!!

   nursenewbe replied to BB06's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It does get easier. One thing that I do to make my work night go better is I get to work early and begin to read my charts and take notes because the charts have the mars, tars, last notes, last...

7. working nights as opposed to working days

   nursenewbe replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I agree with you, I love the atmosphere of nights. As a new nurse, that is exactly why I started on nights. I plan to be here a couple of

8. Are your Nurse to patient ratios changing

   nursenewbe replied to vivicaq's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a nursing home that had 1 nurse to each floor and about a month ago they dropped a nurse. So now one nurse has 40 patients on nights, and she has to count two med carts, give report to two...

9. Can LPN's really make good money

   nursenewbe replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   I just got my license and a job(THANK GOD) my starting pay is 17.01 and I just took an agency position for 18.30 a hour to make one full time job. To me, this is pretty good money because I have been...

10. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    nursenewbe replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would suggest just walking on the floor that you would like to work on and talk the nurse manager in order to get to know him or her and tell her to pull your app from human resource. I have 2...

11. Hang in there new Grads and New Nurses it does get better..I PROMISE

    nursenewbe replied to Morettia2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't even started yet, but you know what after reading your post I know I will be ok. I am a new LPN and I am going to work tomorrow to tell my DON that I passed and have my license. The...

12. Spoke with a nurse recruiter today

    nursenewbe replied to Lovely_RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Hang in there. Are you looking anywhere else? If possible try other hospitals and if you just like the place you are in then wait it out and hope for the

13. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, that is true. I am trying my best to stay positive and stay away from negativity. I really want to be fresh in any upcoming interviews. I am going to talk to the other DON at my prn job. I...

14. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    When the human resource person told me that I was going to have to wait, The DON gave me a look of disappointment because she knows I wanted a LPN position so badly. I hate to give her my two weeks...

15. CNA to NURSE on same job, Job will not change my status

    nursenewbe replied to nursenewbe's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, I don't want to lose the skills I got in school. Right now, My mind is tripping because I have 2 tech jobs and I am tired. I am ready to have just one job. I was so hoping for this place...