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Anyone else’s hospital locked up ALL the masks? They are asking us to REMOVE our own masks if we want to wear them in the units while not in the patient’s rooms. They are isolating the suspected patients in the same areas with the infected patients and the nurses are NOT CHANGING OUT PPE between these cases! ALSO, they are screening INSIDE the hospital and the nurses screening are being told they are NOT allowed to wear PPE while screening. Anyone else dealing with this?

I learned that you could push Kayexelate through a foley catheter into someone's rectum during CPR. 😳

Yes maam. I am a new grad. It sounds like you work at my hospital!

You had human corpses to practice on! Way cool!!! & We didn't stick each other. We stuck a fake piece of skin. ^ Pretty much only difference from my nursing school experience. Oh yeah, and we used computers to chart.

Thanks for the response. I wouldn't have anything holding me back if it wasn't for my nursing school friend that got me the job.

I need opinions. I am a new RN grad. I take boards in 2 weeks. I have a job as a Nurse Extern at a hospital 15 min. from my home. My responsibilities are that of a CNA, and I am more prepared for nursing. One of my good "nursing school buddies" got me this job. She is an LPN there and still going for her RN. She graduates in December. I am thankful for the experience. Although...... The facility isn't clean.... AND it has a horrible horrible reputation. Every time I tell anyone where I work, they all look at me with a face of disgust & tell me how they wouldn't go there if they needed a band-aid. UH! I want to be proud of where I work. SO>..... That leads me to my other choice. There is another hospital 30 minutes away from my home. It has a GREAT reputation. Nurses that get a job there NEVER leave. They are known for their great nurses & doctors. It is almost impossible to get a job there as a new grad, but I know I can get a job there if I put my mind to it. With all of that said.... I am lost. I don't want to leave my current job because I will hurt my friend.. BUT..... I want to be happy where I work. Oh, and the job I am currently at I will have a position as a RN on the floor where I want. They also pay more per hour than the hospital with the great reputation. I know it is ultimately my decision. I just need to know from a nurses standpoint. Is it worth it to leave the hospital where I will see all kinds of cases (because it is a busy med-surg/ stepdown unit) to get a job where I will feel "clean" and proud of myself??? Even if it means starting in a area not of my choice? Thank you in advance for any comments.

I just realized that there was A LOT of things that I left out of my original post. My day involved much more than just documentation and a monotone tech. Oh well.....I have to go back in in the a.m., and I'm scared to death. Plus I feel like a crazy person for getting so upset and crying in front of everyone. I'll definitely remember what you said, and not give up. Thanks again for the help. I need all I can get!

Thanks so much for your advice. I do feel bad for judging the tech training me because she gets her job done and has time to relax throughout the day. I am still very new to working in a hospital. I guess my main problem is I'm just disappointed. I wanted to work so hard to get my degree so I could have an "easier" life. Nursing is lots of documentation, and it takes away from patient care. I just feel stupid for breaking down. No sleep, no time for lunch, and the reality of it all is just too much for me.

I don't know where to start. Let's juat say I feel completely lost. I am going to graduate with my Associates degree in nursing in 5 weeks. I just took a job as a nurse extern on a busy Med/Surg floor. "It's what I wanted!! It's such a great opportunity!"----- I thought. I have literally cried for two days now. I don't understand how I thought nursing was so wonderful, only to get into the "real-world" and learn what everyone has been telling me this entire time. NURSING IS STRESSFUL! (and can you imagine I am only a TECH as of now!) I was on my second day of orientation when they stuck me with 8 patients all by myself. We must document at 0800, 0900, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600, 1700, & 1900 on all patients. I just had a 4 hour course on the computer documentation system the day before that. The tech training me takes care of her patients, BUT she doesn't smile or comfort them. It's just in & out of the patients room. I was trying to document on my patients the way I thought accurate (such as charting "family at bedside") and she was telling me I was wrong to document that way because it was the "nurse's responsibility". I lost it and hid in the bathroom crying. My boss is wonderful and she is very supportive. She asked me if I wanted this job................. I told her what I was dealing with, and she agreed to go ahead and take me off orientation, and give me MY OWN FIVE PATIENTS so I can document MY WAY. OH Lord help me!!!!!! I don't know if I can do this. Someone tell me if I am being crazy??? I don't mind the truth. I need any help I can get.

I am a student, and I love all aspects of nursing. I love dealing with all types of situations. I love learning. I also love the nurse, that on my first day of clinicals EVER, asked me "If I would wipe her butt for her since I would be up it all day long." I just smiled at her and said, "Yes maam, I will wipe your butt and do whatever else it is you want me to do today." I have learned that nursing is extremely challenging. It scares the crap out of me to be honest. I also hope I have never come across as a "know it all" to any nurse I have worked with. This brings up another uncertainty in my mind. We learn the way things should be done by the book. The closer I get to graduation, I learn the way things are done in the real world. It sometimes makes me sad to see how the stress of the job can dissuade us from the real meaning of our profession..... the patient.

:uhoh21: How are things going? Did you get anything worked out yet?

:grn:I am in the exact same situation as you! I just left (literally 2 hours ago) one of the days of orientation for the Extern position I just landed. Talk about the stress I feel right now. I have an exam tomorrow, and I am going to show up late to another day of orientation after my exam. The hospital I just got hired at is going to do a 1:1 with me to make up the lost time because they need help a.s.a.p. Then I have to go to 4 hours of orientation Wed. THEN work a 12 hr. night shift for my preceptorship.... Have you asked the hospital to work with you? Hopefully they will. Oh, and the reason I am stressed is because they just told me TODAY that I have to come WED. to the "Extern" training. I would have never scheduled a 12 hr. night shift if I had known this. The HR lady "FORGOT" to tell me. Needless to say, I just poured a glass of red wine to try and calm myself down.... And no, I'm not drinking it all because I have an exam in the a.m. I think you should go for it. It's just one week of torture... right??? (That's my thought process anyways.)

I am in my last semester of school for my RN. I have orientation on Monday for a Nurse Extern position on a surgical floor. I won't be getting my license until March so I am excited about working. I wanted to do Med/Surg first so it is perfect for me. I have no prior hospital experience other than clinical. Best of luck to you on getting what you want! :)

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You can throw out the "Validation Therapy" answer in your interview, and maybe it will get you some points! This is out of my text Essentials of Mental Health Nursing by Mary Townsend: " The key is to 'agree' with what they want, but by conversation and 'steering,' get them to do something else without them realizing they are actually being redirected. This is both validation and redirection therapy." Example: Mrs. W (agitated): "That old lady stole my watch! I know she did. She goes into people's rooms and takes our things. We call her 'sticky fingers!'" Nurse: "That watch is very important to you. Have you looked around the room for it?" Mrs. W: "My husband gave it to me. He will be so upset that it is gone. I am afraid to tell him." Nurse: "I'm sure you miss your husband very much. Tell me what it was like wen you were together. What kinds of things did you do for fun?" Mrs. W: "We did a lot of traveling. To Italy, and England, and France. We ate wonderful food." Now of course Mrs. W is a textbook patient, and we know real patients aren't redirected this easily. I hope this helps you! I needed a refresher too.