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  1. Med-Surg Nurses Association

    grinnurse replied to grinnurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks Marla-I agree that we will be specialist in almost everything if we stick with it long enough, cause we see almost everything or at least I have seen such a big variety in the small rural hosp....

  2. help me establish my goals...

    grinnurse replied to hunny_pye's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi Hunny pye- I just finished my preceptorship on M/S and here is kind of how my preceptors (had 2-3 different ones) worked on things. The first week was all obs (just like yours) The 2nd week I took...

  3. Nose Piercing

    grinnurse replied to TypicalFish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Me too. I don't know why the lips and eyebrows gross me out but they do! What really gets me going are the ones who are trying to stretch the holes in their ears!!!!!!!!!! Can someone tell me what...

  4. ....seeking the sixth sense of dogs

    grinnurse replied to azil2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You might check some of the nat'l television stations like the "news" shows 20/20 etc., I have watched several of these type of stories on the sixth sense of dogs being used w/epileptic pts-it is...

  5. Send your good vibes my way.........please

    grinnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everybody- Hope everybody is doing good in their preceptor/internships. Tomorrow will be my very first day totally on my own and I bet I don't sleep a wink tonight!! I am a little nervous about...

  6. Straight A's

    grinnurse replied to wanna-b-R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    Straight A's helps getting in with the GPA and all and the various selection processes that the different programs have, but once your in, thank goodness for me, I made a C 2nd semester and got my...

  7. Weeding out of nursing students

    grinnurse replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    I think that sometimes it's not only the instructors "weeding" people out of nursing school, but, alot of times it's the students themselves that do it!! They either are really young (this does not...

  8. Advise for dealing with coworker

    grinnurse replied to Nella's topic in General Nursing

    We must be working at the same hosp or something lol. I can relate to your predicament but instead of one negative person there w/me I have about 3 that are like that and usually, they all get each...

  9. Taking the weight off after nursing school

    grinnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good topic. Graduated in May and told my Mother that once I started working that I would probably loose most of the weight that I had put on pretty quickly. I have been working now for 5 weeks and so...

  10. Why so many quit during first year?

    grinnurse replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of the people who go into nursing and quit shortly after they have been working IMO have looked at nursing w/ rose colored glasses. In nursing school we are taught the correct way to do things...

  11. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

    grinnurse replied to TLC RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Bonus Here. The hospital that I chose to work at has a 5,000$ sign on bonus for new nurses. The $ is paid out every 4 mos ends up being 1,666.66 I think alot of the smaller/rural hospitals might...

  12. Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

    grinnurse replied to porterwoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Best thing that has happened so far this week was that I haven't had to wrestle w/ the antiquated pumps that we have and look like an idiot in front of the patients!! Also, have had a pt the past 2...

  13. New nurse blues

    grinnurse replied to Pleaides's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel your pain and fear!! I am almost at the end of my orientation too (six weeks) and I feel totally incompetent most of the time. I have tried to use the orientation period to view different...

  14. Diabetic teaching & glucometers

    grinnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    How do you as a nurse "realistically" teach diabetes to new dx? I am a new RN and was wondering if I should be doing more in relations to the glucometer. Do ya'll teach the patient about the...

  15. Feeling like I'm a lousy nurse (rant)

    grinnurse replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This sounds like a great idea. I am going to try it when I go back to work on Wednesday. We have puters in the hall where we can chart. Will let you know how it goes for me. I think this is great...

  16. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

    grinnurse replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I definately would not "bribe" anyone or kiss their butts for that matter, what I was saying was that they need to be shown the respect that each and every one of as human beings deserve. What I was...

  17. Need inspiration...did you love your clinicals? Because I don't

    grinnurse replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you are having such a rough go of it right now. The only piece of advice that I can offer came from my second clinical rotation in which the instructor was less than supportive. Get you a big...

  18. PDA's-Are They Worth It?

    grinnurse replied to TypicalFish's topic in First Year After Licensure

    love my PDA-I have an iPaq and there hasn't been one day at work that I haven't used it so far. So, so handy to have in your pocket. Especially for meds..........sure beats searching for a drug book...

  19. Great News!!!!

    grinnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone- Got great news yesterday afternoon. My orientation will get to continue for the full 6 weeks. I am so RELIEVED!!! :) :) :) I hadn't really said anything to the other nurses where I...

  20. Feeling like I'm a lousy nurse (rant)

    grinnurse replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree-WooHoo!! Yeah-I had to do an NG tube once in school on a pt and remembered how bad I was trembling and totally screwed up in front of her. I got to do one again today with another nurse and...

  21. Feeling like I'm a lousy nurse (rant)

    grinnurse replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seren21 I feel the same. I have been on my unit for 3 weeks so far and it does get frustrating at times. I am hard on myself too and I think it comes alot from the "perfect hospital" situations that...

  22. Is 40k/yr reasonable?

    grinnurse replied to barefootlady's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that 40K would be a great starting salary for teachers but I also agree with pp about allowing for cost differences r/t location. I think that it is a good starting salary b/c maybe if they...

  23. I Passed!!!! I Am Now An Rn!!!!!!!

    grinnurse replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONRATULATIONS Christine

  24. Orientation cut to 3 weeks (from other thread)

    grinnurse posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone- Background.........originally my preceptorship/orientation was set to be 6 weeks. Last Thursday, I found out that it was going to be cut to 3 instead. My preceptor found out that it...

  25. Taking the NCLEX in 9.5 hours....(9am on Friday)...any last minute tips?

    grinnurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hope that you did well on the test. Didn't see the post til now, sorry. Hope you don't have to wait until the 5th to see the results. Let us know how you do and try to enjoy the