Hi there! Whatever you decide, try to get in there at Breckenridge Hospital where you will see PLENTY of trauma and a great mix of CCU/ICU/SICU patients! If you sit yourself in one of the community...
So, interesting little tidbit. I bought a body bugg monitor several months ago. This cute little device measures your calorie expenditure based on skin temperature and movement. It's accuracy is...
cpillow replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing
Tee hee! PAPER PAPER PAPER and the nineteen unnecessary levels of management is where our hospital wastes it's money! Every morning that I am greeted by four or five different levels of management,...
THIS is the kind of post that I love to see! So many people get into nursing for the money, and end up very sorry for their choice. I am so happy to find people that go into nursing because it's...
Recieving 2's is not unusual when you are so new to nursing. All that means is that you have room to grow. I wouldn't take this too personally. Just carry on and learn as much as you can....
cpillow replied to ThrowEdNurse's topic in Emergency
Okay, I have my freaky story. Several years ago, I worked as a manager in a nursing home. We had resident paired up as room mates in rooms. There was this one little old lady who was absolutely...
Take this interview with a grain of salt. I would say that probably they found a RN with more experience. Don't sweat it, just apply for a psyche position in another facility! One further thing, I...
Chicuilina, I am normally a very supportive, "you can do it" kind of nurse. I've been hanging out in this profession for 10 years now, and I can say that what you are describing definitely is typical...
cpillow replied to funsizedliv's topic in Geriatric, LTC
So, it sounds like you are definitely being fired. There is no reason to let that happen, just resign and find another job. It's fairly easy to find new nursing jobs in 90% of the country. That's...
In nursing A&P are at the core of everything. I would be very uncomfortable as a nurse if I didn't have this basic understanding of how the body worked. Personally, I would retake the Physiology...
cpillow replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU
My friend, you are not supposed to feel comfortable as a critical care nurse. There should always be a level of discomfort, always a slight lingering fear that something could go wrong, and always...
cpillow replied to MagnesiuM's topic in MICU, SICU
Agree with all of the advice above. I started out in nursing in LTC, because I simply wasn't ready for acute care. Moved into acute care at my own pace, did a little home health on the side. 10...
I had a twenty year old patient a year ago that went to or for a routine something or other and unexpectedly developed severe lactic acidosis. Took away the propofol and *poof* miraculous recovery...