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  1. Being the pt.

    iamme457 replied to prmenrs's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my in-hospital experience was acceptable. My first big stay I dont really remember as it was shortly after birth, back in the 50's you stayed in the hospital for about a week. The next one...

  2. I have a question for all nursing home nurses.

    iamme457 replied to chili2641's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Advancing education for nurses assistants depends on each individual. I think that they can be offered different levels if they choose in hospitals right now but in nursing homes where most of them...

  3. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

    iamme457 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is we have come a long way since Florence Nightengale. It is sad the public still sees us as her combined with a little bit of Mother Theresa. I have had mini arguements with people who...

  4. ICU panic button

    iamme457 replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

    Two years is a good time to stop having night mares about ICU nursing, you probably will become kinda comfortable with it then. Yeh, I have been there done that but we are talking about you now. You...

  5. tattle tell

    iamme457 replied to daisie's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree, find a different nursing job. It sounds like this place isnt for you or anyone else for that matter except the tattle tell nurse and the administrator. Manipulation and leadership are...

  6. what do nurses think of medical assistants?

    iamme457 replied to karenccma's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone willing to go to school for medical training is welcome to work with me. Congratulations on passing your test, I hope you enjoy working in the health care field. I am sure you have just as...

  7. new grads

    iamme457 replied to Pernilla's topic in General Nursing

    Important things to aquire include assessment skills, proper and accurate documentation, know what the medication or treatment is and what it is supposed to do for this patient. Ask questions when...

  8. Nurses who love their job.

    iamme457 replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

    I truly enjoy my work, each job in nursing has been an experience. I started my health care career as an ambulance dispatcher, advanced to EMT then Paramedic. I worked as a paramedic while I went to...

  9. RNs Intubating???

    iamme457 replied to nurseyperson's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I was able to intubate in one ICU. I was also on a specialty transport team, the nurses on that team were the only nurses who intubated. We utilized protocols for our non-physician transports and...

  10. Would you do it all over again?

    iamme457 replied to KatieD's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for 10 years now and would do it over again in a minute. There are so many areas you can work in as a nurse. I started in medicine as an EMT, became a paramedic and worked for an...

  11. True ER stories

    iamme457 replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sorry, I dont have something to add, but I do appreciate the humor. Kudos to everyone who can still work during one of these episodes. I usually just go and consult the chart...and quietly

  12. unable to read preceptor

    iamme457 replied to spitfire's topic in General Nursing

    Please remember that nurses that are willing to precept do care. That nurse took the time to take classes or at least tell her unit coordinator that he/she was willing to work with a nurse new to...

  13. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

    iamme457 replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

    I work 2 12's and 2 8's each week this leaves me time to have a life besides being a nurse. I can take a 3 12's week and 4 hours of PTO(paid time off) and that is what a lot of my co-workers do as...

  14. How long did you stay on your first nursing job?

    iamme457 replied to Linda J's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as an RN was in a med-surg unit, it lasted about 9 months. I was put in charge as a GN...this was done by using the RN at the far end of the hall in the telemetry unit to take verbal...

  15. Do you feel that the doctors you practice with respect you and your profession?

    iamme457 replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In general the nurses are respected by the doctors in the unit I work in. There are about 50 nurses and 9 intensivists that interact attempting to do what is best for the patient. Personality and...