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It sounds like you're doing this for positive outcomes. But I have doubts it will truly benefit your ward. Having a superior watching over your shoulder can cause not only paranoia and lower morale but also generally out of sheer nerves people are p...

Time management is a process that shapes and solidifies with practice and passage of time. Do not beat yourself into a mess if when starting out you are not accomplishing spot on timing and feel you're ran off your feet while the experienced nurses c...

^.^ That's alright, with nursing I do love it but I feel unsettled like I'm supposed to be doing something else. I pray that I do what's right and I have a sense I'm supposed to write. Which I do daily (as I personally love to) but whether it eventua...

Hi Suzie, Lovely to hear from you. I'm a Christian Nurse too, gave my heart to him when just a child, I am uncertain if I'm called to be in nursing, but I do try my best to be kind and understanding with co-workers, patients and their families. I tal...

Its seen as the gold standard and being implemented across the state here. ^.^;; To be honest though...I can't stand it. I admit it can take people different lengths of time to adapt to change and that's probably me. But in a kids ward I feel it just...

Physiology is a massive subject with so many things to take in, I am a little luckier as I've always been a great exam person. But there are some things I always did before exams. Seeing as you have the ability to take practice quizzes. I'd write do...

It's great you have such a loyal attitude and truly care about the job you've taken on. Personally though I think it's best to do what's right for you and your family. I see no harm in going to interview if it's something that would really benefit yo...

In complete agreeance with this, I was taught that not breaking a dementia individuals 'reality bubble' was the most therapeutic for their mental health and feeling of well being. Which I believe to be true, if a lady is nattering on about how she ju...

XD Thought I'd give an update. Reading this thread had me reflect an awful lot on my perception. A variety of members commented on how lateness gave them the feeling their time was not valued, that the individual was lazy, selfishness, how it made th...

I don't know if this qualifies. But for me the biggest struggle would have to be those occasional family members that are dead set their child has some 'mystery' illness and demand every intervention and test under the sun (Often failure to thrives, ...

Here we certainly avoid the 'Q' word and some poor people have been told off severly by breaking this unwritten rule. (Generally newcomers by the more blunt personalities who've been around for a while). I've always believed the full moon does someth...

I had a substantial back injury in the hospital system at the bedside with a morbidly obese lady, I was used to hold her weight up. Causing damage to my L4, L5 and S1 I can't describe the pain. Lots of chiropractor, Dr care, core exercises and pain r...

I feel it's truly unfortunate that the economy is so harsh right now and making it so difficult for new grads to start their first job, so wish you all the best in this endeavor. I do feel however whether an experienced RN decides to stay on in thei...

--.-- Horrible scrawl. I see 30 and TDS and that is it. I'm betting we all see completely different things XD I have to say though, I think we sometimes deserve awards for the things we start deciphering because we see the Doctors writing so often lo...

It sounds like you had a horrific shift and as a new grad you had a lot on your plate. I think you did a rather good job particulary advocating and seeking help for the high acuity. You'll find with more experience and time you'll be able to manage y...

Like Viva said you don't have anything to worry about. Despite the fact bipolar takes years of mood study to diagnose, a psychological opinion doesn't diagnose the disorder and in my country only a Psychiatrist can make such a diagnosis. You don't ne...

Your GPA is your Grade point average (not an exam). It is created from your grades from your tertiary studies. Otherwise you can get an OP/GPA by doing a steps course. I'm assuming your GPA will be created from your prior marks from your RN Bachalor....

Agree with everyone else, inappropriate also risky. If a parent is ringing to check on her baby and the nurse isn't even with the neonate, what if she gives false reassurace? The babe could of crashed in the next shift and the nurse mightn't be aware...

It sounds right now you're really frustrated with the meeting that occured (it's never good to feel harrassed over something like your persona). I advise you though to sit back and cool off for a couple of days before you decide to do something like ...

It's always difficult I think in your first year out as the brand new RN. I certainly found it a struggle, there'd be days I'd come home crying, days I'd come home fuming. I'd fall flat on my face and have to pick myself up and keep trying. I think s...

For me I always wanted to work in healthcare and when I watched my mother go through her RN in my senior years of highschool I decided I'd like to be a RN too. (She was an EEN (LPN) when I was growing up. Thus the desire to work in healthcare, she to...

Our ratio's are 3:1 once we get four little ones we're supposed to have a EEN (LPN) come and work with us. How often this happens is debatable, however if we push we always get someone so I'm not going to complain. I'm actually quite lucky in my work...

Well... it has to be White Collar for me. Through university I had to sit through our lecturers going on and on.... 'You are a PROFESSIONAL!' ....'evidence-based practice', 'responsibility', 'ethics', 'management...delegation...etc. I'm sure you get ...

Personally I think it's worse to have long sleeves as spills/bugs will hitch a ride. You can wash your hands and arms (especially for sterile procedures) with short sleeves easily, but it's much harder to wash if you have sleeves covering your arms a...

I love my ward because: We have a great team and all do our best to support one another and boost morale. I work independantly, it's a RN/CN to the ward a shift (Plus an EEN (LPN) if the staff/patient ratio is high) We do self rostering, so pretty mu...