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  1. No needle nursing?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to nursemaybee's topic in General Nursing

    One more thing to add unrelated to needles... don't limit yourself to pediatrics right away! Almost my entire 90 person nursing class started out thinking they wanted to do peds. At the end only 5...

  2. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I only have a cell phone so that's where I get all my calls. If I see that it's work calling I let them leave a voicemail. If I want to go in then I call back. Sometimes my NM catches me off guard...

  3. Why does my preceptor have to find someone to precept me when she is scheduled off?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have two people assigned to each person. And if that still doesn't completely work out (and usually it doesn't on a day or two), my nurse manager is responsible for finding someone else to do

  4. No needle nursing?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to nursemaybee's topic in General Nursing

    I never was "scared" of needles but I never was able to watch them do it, especially when I had to get an IV or draw blood. It just grossed me out more than anything. To this day, I still turn my...

  5. Certified Pediatric Nurse

    yuzzamatuzz posted a topic in Pediatric

    I am a new grad nurse and work in peds. In June of this year I will have the minimum 1800 hours required by the ANCC to become a certified pediatric nurse. I feel that studying for a difficult...

  6. 100k salary?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to pilot833's topic in General Nursing

    Depends where you work. I work at a unionized hospital in NYC. Starting salary in NYC is in the low 70s. At my hospital we get about a $1200-1500/year raise each year. Some of the old-timers on my...

  7. Where are the supplies?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    We run out of ambu bags, nasal canulas, and yankeur suctions all the time. Drives me absolutely

  8. I dont think ICU is for me:(

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Bradydown's topic in MICU, SICU

    Do you actually not like ICU nursing or did you just have expectations that you would feel "comfortable" at this point? The ICU is tough, I'm sure you are still learning things all the time. If you...

  9. Per Diem - No guaranteed shifts or Xtra pay??

    yuzzamatuzz replied to nothingtolose's topic in General Nursing

    Per diem shifts are as needed, and from what I understand they are not guaranteed at most places. On my floor we have a lot of per diem nurses. During the winter many of them work full-time because...

  10. Whats the percentage of new RNs who "make it" after orientation?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to lilybug12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't forget that people come on allnurses quite often to vent. If someone is sitting at home, recently fired, applying to jobs online then they are much more likely to come on here to vent than...

  11. Time For Another Days vs. Nights Debate!

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked days and nights. Love nights because I feel like I get to be a real nurse at night and not deal with all the extra nonsense on days. At the same time, we get a lot of admissions at night...

  12. New grad nurse - purposely work part time?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to SoCal student's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You may be able to find a part time job somewhere, but you also may not. Not sure how long you can put your other plans on hold, but you could always work full time for a year then look for per diem...

  13. Burned out from floor nursing, need advice, please..

    yuzzamatuzz replied to frazzled2012's topic in General Nursing

    Have you every considered hospice nursing? I only did hospice during an elective clinical at my school but I loved it. It was quite different from floor nursing. You would have a M-F 9-5 schedule...

  14. 6 patients at once? How do you do that?? Any advice?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to RN0302's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The med/surg units in my hospital have 1:6 ratios, used to be 1:7 until recently. Luckily I work in peds where we have 1:5. On occasion though we have been short staffed and I've had 6 patients....

  15. Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    The current NCLEX is very different from the old test and is not based off of how many questions you got right and wrong out of 75 random questions. If you answer a question correctly, the computer...

  16. Will I be at a disadvantage?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see anything wrong with just staying with your sitter job. The sitters that I have had on my floor do a lot of patient care, and are most often with difficult patients. Plus you get to see a...

  17. Loves Math And Wants To Be a Nurse

    yuzzamatuzz replied to jetsy62's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As an RN I use math the most when calculating out meds and how much I have to give. Med math is fairly basic. Math was by far my best subject in high school and I loved calculus. I'll put it this...

  18. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    yuzzamatuzz replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From looking at your previous posts you just became an RN yourself less than three weeks ago. I am going to throw the same question that you asked right back at you: can you honestly say that you are...

  19. How Much Do You Remember???

    yuzzamatuzz replied to USANursingstudent's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^This says it perfectly. Nursing school gives you a very broad understanding of every area of nursing. There's no way to remember it all, and you certainly won't use it all. Try you best to...

  20. instructor says nursing is not for me..

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Orlette's topic in General Students

    Nurses observe symptoms, make assessments, review the patient's plan of care/meds/all orders. There is a lot of care that requires a license: giving meds, foley/straight cath insertion, ng tube...

  21. LVN vs BSN.

    yuzzamatuzz replied to dess.'s topic in Nursing Career

    Really depends what you want to do as a nurse but I would highly recommend going for your BSN. If you want to work in a hospital (peds, adults, OB, med/surg, ICU, etc.) you'll likely need to be an RN...

  22. Why did you choose to become a nurse?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to shadet541's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just confused. How did the OP express that she went into nursing for financial gain? My understanding was that her post actually expressed excitement to be a nurse! I completely agree with...

  23. Do nurses use their wristwatch in real life nursing?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I feel lost without my watch whenever I forget it. Even when my patients are on full cardiac monitors, I still count the respiratory rate and apical heart rate manually. Often I find the...

  24. HELP!! NURSE BURNOUT

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in Nursing Career

    You had a code today, it can't really get much worse. Every time I have a code or have to call the rapid response team I leave my job feeling like I want to quit that day. The next day is usually...

  25. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    I've had patients come to my floor having spent a full 24 hours in the ER. Not sure how long they were actually in the waiting room though, and the people who waited that long didn't come in with...