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Kinda don’t know the optimal way to self schedule. Any tips for what you more experienced nurses have done? P.S i work overnight Red = open shiftt Purple= days I work Blue= class Flag=holiday I am required to work every other weekend for 6 months submitted by /u/Apart-Friendship4794 [link] [comments]
I've worked cardiac stepdown for about ten years. We are a 13 bed unit with 4 RNs and 1 tech. 3:1 ratio and one poor nurse gets 4. We used to have two techs but after COVID they took one away. It seems all I do all day is tech work. I am bouncing from call light to call light. Most of the call lights aren't mine. Most of it is toileting. The thing is I'm getting dinged on my charting and timely med passes. Being charge all the time is not helping. I even got bitched out for not checking my email frequently. I like stepdown. I know I don't want ICU. I was an ICU nurse during COVID and that confirmed it. I have one coworker who I miss dearly who wants me to join her in a community ER. She says it's mostly minor stuff and way less grunt work. Curious if any stepdown nurses here are liking their staffing or are ready to walk into traffic like me submitted by /u/itisonlyaplant [link] [comments]
New grad that is about to hit 9 months on a Med Surg unit with very high acuity. I have the same tale as a lot of people who get into Med Surg work. 6 patients, shitty management, high acuity etc... I got into nursing because I've always been into wellness, and at 28 years old I was desperate for some financial stability. I don't think the work I do on a Med Surg unit is "super sciency" or cool. Most of the patients I deal with are rude and ungrateful. The pay is on the lower end for my area (I'm in the Florida Panhandle so as you can imagine I'm not making much). All of these things, truthfully, have made me start to feel a little bit depressed. I get through my shifts, and my manager says I'm doing a good job at our meetings every three months, but I've never dreaded going to work as much as I dread going to my Med Surg job. The endless amount of work, lack of support, and extremely sick patients stress me out constantly. It's rare that I have a chill shift. Now, don't get me wrong,
Inpatient and outpatient! Idk who keeps spreading this lie I said what I said, fight me😭 submitted by /u/cosmicnature1990 [link] [comments]
Just wanted to rant and vent my frustrations, but our hospital was only built a few years ago. It looked really nice at the time. They probably spent buckoos of money to have it made... here's the thing. Whoever created it did a terrible job. Everything is falling apart. Water leaks everywhere, behind the walls, into the floors, etc, water ends up not working anymore, drink machines don’t work anymore, AC going out multiple times a year... Well, our AC went out on our adolescent unit recently. Last time this happened on the adult unit it took a WEEK for them to fix the AC. I remember it wasn't as bad then because it wasn't as hot. This year though, it is well over 100 degrees outside, but it felt like it was over 115 not long ago near where we are located. I went to work that night with a long sleeve because they didn't text us telling us it was out. (Shocker, I know). I was scheduled to be on that unit, which is fine, because it is my favorite one, but again, I had no idea the air con
Hi! I work home health. I've been a home health nurse for 2 years, and I actually work on nephrostomy dressing changes weekly. Not new for me. Last week I did a nephrostomy dressing change. This patient was no exception, except on that last piece of tape I removed, she jerked forward. Of course the tape was slightly stuck, but with the help of saline, alcohol pads and gauze we got it undone. She said "ow!" Jerked forward, and I apologized to her. We also saw she has a scab she had around the nephrostomy tube that was beginning to wrap around. I recommended not attempt to remove at this time as she stated pain. We assessed, sutures still intact, no drainage, no bleeding, and flushed with no resistance. Patient reported no pain after, and stated this is kind of a norm for her. Today, I get a call from supervisor saying the patient filed a complaint I accidentally pulled it out COMPLETELY. I don't understand how that was even possible?! But it has me feeling terrible. This was a lesson le
Pt kept going from NSR to this and then back. Escalated to rapid because pt said she couldn’t breathe ( on a ventilator and with a chest tube) sat up wide awake in bed with 100 of fent and .19 of precedex. Satting fine. Rapid said not Vtach, not worried about it…. submitted by /u/dessipants [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for 12 years. Majority of time in ED and 3 years of L+D. 2 years ago I was going through a really rough time in my relationship/home life/mental health and lost my dream job in L+D at a good hospital because of poor attendance. I have spent my time off repairing myself and focusing on my family. I have also been to an ER conference, updated my BLS and ACLS and renewed my nursing license - so all my certs are current. I’ve been applying to jobs for 4 months now…I’ve had 3 interviews and 3 shadow shifts. I have received ZERO job offers. Anything I apply to that is outside of ED or L+D I don’t even get an interview. The jobs I have interviewed for I receive ZERO feedback despite emailing thank yous and specifically requesting feedback…I get a hospital system email that I wasn’t selected and then get ghosted. The recruiters at the hospitals in my area now recognize my name and remember me due to the volume of applications I’ve been putting out. The hospital I worked at fo
