Laurenslovely replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Nursing
Thank you! Yes... I am a visual person too. That's a problem in the morning because I haven't seen the patients and hearing report on them w/o seeing them first throws me off. I guess I have to learn...
Hi... I just started my preceptorship (shadowing) on a cardiac floor of of a busy NYC hospital and I'm a month until graduation. One thing I'm not so good at and nervous about having to do is give and...
I do want to take ACLS, PALS, TNCC. A nurse in the ER I was shadowing suggested I take the classes b/c hospitals prefer not to pay to send you and it would be a bonus if I took them on my own. I don't...
Hi... I'm in NYC, but I am from CA (bay area). I have a lot of RN friends over there who received their ADN and still don't have jobs years later!! Its hard to believe! I don't think there is very...
Thank you @ fmxkrazyone. I had a clinical professor tell me you don't really get comfortable for 5 years... So I think what your going through is normal. I was the same, not wanting to work on a med...
Thank you! Yay... That is SO good to hear! I'm so ready to be out of this never ending program!!! I forgot what life is like w/o this stress! Praying to be done-- in a few weeks!!!
Hi Christine, I haven't had a day off either, between family tragedies and nursing school. I don't believe it will be this stressful even when I do have a job. Thank you, I look forward to breathing...
Thank you!!! I definitely know it is not stress-free being a nurse, I am just so ready to be done with this program. It does seem intimidating to have patients of my own (on my own), but I will do my...
Thank you!!! Ya I have those nightmares too... I wake up worried about tests and studying, I really do think it belongs in the category of PTSD! Now I just can't really believe it may soon be
I'm just curious... I never thought the end would be near ((2 weeks-- then preceptorship!!)) I've sacrificed taking care of myself (mentally and physically) SO MUCH in nursing school. Did life get...
Laurenslovely replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency
Thank you. He was put on Lovenox. It's true. I do have anger I'm trying to displace on the nurse. :-/ but after reading the responses, I see he was actually doing a good job, so I'm just going to...
Laurenslovely replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency
Aww... Thank you :~} I wouldn't actually report him. I'm just wasn't sure correct procedure with IV's. I know it really does take intuition to be a nurse. He did make my dad relax a bit.