I pushed my first narcotics today on several people today although I don’t have access to meds yet. (tomorrow I will). It feels weird to do this after spending 12 years in a hospital environment and never giving anything potentially more harmful than Xopenex. I did have access to charting system today so I did …
Transition from RT to RN
The entries that encompass my after nursing school life and NCLEX testing
First day on floor
My first actual day on the floor was interesting. I ended up at the desk because I STILL don’t have access to charting or anything else. Today I’m supposed to have it but I’m. Not working today. Lol. And now my boss will be gone until Thursday do I will be at the desk again …
First Day
After spending a good part of a week sitting down in front of a computer in nursing orientation ….. I had my first day on the nursing floor. Well, it was actually a half a day from 8-2:30. I mostly shadowed another nurse and went over some policy and procedure and stuff. I still don’t …
It’s all coming together.
I received word yesterday about my transition from RT to RN at my facility. I signed my new job description yesterday and received my marching instructions. I will attend hospital orientation Tuesday through Thursday from 0800 to probably 1630 or 1700. Friday I will report to my nursing floor at 0645 for what I’m guessing …
My first nursing job.
The Job hunt is over. I got my first nursing job today!! I will be working DAY SHIFT Medical oncology at my current hospital. I’m so excited, yet scared out of my mind. I can’t really start until the new pay period which is like the 9th of September so I have a couple more …
Job interview today
I had my job interview today. Yes, that’s right I drove out in the middle of Tropical Storm Issac, and entered the hospital with my dress pants soaked to the knee from the sideways rain. LOL!I was supposed to meet the nurse manager in HR and I guess some signals got crossed somewhere and they …
Interview 2
I have a job interview at 10 am at my current place of employment on Monday. Yay!!
Updates 8-21-12
The decisions for the RN to BSN program at my UCF have been pushed back until OCTOBER. It has something to do with the deadline adjustments this year. “We have always worked to notify students of admission decisions within 4-6 weeks of the application deadline. Unfortunately, our new deadlines were a bit early and the …
10 tips on your first day
As I Sit here on the side of a busy highway waiting for AAA to tow my car I am reading articles I thought this one was nice. It’s about what do do on your first day as a new nurse. http://scrubsmag.com/10-tips-for-your-first-week-on-the-job/
Would I discourage??
I read this article today and I liked it. When I was a respiratory student someone once tried to discourage me from becoming an RT. http://scrubsmag.com/would-you-ever-discourage-someone-from-becoming-a-nurse/ Now some of the people who know that I am now an RN as well as an RRT, discourage me from working in a certain unit or hospital but …