chatty-cathy

Hahahaha that is such a funny scene! Thanks for the much needed laugh after an exhausting day :)

My pet peeve for the day is a mid 20 something y/o female sitting up in bed eating cookies with her friend playing on the phone with a CC of nausea and vomiting x 2 days. Ok first of all put the cookies down and second of all you and your friend are ...

People who keep talking on their cell phones about nothing important like what's on TV. They come in begging and crying for pain meds and then act like I'm disturbing them if they have to move the phone to other hand so I can medicate them....sheesh!...

Sounds like you just have a case of the nerves and you are doing just fine! Be gentle with yourself hun. The first day on any new job can be overwhelming let alone a busy ER. These are all minor things that can happen to anybody so try not to forget ...

First of all I love this site and read topics on here constantly because as a new nurse I am hungry for all the information that I can get my hands on. And right now I need to get things off of my chest and seek advice on how to appropriately handle ...

I was really frustrated the other day and needed to vent and ask for some help and I really appreciate you guys for taking the time to post some great advice, thank you. I really appreciate it. Sometimes in the middle of the moment it is hard to focu...

I see it's your first night shift, are you sure that's enough!?

Mistakes are going to happen, so go easy on yourself when it happens. As a new grad myself I would suggest to ask questions! There is never a dumb question, especially when it comes to patient safety! Things may seem to be overwhelming at times so as...

Excellent advice on on that link GrnTea, thank you for taking the time to spread your wealth of knowledge!

Great, thanks for the tip! I hope things worked out ok for your colleague because that sounds like such a stressful situation!

Save your money and Run! Otherwise it will have been a waste of time, money, and effort

Im a new grad and very interested in getting malpractice insurance. I was wondering what are some good insurance companies to consider? Thank you!

Hi everyone, I am a new grad as of December and I am super excited and nervous about having an interview later this week at a prestigious hospital for their Intermediate ICU department or their Med/Surg Dept depending on where they feel I would fit b...

THANK YOU so much for your insight and advice and I really appreciate this information! I'm very excited about this opportunity and I do work well under pressure so I think I will be a great fit for this unit. It helps me a lot by knowing what they a...

Thank you so much Chibi-chan (love that name :)) for your thoughts and input! I like the idea of renting a room before hand so I don't have to worry about traffic or being late or any other disasters. All 7 of your tips are extremely helpful so I app...

As mentioned before New Grads do not have the luxury to be picky! If the ER is a specialty that you are interested in then go for it! The night shift is just as busy as the day shift at times so it won't be a slow floor where all of the patients are ...

I absolutely love being a nurse, and its a double bonus that it pays quite well in some areas! And it's one of those jobs that can't be outsourced which is a triple bonus!

I want to simply thank the OP for taking the time in starting a very interesting thread that I found helpful. I am a new grad nurse who is currently going through the interview process and just survived my first panel interview. Thank you for sharing...

Thank you soooooo much for posting these links!! :)

There is some excellent advice here!! Veins are like snowflakes....no two are alike on people which makes IV starts interesting. From your description of the immediate swelling around the site could mean that the cannula isn't fully inside the vein y...

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing and inspiring!

I have been reading a lot of threads on here to prepare myself for the NCLEX and figured I would share my experience to hopefully inspire others in our shoes! I finally took the NCLEX yesterday and for me it was a crazy experience with the questions ...

Thank you GrnTea for explaining the SATA reasoning, there really is a method to the madness lol. Thank you everyone for the support because this is such a super exciting accomplishment for me! Now if I can only find this elusive new grad job!! It w...

It's official, the PVT trick worked and I my name is on the BRN website today!! Woohoo!!

Thank you so much for the support!! I am super excited and relieved to finally be at this point after Nursing School. Nothing is set in stone yet until my name is on the BRN's website, but it is looking really promising. :) I just graduated in Dec 20...