jbeck817

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  1. Some nurses that bullied me and were let go from my old department d/t neglecting patients went to the BON and stated that I failed to protect a patient by letting her out of restraints. First, I am...
  2. When I graduated I didn't make a big deal because it was a second degree. But a friend (not that close) is graduating from nursing school next week and I want to get her something that would be a good...
  3. What would you do?

    I am somewhat new to nursing. Have been doing it for a year. The first med/surg floor I worked was very much like what your situation now is like. My decision was to apply for a different unit where I...
  4. What did you do before starting Nursing School?

    I did social work with abused
  5. UUUGHH (White-coat syndrome?)

    There's this older gentleman at work who is a CNA. When you ask for help moving or feeding the patients, he constantly states, "I'm just the CNA." I don't know where this comes from and it ticks me...
  6. preceptor problems (long sorry)

    This is ridiculous because a)you are NOT a student anymore and b)you have your own damn license and not just anyone can acheive that. When this happened to me, I talked to my preceptor. We tried it...
  7. Why is everyone on Protonix

    I always tell fellow staff that Protonix should be in the hospital water
  8. We need a Nursing TV show

    Boy there are lots of scenarios in our world. Doctors and ER folks have "ER", MD's have "Scrubs"-so I think we should have a TV show. Maybe a show about life in an acute care med-surg nursing unit,...
  9. "Just" a nurse? You can do so much better!

    IMO, the doctor spends a small (10-15min) amt. of time with their patient. The nurse assigned to a group of patients often ends up noticing the intricacies of the pt's physical condition and notifies...
  10. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    Do you think Bush is looking to win the war on
  11. Stress and Burnout

    I am on Wellbutrin, an anti-depressant Approx. 65% of the nurses on my unit have stated that they are taking an anti-depressant, some in combo. w/therapy. It is not that we hate nursing. It is that...
  12. No More Bedside Nursing, I Quit!

    I know exactly where you are. I am an 2004 grad, almost 7mo. in acute med-surg. I HAD to go part-time after 6 months. But it has been a good choice because I can call the shots now. The staffing...
  13. We need a Nursing TV show

    That's what I'm talking about!!! We deal with such extremes of the emotional spectrum and the stories on the show would be amazing. I think there is alot of quirky, amusing things that we have to work...
  14. Don't Like It!

    I agree! I have spoken with several seasoned nurses and fresh from nursing school nurses who agree it is nothing like it was or presented to us in clinicals or school. I have worked in several places...
  15. No Luck for Me :(

    I went to Linfield (TWICE! got a BS and a BSN) and it's not that great. After graduating and working, you meet the nursing instructors for other schools. One finds out that Linfield gets only about...
  16. Nursing Misconceptions

    you are so f----------- right on! when i worked nights recently, patients would always be like "are you busy tonight?" or "were you just sitting around?" and me, the person who sometimes talks without...
  17. Med-Surg Roll Call

    I have only been a nurse for a year. In that time, I worked in L and D for two months(never having done clinicals in OB, never should have been there), psych nursing (liked it but needed med-surg) and...
  18. Hating my first job

    I am so disenchanted and frustrated by my new job. I feel that after a month, I need to quit and forget that I was ever here. It is labor and delivery and I hate everything about it. The preceptors...
  19. Is medsurg a necessity for a new grad?

    I graduated in June and did psych nursing at a state hospital. I'm finding that most nurses that work here tell me that a few years in med-surg is good, so I've decided that in addition to working...
  20. Is medsurg a necessity for a new grad?

    I graduated in June and did psych nursing at a state hospital. I'm finding that most nurses that work here tell me that a few years in med-surg is good, so I've decided that in addition to working...
  21. Hey thanks for the postings. I went back to work yesterday and it was very awkward. However, after speaking with a previous intern, I realized it may be my experience with my preceptor that is making...
  22. Pay Scale

    I am interning as a labor and delivery nurse and am making $22/hr w/o
  23. Failed NCLEX; any suggestions?

    My two cent is this-I studied like a madwoman for several hours a day, including mostly taking tests out of Mosby.Lippincott and Kaplan. I studied on campus and a former professor told me to, "focus...
  24. Where is everyone working?

    I start L&D 7/19. It was a big fluke. They were accepting 8 new grads with a BSN so I applied on a whim. And me and the NM hit it off and I was hired! I was excited-she seemed like she would be a...
  25. Help! I need good thoughts sent to me. I took that test today and my computer stopped at 75. I left feeling good but looked up some of my answers and they were questionable. Now I am blue............I...