Suninmyheart

Oh my! I am a new grad and I sooo love my job. Seriously! I have had some very difficult times in the past 4 months and even cried a few times but for the most part I am immensely grateful to be a nurse. I am driving home this morning after a long 14...

I definitely do not agree with above definition of co-dependency nor do I believe working in health care creates co-dependency. I do believe however that health care often attracts people who have a tendency to be co-dependent. Co-dependency is abou...

I once had a neighbor who was covered on the evening news because she had collected $17000 worth of parking tickets. She did not even get arrested nor do I think she has to pay it back. Some of my neighbors were very compassionate and touted her sing...

I appreciate attention to this question. I too am wanting to understand applications of blood pressures more in my practice. I couldn't find much in my textbooks or online. I know about MAP and ICP and CPP. Not much on pulse pressure and what it mean...

No way! All those hours and money? I did want to be a Veterinarian though and did almost ALL of the prereqs - even a year of organic chemistry. I never did apply due to circumstances. But if I wasn't a nurse (which I love) I would still want to be a ...

Chuckle, just for the record, I paid my registration to my credit union who financed the car and they told me tabs would be in the mail shortly. Groan, still no tabs. I might not be so lucky next time. I was wearing my ID badge with a bright blue "RN...

I am moved to tears. Thank you for such a beautiful and often needed reminder to stay open-minded and compassionate out in this big world of ours. Namaste - Lisa

I too would be very offended and inclined to make some noise about this. In my hospital we have multiple charting areas PLUS computer terminals in the halls scattered about near patient rooms. All with chairs. Even then we compete for charts and get ...

I can speak for beginning wages as a new grad at a prominent magnet, union hospital in SD. Orientation = $27-$28 After 3 months= $30-$31 NOC differential $4 = $35-$36 Most shifts in most hospitals are 12 hours. You will sign a waiver that OT begins a...

Oh, and welcome to Allnurses. If you hang around here awhile you will meet some great friends! Sun

Sharp, Scripps, and UCSD are the big three in SD. Sharp is the largest private employer in SD. Obviously UCSD is teaching oriented. I have heard great things about all three. There is also the naval base hospital which have civilian positions open oc...

Thank you. Moving into nursing as a vocation has done more to inspire me to strive for wellness then many other decisions I have made in my life. I feel so much satisfaction when I am able to connect and make a difference that I begin to wonder about...

My partner is very involved in some buddhist practices. I just signed up for a mindfulness meditation workshop based on John Kabbott-Zinn's work. I am excited and nervous. It calls for a committment of 1 hour a day to practice. I don't have a hard ti...

Yeow! Bikram! Power! My 2 cents... I love Iyengar and do it faithfully at least 2-3 times a week now. I keep house at the studio in exchange for free unlimited classes. I love the arrangement. Iyengar style fits nicely with my perfectionistic tendenc...

Kleona, welcome to Allnurses!

This conversation is a day in the life of my unit. Or should I say night because I work nights. I am learning so much as a new grad on this cardiac unit. I love all the contributions to this conversation. I can dig in and learn so much more from acce...

Getting nurses to actually DO IT will be an issue. I am new but I like it. We actually give report just outside the room (quietly) them go in and talk to patient. This morning I gave report to the back of a nurses head while she scanned the computer ...

Another nursing student story.... LTC. A little old lady with dementia, very angry all the time, yells out one insult after another, swears... it's around christmas and a few nurses go in her room to sing carols and she kicks them out. Next time a wh...

I am a new nurse on a cardiac floor and we do our own IV starts. I am curious as to why most nurses keep the old IV in until a new one is placed? I have heard conflicting information on this. In my IV class here at the hospital the instructors said t...

I am a new grad just off orientations at Sharp and I love it! Most of my co-workers love it. Be careful about such strong generalizations. And I agree with above poster. As an inexperienced nurse you just might be grateful to get an offer from anywhe...

When I was a nursing student I was fluffing up someone's pillows and getting them settled in for the night. He had been having insomnia the previous few nights and when leaving the room I said "I hope you rest in peace tonight" Gulp! He gave me qui...

Once you have an RN license and a little acute-care experience the sky is the limit. There is a branch of nursing for everyone. You get to wear your pajamas to work. You have numerous opportunities to overcome personality differences and dysfunction ...

Thanks everyone for being there. I feel like a group of wonderful people just huddled around and gave me lot's of support. I am working on this. I do feel as if I am under a microscope. I mean afterall, I have met a handful of rather rude and sarca...

I have been made very aware that I have a communication problem at work. All three preceptors I have worked with have all noticed basically the same thing - that I have an "edge" sometimes and sound angry when I am stressed. I feel blindsided as I d...

Here is a link that I think is fairly objective coverage of magnet status. My facility is such however I am too new to have a say one way or the other. http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/faq/magnet.html