Monday I have to go to work for the first time in 14 months! AGGHH!!!

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 Well, again, I suppose I should post the most basic details of my newest adventure.
I begin work on Monday, as an LPN, at the only place I applied, (really sdunn711 did the actual work of the applying part).  Bxxxxxxxx was the hospital I wanted to work for, because it's only minutes from my house and that matters to me- big time!  I hate a long commute.

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[sistrmoon]

we get some of everything on our Onc floor, but I quite like the GYN-ONC and their post-ops. They can be intense patients...just make sure you're monitoring their surgery sites and dressings/JP drains, etc, urine output, respiratory status, bleeding, vitals. All the basic stuff you learned. 1st day post-op, the docs usually want them up and moving around to avoid pneumonia and blood clots, and often by 2nd day, they're discharged! I always think it's really fast for mastectomies, but they teach them home care, set up visiting nurses, and get them out.

Don't be discouraged if it's at least 6-9 months before you really start feeling like you know what you're doing. It's a steep learning curve. You'll do great:)