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  1. Is this a normal work load?

    bubbly replied to AddyRN07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry you have such a hectic patient load, but I admire your stamina and time management skills! I think most new grads would have drowned. Congratulations for sticking through it! How much...

  2. Med Center Housing

    bubbly replied to hunnybaby24's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you go to apartmentratings.com, there is very good info and comments from other people who have lived there. That's the site I went to when I moved to Houston. I heard that the area around the...

  3. Baylor vs TWU

    bubbly replied to alliestar's topic in Texas Nursing

    Like the other posts have mentioned, Baylor hospital doesn't care where their new grads come from as long as they will be an RN. LOL if they only hired Baylor grads, they would definitely face a...

  4. med mistake/question

    bubbly replied to hollyberry678's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not remembering to flush the Dilaudid right away isn't that big of an issue. You shouldn't have used the excuse that you were new. You probably would have been better off saying something like, "Oh!...

  5. Is this a normal work load?

    bubbly replied to AddyRN07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL who are these people telling patients on PCA pumps that they can get additional PRN pain medications for "breakthrough pain" and tell them how often they can get it! I would go crazy with that...

  6. How Long is your New Grad Orientation at your facility?

    bubbly replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am still on orientation for the NICU and I think it's great. 2 weeks of hospital orientation (i.e., going over benefits, learning the computer system, instilling hospital pride, etc., which didn't...

  7. Is this a normal work load?

    bubbly replied to AddyRN07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad, but in the NICU. That seems very busy to me too. I was wondering why some of these patients are not on a PCA, or need their PCA meds increased if they are asking for their PRN pain...

  8. Tips for a neat bed?

    bubbly replied to change07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I do think neatness is important, especially for the parents. I just wanted to let people know that I have seen some really pretty beds, but the rolls are inappropriate for the babies (i.e., too...

  9. Tips for a neat bed?

    bubbly replied to change07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My post about positioning was more aimed to the premies since full term babies can handle positioning a lot better. During my internship, I had a class with a nurse teaching developmentally...

  10. Allnurses Hospital

    bubbly replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    LOL what a cute

  11. What do I tell my kids??

    bubbly replied to GregAnurse2b's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ok, just FYI, boys and girls that age are very sexist LOL. It's just their nature and limited understanding of the world. Like other posts mention, they would think it's odd to see a male teacher or...

  12. OB Rotation is Hell

    bubbly replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a girl and I hated my OB L&D clinical rotation. It was at a community hospital in Texas and ALL of my patients could only speak Spanish, which I could not. I found it completely boring, the...

  13. Moving to Houston area as a new grad

    bubbly replied to beachbum3's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi! I moved to Houston as a new grad because of the great hospitals in that area. The ER is a competitive field and many internships require a minimum 3.0 GPA, so I would recommend doing your best...

  14. Tips for a neat bed?

    bubbly replied to change07's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The neatest beds I have seen are not always the most comfortable for the patients. Sometimes I see "hammock" beds where the patient is just hanging out with there legs and feet out over the rolls....

  15. Shift Patient Care Sheets

    bubbly replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The problem with patient care sheets, or "cheat-sheets" as I call them, is that you need to customize them to your own preference and patient work load. I make mine in microsoft word using the tables...

  16. A little re-assurance HELP!

    bubbly replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (((HUGS))) I think you are feeling like a typical new grad, or at least how I feel during my orientation. Learning everything there is to know about your job and unit puts you in information...

  17. new grad in NICU

    bubbly replied to NurseKaytlin's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In my NICU, new grads had a total of 2 weeks of NICU classes that were taught at the

  18. Stepped down/back

    bubbly replied to cherokeesummer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Awwww you are leaving??!!! I enjoyed relating to another NICU newbie like yourself. Well I hope you are enjoying peds because no job is worth your happiness and wellbeing. I hope peds will help...

  19. Grey's Anatomy poly/rayon scrubs...anyone?

    bubbly replied to bekindtokittens's topic in General Nursing

    I love them too! The only pants I wear now!

  20. torn between 2 job offers--need advice please!

    bubbly replied to BSN06HH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello and congratulations on your job offers! I am a new grad and I took the job #1 you described. I work in a level 3 NICU and I am really glad to be having a 6 month orientation. On the downside,...

  21. How important is the ability to multitask in NS?

    bubbly replied to philosophical's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is very important to multi-task in nursing, especially when you are constantly under time constraints. In nursing school, I started out my first semester with a 1:1 nurse to patient ratio and...

  22. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

    bubbly replied to BerthaRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just fell in love with the grey's anatomy scrubs. They were so soft that I bought enough to wear them every work day. They also have junior sizes which are great for skinny little me!

  23. microbiology prof needs some input

    bubbly replied to jsr's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It sounds like you are doing a great job already! I think your students will really benefit from you taking topics of microbiology that could come up on the NCLEX and be useful information when they...

  24. I LOVE my job

    bubbly replied to snortzmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love my job in the neonatal icu! :) I wish more new interns on this website felt the same way too. So far I am a little more than 1/2 way through my new grad internship (14 weeks done so far). I...

  25. Pressure to take breaks ...

    bubbly replied to Sassybottom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad and my preceptor and other nurses have been know to kick me out of the room and finish anything I have left to do on my patient just to give me a break since I can be slow too. :) It...