Wandrlust

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1. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

   Wandrlust replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

   Mothers who don't want to hold their baby because they think it "spoils" them. .so not true, especially in the nicu they need that bonding and as a nurse i dont always have time to snuggle with them...

2. New grad - night shift difficulties

   Wandrlust replied to BlueShoes12's topic in General Nursing

   I am the same way. I love nights, but I cannot sleep more than a few hours and i've tried it all! I got so depressed over it and couldn't understand what was wrong with me. I think some people just...

3. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

   Wandrlust replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I only had 2 weeks of training as a new grad. I think new grads are spoiled nowadays with such legnthy orientations and want their hand held and caudling the entire time. I know I sound mean, but I...

4. Nursing career

   Wandrlust replied to Mc111901's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I wanted to work in the OR, but I could only get a job in Mother/Baby as a new grad. I have been stuck in this specialty 6 years, because they want you to have experience to be hired for other...

5. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

   Wandrlust replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

   I love being a nurse. My dream would be volunteering to do missionary work, to truly help those in need. Unfortunately, I can't do that because I have kids and need a paycheck. I'm hoping one day to...

6. I hate my job!

   Wandrlust replied to RNlooking4freedom's topic in General Nursing

   This is exactly why I'm switching specialties! I love the mother/baby specialty but, I'm so sick of the over the top demands from the whiney mothers who I have to bend over backwards pleasing while I...

7. Do you ever wonder..

   Wandrlust replied to Wandrlust's topic in General Nursing

   That makes sense! Thank you for explaining that to me, because I have always doubted my manager, at my previous place of employment, when she said the positions were "posted", but haven't had any...

8. Do you ever wonder..

   Wandrlust posted a topic in General Nursing

   ...About how there are so many nursing schools in some of the big cities and not a lot of hospitals- but how the units are always short/hiring? ( Like Houston, Dallas, D.C. etc.)

9. How to dilute meds for IVP?

   Wandrlust replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Patient Medications

   It looks right, but I was taught to draw up the Morphine (or whatever medication you will be giving IVP) in a separate syringe- so in your example, I would have drawn up 0.5 ml of Morphine and then...

10. Help! I can't find my niche!

    Wandrlust replied to unknownuser's topic in General Nursing

    No family around in Correctional Nursing LOL or the Operating Room...how about Pacu? Cath

11. Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    Wandrlust replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind writing the papers, but I dread the hours upon hours of research that goes along with it.. And properly quoting sources, ugh very

12. Orientation length fir exp. Nurses switching specialties?

    Wandrlust posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I have an opportunity to switch specialties from postpartum/nursery/nicu to pediatrics at a different hospital. When I applied I had thought the position was for nursery, but it's actually for...

13. Night shift help..

    Wandrlust posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I am switching to night shift for the next year for family reasons, and I have to put my schedule in for the next 6 weeks and I am not sure how to schedule myself. I have to work 2 night shifts...

14. So what's going to happen to health care now?

    Wandrlust replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess me and my husband are among the few unlucky ones. Our healthcare premiums went from $600/ month to $1200/month this January do to the ACA. He works for a large company almost 100,000 employees...

15. Switching from critical care to Mother Baby Nursing...advice needed!!

    Wandrlust replied to coconut9184's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, you will love it :) off the top of my head I'd suggest reading up about pp hemorrhage, H.E.L.P syndrome, magnesium Sulfate (we have Mag patients on the m/b unit where I work), hyperbilirubin,...