Murse1919

I've been a nurse pretty much 10 years now. My first job was on a PCU night shift and became charge there. Then moved and got a charge position I was at for about 7 years. I've been doing travel nursing this past year. I'm planning on stopping with traveling due to family at the end of this year. My whole career I've been bedside so I'm leaning towards trying to do something away from straight bedside nursing. I've mainly done cardiac pcu/cardiac surgery pcu for my 10 years as nursing so my first thoughts is working in the cath lab or EP lab. I'm open to really anything and am curious what people here are doing/have done that they really enjoyed. Hope all of this makes sense and have a good weekend everyone!

After my first year of nursing school I got a job as an ER Tech due to the fact that I finished my first semester.

im still wondering why you allow med errors and other patient issues slide under the bus for the young "decade girl" when you were charge nurse.

I agree with the above post if your co-workers are nice and able to help out and all then it will make the transition much easier.

As NurseOnAMotorcycle said the skills will come with time and getting a job in ER as a new nurse is great and will look great on your resume. I worked in the ER as a tech in my final year of nursing and would've stayed if I didn't move for 3 years but I did over 1000 IVs in a short amount of time so that skill plus all your others will come to you very quickly. Time management will be huge as I feel that my short time spent in the ER as a tech has made me into the nurse I am today, probably why I was able to move up to be a charge nurse quite quickly. I will say good luck to you and just hit the ground running and enjoy each day and take it all as a big learning experiance :)

I will say for myself I always told the nurses on the floor that if they had anything going on to let me know so I could observe. The best I can offer you is that if you hear about something going on or about to go on and you go into the patients room, if its male or female, to do your best to look pleasant and look like you are willing to learn. During my time in nursing school it was very rare for a female patient to refuse any type of care or observation from me. As a nurse I have had only like 2 patients in my 3 years tell me that they would prefer a female to be there (while they are needing cleaned) but had no issues with me caring for them. I always stress though to just have a smile on your face and be pleasant because that can relax the patient a lot and make them more trusting of you, and as always it never hurts to ask if it is ok for you to be apart of the teaching moment.

The fact you already have a job offer is fine. Leave the place you hate and work at the new place, specially if it is somewhere you will want to be for a long time then it really doesn't matter.

Giving 1mg of Morphine when it was supposed to be 0.5mg. Nothing big came of it and patient was fine :)

I agree with above, DO NOT RESIGN, just talk with your manager and see if you can change from FT to Per Diem

I have to wear a sleeve on my right arm due to a tattoo on my right forearm. I will probably soon need two sleeves as I plan on getting my left arm tattooed. At my last job I worked nights and didn't wear anything and never had any issues/complaints but now that I am on dayshit and in a higher position I feel that its more professional to not be showing the tattoos (though I get asked more about my sleeve than I ever did about my tattoo.)

Good luck I also had to take it 3 times before finally passing :) it can be done.

I'm more of a hearts man myself

Congrats on being in your last semester. You have almost made it thru

I work 7p-7a and I go home after work, sleep until 1p or 2p usually, wake up and do stuff around house and all until work again. On days I have off I usually go to bed around 2am just to get some more sleep in but not completely shift back to a day schedule. Good luck!

Getting up and moving can really help just your body and you feel awake and good again

I work on a stepdown tele unit and will say that I am treated quite well as one of 2 nurses on the floor and the only male nurse on night shift. I am youngish, 24, and by most of the nurses seen as the "little brother" being that most are older than me and we all like to have a good time and I usually like to make people laugh. I wouldn't agree that nurses are "slutty" but I will say that conversations can become somewhat crazy depending on who your working wtih and everyone just has a good laugh as if we are talking about what color to paint a room or something

The third time was the charm for me :) 265/265/75 so good luck to ya!

Always make sure you have snacks and staying hydrated which is what it seems you are doing so it could just be that you are tired and your body is adjusting. I work straight nights and near the end of my shift I start to feel tired but my body is pretty used to it at the beginning id have some strange sensations

Well stress is gonna be something that will go away as you start to feel more comfortable out on the floor. I will say get time management under control and everything else will fall into place. Start a ritual, if I may say, of pretty much having papers the way you want them set up in a way that you know you will be able to follow. The staffing issues is most likely worldwide seeing as my hospital is fully staffed but we still get texts asking if people can come in. The clashing of personalities will happen when you put any number of people in an area and have them work in a high stress environment for 8-12 hours :)

Also just remember to have fun and know that everyone around you was once new to the floor. Don't be afraid to ask questions :)

I am also one of those people who do not like coffee, but buy me a coke for my night shift and your amazing congrats on the first day being good and glad to hear your preceptor is a cool guy :)

I have a terrible sense of smell so I am pretty lucky when it comes to the smells. Now for the killing someone, I guess I just always make sure I am very careful in everything I do, I worked in an ER as a tech during nursing school so death was something I got used to happening during my time there but the fear of killing someone is always in the back of my mind just be careful and always double check if you are unsure

I work in a PCU floor in Pittsburgh Day Shift: 4:1 can be 5:1 Night Shift: 5:1 have been up to 7:1

I need help with 2 Care plans for the following nursing diagnoses. Impaired physical mobility related to activity and weight-bearing restrictions and Risk for infection related to disruption in skin integrity from surgical incision. I need two outcomes, three interventions (with one rationale for each) Any type of help would be very appreciated thank you