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:smackingf oof dah! the worst mistake of my life was moving out of wi down here to land of the "show me state". now my daughter is in high school and won't leave her friends to move back. snow or not, i'm wi bound in 3 years. i loved madison. university is hard working but good learning place. pay is good. anyways, i lived in racine, and i wouldn't return there! i'd move to madison in a heartbeat! :heartbeat oh, and visit wisconsin dells for me. geesh i loved that place! i always camped at sherwood forest!

quit your whining. do you realize how many thousands of nurses before you have suffered illness and still sucked it up to go to school and graduate! all of us have, and many more will. i gave birth right before my june finals, went back 3 days later, took early finals with instructor's approval, passed and was able to spend the summer home with baby. started clinicals at end of august, did care plans while rocking crying infant on lap. i passed with flying colors... this infant is now a 14 year old beauty, an angelina jolie look alike, so now i have my eyes and ears to her activities to keep the boys at bay! and still do studying to keep ceu's up to date! it never ends! go ahead, call in sick, missing 1 to 3 days per year is ok. you won't get slam dunked for it, unless your a habitual school skipper, and it sounds like your not, so you won't get kicked out.

have you ever worked in an assembly line in some factory or know someone who does/did? working in a clinic will be just like that, every 5 minutes, open the door, call pt's name, show room, give paper gown, write down complaints, close door to exam room, and point dumb doctor to correc exam room to go to next. then repeat.:uhoh21: then repeat :uhoh21: then repeat :uhoh21: ........... gawd............. i hated it. i actually did this for a break from my icu job. i knew every hole in the ceiling tiles, every scuff mark on the floor and which bp cuff worked best. i lasted 3 months, the mandatory time made by this hospital/clinic facility i worked at, before i could go back to icu. i knelt down on the icu nursing station floor and praised god that i was "home". :rotfl:

don't do what others do. be a proud nurse, and follow the controlled substance guidelines of the facility. especially being a traveler, you need to show your stuff, and hopefully others will follow by example. take it from this traveler, narcing will only come back and slap you in the face. this poor practice at this facility will eventually cause them a sentinal event, then the floors under these sloppy nurse's feet will open up and all hell will break loose. and when the director's all scroll back in the pyxis or med dispensing devices, they will see your clean as a whistle, and their staff sucks! lol

:uhoh21: The RN who administers any IV med, is that patient's last line of defence! Remember the motto, "If in doubt, check it out." The court's will slam you hard if you harm any patient, even if the Nurse Manager told you it was "ok". YOU GAVE THE MED, NOT THE MANAGER.

Sorry to burst the bubble of those who carry the ever-present roll of tape visable on stethoscope or hemostat attached to your uniform. This is now a JACHO violation. Soon they will also take away our scissors, stethoscope too, unless we can prove we've done the antibacterial wash on our items between pt.'s. AND WE KNOW WE DON"T use this wash on our stethoscope, because it's drying to the plastic tubing, and will eventually cracks will appear on it. I've actually had one of my fav's stethoscope tubing split wide open and not covered by manufacture due to what they called "abuse due to antibacterial and alcohol wipes". Think about this when you spend a good $90.00 plus for your cardiac steth's people.

The only thing that kills a nurse while giving chemo is if that nurse opens the iv bag and drinks the stuff, and then not only 1L bag, but many. COME ON! where do these rumors start! chemo administration is safe, even safer when those administering it have been through a chemotherapy certified class training, follow protocal/policy/procedures of administration. Why is it the rumors are of nurse death? The nurses don't mix it, a pharmacist does. you'd think pharmacist would croak first! LOL LOL LOL

Your instructor's nursing license is at risk due to this other student's disregard for the rules. In the state I went to school, yes, the student's practice under the license of the instructor! Your instructor needs to know, I agree, but you will be known as narc, tattle-tale and other student's won't trust you or keep you in the fold. You need your fellow student's for moral support in nursing school, you can't do it alone. My suggestion is to type an anonymous note, telling her of this student's actions of being on the floor without her knowledge, slide it under her door without being caught. I don't agree with confronting this student about telling on herself, she'll hate you and spread rumors, and make your student life miserable. so be aware. And... as for this floor nurse who allowed her to be there to help out with the admit, she is out of line also! Perhaps she wasn't aware that this student was there without representation, and in that aspect, this floor RN also had her license in jeopardy! So definately, the instructor needs to be alerted to this student's actions.

Hello! I am new to this site, but your post caught my eye! I know exactly what your going through! When the rehabilitation unit I was working decided to close due to medicare cuts, i was forced to work in another area of the hospital. When I went to HR, there were few choices left (back then there were too many nurses and not enough jobs... imagine that LOL). I was offered NICU or CCU/CVICU. Well, I was terrified of babies........ so off to CVICU I went. On my first day, I let every RN within hearing distance know I was scared but willing to learn. Not only did they come to my rescue, by showing me around, introducing tools for getting to know the new med's i'd have to learn, but they went as far as fighting over me. I know now, as a experience CVICU RN (11 years now) that it was because I would be doing most of their work while they "supervised me", LOL. So my advice is to RELAX, and let those nurses know your situation, be open to learning, and be eager to soak it all in. You'll have alot easier time of it, if you will. Good Luck!

As a new GN, upon entering the hospital, you should have been assigned to an experienced RN (preceptor.) You should have been velcro'd to her/his hip immediately to learn this new unit. Both working the same shifts/dates preferably, for continuity of learning. This should have been assigned by the NM/DON, and it seems this person who is the NM needs a kick in the pants for allowing a valuable new nurse to fall through the cracks! NO, not all nurses "eat their young". Granted, there are alot of nurses out there who are grumpy and uninterested in training a new RN, but that's not because she/he doesn't want to, it's pure nurse burnout. There are alot of nurses, like me, who love to welcome new RN's, because I know you will help lighten my load, lower my staffing problems and bring fresh air/new ideas to the unit. I hope you hook up with a nurse who will appreciate you. Don't always generalize about nurses appetites of eating our young....we are all different. Take time to know us experienced nurses, we have alot to offer. You'll attract more bee's with honey than vinegar. If all else fails, and you don't seem to get attention of your learning needs, don't hesitate to leave that place. There are so many jobs for you out there, and maybe another hospital will make you feel more welcome. Good Luck!