Just a few pages in and it’s amazing how much has changed in 29 years and how much has…not so much. With that being said, cheers to all the queer nurses who fought for our community- both patients and peers - throughout the years. Would love to hear your stories if you have any you’d like to share! submitted by /u/Kaatiekay [link] [comments]
Someone else tried to post this, but deleted it due to a bad link. It’s important. It deserved a repost. This is absolute profiling. They’re searching for immigrants, vaccination histories, mental health information. Given the current state of government, it’s terrifying to think of what they plan to do with this information. Nurses: Know your rights on protecting patient privacy, protecting from ICE, and protecting your license when seeking personal health treatment. submitted by /u/No_Knowledge4718 [link] [comments]
NYC new grad here. I finally was able to get into a job fair and had in person interview with a nursing manager. When I sat down, I introduced myself and handed her my resume. She read it over and states that I don’t have bachelor’s degree (I have 2 and both are listed on my resume). I point out my education listed on the resume and she immediately starts asking me specific questions about G tubes and trachs. I tried to answer to the best of my ability but she kept correcting me and telling me “NO”. I’m confused because this was my first interview and I wasn’t expecting to answer questions like that. When I left I asked 2 other people who interviewed if they were asked similar questions and they weren’t. Is this normal? submitted by /u/Vegetable-Advice4990 [link] [comments]
Hello, just needing some guidance. Yesterday I finally had the courage to quit my first new grad job in med surg. I was almost 9 months into my residency program but had to quit due to my mental health. It was to the point where everytime I drove to work I wanted to crash my car so that I didn’t have to come in. The unit I was in had me at 6 patients when I was only 2-3 months into my program which was a lot for me. This unit has gone downhill and management seems to not care about us nurses. We are always understaffed and no techs most of the time due to nurses quitting. At one point they only had ONE staff nurse scheduled and she was a new grad. No charge, no techs. They struggled to find other nurses and ended up having another new grad nurse with only less than year of experience to charge. Due to the nature of the floor, I just couldn’t do it anymore. I was tired of “staying strong” or “toughing it out”. I realized that life is short to be miserable about job who only sees you as
I’m pretty introverted and hate small talk with patients. I’m attracted to the acuity of icu nursing and I love the science and pathophys. I like the idea of sedated vented patients but I know that’s not always the case. I’m a very good nurse but relating to people is not my strong suit, so I dread having to talk to patients and families especially when they’re emotional. I just want to manage the vent and drips and be left to myself. Are there any icu nurses with a similar personality that make it work? Should I try icu or avoid it? Edit: I just want to add that I am capable of talking to patients. I can mask and put on my customer service friendly personality and I’ve never had any issues with my care in that sense, but it is exhausting for me to “perform” like that for 12 hours. I don’t want everyone to think that I’m incapable of talking or something, I just don’t like it. I mentioned this to my friends recently and they were al shocked so I think I do a good job of hiding it. Edit
My fingers are so dry from hand sanitizer use at work and the gym, regardless of what I seem to use. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I don’t want the skin to start cracking and be a worse problem 😩 submitted by /u/cjs293 [link] [comments]
I’m 36 and know a couple nurses my age that have joined and are active in professional organizations like ANA, AACN, ENA, ONS, etc. but feels like it’s not as many nurses as in the generation above me. I remember when I was new grad 10+ years ago there would be nurses going to professional org conferences and they were active in their local chapter. Is this a thing anymore or will these types of organizations fade away? Personally, I want so little to do with nursing outside of my work hours that I would/could never. Coupled with the fact that burnout is extremely prevalent, will nurses from these newer generations be joining? submitted by /u/Hot-Calligrapher672 [link] [comments]
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I work at a level one trauma center in a relatively busy area, I work nights. Last night I was in triage, and our wait time was only averaging about two hours which is really not bad for us (especially on a Monday night). Night started off busy, consistently having people come in, but nobody too sick. At around 9 PM, a young guy came in with his mom, he was definitely on the autism spectrum and had severe anxiety, but was coming in for severe pain (in several places for varied amounts of time) and triaging him was a challenge in itself because he was panicking. Myself and the other triage nurse reassured him and try to make him as comfortable as possible. fast-forward an hour or so, and the waiting room is kind of at a standstill because there have been a lot of ambulances with sick people, so open beds went mostly to them, and eventually our beds in the back were at max capacity. his mom comes into the booth and starts berating me, asking what constitutes a real emergency since her so
