BeenThere2012

BeenThere2012 ASN, RN

PICU, Pediatrics, Trauma

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  1. Is this normal orientation for ICU??

    BeenThere2012 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in Critical Care

    No...you are correct. Too.much for anyone let alone a new

  2. ICU nightmares

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in Critical Care

    I hear ya...more than 20 years for me as well. My opinion is that we have too much on our plates. Expected to be responsible for so much and the responsibilities grow everyday even if it only means 1...

  3. ICU, Pros Cons, What to expect?

    BeenThere2012 replied to kassiahgp's topic in Critical Care

    Agree

  4. ICU, Pros Cons, What to expect?

    BeenThere2012 replied to kassiahgp's topic in Critical Care

    Usually the Critical ratio is 1:1 or 1:2. Med-Surg floors is 1:3 up to 1:6 depending on the unit and acuity of the

  5. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    BeenThere2012 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    beckysue920.... No offense, but nursing students and recent grads are the only ones who care about an NCLEX score. I assure all students, no one will ever ask you how you scored on any test once you...

  6. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    BeenThere2012 replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a chemisty teacher say something similar. We started with 65 students. Ended up with 18 and no one got an A. That tells me more about the quality of the teacher than it does the students. I...

  7. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Will do! New to this

  8. ICU, Pros Cons, What to expect?

    BeenThere2012 replied to kassiahgp's topic in Critical Care

    I'd be happy to talk about this. However, my experience is in Pediatric Critical Care. Do you have any questions in particular, or just want opinions? I'll give it a try... In general, it can be a...

  9. ICU, Pros Cons, What to expect?

    BeenThere2012 replied to kassiahgp's topic in Critical Care

    Fully agree. It is not uncommon for nursing students to decide "this will be my specialty" in just about every rotation. LOL! One thing though to keep in mind, sometimes a specialty you thought you...

  10. ICU nightmares

    BeenThere2012 replied to CardiacDork's topic in Critical Care

    oh my God! I can't tell you how many of this same sort of dream I have had over the years. Also, sometimes it involves me having to go somewhere else in the hospital and hours later I can't find my...

  11. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    oh, one more thing... I especially relate to your point on comments people make about our salary. They speak out of ignorance because most lay people have no idea how much responsibility and...

  12. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is very well written and I can really relate to what you

  13. Lawyer to Nurse

    BeenThere2012 replied to layne228's topic in Nursing Career

    Career #2....I know in some areas, getting a job these days as a new grad has been difficult. Hang on...I am seeing many more "New Grad" programs (similar to a preceptorships), and positions for new...

  14. Lawyer to Nurse

    BeenThere2012 replied to layne228's topic in Nursing Career

    Just a little clarification... There are some states that are in a pac (not sure if I spelled this correctly)where they recognize other state licenses, but many do not. So in some cases, you do not...

  15. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Imintrouble! i can relate to how you feel and have felt this way in the past. However, I want you to know something....you ABSOLUTELY have power to change the course of your patients' condition. You...

  16. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the compliment. Any nurse would agree and yet nothing

  17. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen the same vacation/time off issues in other hospitals also. It seems to be a corporate issue as it is not uncommon. I worked at one place that also wouldn't allow the nurses to switch...

  18. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Even the answers on other topics are often related to short-staffing in one way or

  19. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    As a traveler a few times, I didn't like these things either. When management refused to train us on certain equipment, we had to go to the staff nurses for help all the time. This makes us look...

  20. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a traveler a few times. We still run short on a lot of occasions. The staffers are madly calling everyone to see if they want to work extra, stay over from a previous shift, etc... It...

  21. What do you hate most about your job?

    BeenThere2012 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely, the single biggest problem for me is the constant short-staffing. On most in-patient units, we nurses run around crazily trying to get everything done and only can say we had a "good"...

  22. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! ...and demanding you find her? She is not the patient, so how are you responsible? One of the craziest demands I have ever

  23. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Pet Peeve's? We nurses have a few.... i have already posted a couple but I just HAVE to say this one more: I cannot find the original post from the one who talked about tangled IV lines etc..., but...

  24. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    oh my

  25. what's your pet peeve?

    BeenThere2012 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with ya on all of