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  1. Advice for a ortho/surg nurse moving to rehabilitaion nursing.

    MrsJt posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    So...I will give a quick background of what has been going on to whomever hasn't been following my previous posts. About a month ago I accepted a position with my employer as an Infusion nurse. Every...

  2. Advice for a ortho/surg nurse moving to rehabilitaion nursing.

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Rehabilitation

    Thank

  3. Opportunity of a Lifetime Update

    MrsJt posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    So just when I thought things were finally looking up. I get a dose of reality. If you read my previous post, I was offered a job in an outpatient infusion center and accepted it. Would have been a...

  4. Opportunity of a Lifetime Update

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Unfortunately in my area, there aren't a lot of case management and day turn positions available. I have heard a lot of mixed reviews on home care. Long hrs, driving a lot, going to homes in not such...

  5. Opportunity of a Lifetime Update

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I am really trying hard to believe that. It is hard though, bc this would have been great for me and my family. I am just so burnt out from working my floor and nightshift. It has taken a toll on my...

  6. Opportunity of a Lifetime

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thank you! I was offered the position and I am so excited and nervous! But this will be a great opportunity for me and the women I will work with are wonderful and so helpful! I will be sure to look...

  7. Opportunity of a Lifetime

    MrsJt posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello everyone! I am a newer nurse, just a little over 1 year of med/surg nursing. I recently interviewed for a position with my hospital as an outpatient Infusion RN. I was invited back to shadow an...

  8. Opportunity of a Lifetime

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Luckily, I am familiar with a lot of central lines, as well as ports. We get a lot of patients that are getting chemo and patients that just cannot keep peripheral sites, due to the condition of their...

  9. Opportunity of a Lifetime

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Thank you for your reply and encouragment! I am ready for a change. Just being off of nightshift I think will make a world of difference for me. I did not end up seeking counseling, but I have been...

  10. Seeking help

    MrsJt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, I had posted to the site a month or so ago about not loving my job and just feeling depressed and burnt out. I'll give you a little background first. Been a nurse for a little over 1...

  11. First code

    MrsJt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! Let me start by giving you a little background about myself. I am a new nurse, off of orientation for 6 months now on a busy ortho-surgical floor. I had my first code last night, which the...

  12. First code

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your encouraging words amd not making me feel like a horrible person. I am just taking it one day at a time. Had a small emotional break down yesterday before work. I am really...

  13. First code

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    I get that we cannot control everything. Death is nothing new to me, unfortunately. I have also been on the other side. I lost my mom and grandmother in 2012 and my step-dad in 2014. I have been...

  14. First code

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    That I am not sure of. The patient was not very old, but had a lot of health issues. Patient came to me from ED about 2330 and the PCP is out of the country, so it was a physician covering for him...

  15. First code

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    Yea, to an extent. My manager said I did really well. Which coming from her, is a huge compliment. I do have someone that I talk to, but I keep a lot inside. I don't like to bother others with my...

  16. Not loving nursing....yet.

    MrsJt posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello everyone. I am just looking to vent. I am a newer nurse. Been on my job for 8 months and off of orientation for 5 months. I work on a very busy ortho/surgical floor. We tend to get a lot of...

  17. Not loving nursing....yet.

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your reply. My husband is a difficult creature. We do make time for each other and we are best friends. However, he has a no nonsense kind of attitude. I always make sure I ask him how...

  18. Not loving nursing....yet.

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you everyone for replying, it is really nice to be able to vent to others that can relate. I am really trying my best to hang in there for a full

  19. Not loving nursing....yet.

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for your

  20. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is not the school I went to. We were taught to question orders. It was an incident at work. I was just wondering if anyone else encountered this issue with management or

  21. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let me begin by stating, I am a new nurse. Been on my own for 3 months now, so I am still learning. However, I was just curious how many nurses out there have been told by management or supervisors...

  22. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You didn't bore me, lol. Thank you for your input. Yhe pt was an admit from home d/t a fall. Our nursing supervisors are basically on for staffing purposes, placing admissions, and if a pt is going...

  23. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work nights. This incident was with mu nursing supervisor, whom we are told is our resource to go to with questions and concerns since we don't have the resources days do. We have one very extremely...

  24. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I just dont want to be too specific. This is something that warranted the pt to be in iso previously when admitted 2 months ago and this pt is a frequent flyer and is known to have this...

  25. Questioning a doctors order

    MrsJt replied to MrsJt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wasnt a uti, it was something that warranted isolation precautions. Just dont want to be too specific on