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I’m currently an LPN and I’m in school working toward my RN. Lately, balancing work and school has been really overwhelming. I truly enjoy being an LPN, and I know becoming an RN will open more doors for me, but I’ve been struggling with self-doubt and have even thought about taking a break from school. I guess I’m looking for some motivation from those of you who have already made it through. Was it worth pushing through the hard days? If you’re comfortable sharing, about how much do you take home each month after taxes as an RN (and what state/specialty do you work in)? I’m not becoming an RN just for the money! I genuinely love nursing …but I’d be lying if I said financial stability wasn’t a motivator too. I’m a single mom, and it helps to picture how my life could improve once I reach that goal. I’d really appreciate any advice, encouragement, or stories from your own journey. Thank you! submitted by /u/Appropriate_Bug6313 [link] [comments]
What brand of compression socks are we getting? I need some that don’t suffocate me. I want nylon but I hear they make your feet stink worse. What’s yalls opinions ??? submitted by /u/Nervous_Edge_6192 [link] [comments]
I’m a pca and I am getting asked to sleep over night but I won’t be clocked in all night. Basically I work for this in home agency and the wife sleeps with the person I take care for (her husband) and she is going out of town and needs someone to sleepover with him but they don’t want to pay. I have a relationship with them or will I say it’s just for work they are very nice I don’t wanna seem Heartless and not sleepover because she can’t go out of town but dude I would still be working if I sleepover and he would disturb my sleep and I would not be in my comfy home and bed and that’s still working in some way 😭I help him out of his wheel chair to his bed and in the mornings out of his bed to his wheelchair and I deal with his fecus it’s hard working with him already on my regular shifts(I would not be doing this for overnights ) , he’s very nice but it’s work for me am I wrong for asking 50 per night ? submitted by /u/Apprehensive-Win-536 [link] [comments]
To start with, I work on a med surg floor that takes progressive care patients. I was assigned 3 fairly sick and busy progressive and one general care patient. From 7:30-10 AM today, the wife of my general care patient called the nurses station twice asking for an update from the nurse. I was obviously busy doing meds/assessments and my coworker related such and told her I would call back. She was rude to my coworker about it but I literally had my hands full and could not come to the phone. Around 10, I’m all caught up and get to sit down, the phone rings and I pick up, it’s the patients daughter now. I give her the update and while I’m speaking to her, the wife calls AGAIN. When I’m done talking about patient, I ask her if she can pass along this update to the wife who has called multiple times, and in the future if just one of them could call because I’m busy working with my patients during my shift. Manager comes up to me later and tells me the daughter reported me for this to the
So my hospital will pay entirely for my RN to BSN program. Which is completely online. It will take between 12-16 months. As soon as the hospital pays its first tuition payment, I’ll be committed to another two years. I’m in NICU with 3.5 years at my current hospital. I don’t really want to start school again, but also I feel I should take advantage. My husband and I talk often about relocating, but I don’t really think we will go anywhere/sell our house before 2 years. Is it worth it to get the BSN? I feel maybe “someday” I’ll want something other than bedside. Or perhaps NP. What are your thoughts? I don’t believe I’ll get a raise once I get the degree. submitted by /u/littlesistur [link] [comments]
How did you handle your first patient death? I’ve gone over the situation so many times. I don’t think anything I did was wrong and I acted when I should have, but it just breaks my heart! submitted by /u/Annie_eddison444 [link] [comments]
I work in outpatient oncology. Our pharmacy frequently makes mistakes on chemo/immunotherapy drugs. For example, today they sent my drug out mixed in a 100ml bag instead of a 250ml bag. The medication label on the bag stated it was 260ml to be infused over 1 hour. So if I hadn’t noticed the error, I would have programmed the drug according to the pharmacy label and it would have infused in 20 minutes instead of an hour because the volume was incorrect. This is not the first or second or third time this has happened. I’ve reported it on an incident report each time and nothing happens. Who can I report this to? State Board of Pharmacy? submitted by /u/More-Objective7964 [link] [comments]
the DOC is not our DOC, she's interim. No we don't have admin or an ED either. Having a chronic illness this seems... extreme? Yea we're short staffed and getting mandated every shift every day (hello burnout), but this is not the answer. submitted by /u/HilaBeee [link] [comments]
“Physicians…we’re the brains and the doers. Nurses, you’re the feelers and the supporters.” -Some VP medical director of whatever, trying to express how great and caring nurses are. Missed the mark just a little. 🤦🏼♀️ submitted by /u/WhatRUrGsandPs [link] [comments]
i like hanging IV meds, priming the line and flushing everything and setting up the pump is a fantastic way to just go on autopilot for a minute :> submitted by /u/loser-geek-whatever [link] [comments]
