Nurse acewa

Nurse acewa has 1 years experience.

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1. Quitting The Nursing Program

   Nurse acewa replied to alayzhial's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Nursing is not the only career out there. Go with your gut and focus on your strengths because not everyone is good at nursing and lives are at stake. It is a high stakes profession and should not be...

2. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   Nurse acewa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   RunBaby: So true what you are saying. "I think really having the responsibilities that go with nursing for the first time can be shocking, and having to think on your feet when so much is new is...

3. One nurse for three busy providers. This can't be safe, right?

   Nurse acewa replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   "Don't underestimate the impact of the continued stress." Listen to this piece of advise before you end up physically and emotionally

4. One nurse for three busy providers. This can't be safe, right?

   Nurse acewa replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   This is not good for the patients or nurses. All the pt meds are in the computer so you do not have to rewrite the list of meds on a paper chart right? We still use paper

5. Single Dosage Calc. Question! Please Help!

   Nurse acewa replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in General Students

   Smf0903 your answer knocked it out of the

6. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   Nurse acewa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   There are other areas in nursing where you will shine and feel competent. Caring for more than five patients is daunting to say the least and I am wondering if you felt all alone without much of any...

7. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   Nurse acewa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Amen sister, things will get better with determination and practice and you have proven that. Thank you for sharing this is good stuff that helps all new nurses and those transitioning to new

8. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   Nurse acewa replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   So inspiring, beautiful and well written from experience. Thank you for encouraging so many and showing us that we can do nursing if we just do not ever give up! You are so

9. Never Say the Q Word

   Nurse acewa replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   I don't believe in superstition but my grandmother used to throw a pinch of salt behind her back to ward of stuff. I don't believe in being punitive but instead try to treat people the way I would...

10. Nursing vs. Teaching for Major

    Nurse acewa replied to MsSaveThePlanet's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you everyone for all of your feedback on this issue. To understand the pros and cons of both careers is not easy and you have made it much more clear. I would not be able to tolerate all of the...

11. New Grad Home Health Possible or Impending Doom?

    Nurse acewa replied to Vulpes vulpes's topic in Home Health

    As a new grad you would benefit greatly with some kind of support. You need that support more than you even know right now. Do what Silver said above. "You may feel alone but you are not. You have a...

12. Correctional Nursing Pros/Con and Environment

    Nurse acewa replied to nick7331's topic in Correctional

    What do you mean? "you only have 13 weeks and you can move

13. One nurse for three busy providers. This can't be safe, right?

    Nurse acewa replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Bronze4- Did you not know before you went to work what the pace would be? I think that this is abusive of your time and talents and you should look for another job pronto. Not all clinics are run so...

14. Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Nurse acewa replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Very

15. Nurses Notes: Guidelines On What Not To Chart

    Nurse acewa replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you, Commuter; for excellent and timely advice and a reminder. I work as an intake nurse and do the initial assessment, then hand off the patient to an NP or MD. Many times the Pt. will c/o...