newwavegirl89

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1. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

   newwavegirl89 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Relations

   I could've very easily written your post myself. All the frustrations and headaches about hospital nursing is exactly what i go through every time i clock in for my shift at work, and the dread of what's ahead of me for the shift. But dont be discour...

2. "Hospital Nursing is soooo Easy!!"

   newwavegirl89 replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

   I work week-end nights as a staff nurse/charge relief in a busy 33 bed telemetry med/surg floor. During the week i work evenings in a family practice urgent care clinic. Both jobs are busy in their own ways. Working closely with docs in a clinic esp....

3. Just a random vent

   newwavegirl89 replied to himilayaneyes's topic in General Nursing

   "its always the squeaky wheel that gets the grease" the family members that complain the loudest always get the best customer service because we as nurses are told thats what we have to do. our facility calls it "service recovery". Its a shame becaus...

4. I have no idea what to do

   newwavegirl89 replied to LadyJoce's topic in General Nursing

   ladyjoce...i was in the same situation u are in now when i graduated with my BSN and passed the boards in 1996. i tried so badly to find work and stay at home in the east coast area (went to school in Nyc) but to no avail. time was running out and st...

5. Refusing unsafe workload?

   newwavegirl89 replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

6. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

   newwavegirl89 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

   In the facility i work at supervisors use that hourly rounding as a "got ya!" tool to investigate s/p falls. you have to not only do an incident report but also fill out additional sheets which is like a "debriefing checklist" of all the things that ...

7. Taking a Pay Cut To Get Out of Nursing

   newwavegirl89 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   It really boils down to budget. How much do you need each month to pay for basic needs. I took an extra clinic job for a few months to help pay off debt,quit after the debt was paid off, but kept my FT hospital job basically for its medical benefits....

8. Yahoo once again touting RN Jobs

   newwavegirl89 replied to MedicLifelineRN's topic in General Nursing

   heartsopenwide is exactly right on! im one of those "experinced nurses" who are so burnt out from all the political BS that i physically cannot get myself to work bedside nursing full-time:cry:! to keep my sanity and myself in this profession i work ...

9. precepting GN's

   newwavegirl89 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was wondering if anyone can give their input on the legal ramifications of the licensed RN precepting GN's (graduate nurses). Some facilities now are hiring new grads who either are waiting for their NCLEX results or are in-between taking their NCL...

10. "I am sorry - I refuse to float to Peds!"

    newwavegirl89 replied to abbaking's topic in Safety

    :yeah:kudos to you for standing your ground. i would not take report too for that assignment . there are policies at my hosp now where nurses r not put in that position(although it wasnt always like that). my 2nd job at an after hrs clinic they tried...

11. Nursing Burnout

    newwavegirl89 replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

    totally right on

12. Nursing Burnout

    newwavegirl89 replied to mollymoocow's topic in General Nursing

    u took the words ri:crying2:ght out of my mouth!

13. How Burned Out Are You?

    newwavegirl89 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    amen to that!