I spent the day shadowing on Thursday. It was so AWESOME! I think they are going to interview me next week. I am so excited. Anyway, this came up during the day and I thought it might be an interesting question sooo...
In the unit I was in, nurses were allowed to sign up to be a primary for patients after they had worked for six months. My nurse said she like the fat sick babies the best. I was wondering if you had a favorite type of patient, and if so which kind...
Thanks for the replies re: parents. Gompers, personally I don't see why it would be a debate, I thought what you said was perfectly reasonable! It seems like it would all be common sense and just normal respectful behaviour. I guess it is unfortunate that not all parents are respectful. I had some bad days in the NICU but was always thankful for the expertise of the nurses taking care of my babies.
wannabeL&D73
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Thanks for the replies re: parents. Gompers, personally I don't see why it would be a debate, I thought what you said was perfectly reasonable! It seems like it would all be common sense and just normal respectful behaviour. I guess it is unfortunate that not all parents are respectful. I had some bad days in the NICU but was always thankful for the expertise of the nurses taking care of my babies.
Shannon