Nurse326

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1. ED RN with high blood pressure

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Stress 101

   Adrenal fatigue definitely sounds like what I'm going through most days. I'll definitely look into the Ketogenic diet, thanks!

2. ED RN with high blood pressure

   Nurse326 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi All, Not seeking any medical advice, am just curious to know how many of you might also be dealing with HTN. I have noticed in the last few years (from the start of nursing school) my blood pressure has been regularly high (140s systolics, 90-100 ...

3. Where do you keep your trauma shears?

   Nurse326 posted a topic in General Nursing

   A bit of a silly question, but where do you keep your trauma shears? The pockets in my scrub tops are typically so full that I can't put anything else in there. Most of the scrub pants I own only have one leg pocket (which is where I put my nurses' c...

4. New nurse: I get no respect

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

   Yes, and thank you. For the interest of not flooding this thread with the same idea I've been trying to reiterate, I won't be responding to posts with those same assumptions anymore. Although yes, the new nurse is sometimes to blame for the lack of ...

5. 32 years old and ready to switch my career to become a nurse! Am I too old?

   Nurse326 replied to Kaytee12's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had a classmate who's mom (55 yo) decided to go back to school to become a nurse once all her kids graduated from college. A nurse at the hospital I precepted at said she precepted a nursing student who was 60 years old. It is never too late! :)

6. New nurse: I get no respect

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

   Okay, maybe I went a little overboard with that remark, and if I've offended anyone I apologize. And no, that is not how I typically respond to colleagues or anyone for that matter. Perhaps the poster telling me to "shut my mouth" about something I ...

7. New nurse: I get no respect

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

   Which other posts? I'm going through them and am seriously trying to understand what you're talking about. I have made all of 18 posts since joining AllNurses and none of them pertain to snark/disagreement. I am generally pleasant. One snippy post d...

8. New nurse: I get no respect

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

   I'm not sure what about it was nasty. Perhaps me venting my frustration with someone who completely misinterpreted my post came off as nasty to you.

9. New nurse: I get no respect

   Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

   I don't have a problem with getting supplies. I have a problem with tone. There is a difference between "Could you get the supplies?" VS "Get me the supplies!". As I've said repeatedly, I am not the whiny new grad seeking validity and admiration. ...

10. ER Orientation

    Nurse326 replied to chelsea554's topic in Emergency

    Your hospital sounds similar to mine. My new grad RN program allows for 12 weeks of orientation in the ER. One day of classroom time and two 12-hr shifts every week.

11. New nurse: I get no respect

    Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    To reiterate the type of 'respect' I am talking about-- I'm not talking about seeking admiration, approval, or even validity as a nurse (I mean come on, I know I'm brand new-- I'd be kidding myself). I'm talking about BASIC human respect. The kind y...

12. New nurse: I get no respect

    Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    Like another poster said, I do believe everyone deserves a baseline amount of respect. Thick skin or not, I don't think it ever helps anyone when someone shakes their head and roll their eyes at you because you don't know something. I'm not asking to...

13. New nurse: I get no respect

    Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    The preceptor issue is definitely something I am working on with management. There's someone I want to work with who is amazing; we just have to work out scheduling conflicts. As the rest of you have said, I agree that having one preceptor is what wi...

14. San Francisco Job Market

    Nurse326 replied to morningland's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying it's not possible, but finding a nursing job in SF while also factoring in the cost of living will be difficult. Like another poster said, a 1-br in SF runs around $4k/month. A 1-br apartment in Oakland (20 min away from SF) runs arou...

15. New nurse: I get no respect

    Nurse326 replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    @beenthere,donethat , I agree. Which is why I don't plan on talking it out just yet. I haven't received any formal feedback from my preceptors because management haven't found me a permanent preceptor yet (which is another issue I won't talk about no...