KimICURN

I am a second career nurse who has only been nursing for 2 years. The first year was in a cardiac ICU and my second year has been in the ER. While I realize both have been great experience I realize that neither are my forever home. I found the ICU to be excessively tedious and although I like the pace of the ER the level of negativity and poor treatment of patients and staff has worn me out. I have spoken to our L&D manager who basically hired me without a formal interview. To be honest I'm scared that this to will bring dispointment as the others that I was excited about had. Plus it will be a whole new environment that I know very little about. I know no one can say it will be a fit or not. But can all you L&D nurses tell me why you like your job and maybe a few downfalls?

I am also an ER nurse considering leaving for the cath lab. If fact I said the other day I would only leave the ER for cath lab and then a job was posted! I worry about getting board, but ER can be repetative also. Drunk in, fluid in, drunk out. Wondering about call and what the hous are for our guys here. Good luck to you, keep us posted!

I was listening to a whiney patient one day and accidently slammed my fingers in the door, she didn't even pause from her whining to ask if I was ok! I excused my self to go put ice on my hand. :uhoh21:

originally from rnforyears - ok, let me chime in here. not only are new grads expensive to orient, even when off orientation it takes almost a full year before that nurse is actually pulling his/her own weight in the unit. keeping that in mind, lets say that a manager hires a group of new grads. how many will have quit before or around that year before the manager ever gets a return on investment. i completely agree. as a new grad i was hired to an icu and after 1 year transferred to er because it was my dream job. i never had any intentions of staying where i was and i knew it. funny thing is the person who hired me knew it too because i originally applied for er. i just took advantage of the opportunity to learn and am very thankful for the experience, i still work there prn. also it does take a year before you start to feel like you are managing on your own, so it's a big commitment for the whole unit. i also moved 2000 miles from home for the job, i knew in order to get the experience i wanted i was going to have to really put myself out there. good luck to you!

According to Dr. Walken "The ONLY prescription is more cowbell!"

I don't understand what the problems with unions are either. I went to school in California where the ratio is 4:1 on med/surg floors and 2:1 ICU ALWAYS! I had to move to Texas to find a job after graduation where the ratios are often 6:1 on med/surg floors and sometimes 3:1 in ICU, CRAZY!!! I feel bad for those nurses, really that is just unsafe. Personally, once I get my experience I will ship on back out West because of that and the horrible pay here. I could make 2.5 times the pay and better benefits. I don't understand why the subject is taboo, maybe someone will enlighten us.

My response to the numerous ***** nurses recieving a patient form the ER at shift change: I am sorry that I JUST had to bring this patient up to at shift change but the admitting doctor / NP had the chart for what seemed like 12 hours and the patient has been begging me to please take them to their room. Remember we come to work for the patient not for ourselves, just sayin'. And I am also sorry that I forgot to tell you in report that they had a broken arm when they were 4, they had a little trouble giving me a history because they couldn't breath when they came in.

Get out! Not worth being stressed and miserable during your pregnancy. It sounds like an on going problem that is never going to be fixed.

I think it would depend on the person. I have three kids and I probably would have thought humm . . . a male L&D nurse. And then when the contractions got going would have forgot all about it. We go to male ob/gyn what's the difference?

I HAD a husband like that.

Hemostats with tape, truama shears, nitro SL, alcohol prep pads. and I always make sure flushes are handy :) Have fun!

Althought not pursuing my CRNA others that I have worked with are and they were accepted with about 2 years working in a cardiovascular ICU in a level one trauma center.

Yes, but he didn't say anything just sat straight up and looked. Died about an hour later. When the family asked for an explanation I had nothing to offer except death is as unique as birth, we all have a different experience. But I did make me curious as to why, there are no good answers.

It seem alot of posts are rants and we all need to vent but let's share a good story that impacted us or a time when we felt we made a difference. Something inspirational!:redpinkhe

They were hired by a Filipino manager.