Jaellys

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 hospital on med surg. I’m overwhelmed by finding who to ...

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 hospital is larger and takes a bit more higher acuity pat...

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 used to which is good I guess. They said it would be on...

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 schedule.

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 mechanism for those crazy and draining nights. Definitely ha...

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

A meeting for a sentinel event?

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 true?

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 my family members work there (not as nurses but ei...

I graduated almost two years ago and have been working in a very busy rehab facility and at a busy clinic as a RN. I will now be working at a hospital on the med/surg unit with 10 weeks of orientation on nights. Does anyone have any tips for me with ...

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 some night shifts. It is becoming really hard to b...

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 it.

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 floor to a patient, what do you do if you are tryi...

That makes sense, thank you so much!

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 review for this? Is it necessary to go to the doc and...

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 for extra shifts due to school. Would it be in my...

I always knew that phenergan should be given cautiously due to the possible complications when giving iv push. I gave a young 40 something year old patient 25mg phenergan diluted in 10 ml normal saline in his peripheral iv in his forearm. He also had...

I got my schedule and I work 5 nights in a row, then 5 nights off, and it repeats. Kind of discouraged about the working 5 nights in a row, wondering if Im going to burn out? (8 hour shifts).

Thanks for the replies guys. I still want to know, though. When do symptoms usually arise after giving phenergan iv push if they do? He was fine all shift (5 hours after). No burning or anything. In the clear? The reason I ask is because I was told I...

I will be working 8's. This unit and night shift is pretty taxing and I'm afraid I'm going to burn out with this schedule, but hoping the 5 days off will be rejuvenating. Considering decreasing my hours in 6 months to a year because I am also going t...

I've been told that most nurses do 3 12's in a week. Plus the night shift makes it that much harder I think to do the 5 8's in a row.

I feel so horrible at my new job. I am very fortunate to have gotten hired at this hospital I really love the facility and coworkers but I don't feel I am cut out for this no matter how hard I try. My background is 1 year of home health. I am on ori...

I graduated almost two years ago and have been working in a very busy rehab facility and at a busy clinic as a RN. I will now be working at a hospital on the med/surg unit with 10 weeks of orientation on nights. Does anyone have any tips for me with ...

I have a hospital interview with the nurse manager on Monday.. I have been practicing. It's supposed to be an hour long. How many can I expect on average? I know there's no way to know for sure. Thank you. also is it weird that I didn't have a phone ...

Just trying to up my chances for this specific dream hospital.. I got an interview recently for a hospital 2 hours away. But this certain hospital that I did my clinicals at and the hospital Ive always wanted to work at since before becoming a nurse ...