nursy1 BSN, RN

I've been a nurse for about 4 years now but this is my first real floor nursing job. I am 4 weeks into precepting on a MedSurg floor and I'm just wondering... Why is it that preceptors generally tend to be negative towards nurses they are teachi...

It will all be okay & the right job will come along. Right now consider the fact that you are in a better position than someone without employment. I too felt that I was in a position that was making me lose my nursing skills. I worked in a lo...

I too work on a busy med-surg floor and the number of calls sounds about right on a "normal busy" day... Luckily my floor has not started using what we call "BAT Phones" in my facilty, but we will soon. We have old school pagers & they have a 2 ...

So I am at the point now that I almost wish I never went into nursing. I will start with the fact that I had a fairly successful career in finance... but really disliked what I did. I decided to put everything on the line & go back to school fo...

Just an update on a very old post... but a very happy update. I think I was definitely way to oversensitive & critical of myself during my orientation/precepting process... I Have now been on my own for a few months & things are much better...

I appreciate everyones feedback & it has helped me a lot.. Just wanted to give a quick update... I went back to work after this and did talk quickly with my preceptor & apologized & let her know that I thought there might be a miscommun...

Wishing you some time to reflect, to summon the inner strength to approach your work in terms of what *you* are contributing each day, instead of focusing on what is *happening to you*. That is exactly what I am trying to do... I need to stop intern...

Thank you for the advice on what to say, I was actually going to post on here and ask for some advice. Obviously saying "im sorry I made you angry" is not what I want to say & not what I really mean, I just want her to understand that I didn't ...

I know my post comes across as someone with an attitude, I had an attitude when I wrote it. I was upset & needed to get it off my chest, thought this would be a much better forum than bringing it to work. Good opportunity to get some feedback &...

Just so everyone knows, I fully intend on speaking with my preceptor next time we work together & apologizing for making her angry with me.. Not in those words... I need to think carefully how to word it not to come off insincere, which is how I ...

The only thing that I am doing my way is my to do list... It is a version of hers, but I changed it so I have more detail- it goes on top of my brain sheet for each pt (which is her version). I have more detail.. On mine I have paper laid out landsc...

Right now I am thinking I agree with you... I am actually getting ready to post my own rant... while not every single nurse is like that, there seem to be enough of them, at least from what I have seen, that it is easy to come to that conclusion.... ...

Your preceptorship probably won't count as experience for OB, you will probably have to wait until you already build some experience in a hospital and then try to get transferred to get into OB... Sometimes you might luck out and get there as part of...

Okay, several simple questions (I hope) 1. Pen suggestions, I have a ton, but im looking for something that might not leak onto my white scrub top.... if no suggestinos on that, then straight up pen suggestions. 2. How do you organize the flow of yo...

Thank you for the feedback and advice. I actually already planned on getting a gift for her, she spent a lot of time working with me and I want to show my appreciation. We don't necessarily have a bad relationship at all. I have been looking forw...

Thank you! Sincerely! I appreciate your comment from the bottom of my heart! I understand now that the term is offensive, but being attacked by some (not all) for using it was kind of shocking to me. But people are free to their opinion. And it giv...

Maybe my terms I used here sounded like shade throwing, I really hope it wasn't received like that, I was trying to express that I see both sides of the situation. I never said she is stressed per se, just that I understand this must be hard for her...

Next time try some hot sauce, like wings, dip in ranch!

my hospital has everyone do check offs on almost everything, we first have a boring class, then we insert the foley/IV/change central line dressing, etc. Each institution will have their own specific equipment & policies, so just do the classes....

So if you don't like them, don't comment, you do realize that the more people comment, the more "popular" the thread becomes, which leads to more people seeing the title, and then commenting, and then its more popular than earlier... actually this is...

That is scary, I think in some ways that is what worries me, I worried at times my preceptor was not watching behind me enough (possibly she has and I am not aware of it). She seemed too focused on the tasks (I mean computer tasks, not real things I...

It sounds to me like you were too precise in your interview.. It stinks because it sounds like a really tricky situation, these poor people probably all truly believe that they are certified. As you stated they all gasped & responded that they w...

Promise, I didn't know... Yes I have been a member, actually I thought I was a member for longer than that. I have utilized this site since 2010, but only by doing searches for information I was looking for. I do not have the time to keep up with th...

Thank you... I truly had NO IDEA I would cause such a stir... I thought maybe I would get maybe a post or 2 from someone who has been a preceptor and from someone who has been the newby on the floor... Well, learning experience for sure... at least ...

Thank you so much for your valuable input... I am so glad that I have not suffered any broken bones as that is the risk I take every day when I walk out my door. Seriously, that is a horrible situation, but that does not in any way compare to what I...