Comments for Nursing Student Chronicles

Comment on Tumblr by Dash

Dash — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:52:49 +0000

I promise you will! Once you get the hang of it, it’s lovely.

Comment on How to Survive Overnight Shifts by Sean

Sean — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:13:52 +0000

I’m glad there are individuals like yourself and NNR – whew! Me and the night shift do not like each other AT ALL.

Comment on Breathe Me by Sean

Sean — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:34:50 +0000

I think we all remember our first patient we lost. AND we all remember the fist one lost to a code.
Hang in there, don’t let the feeling discourage you -but don’t forget the feeling either. That feeling will help you and your future patients stay out of harms way.
Stay strong.

Comment on Getting Organzied by wilomis

wilomis — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:02:48 +0000

my instructor told me that anything and everything that is wrong with a patient can be listed under the
Admission history
Neuro
CV
PULM
GI/GU

And I agree.

Comment on How to Survive Overnight Shifts by Not Nurse Ratched

Not Nurse Ratched — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:54:52 +0000

Everyone is different. I’ve been working nights for a few years now, and I have learned (a) I can’t eat much overnight or I get queasy, (b) if I drink coffee at 11 and 3 I stay awake for work but can still fall asleep when I get home, and (c) there’s no point for me trying to sleep all day before my first night shift in a row. But other nurses are different. I come home from work and go straight to bed; others stay up a while and sleep later (I’m usually up by 3 or 4 pm, which would be a terrible morning equivalent). Some people eat all night. Some people never can adjust to night shift. I’m glad I can, because I just don’t like day shift—never have. Trial and error is the way to go! Final point: 12-hour shifts will make you feel half-dead no matter WHEN you’re working them!

Comment on Getting Organzied by Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:46:42 +0000

fine fine, you’ve inspired me to be more organized and thorough! i’ll implement on monday

Comment on Breathe Me by Change of Shift: Vol. 5 Number 2 // Emergiblog

Change of Shift: Vol. 5 Number 2 // Emergiblog — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:24:48 +0000

[...] loses her first patient. A moving look at the emotional impact of a code in Breathe Me, at Nursing Student [...]

Comment on Breathe Me by Nurse Teeny

Nurse Teeny — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:39:05 +0000

It’s a very surreal experience isn’t it? No amount of code blue simulations can prepare you for your first one. I’m thankful for you that you experienced it as a student, where you had a preceptor by your side and peers/professors to help you debrief. That is a gift to take advantage of!

You will be an incredible PICU nurse, I have no doubt!

Comment on Behind the Keyboard by KLS

KLS — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:37:07 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog and wishing me congrats! I love your writing style. Your post on the code was eloquent and lovely and I really enjoyed reading it. Good luck to you in the next few months as you finish up!

Comment on Breathe Me by wilomis

wilomis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:10:08 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this post. It is something I think about a lot. I am not sure what I would do in a situation like this. I have done scenarios and practiced on robots, but I have no clue how I will react in the flesh of it all. And when it is my time, I’ll be “the youngest in the room with big glasses and, most likely, panicked eyes- bent over a small bed looking like a kid trying to save a kid.” Granted I am 6 ft. 3 so I’ll be bent a little more than others.