loshie08

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1. Woes of a green (overwhelmed, possibly disillusioned) med-surg nurse

   loshie08 replied to loshie08's topic in Med-Surg

   Thanks for the encouragement! My new paper brain is helpful. I'm currently in the middle of two weeks of m/w/f but once these are over I think I will be okay again. My four days in a row after this post were pretty good.... It's odd, it's always eith...

2. Attention med/surg/floor nurses

   loshie08 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Also, significant others very often never leave and constantly ask for cokes/linens/etc. so I'm thinking it's not just parents of babies that never leave.

3. Attention med/surg/floor nurses

   loshie08 replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't worked in a pediatric setting besides for clinicals so I can't really compare, but I have to say some family members are SO annoying! It seems like Pt's act out way more with family around, and then there's your family who don't understand...

4. Woes of a green (overwhelmed, possibly disillusioned) med-surg nurse

   loshie08 replied to loshie08's topic in Med-Surg

   Our CNAs (techs, whatever) do vitals 3xa shift, blood sugars 3x, try to get baths, and mainly assist with toilet trips/changes and "fetching" (I need a coke/sprite/etc). There are some that rock, but some are difficult... Use their personal phones, s...

5. Woes of a green (overwhelmed, possibly disillusioned) med-surg nurse

   loshie08 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   My name is Ansley - I've known I wanted to be a nurse since I was 10, and I've always known that med-surg would never be my "home" in the field of nursing. (I'd like to go back to school and get a master's at some point, I love the ICU and the NICU. ...