lhall92

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1. Mental health patients and smoking

   lhall92 posted a topic in Emergency

   In my ER, we see mental health patients just about daily and a fair amount of them smoke cigarettes. At some point during their stay, the question of stepping outside to smoke comes up. As a...

2. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

   I did not go back to ask. I was given a letter saying that I had a hard time making a difference between EMS and RN. I discussed these challenges with my new boss and she was very acceptive of my...

3. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

   Lessons and experiences have been learned from all of this. I can understand 15-16 weeks for a new grad going onto the med/surg floor but for ICU? I personally feel like I was shorted. I felt like I...

4. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

   The director wanted to increase my hours for the last month to 80 ppp from 72 because I had not taken care of a patient with drips or something requiring very close attention to as the patient census...

5. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

   Previous evaluations were very good. Each preceptor had their own take on what I could improve on and what my strengths were but each on (except for the last one) saw improvement and progression every...

6. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

   You are correct in that being an AEMT in nothing like being in a ICU. My challenges were getting medications in on time, documenting assessments in the computer faster, discharging patients in a...

7. Lost my new grad job 3 months in

   lhall92 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just graduated with my BSN in May and was able to get a job at the local hospital in the ICU. I was beyond stoked since very few, if any, new grads get into that right off. With 5 years of EMS work...