WendiRN80

WendiRN80 has 4 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. New Grad- just can't get it

   WendiRN80 replied to iamanurse13's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Keep your head up! It takes time to develop these skills, and yes critical thinking comes with time. I am surprised the nurse would say things about the TPN and speaking to docs on the phone. I...

2. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

   WendiRN80 replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

   My husband and I are actually both nurses. I am an ICU nurse and he is a psych nurse. I have only done ICU since graduation and he has only done psych since graduation. One day, we were comparing...

3. Nursing in the South East.

   WendiRN80 replied to WendiRN80's topic in Nursing Career

   Thanks a ton for the information. My friend moved to Arizona with her husband (who is a doc) and told me the school systems there were the worst in the country. It's not that I think our schools are...

4. Nursing in the South East.

   WendiRN80 replied to WendiRN80's topic in Nursing Career

   Sounds like you have had a good experience here in Michigan. Being born and raised here, I have just about had it. I don't know if you have been following the cuts the government is making to the...

5. Nursing Unions: Pros and Cons

   WendiRN80 replied to lookup's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   my hospital is union. pros to unions is they set the precedent for other hospitals to compete with pay/benefits/staffing cons to unions are it protects undeserving nurses. there is usually not much...

6. Nursing in the South East.

   WendiRN80 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   my husband and i are both rn's. we were almost set to be moving out of the state of michigan to virginia. a hospital there wanted us both, was going to pay for relocation, and had some great...