ladybugbaby161

ladybugbaby161

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  1. Should I stay or should I go?

    ladybugbaby161 replied to can'twait2B1's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. They make me charge. We are constantly short. The pay sucks. If I left or stayed we would still remain short. I just applied for another position last week and interview tomorrow!...

  2. What's it like working an Ortho unit?

    ladybugbaby161 replied to jbee's topic in Orthopedic

    Hanging blood. Getting post-ops rating their pain 10/10. Helping people move (very RARELY is anyone up ad lib). Lots of heavy lifting. Giving suppositories. Hanging antibiotics. Changing dressings....

  3. Mean Nurses

    ladybugbaby161 replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a lot of bullying in my first year as a nurse. I was even bullied when I started. So badly I had to go to the manager. The situation was taken care of quickly, and the nurse bullying me even...

  4. Who's hiring new nurses?

    ladybugbaby161 replied to shenderson314's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Columbia and know that Boone Hospital and the University Hospital both hire new grads. Good

  5. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    ladybugbaby161 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I think we must work at the same place LOL I clock in as soon as I get there. Also something I noticed was that with bedside reporting, nurses that come on shift are ready to do it, but nurses that...

  6. Bedside shift reporting, Do your facilities do it?

    ladybugbaby161 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to do it like your said management wants it done, but usually we talk outside the room then go in and introduce ourselves and talk about pain meds and look at dressings together. Our...

  7. Hi my name is Jane, I'll be your glorified waitress today!

    ladybugbaby161 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I don't understand about nursing is that when you do vent about it, other nurses are like "****GASP**** you don't love everything about nursing, what is wrong with you?!!" I work ortho/med...

  8. Dear Fellow Nurse--thank you for reminding my why I am a nurse

    ladybugbaby161 replied to oregonchinamom's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I have my own stories of horrible preceptors, but you made a huge difference in this nurse's life. Rock on!

  9. New Nurse & New to Night Shift. Need Advice!

    ladybugbaby161 replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey welcome to ortho/med surg! I am like you - I am just so thankful to have a job. I have been a night nurse since August and have to say it has taken me this long to figure out what type of routine...

  10. help in care planing

    ladybugbaby161 replied to lpn hakeem's topic in General Students

    Intervention: HOLD ALL STOOL

  11. Need advice on body mechanics

    ladybugbaby161 replied to ekgoodwi's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ortho nursing and we got a quick run-through about how to move people as well - and ortho is pretty much moving people from bed to commode to chair back to bed...lol. I'm 5'9 and was really...

  12. Advice to accelerated students from a current student near graduation...

    ladybugbaby161 replied to saymo82's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like nurses who were techs while in nursing school are a lot more comfortable working the floor. They get the basic skills down pat. Looking back, I wish I had been a tech while in nursing...