I'm a float pool nurse at my hospital so I bounce around, a lot. Wherever they need me, I go. So I'm pretty well known around the hospital, favorably, thank goodness. The past few months, I was pretty regular on one unit and had the pleasure of worki...
I agree with everything you've all said, I do. When I posted this initially, I just felt so bad for her. I was not blaming or accusing seasoned nurses of being abusive, I'm a seasoned nurse myself. Nor was I trying to imply that the young nurse was a...
I'm still stuck on a preceptor who has only been a nurse for 3 months themselves. Um, call me silly, but having only been a nurse for 3 months, shouldn't he/she still be precepted themselves???? And the whole idea of have a preceptor is to learn. You...
I was never an LPN, but I feel I can confidently say you experience the same things as an RN as well. I am per diem right now and so burned out with bedside nursing. Just the other day, I felt like I was on an island by myself. I was working with a b...
jreynrn replied to chemisttoRN's topic in Uniform/Gear
I wore Danskos for years and loved them. But then, I don't know if something changed with them but they didn't seem to fit the same, so I went to sneakers, but unless you get the perfect sneaker, it didn't work for me. So, I tried Crocs and I love th...
jreynrn replied to zephyr9's topic in Spirituality
Let me start by saying this, the medical field, in of itself, is chuck full of egos. It's not just nursing. With that said, I know exactly what you mean about big egos being rewarded in nursing school. I used to think getting into nursing school was...
Long term care facilities are always looking for help. They can be a great place to start. LTC's have come a long way and now many of these facilities have sub-acute units or transitional care units that will give you the experience you are looking f...