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I did apply online abd didn't have any kind if placement at the hospital I leave it to fate

Well of course this is an rn stating that however it's less common now. I definitely take care of unstable patients with "supervision" that's non existent A lot of RNs are just ****** off that a nurse with less than 2 years of education is working i...

I just wanted to get some advice here I've been a nurse for about 5 months. I was on the floor a few days ago had a new admission from ER. I was doing night shift 7-7, the man was confused, a dnr from nursing home with cancer. He's in his late 80's a...

Let's see here I'm new too but in about 5 months I've picked up a few things 1. Do things as you go for example if you just took vitals put them in or you just gave a prn med put it in right away 2. Prioritize on a piece of paper! If I'm doing night...

By the way I always try to remember that most doctors were the nerds who had no friends in school and now that they've reached "doctor status" after so many years they feel like they can get their revenge.

I'm so glad it worked out for you!!! I'm a new nurse too and doctors like this need a swift kick of the rear!! I always try to think what goes around comes around. As nurses I think this brings up the important issue that we need to make sure that a...

The borrowing from other patients meds is normal but definitely not the watching your preceptor steal abd swallow someone else's pills!!! That needs to be reported

Wow thanks everyone for the replies!! Went back to work yesterday and found the patient tied to the bed and getting regular haldol but, he's not assigned to me anymore so theres not much I can do! All of your points were wonderful I have another conf...

In the hospital I work for each floor has an admission question sheet that the nurse from the floor asks the emerg nurse for example on cardiac floors the questions are more tailored to heart health while on end of life floors it has more to do with ...

I work for 25.59$/hr I am a new grad first job and my hospital is one of those that you listed A new rn that got hired with me gets paid about 29-30$/hour. Even though I'm doing the same job as her......

I'm sorry but that's ridiculous. If that's what the staff is doing while YOU'RE there then imagine what they are doing when your not? Yes your mom might be with it but she sounds like someone who wouldn't want to worry you by telling you if something...

Strong smells like when u take someone to the bathroom or you KNOW they've had a bowel movement from standing beside them. Oh and when I empty catheter bags I try to stand far away because the stink that assaults your nostrils is really ....powerful ...

So I'm on shift right now and just thought I'd share my experience with my first very displeased patient. He speaks little English and is very irritable. Everything was fine then I went in to give meds and go a blood sugar. He actually co operated a...

I think everyone can relate to this story. As a new grad I just got off orientation. My last preceptor sometimes would correct me in front of pts which I found embarrssing and mortifying. Sometimes she would take off the BP cuff and reapply it or cri...

OH GOD I completely understand what your going through!!! Im a new nurse and had my first shift alone just last week and it's get similar to what you describe!!!! 1. 3 pts pulled out their ivs and ALL 3 were getting iv antibiotics on my shift 2. One...

I agree you can still live in the adult world and have a Facebook account. It just has to be managed appropriately

I don't think this is true I'm a new nurse top. I once had a preceptor tell me wearing certain colors was bad luck so she only ever wore purple and pink I was like no thanks I love my green scrubs

I've had that happen to me when a pt was being transferred from one hospital to ours. Her bed wasn't even clean yet so they dumped her in the bed across. We found out when the pt who THAT bed was intended for came up from the er and the porter transf...

Love: getting to know people and forging relationships with them. Also knowing they trust you -especially when u hand them a cup full of pills and they just chow down Hate: LOL this is going to sound bad but I'd say changing diapers. Especially when ...

Hahahahahahaha!

Have you ever heard of this rule in china I believe that mandates that each student must pass the course and that usually it is the teachers fudging the numbers so they do so? I was watching an interesting tv episode about it. Students in china would...

I'm a float nurse and I float to a bunch of medical units in the large hospital I work for This can mean I'm on neuro for 6 hours then go somewhere else or stay there or go to rehab or cardio etc there's about 28 floors I can potentially go to betwe...

I everyone I'm a new grad and a float nurse for a very large hospital. I float to a bunch of medical floors from cardiology to rehab. For the past 5 months I've been working with another nurse and I've only been to about 6 floors. I will be startin...

I actually just started working nights I'm a new grad on a day night rotation. I found it difficult the first shift but now I'm on my 5th and I can make it through the night with enough energy to drive home in the morning The floor I'm on there are 3...