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    I like Med/Sug-Isthat wierd?

    christvs replied to JustJen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new grad RN & I've been working in med/surg for 10 weeks now & I honestly really love it! :) It's never boring & I'm always thinking & trying to prioritize-what's not to like? I...
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    You are probably a med-surg nurse if.....

    christvs replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    How true! I'm a med-surg RN & every day this week so far I've discharged 1-2 patients as soon as my shift started & then picked up 1-2 more in addition to my other patients too! It seems to be...
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    Just need to vent (long)

    christvs replied to Kristiern1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congrats on your new job in the ER! As for that other job-it is totally their loss! Good luck with your boards & your new job! :)
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    How would you have handled this?

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

    Hi! I don't blame you one bit for leaving-I'm a new RN too & I would have done exactly what you did. Your ex-co workers sound incredibly immature & petty. Who would want to work with them?...
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    help! to follow my heart or not???

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

    I agree with the others here. Take that job since it's what you want to do, plus the pay & hours are great! Sounds awesome to me! :)
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    I am so proud of myself!

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just finished my 9th week as an RN in orienation (3 more weeks to go!) & I had the busiest evening on 3-11 PM last night & I had to write all about it here of course. :) It was wild, but for...
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    I am so proud of myself!

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

    Hi Tweety! Thanks for the advice. I was trying to let him know that I wasn't ignoring him & pointed out my other patients so he would understand what I was doing cuz he would sit there & watch...
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    Other uses for BSN?

    christvs replied to Queen2u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you are going to pass NCLEX the next time you take it. Why do I think this when I don't even know you? Because you obviously care enough about nursing to be on this web site asking for help...
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    Tech to Nurse

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

    Hi Jen! I have the same problem exactly! I'm a new RN too & was a CNA for 3 years before this, & I also try to do every single little thing for every patient of mine instead of leaving...
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    Arnold Schwartzneiger says "We need to create more nurses"

    christvs replied to Nathalie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok-that made me crack up! :rotfl: I can just see him saying that too. I know what he meant, but he really needs to work on his language
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    Are nursing students allowed to give IV push meds?

    christvs replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it depends on where you live. I live in Mass & when I was a nursing student (graduated in May!) I could give IV pushes, but that was cuz I was an RN student. The LPNs & LPN...
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    Orientation Over

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

    Hi! That's awesome you're done with orientation. I am on week 9 of mine-so 3 more weeks to go after this one! I feel like I'm on my own most of the time though. I definitely feel a lot more confident...
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    Does anyone here love their job?

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

    Hi! I've been an RN for only 2 months now & I'm still on orientation in my med/surg unit....but I really do like my job. Sure I get scared & stressed out & still feel weird to be a nurse...
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    No More Bedside Nursing, I Quit!

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

    I'm sorry you've had bad experiences in nursing. I'm a new RN (graduated in May) & I've been working for 2 months in a med/surg/tele floor in Worcester, MA. This is my 8th week of orientation...
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    are there any nursing students from Becker College in MA?

    christvs replied to class2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you scared because it's your first exam? That's a totally normal feeling to have. You're in your first year, right? It sounds like you're studying the right way since you've been reading in your...
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    Groped on the job...

    christvs replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Tony, I think you did the right thing by reporting him. And I would be just as angry as you if another person touched me inappropriately, regardless of gender.
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    Had a huge scare at work today-blood...

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an RN for 8 weeks now & today was by far the worst day for me. I was disconnecting a patient's IV line that was going to her morphine PCA pump from her IVF line & to make a loooooong...
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    Ok, I'm going for it... AGAIN!

    christvs replied to Mommy2Maddy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck! You can do it!
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    Book suggestions

    christvs replied to JentheRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jen, I just bought "Training Wheels for Nurses" -very good! :)
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    are there any nursing students from Becker College in MA?

    christvs replied to class2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello! I'm at the Memorial Campus & I really like it. I've been orienting for the past 7 weeks on days now-having 6 pts. on days is a bit nutty at times, but i'm getting used to it now. :) In one...
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    I lost my clipboard full of nursing notes today! :(

    christvs posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh my! I'm on week 7 of my RN orientation, & today was the first day I had 6 patients. It was nutty-one patient was going to the OR, another to the cath lab, and two more to CT. So I'm trying to...
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    I lost my clipboard full of nursing notes today! :(

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

    Yes! I definitely want to stay with this preceptor-she is really awesome. :) And I am only using legal abbreviations in my charting-I am doing everything "by the book." :) I know, it is crazy when...
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    Money!

    christvs replied to jaylynn67's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new RN in Mass & our starting pay (was just increased thanks to our union) is $23.50/hour on the day shift, plus $2 more per hour on 3-11 PM (my shift) and $1 more per hour on
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    are there any nursing students from Becker College in MA?

    christvs replied to class2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I didn't go to Becker but I did just graduate in May 2005 from Fitchburg State! And now I'm working as a new RN at UMASS-Memorial Hospital, Memorial Campus. I work with some nurses who went to...
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    I lost my clipboard full of nursing notes today! :(

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

    One example of a tip I got today was as soon as I got report from the night shift nurses, to then look at my patients' med sheets right away & if they had 8 AM meds to give for example, to write...