Good Morning, Gil

Good Morning, Gil

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

    Good Morning, Gil replied to frazzled2012's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're burnt out, frazzled. You do have 3 years of experience, though. Do you work for a large hospital system? Have you considered an internal transfer for a nursing (non-clinical)...

  2. Need help. I am so burned out!!!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to jrodhuskers's topic in Critical Care

    With that much ICU experience (and military,float experience), you are set to do whatever you want. Just add it to that resume :) You sound really stressed out. What is it about work that is...

  3. Is the Nursing Licensure Exam effective?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is any test that can ensure that one will be an effective or good nurse just as there really isn't a test that can ensure there will be good doctors, so I feel the 75 question or...

  4. Anyone familiar with Kindred (LTAC)

    Good Morning, Gil replied to mindlor's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Congrats! Sounds like a nice place, and it's a nice bonus that the facility is right on the water :). I'm glad it's a place with good management, too, and many of the nurses have some experience....

  5. Anyone familiar with Kindred (LTAC)

    Good Morning, Gil replied to mindlor's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Agree with Altra. I'm confused, though. Kindred's LTAC has an ICU? Is it connected with the main hospital that has an ICU? You will get valuable experience there as a new nurse. The...."overtime...

  6. outdoor nursing jobs?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to erinreed34's topic in General Nursing

    Disaster nursing, but that requires experience, and I'm pretty sure that's not the picturesque view/outdoor lifestyle for which you were hoping, though I think it would be

  7. Nursing or Occupational Therapy?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    I hear it's pretty hard to get an OT job, not as marketable as nursing. Maybe that's not the case anymore? And, yes, OT is a lower stress job than nursing. It's not even a contest lol. They see...

  8. Time For Another Days vs. Nights Debate!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    It probably all just depends on where you work. On my floor, it doesn't really make a difference as I suspect it wouldn't on most hospital floors. We just don't have as many resource people on...

  9. There Are Easy Nursing Jobs......

    Good Morning, Gil replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    That would be a good job to have if you were advancing your education, but other than that, it would be very boring. You literally wouldn't be doing anything worthwhile for your entire shift. He got...

  10. What have your co-workers done to make a shift go more smoothly?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    A unit secretary "hurdling over you" to answer the phone? Where do you work?

  11. possibly going to all one color scrub tops

    Good Morning, Gil replied to locolorenzo22's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My hospital has this. And, we buy our own scrubs. I guess it looks professional for the hospital system to have uniform colors for each discipline. I don't think most patients care, but it's just...

  12. Pregnancy and hospital nursing

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys! I guess I was just worrying too much. I'm careful about exposures as it is now, so I'll just continue to be when I'm pregnant. I'll just have to hope that a TB patient doesn't roll in;...

  13. Pregnancy and hospital nursing

    Good Morning, Gil posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know there are threads on this already. I have read through some of them, and most people seem to agree that it is safe to be pregnant while being a nurse so long as you exercise precautions....

  14. Unsure of my future - just need some ideas please :)

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Vsbabe's topic in General Nursing

    Either going into a higher acuity unit and getting exposure to those types of patients will be great for you or you could be just not comfortable caring for higher acuity patients because that's not...

  15. Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's just the same as everyone thinking they're above average intelligence; many people see themselves as better than they

  16. should i even bother with nursing

    Good Morning, Gil replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely need to relax. Stressing so much is not healthy or worth it. While being a new nurse will be stressful, you will get past being a new nurse after you gain experience (around the 1...

  17. Pregnancy and hospital nursing

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    lol, very true. I realize that, but there is still increased risk working in a hospital as opposed to the general public. Maybe I'm worrying too much, just don't want to harm the baby d/t...

  18. ACLS certified... do I need to update BLS?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to k1p1ssk's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you do need both, and you will have to pay for the recert since your job will require a BLS cert as a minimum qualification. The extra ACLS may help you land an ICU or ER job, though. Both...

  19. How does your unit handle this assignment situation ?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to melanie1126's topic in General Nursing

    Just sounds like you don't have good teamwork on your floor, and that's something you can't really fix. You can't make other nurses be team-oriented if they're not, so the solution is to transfer to...

  20. How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Ted D's topic in Nursing Career

    I worried when I first started practicing as a nurse, but I didn't worry about it anymore after a few months because I know that I'm a good nurse, and I chart everything. I never worry about it. You...

  21. Baffled...

    Good Morning, Gil replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    lol, lighten up, people. Sifty was just being funny, and doesn't actually think that or he/she probably wouldn't be a nurse lol. We need to have a sense of humor! Even if it wasn't a quote from a...

  22. People think nursing is overpaid?!

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the article, Altra! Yeah, I was thinking of that, too. For instance, after you admit your patient, get them somewhat stabilized, you call back to the waiting room to allow the family...

  23. Do you find that you get more support from other nurses than your own friends/family?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats on graduating! That is a huge accomplishment, and not everyone makes it, or has the guts to be a nurse. A nurse is a nurse, whether LPN or RN. Title doesn't matter. I've seen LPN's that...

  24. Terrified! Advice.

    Good Morning, Gil replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    First off, cutting your orientation by 2 weeks just because nurses have quit should not be the norm. They should have a PRN team to cover open shifts and/or offer OT to nurses already working on the...

  25. Mentioning vacation on interview?

    Good Morning, Gil replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's not necessary to mention a vacation during an interview since you're not guaranteed the position at that time anyway, and to me, mentioning it then could be construed as you thinking the vacation...