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So this morning as I was enthroned upon the seat of wisdom, trying to decide what I was going to do with these precious 48 hours of weekend and instead thinking about work, it occurred to me that each area of nursing has its own language.....a special jargon which can be used by anyone, but only truly understood by insiders. The ER immediately comes to mind...
One of the great things about my job is welcoming new life and watching miracles happen almost every day. Nearly every day I fall in love with at least one of the babies and/or new families in my care, and more often than not, it's all of them...
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Having worked in geriatrics for more than a decade is one of the most fascinating fields of nursing. Due to all the normal changes that takes place physically in the human body, coupled with disease processes and psycho social changes, it is of utmost importantance that you get to know your elderly patient very well. You should spend time listening to their stories even if it makes no sense to you.
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Mortality rates appear to be higher in intensive care patients at risk for multidrug-resistant (MDR) pneumonia who are treated by a protocol in compliance with current American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, according to research published online Jan. 20 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Do you more experienced nurses feel like you've struggled as a new graduate? Do you feel as though the conditions that patients suffer with have increased with difficulty over the years? And finally, if you didn't particularly 'struggle' working as a new grad, do you think that the increasing complexity of patient issues are overwhelming new grads today?
I was just really curious about this, since I volunteer at an ICU visiting room, and of course I mostly just sit there and sometimes the patients' relatives will come up to me and talk to me about stuff in general.
Student Discussions
So far, I've been able to sell my used books for about what I paid for them (I always buy them used), except the consumables like lab packets. Renting costs almost as much as a used book and then the money is gone - there is no option to sell it afterwards. So, why do people do it?
When I handed the nurse who administered the shot my school form to sign, she said, "Uh-oh. I hope you get a job when you graduate." I smiled and said, "Me too." She continued on and on about how there's a shortage, but no one's hiring to fill the shortage and when they do hire they want someone with experience- but not too much.
I have 4 pockets and they're stuffed and totally weigh my pants down! Do any of you have a similar issue? I've heard the clipboards with the storage compartment are good - but we aren't really supposed to bring anything into patient's rooms (or at least we weren't in the nursing home setting).
Regional Discussion - Washington
Passed the NCLEX a few months ago, first time. Have plenty of experience from being a student in the Philippines. They were short-staffed over there, I've even delivered babies on my own. I come here to pursue this "American Dream" and nobody will hire without a year's experience. So how will one get this experience when no one will hire you?
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