Nurse Laa ♥

I super duper love being a patient's favorite nurse. It gives me the warm fuzzies. Yes I can brag on this cause as an ex-noc shifter it never happens!

I guess just focusing on the fact that it was one year of my life (I was in an accelerated program) and when it was done I would never have to go to school again! I just kept picturing my dream career and what it would mean for my family (no more living off credit cards and Ramen), that gave me the motivation I needed. I've always been very school-oriented though.2:1 Patient ratios are typically only found in ICUs, we staff that way in our stepdown unit because the patient population is still very nursing intensive and would likely be found in an ICU at other hospitals.My advice to you would be to focus on why you picked nursing in the first place... You will have some of the worst days imaginable, but they will undoubtedly be followed with some magical moments that reinspire your faith in the profession. Don't haze the baby nursing students once you are on your own. Invest in a good stethoscope. Always have an AmbuBag nearby. Follow EBP. Trust your nursey gut. Find a specialty that makes you excited to get out of bed in the morning. Don't be afraid of your own professional development; you don't need 10 years of experience to be a resource for other nurses.Good luck!!!!

I bore a resemblance to the woman who gave my patient a TBI. Great.

I was tagged by fellow Supernatural lova nydriael 1. I earned my two Bachelors degrees before I turned 22 2. I’m 25% Turkish and desperately regret not having my grandma teach me the language 3. My best friend has been my best friend for 20 years 4. My greatest accomplishment in life thus far has been my son, he is the most incredible thing I could have ever wished for (#sappymommoment) 5. I have three tattoos and am trying to talk my husband into letting me get a half sleeve 😈 I need to show some Cards love! cardiacattack caffeinatednursing flourandyarn greigferguson 100cupsofcoffee pedsnurse-sarah swednurse nightdutynurse boluscoffeestat nurseeyeroll

In our step down area they're 2 to 1, in general care they're 3-4 to 1. Every once in a while we'll have a patient that we care for 1 to 1.I would say we're probably 75% Cardiac (most of the time), we take some off-service patients to keep our census up.

We have both a general care and a step-down area on my floor, the same nurses staff both areas.... just with different patient ratios.Being that we are a highly specialized unit, we see a lot of patients that elsewhere would belong in a PICU, which makes us appreciate our Peds Cards ICU and their abilities even more :)

I'm still trying to figure that out myself! I want to (eventually) advance my education and go back to school, but I'm not yet sure for what. Teaching is not for me, I don't know that I would love the role of NP.... So management sprang to mind. I love being a part of actual, tangible change on my floor and I just became a part of our governance. I am in no way ready to make a commitment to it, but I'm not ruling it out yet!There's plenty I want to accomplish still as a bedside nurse, that's still where my heart is right now.