healthstar BSN, RN

I am very worried about the display picture , if that is truly you! I could be one of the managers :) please be careful!

When I interviewed for my first nursing job the manager told me to wear white scrubs because he want to see people as nurses when he interviews them! The nurse look :) . Personally , I would wear solid white scrubs because white is a common uniform ...

I am so sorry this happened to you! I have been terminated due to not being a good fit for the level of acuity for over a month now. I would have succeeded if I only had 1-2 preceptors, I am positive! I I have applied everywhere! Yesterday was the ha...

I absolutely love make up! I will never leave the house without it, unless I am not feeling too good. Make up is not a bad thing, it's makeup ! Makeup can do wonderful things, works just like plastic surgery! Anyway, some people appear very tired, sl...

" English is my 2nd language card" works in highschool but not in healthcare or any other profession. In addition, this person has been in the states for 25 + years, and the 2nd language card does not apply! English is my 4th language , I am not ...

I am sorry but this is not good nursing practice! All you can do is listen to your preceptor, sometimes we have to put the our courage aside when we are new ! However, when she says "we usually do it like this but when state visit you must do it th...

At my job we always used to measurements on the NG tube! I think it is more accurate. Plus not everyone knows how to measure in cm accurately lol

The NG tube is the best thing that ever happened to him! With a bowel obstruction he would be nauseated and vomiting, throwing off the electrolytes - this is the worst feeling! Even the zofran, phenergan can't help! ! I have placed so many NG tubes ...

Where I worked our policy was to ALWAYS run the blood by itself.

I can relate to this! I found that the seasoned nurses did not panic and did not mind orienting me at all! They were cheerful, friendly and explained every single thing! The younger nurses less than 5 years experience, they freaked out when they foun...

When I was a nurse assistant I saw this happening all the time!! So every time I walked the pt to the bathroom I would make sure they had everything they needed to get cleaned up. I usually said to them, in our unit it is our goal to make the pts as ...

First of all thank you for your time to explain this to me. The reason I said honesty never wins and liars always win is because that is what I have heard and seen! When I said " I just want a job" I did not mean I just want to make money and I don't...

I know that " all I want is a job " is the answer no employer wants to hear! I would never say just those words alone! I am not crazy or unprofessional. Personally as a new grad all I want is a job as an RN, I don't care about the shift or specialty ...

I sell myself short all the time during interviews!!!! Always, always, always!I look up the hospital, learn their mission and values and I wrote down frequently asked questions! I also write down my answers, repeat, repeat, repeat! I get so nerv...

Wow! It seems like many of you had less than 2 weeks orientation, some less than a week! This is very scary, how can a new grad be competent with less than 2 weeks of training?! Most hospitals train their nurses up to 12 weeks!

Awkward moment: saying postmortem care instead of postpartum care---- terrifying and so embarrassing This is when I went from hospice clinicals to OB clinicals while in nursing school!

I would take a pay cut in a heartbeat! My health comes first, and if the current job is hard on your body mentally, physically, emotionally , and you are not happy at all in that environment, the extra money is not worth it! As a new graduate I would...

This is a great topic! And a great reminder!thank you

Wow! You do not have to be a nurse to know not to leave someone unsupervised, who wants to commit suicide!! This is not a myth: people who talk about killing themselves will not go through with it!

Hi :) Honestly SATA questions were my weakness! And I got so many on nclex! From what I know there's no book that has only SATA questions, but they should publish one! I only answered questions and read all rationales, If you find yourself missing...

Wow! So inspirational! You are proof that anything is possible! " it's not about the disability it's about the ability"