jenfro

Hi all, I'm not an RN yet, in fact, I'm still working on prereqs and deciding on a school. I recently started working at a children's hospital (just as a room service rep.) but I LOVE it. I so enjoy interacting with the patients. I have a few that ...

Thanks for sharing that story, Gooselady. I think it was just a shock, partially because I had never seen anyone in a comatose state with a tube in their throat...It was just rough first experience moment. But you're right, I need to face it head on...

Thanks for your response. How do you deal with things you see and experience?

I treated them like a part time job when I took them and I think that's the only reason I did so well (my school has them as separate classes *groan*). Anatomy is basically pure memorization, but physio is comprehension. Just spend more time than you...

I work in a hospital and honestly, the nurses don't seem to be understaffed, but that may just be the hospital I am at. The only time they were was during the holidays, but we all were then. Nurses do have a high burn out rate mainly because it is a...