Imafloat BSN, RN

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    risks to loose my license

    Imafloat replied to jess2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would be looking for another job. This sounds like an unsupportive and unsafe environment. While you are at this job, I would document everything. I would write down who you talked to about...
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    help!!

    Imafloat replied to sweetieann's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's funny that you ask, because I am working on charting as I go right now. I am finding that by charting as I go, I feel less stressed at the end of the day. It seems like if I don't chart as I...
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    Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    Imafloat replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm at that point right now with one of our moms. I feel bad for saying it, but she is so mean. Instead of just asking for something she asks, then starts in on a nasty diatribe about it. I try to...
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    Malpractice insurance

    Imafloat replied to bayouchick02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It is money well spent to have your own insurance. Do a search on allnurses of malpractice insurance and it will bring up interesting threads of nurses hung out to dry by their facilities. I am...
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    help!

    Imafloat replied to MarieFutureRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Don't say anything and go out and live your dream. This guy is a talker and he is intimidated by your ambition. There are lots of people in the world who lack self confidence and put others down to...
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    How do you deal with working weekends?

    Imafloat replied to jensfbay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I used to have issues with my hours, but one day I decided that nursing was 24/7 and it was my chosen field and I had to deal with it. Once I had the attitude change it wasn't so bad. I only work...
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    How Do You Cope?

    Imafloat replied to RainDreamer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We are going through a similar run right now. It makes no sense whatsoever to me. Something else that makes me profoundly sad is when the parents can't believe that their baby has a poor prognosis....
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    Procedure on NG/OG Tube Feeds

    Imafloat replied to NICU Mama's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We do both pump and bolus feeds. Our little ones may start on continuous feeds, which then get consolidated to a feed over 2 hours every 3 hours, then it will switch to feed over an hour every 3....
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    relief?

    Imafloat replied to kitten_'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am so sorry about the death of your
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    Parents that make you go MMMMrgh!

    Imafloat replied to danissa's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a set of parents that I dread right now but for different reasons. They are very demanding, sometimes it feels to me that they read some book somewhere that said the nursing staff is lazy and...
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    Brand-new RN!!!!!!!!

    Imafloat replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats, what type of unit are you going to work
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    having a bad day..night... aghhhhhhhhh!!

    Imafloat replied to slinkeecat's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time! I sometimes long for time off but I think like you, I would get
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    Geez...quit having babies already!!

    Imafloat replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    YIKES! That sounds like a
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    Night shift nurses! Have you ever been SO SLEEPY that....

    Imafloat replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked nights I would get words confused around 0300-0400. I would call an ETT a trach, get the left and right side of the patient confused, dumb things like
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    I'm done too

    Imafloat posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have officially completed my first year of nursing. I graduated in Nov. 2006, passed my boards in Dec 2006, and started my job in Jan of 2007. The first year was nothing less than a roller coaster...
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    Switching Jobs?

    Imafloat replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would rather love my job. I love my job, but could be making more money if I went elsewhere. I can always make more money, but I will never get the opoortunity to get a miserable day back. Best...
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    Another 1 year anniversary

    Imafloat replied to remmy3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! Best wishes as you pursue your next adventure in
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    all done with this place!

    Imafloat replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't have any advice for you, just support. Keep us
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    Dreading work. Advice?

    Imafloat replied to RNJayhawk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Focus on your patients, ignore the gossip queens. If there is high turnover then there will be new people soon enough, eventually there will be enough of you that maybe things will get
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    New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    Imafloat replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Talking about wrecking on way to work... Me three, but I didn't want everyone to think I was sadistic or anything
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    ? for those at delivery hospitals

    Imafloat replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    By suspected I mean decreased fetal movement, not sure on the heart tone, but it was an emergency c section because of nonreassuring
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    I hate NEC

    Imafloat replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry Sweeper. I hate NEC
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    New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    Imafloat replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After 6 months of nursing, I felt like I had made the biggest/most expensive mistake of my life. I dreaded going to work, I secretly wished I would get sick so I could call off. Things started...
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    .... I made another mistake :( Need encouragement.

    Imafloat replied to RNcDreams's topic in General Nursing

    The patient wasn't harmed, you said she was alert, oriented and comfortable. You are in the scariest part of your nursing career, those first weeks on your own. Let up on yourself a bit, this is for...
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    inside the mind of a nurse.....

    Imafloat replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    I find myself checking out people's