Imafloat BSN, RN

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    Working with a tyrant

    Imafloat replied to ccnicurn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work with someone similar to your tyrant. She is very self centered. She talks about herself all the time and it shocks me that people actually sit and listen to her. This girl is also very...
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    Nurses who are MOMS, what job would you take?

    Imafloat replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Since you have no problems working nights, I say go for the night shift! I work nights because my hubby is home at night. My husband is home when the kids go to school and I am home when they get...
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    what to do...

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

    A year of experience is a year of experience. Perhaps your experience isn't as lacking as you feel it is, do you think differently than you did when you were brand new, has your time management...
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    How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

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

    I had to change my attitude about nights. I was only able to do that once I adjusted physically. There are a lot of threads that tell you how to adjust to nights, if you want to know how I did it,...
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    How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

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

    What do you hate about your job? The hours? The unit? I have been a nurse for 5 months and I hated my job in the beginning (right after orientation). I dreaded going to work and was counting the...
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    How many new nurses like their job???

    Imafloat replied to SmetRN2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I like my job. I think that the first year is just so overwhelming that many want to throw in the towel at times. When I feel like giving up, I come here and post and ask if others felt the same,...
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    hate my job..

    Imafloat replied to lakerette01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am sorry that you are having such a hard time. I love my job but have wanted to quit at times and gone through spells of wishing I would get ill so I didn't have to go into work. I think the first...
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    What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    Imafloat replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    Always check your meds, never pretend to know something you
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    big bad nursing myths busted

    Imafloat replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    It would be mighty hard to sit and rock the baby with the isolette or vent, I'll try it tonight (when they are all sleeping through the night) at work and let you know how it
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    Careplna... Question from a current Student

    Imafloat replied to FocusRN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a list of priorities of care. They are prioritized and we select a few and write them on our daily trifold. The careplan writing in school is to teach you to think like a nurse. I hated...
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    big bad nursing myths busted

    Imafloat replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    BSN nurses are only booksmart. Critical care is not for new grads. New grads need to start in Med Surg. My personal favorite..... Nurses eat their
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    What Do You Love About Your Job?

    Imafloat replied to summersent's topic in General Nursing

    I am a NICU RN. I work 12 hour night shifts. I like that I work 72 hours a pay period and earn benefits and time off at the 80 hour/week rate. I like that on my unit, the night shifters don't work...
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    What Is Your Favorite Thread?

    Imafloat replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is my favorite post, it is by ****RN (name disguised to protect the innocent). My night began as any other normal weekday night. I came home from work, fixed dinner for my son and we played for a...
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    What Is Your Favorite Thread?

    Imafloat replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will need to dig my favorite up. It was a girl narrating a story of something that happened to her and it was just about the funniest thing I have ever read. I remember there being something about...
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    Nights: Normal schedule on days off??

    Imafloat replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I do the same thing! I really like nights, I was dreading it, but it is great. I work at a teaching hospital and we have a resident or nurse practioner on the unit every night. There is a resident...
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    New grads....where do you work?

    Imafloat replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NICU, a third of the way through my first year,
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    Working overnight shifts

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

    It isn't as bad as you think it is. It took me a couple of weeks to adjust. I was not wanting to work nights at all, but I am glad I do now. I love the crew on nights, I love the pace, it is busy...
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    First Year RN survey

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

    Good luck to
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    Is this normal?

    Imafloat posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am in my 4th month (just finished 3rd week being independent) of working in a level III NICU and I am not sure I am a good fit. I work in an awesome unit, the other nurses are nice and it is a team...
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    Can a new grad work part time or per diem?

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

    I had a similar situation, I was always a SAHM or only worked part time. I am full time now, but I plan on going to part time or per diem when I am able to. I am using my full time earnings to pay...
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    NICU Noise

    Imafloat replied to jack4408's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our floors are carpeted. We are to talk quietly. Our phones are set to quiet, unobtrusive
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    Best/Hardest nursing class

    Imafloat replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    High Acuity; we had to learn about vents and their settings, swan ganz catheters and their pressures, burns, ECG strips, much more but that is what I can remember off the top of my
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    Keeping Nursing Textbooks...???

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

    I got rid of all of my books and I haven't needed
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    Is this normal?

    Imafloat replied to Imafloat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks you both for your responses. I am going to stick it out because the unit is awesome and I thought about it a little more today and I do think it is the newness. I am going to give it a full...
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    Job related Stress and Anxiety

    Imafloat replied to sharonorn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am 4 months into my first nursing job and I feel a lot of anxiety. I am working in a level III NICU and there is so much I don't know, I am afraid that I am going to be in an emergency situation...