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  1. moving from psych to medsurg-NERVOUS!!

    awheat replied to ladybuglouRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Check orders off (including all meds on MAR) as soon as you get report and check your patients - administration will tell you it is the night nurse's responsibility and that you should get this info...

  2. Acute or Chronic Dialysis Nursing?

    awheat replied to FransBevy's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I would like to know the responses to this question also. I am a M/S nurse who starts at an outpatient dialysis clinic tomorrow - one of the reasons it looks so attractive to me is the repetition (not...

  3. A New Grad's Dilemma

    awheat replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A nurse I graduated with went to ICU, then after a year transitioned to a NICU position at another hospital - that may be the route you should try. Good

  4. RN question?

    awheat replied to RNhopeful21's topic in General Students

    Intelligence. Time management. Support system. Study group. Critical thinking. The information is not handed to you on a plate. You hear the lectures, read the material, watch the videos, learn the...

  5. Ever lost a job offer because of your reference?

    awheat replied to lily1289's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a thing to think about: when I asked my manager for a reference (left on good terms) she told me the facility would not allow her to give any references. I thought this was bogus, but checked...

  6. Anyone else feel like a robot reciting customer service scripts all the time?

    awheat replied to rntj's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We spend umpteen hours in school learning that each patient is different and that we must embrace/work with such diversity by tailor-crafting our care plan to meet them on their turf...then must...

  7. Can I still be a good nurse when I have anxiety and low self esteem?

    awheat replied to sunnyskies2's topic in General Nursing

    First of all: Does your school have a counselor? I went thru an ADN program and we had one. Some people thought she was just for scheduling/financial issues but she was so much more. I saw her for 9...