Tarabara

I consider myself a very luck new grad too! My unit was so welcoming, friendly, and helpful! I know that they always have my back and I've never been afraid to ask questions or for help. Its awesome!

Still a new grad but I would say I am so so glad I had a wonderful preceptor who would always remind me that I am only one person, I can only do so much. Now whenever I feel overwhelmed I just stop for a second and tell myself "I am only one person" ...

Just a few months off orientation myself and I still feel pretty stupid at times. Just the other day I forgot the clamp the pt's NG suction after I gave him meds I also learned the hard way that once you spike a bag, you cant unspike it...vancomycin...

Do you have any other experience such as a CNA job or externship? I was lucky enough to have an externship in med-surg/oncology so I went with something I'd enjoy and did labor and delivery for my preceptorship. However, if you dont have that outside...

Have I seen a lazy nurse or two? of course. But for the most part no, we're not lying when we say nursing is hard. There are days when I really dont get a chance to sit down, take a bite to eat, or even pee until 5pm. For some its worse than others, ...

I guess I should have mentioned I'm a new grad as well. Graduated Dec. 2011, been working since march :)

In my program our nursing student council set up a mentor program where seniors were paired with first semester students (all voluntary for those who wanted to). Maybe you can suggest this to your student council. Of course allnurses is a great resou...

In Arizona we called feeding tubes duotubes, but here in salt lake they call them dophoff tubes (not sure if that's spelled right). What do you guys call feeding tubes?

That reminded me, I had a pt with head/neck cancer, he was 6' 2" and weighed only 97 pounds. The poor man, it was heart breaking.

I watched a cardiac cath of a guy whose heart rate was about 18 and he was awake and talking, I couldn't believe it. I also had a pt with an a1c

I cannot believe some people are implying that an alert and oriented patient should not be held responsible because there was a language barrier and he could have been scared and just reacting. What a load of BS! The language barrier goes both ways, ...

- Your classmates are not your competition anymore, they are your allies. I couldnt have gotten through nursing school without some of the friends I made there. - Your free time will dramatically decrease but still find something outside of nursing s...

Yay! I'm so glad you made this thread because I'm a new grad too, 4 months into my job, and I LOVE it! I've been wanting to share just how honestly blessed and I happy I am but with all the negative posts and new grads not finding a job I was afraid ...

I dont back prime but I have had the same issue of coming back later to none of the piggyback having run in. I dont have any explanation for it but what I do is bend the primary tubing above the pump and wrap tape around it, this usually makes the pu...

I think you're very smart to get a realistic picture of what you're facing. I went straight through nursing school after high school because I knew I wanted to be a nurse at a young age. I thought I was doing the right thing, going to college then I'...

This^ I applied and ended up moving out of state for a job. I was willing to pay to interview out of state but only if I knew I had a fighting chance at it and wasnt one of hundreds for a few spots. I would usually ask if they did a few rounds of int...

My favorite part about my job is that we have the privilege of getting to know people personally. We are trusted with intimate details of their lives and take care of them during sometimes very scary and difficult times in their lives. For example to...

I am a new grad, I've been working on my unit for 4 months now and I consider myself incredibly lucky that I work with an amazing group of people. They all have made me feel welcome since day 1 and are always willing to help or answer my questions. T...

pre-ASUstudent, I tried to respond to your pm asking about ASUs program but it says your inbox is full and you cannot accept any more pm's. Please respond if you see this so I can send you the PM or just answer you here or somewhere!

I'm a new grad, started working in March and I LOVE my job! I really wanted to work in OB so when I accepted a job in med/surg I didnt know how to feel, but I'm pleasantly surprised that I'm super happy. I'm so lucky that I work with an awesome group...

I went straight to nursing school after high school so I didnt have a lot of experience to put on my resume, but one thing i would highly recommend is doing an externship while in school. It'll look great on your resume and is excellent experience. I...

a penny for good luck!

Well I'm a new grad myself so I dont know a ton about this stuff yet but what I do know is my nurse manager started with his BSN and worked for a few years before getting his masters and becoming a manager. Everyone on my unit absolutely loves him, h...

Slurred speech and unsteady gait are both symptoms of chiari malformation, and to me it sounds like the pt is experiencing side effects of that, not from pain meds. If her vitals are all stable (especially respirations) then her pain management is im...

I'm a newer grad myself so I dont have lots of experience to base my opinion on but for what its worth I personally think the jail position might be better. You'd get more experience thats useful to other areas, and while it may be a tougher populati...