I have been in touch with Aureus staffing ever since I graduated almost a year, letting them know how my experience was going (I have been in Ortho/MegSurge for the past two years, one as a nurse tech...
blackberry74 replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing
it has been my first day at work as a solo nurse myself Christmas day, which wasn't bad, but the day after was horrible. All the surgeries had been on hold for the Christmas weekend and so Tuesday was...
I find it helpful. I actually find the patient is the complete opposite or there is something much deeper going on that "patient is an oddball'. Sometimes they are characters like me
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It was a great first day. It was like putting on my clinical hat and doing in-depth patient assessments in school all over again :) We have switched from McKesson to Cerner so I need to go to...
Hello Allnurses! Today is the day I have been working towards for a very long time. I graduated in May, took my NCLEX August 23rd, got my license in the mail and my hospital offered me an RN position....
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I would rather Sweetie and Honey than the alternative of that spectrum. but seriously, I am a northerner in the South, and it happens a lot. I guess after a while it just becomes the
blackberry74 replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing
I served the US Army from 92-94 as a turbine generator mechanic. Didn't become a medical professional until recently. I adore my fellow veterans and easily relate to them when I have them as patients....
Good for you! I started college courses back in 2012 at 36 years old and was paying cash for them as I worked my way out of retail and into healthcare. I got a job as a CNA, and continued plugging...
Hello everyone! I wanted to share my excitement in my new job! I am a new Nurse Tech I at the local city hospital, 7p-7a, a limit of 24 hours a week because I am still a student. I've been a CNA for...
My two cents? I'm still a fledgling student nurse tech, but I have had plenty of salty (and sweet, for that matter) men and women patients. I prefer the patients who can ambulate. This thread is a...