Edit: thank you all for the suggestions, I will save this for the future! I elected to go with the hysterical idea to get scrubs in DOC orange - from a uniform place so they are authentic ;) Keep doing that voodoo that you do. ***** Hi fellow day/nightwalkers - Our hospital has now instituted a policy where we are no longer allowed to wear surgical greens unless we work in the OR or perioperative areas. I believe very strongly in a personal policy of malicious compliance, so I am going to wear pink scrub bottoms to work from now on. I am a beefy male nurse. Any recommendations on scrub brands that have a single rear pocket at minimum and if they have other pockets, no major concern. I haven’t bought scrubs in 16 years. submitted by /u/phleig [link] [comments]
I’ve been at the same hospital for 7 years now. There’s a large group of people around my age that have been there not as long as me (2-5 years) that have a vastly different work ethic than me. I don’t know if it’s because they lack the experience, or were trained by different people… but I think I work way too hard compared to them. So much so I’ve burned myself out. I want to quiet quit for my well-being and stop doing the little things that contribute to my unit (non-patient care). How do I let myself stop doing these things? What do I do when I’m not doing them? submitted by /u/Ok_Razzmatazz8852 [link] [comments]
I work in a SNF.. The building has been a mess for a while so their resolution was to hire this new DON who is supposed to “clean things up”. She hired a whole new crew of CNAs, which by the way, suck. Now they’re expecting us floor nurses to be the ones to write them up and send them home so they can fire them and hire new ones. This is usually the basis for most of her texting. I work M-F 8hr day shift. In the past month, I don’t think 12 hours has gone by where I don’t receive a text about something that wasn’t done, should have been done differently, or some sort of advice. I finally put in my 2 week notice to go PRN. But I find this so weird that she does this. In the past 24hrs this is how many times I’ve been texted— 6:12am-mass text 11:26am-mass text 12:12pm- text group with me and CNA about stuff that hasn’t been done yet 2:40pm-video footage showing my CNA only changing someone twice in the shift 10:14pm-mass text about charting 10:34pm-another mass text about charting 10:50p
I am absolutely not old enough to have been there myself; I found this shirt from the California Nurses Association strike of 1988 secondhand recently and had to have it. submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]
It’s been 8 business days since I passed the NCLEX-PN, and I’m still looking for a job. It honestly feels like no one wants to hire a new grad like me. Maybe I’m just unlucky, or maybe this is normal and I’m just being impatient? I’m starting to feel discouraged. I believe my resume is actually pretty good, and I do have 2 interviews coming up for home health positions, but honestly, home health isn’t really where I want to start. I want to work in a SNF first, even if they only pay me $25/hour. I just want the opportunity to start my nursing career, gain experience, and continue improving. I really miss working at the SNF too! 🙁 It’s the only time i feel so active and alive! I was a CNA for a good amount of time, and I miss being part of the healthcare team. I’m just ready to finally grow as a nurse and start this new chaptert. submitted by /u/Electrical_Proof9048 [link] [comments]
Does anyone out there love their bedside nursing career? So many posts about how awful bedside nursing is! If you love your position I would love to know what has made it great for you. How do you keep burnout from setting in? submitted by /u/ForrestDew123 [link] [comments]
I live in a big North American inner city and work at a pretty big hospital that is unfortunately falling in ruins. There's plans to rebuild it, but I'm afraid I'll be at my retirement age before that happens. The employee parking lot is full of massive potholes that haven't been fixed for years. Last month, a fellow nurse on my unit fell into one of these potholes (she admitted to us she was looking at her phone) and hurt herself. She's been on worker comp for one month, and it's been annonced that she is renewing her medical leave from work for a second month because she still has trouble walking. The dumb***** in charge would rather pay us to not work, rather than fix dangerous problems that people have been complaining about for years. Now they're offering overtime to anyone willing to pick up her shifts, because we're one nurse short and I work in a specialized unit. Another collegue slipped on the stairs coming in to work on hospital property last winter and broke her wrist. It t
