Oh girl, can I relate . I'm an older (48 y/o) and have only been in nursing 3 years. My first year was medical. I actually liked it, I was learning and I worked with some really nice people. But I...
OK, here is a very honest reply. I will not tell you rather this is for you or not but I will give you something to think about. In this last year, I had to leave work for foot surgery...was out...
Hi dphrn. I start Nov 8th, a start date we agreed upon so that I would not have to reschedule doctors appts I had prior to accepting the position. I would love to keep you posted of how it goes. In...
I just left a small hospital b/c they continue to find money for directors, keep inventing new positions for their family members (in magmt positions, of course), and this last year, made supervisor...
Dear dphrn, I want to thank you for all of your responses,they have been very honest and helpful. You asked to me let you know my decision. Here it is. I am accepting the position. I do, plan to...
It sound like you are being stretched to learn to many areas med/surg/tele, etc. I would suggest if you are that unhappy, to not give up nursing. Instead, maybe you need to be looking at another...
thank you for your response. May I also ask what type of outpt surgery yours is? I plan to talk to them on start day about the possibility of a pay incentive once I become trained in the OR. I...
I am curious as to how many years experience you have in nursing...I have 3 years experience,and with their offer at 21.00, I am hoping that you are a more seasoned nurse and that your part of Texas...
OK. I have 3 years med/surg background in the hospital. As a new outpatient surgical nurse, the responsibilities are for pre-op, which I can do, I will be crosstrained as circulating nurse and for...
Well, I was 42 when I entered nursing school. I graduated 2 years later, top in my class. I will tell you that I found it very hard and time consuming. Have you heard the saying "get a life", well,...
I feel bad that some people would refer to an LVN as not really being a nurse. I am an RN myself, and I have worked along side many a LVN that d/t a lot of bedside care years is very quick at noting...
Oh yea, I forgot to put in my previous note, when you start your note, Pt received semi fowlers, I forgot to also say, with rails x2 and bed in low position, pt able to voice needs........It is...
I would have charted something like this: Shift report received from J. Doe, RN. Pt received in semi fowlers position, a&o x 3, is able to voice needs ( or write needs, or shake head yes/no,...
You are very fortunate to have only 5 pts. I thought CA was going to lower their ratios to 1:4. Is this not the case. I liked med/surg when I was at one facility but moved and when I worked for...
So glad you are not from my state...for a moment I thought we were competing for the same job...just kidding. See my earlier post. I am curious, though, have they discussed pay with you. I'm trying...