ToughLover

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  1. New ICU nurse

    ToughLover replied to BloodyMedic's topic in General Nursing

    I started in the icu as a new nurse and even though I precepted for 3 months in an icu it was completely different being on my own. I felt retarded and cried all the time when I got home but after...

  2. Had my first code today....

    ToughLover replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you had to experience that but it's a good thing to check off your list. Now you know how you'll handle an emergency and will be more prepared. My first code\death was extremely traumatic...

  3. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    ToughLover replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Columbus, ga .... Hiring new grads and desperately need them as well as experienced RNs! Many ICU positions open currently, hiring new grads straight into icu as

  4. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

    ToughLover posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So this week my boss got called into HR and was attacked with questions about myself and several other of my coworkers having possible illicit relationships based on rumors they'd been hearing....

  5. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

    ToughLover replied to ToughLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for all the advice everyone. Just laying low and keeping the fun and joking to a minimum. I think part of the problem was that I got too close with my co workers and therefore felt comfortable...

  6. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

    ToughLover replied to ToughLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Haha that's exactly what I said... I'm definitely not sleeping with him. That's the problem and why I'm ****** that I'm being accused of doing just that. And by the way, when I say "boss" I mean...

  7. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

    ToughLover replied to ToughLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's what I thought but apparently that's not true because if anything my level if patient care has improved because I was enjoying being at

  8. Stuck in the rumor mill at work...

    ToughLover replied to ToughLover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The accuser went to management herself but they won't tell us who it was. We have someone we suspect even though she has no reason to hurt any of us except the fact that she doesn't like my boss. And...

  9. nurses dating nurses?

    ToughLover replied to rnski's topic in Nursing Humor

    I met my boyfriend in nursing school and are still together working in the same unit at the same hospital. Love being with someone who gets me and what I deal with on a regular basis. A lot of my...

  10. How about your favorite Old Wives Tales related to health?

    ToughLover replied to NurseyTonyaLPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Haha love this post, I actually had a patient the other night that wanted his fan on him during the night because he was hot. His wife REFUSED to allow it, repeatedly saying "you know you can't sleep...

  11. is nursing fun for you?

    ToughLover replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    The people I work with make my job fun. We all have the most ridiculous sick sense of humor and mostly spend all night talking about crazy stuff and telling jokes. Or my patients will be crazy (i...

  12. Getting hit on at work?

    ToughLover posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've had some funny experiences getting hit on by patient's families/friends in the past few months and wanted to share and hear your stories too! The most recent one that spawned this thread was last...

  13. Getting hit on at work?

    ToughLover replied to ToughLover's topic in General Nursing

    I'm loving the stories, thanks for posting everyone! The feeling I got from my "suitors" (be it that they were all young men) was that they were just impressed that I was a young cute intelligent...

  14. First job anxiety, can you give me tips and the right mindset to overcome it?

    ToughLover replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest if you're a new grad understand that no one really expects you to know anything. Most people are understanding about what it's like to start your first job out of school. And also be...

  15. NCLEX RN Flunker

    ToughLover replied to pinksunflower's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A trick that everyone in my school used to find out our results early: Go on the NCLEX website and try to register again. If it lets you, you probably failed but if it says you can't register now for...

  16. Do you have time to give baths?

    ToughLover replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights in ICU and all our patients are supposed to get bathed at night. When we have a tech they're supposed to do it but we only have one tech that will actually get them done. The other...

  17. Do employers have such a surplus of applicants that Respect goes out the window?

    ToughLover replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    Man, this is so ridiculous that everyone is experiencing this kind of treatment. I was treated horribly when trying to find a job but I thought that was because I was a new grad. Most of the...

  18. First time at clinicals

    ToughLover replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

    My first experience in clinicals was freaked me out a little, we walked in and they told me to go give a bed bath and i was like what?? Just get someone naked and wash them? But it was no problem and...

  19. Which states hire nursing students pending RN licensing?

    ToughLover replied to SwimmerChris's topic in General Nursing

    Alabama has a temporary license so you can start working before you have taken your NCLEX or gotten your license. Georgia definitely doesn't because that's where I am and I had to have my license in...

  20. I have my first interview ever! Any advice?

    ToughLover replied to Loux's topic in General Nursing

    The best advice I give people for interviews is to remember that the person interviewing you is just a normal human being too. It's easy to get thinking that they're super special and intimidating but...

  21. Who is working tonight?

    ToughLover replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I came into work tonight planning on a nice night in my icu and instead got floated to a med surg unit and got assigned to be a sitter. I'm dying of

  22. *Easy* things I just hate doing

    ToughLover replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    Hate Accuchecks too, especially when my patients are on the "sugar machine". I work in the ICU and we have a special computer program that requires accuchecks every hour. We input the number and it...

  23. Mid-shift stomach aches on night shift, what gives??

    ToughLover posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've always had this issue since I was a kid that if I stay up all night around 3-4am I get a really sour acid-y upset stomach. I've tried eating little meals throughout the night and taking tums but...

  24. Need insight on critical nursing.

    ToughLover replied to Lisa1980's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad working in ICU. It's hard as hell and you have to have the right personality to manage it. I can handle it most days and while I'm at work I make it work, but I don't always realize...

  25. IV push concerns

    ToughLover replied to eyeball's topic in First Year After Licensure

    All you have to do is keep your infusion running, connect your med to the port closest to the patient and push a little at a time. The solution will flush continuously and you won't give them the med...