Has anyone experienced a quiet firing and does this sound like one? I was hired for a part time position. I was told that I was hired to replace an employee who was very behind in her assignments by weeks. I have only been working for this company for 5 weeks. I was told that I would be transferred cases from her list and that management had sat down and talked to her. Apparently the “talking” lit a fire under her butt. I have access to her workload and none of her cases were transferred to me. She is suddenly very busy and I have not had any work last week or this week. The job was advertised for 2 days/week. When I call in about work assignments or lack of, they don’t mention transferring patients anymore and just say “We really appreciate you “ I feel like I should just email and tell them that the job isn’t working out for me. submitted by /u/SomewhereKnown2575 [link] [comments]
My father is 80 years old and recently went for his physical. The nurse asked a variety of wellness questions then said I have to ask if you're pregnant. She said they have to ask regardless of sex and age. I'm all for inclusiveness but this seems excessive. Is everyone doing this now? submitted by /u/wannabelegendary [link] [comments]
Hopefully this is appropriate to post here. For the record, I am not involved or have anything to gain from this lawsuit. Just despise HCA. “According to the HCA Healthcare lawsuit, the hospital operator classifies advanced practice providers, including nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as exempt employees who are not eligible for overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA generally requires that most employees in the United States be paid time-and-a-half overtime wages for all hours worked over 40 each week, but there are exemptions for certain types of employees, including professionals such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. In order to qualify for the professional exemption, the employer must meet certain requirements, including paying its workers a salary of at least $684 per week. The HCA Healthcare lawsuit claims advanced practice providers were paid on an hourly basis and therefore did not qualify for the FLSA’s professional e
I'm hoping to get my ears pierced soon. I work in the ICU and obviously I have to go down with patients to MRI. There are times when I have to get near the MRI machine when my patient gets unstable, I need to titrate drips, or emergencies. Is there certain jewelry I could wear so I don't have to take out freshly pierced earrings every time we go to MRI? Thank you! submitted by /u/Love-Morgan [link] [comments]
Hello, this is my first time posting to this page, but I wanted to directly ask nurses if they had any advice to offer me about my situation. To give some background information, I’m from Ohio and I took my NCLEX-RN on Saturday. That night, my friend encouraged me to go out to celebrate with him, so I did, and we had a good time. I try to walk home, end up falling asleep in some grass in my small town & I was arrested (I haven’t been to a bar in ages and didn’t pace myself appropriately). They gave me a minor misdemeanor for disorderly conduct. This is the first time in my life, at 24 years old, that I have ever been in trouble (aside from a couple speeding tickets years ago). I woke up in the jail cell and asked the guard why I was there. She told me that I had fallen asleep on the way home and they picked me up. I was not being destructive or aggressive. After I was released, I open my email to see that I had passed my NCLEX. I have no clue if something like this will get my license
I recently graduated in May and passed my NCLEX that same month. I have several interviews lined up. I’m months away from getting my first RN check. All I can think of is how much my life is going to change. The hospitals around me are offering $40 starting pay, $4 extra for shift differential, and $3 for weekend rate. I’m also applying for a bilingual role and that will help add extra money. On top of this, I generate passive income which had allowed me to work part time during my last semesters of school. How did you feel when you saw your first paycheck? I think I might cry when I see it. We worked so hard for that very moment. submitted by /u/telepatia_7 [link] [comments]
I've been in a hospice nurse role and a case manager for about six months now and I'm burned tf out already. Not only do I have a high caseload, but I come home from going non-stop, to charting until 9-10 every single night. It's exhausting and I feel like I don't have a life at all. I'm just 100% over it. I thought it'd be better but it's all the same in the end. submitted by /u/Turbulent-Honey-858 [link] [comments]
Just wanting to rant. I've been a pediatric nurse for the past 5 years in a level 1 teaching hospital/trauma center. We're the only pediatric hospital in the state and service bordering states as well. I worked 3.5 years in trauma/ortho/surgery and have worked that last 1.5 in a very high acuity 48 bed PICU. I've taken care of patients needing CRRT, ECMO, and bedside OR at times. I have charge nurse and preceptor experience, chemo certified. My fiancé and I are wanting to move to California so I've had my CA license since January of this year. I've applied to so many PICU jobs and keep receiving no's. I've edited my resume and I tailor my cover letter for each listing I apply to. I'm so frustrated and don't understand what the issue might be!! It's just frustrating because I feel qualified but keep getting rejected. submitted by /u/Crystalchrysanthemum [link] [comments]
