LadyLeopard

Family members repeatedly asking "where is the doctor" or "why hasn't the doctor been here yet"... please stop. If I tell you I have paged the doctor, then I have paged the doctor. She will come when she is available. Your loved one is not in distress. Trust me, I can tell. He's breathing fine and trying to sleep, but he can't do that because you keep yelling at me about things I have no control over. I do not know where the doctor is or why she hasn't called back or come to see you. She has other patients, and she's not even assigned to our floor. She ended up with your case because the ER rotates admissions to all hospitalists currently working in the hospital. Also, you've literally been here less than six hours. She has twenty-four hours to make her initial visit after your admission unless there's a life-threatening emergency. Please trust me when I say I can tell when someone is really in trouble. If I feel like interventions are needed right now, I will call for a rapid response. If your loved one stops breathing, I will call a code blue. I'm sorry you're angry, but the doctor and I are just trying to take care of our patients, and we will see the sickest of them first. P.S. Namedropping other physicians will not help you. Even if said physician were to come yell at us, nothing would change. He's not your loved one's doctor.

I use a Littman Classic III, and it's a very good stethoscope. They can be a bit pricey though (mine was a gift). In school I used the Classic II, which is also a good choice. Either of those would be fine for school. The cardiology scope is good but might be overkill.

I took the NCLEX-RN on a Thursday and didn't bother with the quick results. I just started looking myself up on my state's license verification search. I had a license number before 0600 on that Saturday.

Shoes are so incredibly personal it's hard to give advice other than to try as many brands and styles as it takes until you find the right one. Personally I like Easy Spirit, but I have a coworker who swears by Converse.

I wear a white jacket because we can wear either a white or royal blue jacket, and I don't like a royal blue jacket with my royal blue scrubs.

My nursing school stethoscope was a Littman Classic II, which now resides in my desk drawer but should probably be moved to my work locker for a day that I forget my new one at home. The new one is a Classic III that I received as a gift. Both are great but they can be expensive, so choose wisely!

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Now. I was a December grad and my first interviews were in September. However, I don't advise locking yourself into "I don't want to start until September." It's so easy for us to get rusty! Plus a lot of facilities will hire graduate nurses (mine hired me at the pay rate for RNs before I took my exam).

I went to high school with a David Daves (who went by Dave) and a Russell Brown... who went by Rusty.

I wear a Citizen Eco-drive that doesn't tick, which is my everyday watch (not just for work). They can be pricey, but we bought mine at JCPenney on sale. My emergency backup is a cheap Timex from Wal-mart.

"Tomorrow is a new day" and some mild venting. If that doesn't work, ice cream.