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yuzzamatuzz

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  1. Patient Surveys..vent.

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I have realized that many many people also have a hard time understanding the differences between roles in the hospital and who does what. Even though I always introduce myself to my patients as...

  2. Will the job market for new RN grads in CA ever get better by 2015-2017?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think anyone really will be able to predict that. You have to also consider that most non-nursing jobs will have a bad market too if nursing does. I don't know of any careers right now that...

  3. How far would you commute?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to loving2's topic in General Nursing

    It depends a lot on your personal situation I think. I am young and don't have kids. For the most part I love my job now, I currently commute half an hour but give myself an hour to get there because...

  4. Anyone else feel like a robot reciting customer service scripts all the time?

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

    The whole customer service idea is silly IMO. It's not that I don't want my patients to be entirely happy with their stay and if I have time then I will absolutely round and see if I can get my...

  5. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't agree that employers should mandate people to get the flu vaccine, but stating that people have already made an educated decision about it is just not true. Some people who have commented...

  6. To all nurses: a wish for you.

    yuzzamatuzz replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much. I'm a new nurse and the other week I had the worst shift I've ever had: inappropriately heavy patient assignment, all of my patients were unstable, needy/very worried families...

  7. does it really matter where you got your degree from?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    I agree entirely. All the nurses I work with currently went to a.) a well known private university or b.) a local school and worked at my hospital as a CNA. I moved from out of state to NYC and I...

  8. Question for nurses from an aide

    yuzzamatuzz replied to kizeemimi's topic in General Nursing

    I do spend a good amount of time giving meds/charting, it's just part of the job. But I also spend a lot of time doing patient/family education. I work in peds and I never have time to sit down and...

  9. Ngt

    yuzzamatuzz replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad too so maybe it's just not clear to me either. To me it sounds like they want you to vent the ngt for 2 hours after feeding, and then close it after the 2 hours. I don't see why they...

  10. Nursing Future?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to suzie113's topic in General Nursing

    I respect your opinion and see where you are coming from, but as a very young nurse I disagree with you that young nurses are too immature to handle the things we see in nursing. I decided to go to...

  11. Nursing Future?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to suzie113's topic in General Nursing

    People go to med school and to nursing school for very different reasons. I went into nursing because I love taking care of people. I don't want to diagnose or prescribe, I want to be at my patient's...

  12. Does Simethicone Work?

    yuzzamatuzz posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad nurse and a few of my patients have gotten simethicone for gas pain, both in my 5 months as a nurse as well as when I was a student. The other day my patient had excruciating gas...

  13. Leaving Work at Work

    yuzzamatuzz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and really do love my job, but maybe a little bit too much. I have been working for a little over 4 months and it is getting harder and harder for me to leave work at work. I work on...

  14. I hate nursing school! ~rant~

    yuzzamatuzz replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    That sounds awful you have to drive 3 hours to get to clinical. Unfortunately though, you'll do CNA stuff for most of school because you aren't licensed. In your first clinical you will do mostly...

  15. Do I need to quit?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to TriniMa's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Like others have said, I wouldn't just quit right away without a job lined up. Do what you know to be right and don't listen when people tell you to throw out meds. I don't have a ton of experience...

  16. Is nursing really for me?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to <3 RN <3's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad in peds, thank you for all of your reminders that most new grads feel stressed and occasionally question their choice to be a nurse. I am on a very specialized pediatric floor with very...

  17. Makeing 80k

    yuzzamatuzz replied to LTmurse78's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you live? Here in nyc a new grad can easily make 80k if they are working nights/weekends, but cost of living is so high you'd be surprised how quickly that pay check disappears! anyways, I...

  18. RN vs NP vs DNP

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Wrangler156's topic in Nursing Career

    As a strong type A personality, I understand your desire to become a FNP or DNP. But as a new grad, I strongly encourage you to put more value into experience. You have your whole life to become a...

  19. What does an RN REALLY do?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly rethought nursing after my first semester. I think back then I didn't fully understand the role of the nurse. So much information was coming at me that I wasn't able to see the bigger...

  20. MD's orders

    yuzzamatuzz replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Also, I had a doctor the other day that ordered a fairly large (but safe) dose of morphine IV push. She came in with me while I gave it to assess the patient while it was going in, watched patiently...

  21. MD's orders

    yuzzamatuzz replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

    Where was your instructor at this time, or the nurse you were working with? They should have come in the room with you if you were giving meds, then they would have also been able to help you in this...

  22. Question for Nurse Managers

    yuzzamatuzz replied to WindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters, it definitely couldn't hurt. I personally never did that, I just called nurse managers/recruiters and got a job from doing that. I never heard anything back from the...

  23. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    yuzzamatuzz replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and just six months ago I was a student myself. On my first day off preceptorship with my very own patients I had 5 patients, 2 who were possible transfers to the ICU. And I had a...

  24. How do I stop being so nervous esp during post-conference for clinicals?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    You sound a lot like me when I first started clinicals. Ive always been really shy, and in a nursing setting that can seem like a huge barrier to overcome. I used to get so nervous, stutter and...

  25. prolonged vomiting replacement fluid?

    yuzzamatuzz replied to Lanesmama's topic in General Students

    Isotonic solutions are pretty safe to give in boluses. Hypotonic solutions are usually used to correct cellular dehydration and hypernatremia. It can be dangerous though because it causes water to...