Long story short, I’ve been a nurse for about 3 years now. I was excited at first but it seems every job I’ve had is a MESS! Micromanaging, racists coworkers, no help, terrible orientation, Etc…. On top of this I’m completely burned out on direct patient care. I left the OR (x2), went to observation (basically step down), and now hospice. I thought hospice would be so much better but this is the worst thing I could’ve done to myself. I wish I could’ve just stayed on nights in obs. It been 3 weeks now (including 5 days of hospice training with a nurse). I’m so burned out. I know absolutely nothing about a specialty that has a completely different shift in thinking. I want so badly to give this position to someone who ACTUALLY wants it. That’s how bad it is. I’m not passionate about it. Why should I keep it?! But unfortunately I have to wait until another job lines up in the economy! I’ve applied to several remote (CVS rejected), Humana… and even clinical documentation, informatics speci
Hi everyone. I’ve been a nurse for about 7 months now and had a interview today at a LTC facility. I was given an offer and told I had a drug screening to complete. I no longer smoke, and It has been months since I’ve smoked anything. I’ve also taken lots of at home THC urine tests that came back negative. I took the test and I wasn’t able to provide much urine. The lady told me all of the results came back negative except for THC. I took a look at the test and there were two lines , one being faint but still visible indicating a negative. She told me all of the lines were bold except for that one, and that they all need to be bold. She advised me maybe it wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. They took me to HR and he was asking what she told me. I told him exactly what she said. I saw a faint line, she said there wasn’t enough urine and I could possibly retest. He goes “well on this paper it says you tested positive for THC”. I said that couldn’t be right, she told me I di
I don't have TikTok so I get everything piecemeal and late. Can someone explain this clip I'm seeing everywhere of a woman saying she had a patient and "his hemoglobin came out... Every time he coughed he hemoglobined"? What was she trying to say? submitted by /u/slutty_muppet [link] [comments]
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I just worked a 12 hour night shift last night and it was super super busy. I’m a float pool nurse and I was on a floor that purposely gives us the hardest patients because “we get paid more so we should have to work more” and boy did I work. I was giving a pretty complex patient to a nurse who is the type that never uses report sheets and always stays super late because shes always goofing off when she’s not with patients and doesn’t finish her charting. Well anyways I was still in the middle of charting on a completely different patient as 7am because I was so busy last night and she came up to ask for report. I told her what I could remember off the top of my head but literally so much happened with this patient that I knew I was missing something but I couldn’t remember what. I told her please read my note it’s super detailed and I know I’m forgetting something (the thing I forgot to say was in there) but she NEVER READS. It was a patient who came from an outside hospital with a mi
But there’s a nursing shortage, right? 🙄 https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/2026AM-Business-Book.pdf submitted by /u/NurseMia96 [link] [comments]
I was talking about this with two of my close friends who also work in healthcare. They are both guys, 40s, and pretty attractive and in good shape. They were describing to me how nice everyone they work with is to them compared to how their coworkers are to other employees who are women. For example, my one friend started on a new unit at the same time as a new female nurse. Everyone was so helpful and nice to him, but were super critical of and unkind toward the new girl. I don’t know if it’s because the nursing profession is predominantly women so there’s more cattiness towards each other or if my coworkers just had pretty privilege lol. I think pretty privilege in healthcare mostly only applies to men. What are your thoughts and experiences? submitted by /u/Agitated_Rutabaga507 [link] [comments]
I clogged the staff toilet. 😭😭 submitted by /u/JealousFrosting9859 [link] [comments]
I cannot count the times that I mention my work in home healthcare, nurse tech positions, or as a pediatric nurse intern and the very next thing said to me is some form of, "wait so do you have to help people shower???" Yes Brittneigh, I help people shower, get dressed, use the bathroom, and eat. Heck I wipe people's butts and put cream on them! These are base tasks for any care taking job. No, I don't care that you could "never do that" because its "weird" or "awkward", and I especially don't want to hear about how you feel it must end up being sexual. These are my patients, they have inherent dignity as human beings and the fact they need help with something that is usually private does not detract from that dignity, for either of us. It actually speaks highly of the fact my patients trust me and that we have a good relationship. Bonus points when I'm asked if there's any way they could become a nurse and just skip all that stuff. NO THERE ISN'T!!!! If my caring for someone that happ
