Jaellys

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1. Feeling like a new grad all over again. Stick it out?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   I switched from small hospital to huge hospital. I’ve only been training for a week and am finding myself overwhelmed. I even have asked help for certain drips that I’ve never given at my small...

2. Nervous about switching to new hospital. Any tips?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   I’m moving and so I applied for a large hospital a couple hours away and got the job. its a meg surg unit but I’ve been told it will be more fast paced than my current med surg unit, since the...

3. Anyone every work 24 hours a week? (2 12s) is it doable?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   For work life balance, is it doable? The 2 12s is what is worrying me. I work 8s and 12s now but am picking up a new

4. How much have you changed?

   Jaellys replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   Nightnerd, you nailed it! Though I have stopped watching medical shows because I just can’t stand how out of touch with reality they are. Developing a dark sense of humor has been my coping...

5. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

   Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I think to help me get accustomed to the unit and the orders etc. does this seem

6. Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

   Jaellys posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Two weeks of floor training for a nurse with two years of med surg experience. This will be for a med surg floor. I’ve been told it’s busier on this floor but the patient ratio is lower than I’m...

7. What is a sentinel event?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   A meeting for a sentinel

8. Does working at a small hospital make me less of a nurse?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was told that working in a small, 30 bed hospital as a med surg nurse makes me less of a nurse than one who works in a large hospital. Is this

9. Switching from small hospital to large trauma center?

   Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi guys, I have been working at a very small hospital (68 beds) for the past 1.5 years, and I have always wanted to work at the large, 680+ bed hospital that I did all of my clinicals in. A couple of...

10. Want to reduce my FTE from 0.9 to 0.6. Is it too soon to ask?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work in a large teaching hospital and I really love it. I have been here since November. I am in a BSN program where I attend class one day per week and do the rest online. I work evening shift and...

11. (Short) feeling terrible. New nurse. Made such a dumb mistake.

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Basically I called wrong doc during the night and got an order from them, they weren't supposed to be taking call until 7 am. I am still feeling so bad about

12. What would you do in this situation? (Short)

    Jaellys replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    That makes sense, thank you so

13. What would you do in this situation? (Short)

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking hypothetically about this since I have been studying and brushing up on med/surg nursing books. I am a new hospital rn. since it's only a matter of time before I administer blood on the...

14. I called in sick within my 90 day probation period

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel so bad. I came down with a horrible stomach bug, violently vomiting and had diarrhea. I could not possibly work like that. Is it likely that I will be fired or get a bad review in my 90 day...

15. Is it expected for new FT RNs to pick up extra shifts?

    Jaellys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I also attend an RN-BSN program at a local University. Its becoming a lot for me. I feel like a lot of the newbies at my work are working so much overtime because they want to, but I am not signing up...