sameyjaney

Hello Nurses! New grad here. I am looking for advice on how to decrease pain during catheter placement. Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!

I am a new nurse. Only been on the floor about 3 weeks. However, I am growing concerned over my inability to hear lung sounds. I am under the gown, they are taking deep breaths, I'm listening intently...nothing. I am almost always charting decreased ...

I have been working for a year now in med-surg and I must say I have grown to hate it. The team I work with is great. They are supportive. My manager is great. That is probably why I have lasted this long. I had a great orientation phase with support...

Ok so I have researched this subject on here and seen multiple people who are "unhappy" on nights. My question is what did you end up doing? Did you switch to days or stay on nights? And if you stayed on nights did your "problems" eventually cease...

How do you deal with the rude nurses you encounter at the work place? Usually I am fine and I just shrug off the occasional snide comment or eye roll. Most of the time I take it as an opportunity to learn because I understand that not all feedback is...

B.S.N

Because I am anal I kept both my anatomy and physiology books, my pathophysiology book, both my med-surg books and my drug book. That being said I have not opened one since I got hired!

Thank you all for your posts. All of you have different perspectives and it has really helped me to work through the situation. I appreciate all the advice each of you have given me. Now the most important step...applying what I have learned! Back to...

Dave...THANK YOU. Those words are exactly what I needed. Coolpeach...Thank you. It is always nice to hear that someone at one time or another was in the same boat.

WorriedAbout2Morrow and ckh23. Thank you for your replies too! A confrontation is definitely not something I want to have. Which is mostly why I am hesitant to say anything at all. And probably why I'm asking you all so I can learn from this experien...

Thanks to both of you for your input. I hadn't really looked at it from a "bullying" perspective. But I see your point. I have had people take advantage of my soft personality in both my personal and professional life before. Your comment has helped...

Are you sure this wasn't my family?? If I had a dime for every time my aunt told me, "Well I looked it up online and I know I have (insert: bizarre uncommon diagnosis), so I am going to treat myself with (insert: random homeopathic therapies that "an...

I speak english well and clear. However, when I mumble or talk to fast patients ask me to repeat what I said slower or louder etc etc. Why do patients and families not ask people with accents to do the same thing! I find it frustrating when I come in...

I had a similar situation happen to me. She didn't even take time to check my references. She interviewed more people the following week and chose someone else. I was really hurt because I really liked the unit and thought the interview went well. Wh...

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I was told they are sterile...not to swab

We had one nurse in his early 60's in my graduating class. He had a job within 3 months after graduation in 2010. I say if you have the drive, time, and money to invest in a new career then go for it. However, there is an excess of new grads in this ...

Ever thought of outpatient surgery centers? From what I hear...great hours (8-5), no on-call, low stress, increased independence, very strong sense of teamwork and collaboration etc etc.

Props to you! I feel physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted right now. I work on a medical oncology floor, but had many patients with secondary psychiatric diagnoses this week. I do not know how you do it all the time, but you are amazing!! I...

I know! It is a method of test taking. Kaplan teaches you these kind of skills and I must admit these strategies will come very much in handy when taking the NCLEX.

Unless there are already multiple people on the scene that appear to have it "covered" I would stop. Not because I'm a nurse but because that's how I was raised. My Mother was always the kind of person who stopped to help. I can think of multiple cir...

When I saw this it made me think of the "therapeutic communication" questions when studying for the NCLEX. A. Is confrontational and non-therapeutic B. You do not have enough evidence to know if this is correct. D. Is a non-therapeutic yes/no questio...

I wonder if the radio personality who goes by "Big Boy" with cellulitis on his leg fits into this "sexy" category. :)

We had 3 pregnant ladies in our graduating class. They all waited until after their child was born to start their career. I would ask the manager if it is going to be a problem once you have the job offer.

I have a friend with sleeves who got a job very quickly right out of nursing school. I have co-workers on my unit with sleeves as well. However, they never show them at work. They always wear long sleeves. When I was hired I was told that showing tat...