before i say anything else: i’m in therapy, i do ERP, i take medication, i knew what i signed up for when i applied to nursing school. i have OCD and most of my obsessive thoughts are related to harm/injury/death. i’m wondering if there are any nurses here with OCD who can offer some advice for navigating the profession with this condition? i’ve done enough work in therapy to get to a good manageable place with most of my symptoms but of course im worried all that progress will be wiped away. if i can help it, i’d rather not tell anyone at my program or eventual job about my OCD; i don’t want anyone to think i’m not capable of being a good nurse and while i’m sure most people would be chill about it, i’m not sure i want to risk it. any advice, tips/tricks, words of wisdom, etc are appreciated. submitted by /u/Big_Strawberry_9387 [link] [comments]
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Hi nursing family! I just want to rant a bit. I've been looking into transferring to another specialty because I've been working in my specialty (neurosciences/telemetry/trauma) for 3 years now and I'm getting severely burned out. On top of that, I have been harassed at work by another coworker and eventually HR got involved to stop the physical harassment but the psychological is still happening, to a point where I would get physically sick to work with that individual. However, it seems like I can't get a position anywhere as an internal hire despite people around me keep telling me I got the skills and the qualifications (charge nurse, resource nurse, preceptor experiences). I feel miserable coming to work and overall frustrated with my situation. Deciding to transfer is not an overnight decision. I have been brewing this idea in my mind for a while but the harassment is the tipping point. I feel so defeated and not wanting to go to work at all. submitted by /u/FilmAdditional6178 [l
Today I enter one of my patient’s rooms. He’s in room 1 right across the nurses station (for reasons). I see my perfect PCA changing the pt because he had a BM. Then I see it…… The patient’s male purewick. The pouch is FILLED to the brim! Glowing under the fluorescent lights like golden balloon! The suction isn’t working…… it’s 1830 and a girls gotta get out of here so I am CHOPPING! Trouble shooting this thing like I am one of the people who changes tires for race cars. I empty the canister because it’s full and I put it back and nothing!!!! I’m looking at the Pee Ball every 3 seconds in awe. CNA says “God bless whoever put this purewick on!” I finally just haul ass to the supply room and grab new canister and tubing and hook that shit up like the pts life depended on it and all the sudden we hear the most satisfying whirrrrrrrrr you’ve ever heard in your life. Purewick- 262783837363 Me: 1 🏆 submitted by /u/Terrible_Western_975 [link] [comments]
I work at a hospital as a nurse extern. I figured once I graduated they would hire me on my unit. No, so I applied for two other units and didn’t get hired either. They don’t even call me to let me know. They don’t answer when I call just an automated email a month later saying the position was filled by someone else. Applied again and after multiple weeks not even an email. This is literally the only hospital in town. The application and denial process always take at least a month. I have no pct shifts. I have been told by people at my hospital that I should not work there anyway because it’s awful but I can’t help it… I literally feel like a fool. I hate it. They hired me as an extern but only had me wiping butts and now won’t even give me a shot as a nurse? Has this happened to anyone? Am I some awful anomaly? submitted by /u/Immediate_Pay9049 [link] [comments]
Hey yall, I’m a new RN about to graduate in a few months, and I’ve landed a job in the Neuro ICU. I’m posting this because as I’m getting so close to graduation I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety regarding starting my career as a nurse. I feel really confident in what I’ve learned and my ability to apply my knowledge, but I think getting so close to graduation is making me second guess myself. I feel like I know a lot but I just don’t feel like a “nurse” just yet if that makes sense. I’ll be in a 16 week orientation on the ICU, so I’ll have a lot of time with a preceptor before I’m officially handling my own team, but Im just self-conscious about my skills heading into it. I want to be a great nurse so I think I’m just scared I won’t have what it takes. I’m just wondering if anyone else had the same experience? How long did it take for your anxiety to go away after graduation? submitted by /u/BrokenSteamboat01 [link] [comments]
i want to use up all my sick time because my hospital will only pay out half of it when i resign however im worried doing so will be burning a bridge. i want to leave on good terms in case i ever decide to apply for another job in this hospital system. i have about 12 days worth of sick time and a little over a month to use it all. after that i plan on putting in my two weeks notice. is this a bad idea? would it be better to continue working normally and lose out on the money? submitted by /u/pilotsoaring [link] [comments]
I’m a bartender and starting nursing school in a few weeks. I have two coworkers that are nurses at the hospital and bartender part time with me. They said they can’t afford not to have two jobs. This is in Colorado by the way. How common is this. I was hoping being a nurse would be more secure financially. submitted by /u/Euphoric_Tailor_5107 [link] [comments]