WanderingNurse45

WanderingNurse45 has 7+ years experience and specializes in Emergency and Neonate.

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1. NICU Blog?

   WanderingNurse45 replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   i am a neonate nurse. recently, i've been practicing neonate nursing in level I or level II (depends on the country) neonatal units. Though I don't know if i could share here our guidelines and...

2. Is it OK to include a photo with resume or CV?

   WanderingNurse45 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   at first i disagree with Nurse Beth then this photo situation happened to me. For some reason, i landed on some e-mails regarding my application and i almost didn't got the position because " He looks...

3. How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

   WanderingNurse45 replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   everywhere you go, there will be someone who will be like that- melodramatic. What I observed is this usually originate innately from nurses or from the workplace itself. Some nurses are born this way...

4. What are your views on male nurses

   WanderingNurse45 replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

   to be honest, i joined nursing because of large amount of women in the class. Big mistake. Expectation was totally different from reality. I stayed being a nurse because I want to save

5. Do you think I did something wrong here? Advice?

   WanderingNurse45 replied to ellebee87's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   moral lesson of the story: 1. ) If you are involved in a situation that is "under investigation", do not disclose anything. If there is no "gag order", assume their is a "gag order". When you start...

6. 10 Survival Tips for the Highly Sensitive Nurse

   WanderingNurse45 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

   more than 50% of the nurses are over stimulated. It depends on the workplace. Apparently, each country has their own way of working. Apparently, each bracket in the organization has their own way of...

7. What to do after a rough shift?

   WanderingNurse45 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

   fun with the girls? hehe that would be fun. for me, after a rough day and tomorrow is a day off, i take a shower, put my clothes i am willing to ruin or lose and go out in the city and have a night I...

8. Frustrated and Unsure

   WanderingNurse45 replied to ajlamb's topic in General Nursing

   hehe. I took Nursing because of the number of women- terrible idea. Anyway, feeling of helplessness is very common and it really have a huge negative impact to anyone who is used to control things....

9. Nurses are not in high demand!

   WanderingNurse45 replied to VAMPRISS1973's topic in General Nursing

   Great people had help also. Musicians like Mozart and Beethoven didn't became famous by themselves. They had rich patrons who help them. People like Einstein didn't became famous scientist by...

10. 10 Survival Tips for the Highly Sensitive Nurse

    WanderingNurse45 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    Hah! Happy to say I am not a HSP (at least not as much c",) ) Just a friendly tip to everyone who are HSP: Try to keep it to your self. I am not saying suppress it. I am saying that if you are...

11. Nurses are not in high demand!

    WanderingNurse45 replied to VAMPRISS1973's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you have to start somewhere as a nurse. All of us here started as a rookie. Something newcomers take for granted are the skills you get from their workplace. If you found a place where...

12. Peds is NOT easy!

    WanderingNurse45 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    I hate Peds but here I am now..LOL. If only people knew how hard to insert cannula to 1 month to 9 months? I mean inserting to newborns is much easier because their veins are

13. What do you love and hate about NICU?

    WanderingNurse45 replied to sommeil's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hehe. and it never gets

14. What do you love and hate about NICU?

    WanderingNurse45 replied to sommeil's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    what I love about NICU is hearing the cry of a newborn baby. It's like the sound of life. what i hate about NICU is hearing no cry from a newborn baby (but breathing). It means