cherokeesummer

cherokeesummer

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  1. How to give report.

    cherokeesummer replied to Salesman217's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd be interested in learning things about this too, I need to read through the posts but I will work on it! In the hospital where I just started they use SBAR. I don't understand some things...

  2. Getting sick when your a NICU nurse?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is the policy around your NICU for nurses that are sick? I worry because I have a 22 month old son and he is in daycare. He is sick right now, this weekend and I worry because I am diabetic I...

  3. Alzheimer's eye test

    cherokeesummer replied to Christie RN2006's topic in Nursing Humor

    I got six...how

  4. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks everyone! Well my first week was finished yesterday. It was orientation all week, a general organization orientation. Next week we start the actual unit orientation. I still feel "out of...

  5. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I swear I feel stupid! I finished school in June, NCLEX in August, and start work next week and I feel like I've lost all my knowledge! Is this common? My last clinical was in May. Now I'm...

  6. ONLy 4th Week in and Getting Compliments!!!!

    cherokeesummer replied to shonte19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How awesome is that! I pray that I can be the same way and really make my patients (and their families) comfortable in a time of need! GREAT

  7. When do you feel REAL?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new nurse, I just started my first job as an RN last week. I'm having my own personal difficulties because I've been a SAHM for the past 22 months with my son and I miss him a lot. I worked...

  8. Should I or shouldn't I?

    cherokeesummer replied to NY Nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Is it possible to take the trip before you start work? I graduated in July, took NCLEX in August and start my job tomorrow (September) so I could have taken a trip in between LOL but didn't! But...

  9. Sprained ankle 3 days before new job!!!!!!!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks all! I feel like a big dumbo! Showing up at work with crutches LOL but we'll do what we gotta

  10. Sprained ankle 3 days before new job!!!!!!!

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm due to start my new job as a NICU nurse on Monday and my dumb butt sprained my ankle Thursday night! What a day that was! Long story short, I was sitting on my hubby's motorcycle just learning...

  11. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Boy I sure am glad that I'm not alone! I think I should be thankful for the orientation then! Its set up in increments of learning both classroom and on the floor. It's a NICU and they like new...

  12. Concerns and fears

    cherokeesummer replied to misslo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it will be ok. I think its great that you are doing what you want to do. You are soooooooooo young to me LOL (I'm 30) and I think we both are making good decisions and doing what we want. I...

  13. Concerns and fears

    cherokeesummer replied to misslo's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it will be ok. I think its great that you are doing what you want to do. You are soooooooooo young to me LOL (I'm 30) and I think we both are making good decisions and doing what we want. I...

  14. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hear ya! I'm afraid to bug someone sometimes and ask but I'm thinking about it now as I have a patient and license to protect so I'm going to suck it up and ask if I have to, but I am sure there...

  15. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the well wishes, I have an OT question - the bikers against child abuse, is that a group, national organization or local? I ask b/c my Hubby is a biker (not a harley or anything LOL, we...

  16. "I don't know how you can do that!"

    cherokeesummer replied to nicuRN2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I love this post. I do get comments like wow that will be a tough job or I could not do that. And this from both non nursing people and my fellow nursing graduates/now RN's also. I LOVE the...

  17. New Nurse keeps breaking out in hives!!!!

    cherokeesummer replied to brookorrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey there, just popping in. I have hives, the condition they are calling it is dermagraphia (skin writing) basically when anything of some pressure/light pressure touches my skin, I break out in a...

  18. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    cherokeesummer replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, I was just hoping to help clarify. It seems you and Woody have quite the debate. I just want to learn more about people using the title nurse...not interested in political...

  19. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    cherokeesummer replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! I don't think its pay or any of that...what I think is that I EARNED the right to call myself Nurse b/c I spent several years of my life doing things that disrupted my family b/c I was...

  20. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks I'm really trying to keep reminding myself that we all start somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):) Coupled with the normal new nurse fears I have the fear of being so far away from my son (about...

  21. Hair for nurses?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I put this in this forum b/c I am a first year nurse (only been a nurse for 2 weeks now LOL!) and I start work soon. I'm wanting to know what you do with your hair if you have shoulder length...

  22. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    cherokeesummer replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    I think what they mean is that it becomes fact to the person who is being deceived. If I was told by a "nurse" that I need to do xyz then I would assume b/c they told me they are a nurse, that xyz is...

  23. Getting ready to start...feel STUPID!

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Anybody? Am I the only one who feels

  24. Learn From My Mistake - Dilaudid

    cherokeesummer replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you, I think it is best for us coming into the word of nursing to see that everyone makes mistakes and are willing to learn from them and share with others. Kudo's for

  25. Hair for nurses?

    cherokeesummer replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Any ideas on how to teach myself to french braid? I have a hard time b/c I have pretty yucky joint pain in my fingers so I'm not sure how well I could do it but I'd love to