From brand new, fresh outta high school techs trying to micromanage the nurses to grizzled middle-aged RNs trying to tell me he and his 25 year old protégé could've handled a belligerent patient better than I did, I'm already sick of the egos in the ED. Is it like this everywhere? I was excited about working in a team but was not expecting to work with the corniest people on the planet. Working med surg was terrible but at least my coworkers were chill. In ED I can't even talk to someone about how the norepi drip they handed off to me was underdosed and mis-documented without being completely brushed off with a DGAF/"the ED is the Wild West" attitude. Why's everyone think they are too cool for school down here. Please throw out your trash, we didn't even code anyone in this room. ED people please don't come at me 😅 I thought I was down with the chaos but I really wanna know if the sloppiness and egotistical BS are across the board. Even EMS wasn't this bad on those fronts. Funny thing
Title pretty much sums it up. I left LTC to work at a doctors office/clinic and figured I would love it. The job itself? Great. The workload and schedule? So much better. It’s even closer to home for me (I was driving an hour, now only 25 ish minutes.) Problem? I feel like the biggest idiot in the room. I work with two other nurses, who are also new to the job but a couple weeks ahead of me. It seems like I’m just making mistake after mistake. Little things that just add up. I’m not exactly amazing at drawing blood/labs either considering I just didn’t do it a lot at my last job, which is a whole problem in itself. These girls are so frustrated with me when I’m truly trying my best. I’ve noticed it in the tones of voice when speaking to me and how they act around me vs each other. I’ve seen all the little head shakes and eye rolls they give each other when I truly have no idea what I did wrong, and I know it’s directed towards me. Even when I’m trying to help with simple things I know
I’m a 25-year-old RN trying to decide between staying at my current job or accepting a higher-paying position. Current job: •Outpatient endoscopy center •$40/hour •Monday-Friday. Usually working 6 AM-2 PM (sometimes get off earlier if the schedule is light) •I know my team well, and the workflow is very predictable. •Low stress overall and I have plenty of energy after work to go to the gym, spend time with my spouse, cook, and enjoy my hobbies •3% yearly raises New job: •$55/hour •Also outpatient •4 10 hr shifts or 5 8's depending on what is needed •Would rotate between three different clinics: -One is about 10 minutes away -One is about 30 minutes away -One is about an hour away •I’d be expected to float wherever I’m needed (PACU, circulating, or other roles depending on staffing) •Less consistency since I wouldn’t know exactly where I’d be working or what role I’d be in every day The pay increase is obviously huge, about a 37.5% raise, but I’m worried about trading a really good wor
I saw a few city based subreddits with this thread going around. Thought I would do one for nurses. I am based in the US so that's where I set this thread but it would be interesting to see other countries start one up. I am currently unemployed (another source of the inspiration, lol) so I will share my old position! Base Hourly: 43/hr Differential(s): Main Campus +1/hr Location: Houston, TX Setting: Outpatient Specialty Clinic Degree/License: BSN/RN Years of Experience: 8 Union Status: No Anything else we should add? Edit: Added union status submitted by /u/HungryChicken2867 [link] [comments]
Dreams/nightmares that I have often involves me getting to work late, spending my whole night doing nothing then realizing it at the end of my shift, and not having my report sheet done at all. What are yours? submitted by /u/sonnnzzz [link] [comments]
Patient last night was in psychosis. Could not redirect to save my life. They were convinced I was holding them hostage in my apartment and I was a murderer who ate babies. (All the nurses taking care of this person held this role.) Meds barely touched them. Dex drip, Q4hr dropirodol, zyprexa. Near the start of shift I noticed HR in low 100s and RR at 28. Went to check and the IV tubing looks like this. They had bitten clean through it. Luckily it was just the primary infusion and not the actual IV. Pt was restrained and it was going into a midline in the upper arm. Honestly, I was pretty impressed. Had to take a picture because it was just too much. Later they managed to get a restraint off with their teeth. Legit impressed, even though it was a very tiring and frustrating shift. submitted by /u/yolacowgirl [link] [comments]
I need a new job bad. My current job is draining the life out of me. I am living in Los Angeles right now but have previously lived in Asheville, NC and miss the seasons, green space, ability to have a backyard and garden, and a few friends. I am also interested in learning a new specialty (endoscopy). However, I have another potential offer in San Diego at an eye surgery center I have worked per diem shifts at. It is a small team and is more limited in terms of what types of procedures they do (mostly cataracts/blephs), but obviously higher base pay. I know the base pay might seem like the obvious decider, but I am also considering COL in each location, the value of getting trained in endoscopy, and the bonuses at the NC job. I’m interested in hearing all thoughts and opinions! submitted by /u/ASongofRiceandFire [link] [comments]
Recently our manager has told us we can no longer write directly on IV bags because the ink can potentially seep through into the fluid. Its not a big deal at all to label with a sticker instead but this is the first that me or my coworkers have ever heard of this. For reference I work in the OR and we sometimes put meds into bags of irrigation for use during scope cases. Anybody have any policies on this at your work? Every OR I've ever worked in has done this so it was just curious to me. submitted by /u/alyolios [link] [comments]
Also anyone have any suggestions for a badge reel that will last longer than a pay period and won’t randomly explode while trying to swipe into the med room? (Pic related) submitted by /u/Camurai_ [link] [comments]
i need help picking an outfit for a CNA position at a nursing home, its my first ever interview!! submitted by /u/Outside-Tip-3055 [link] [comments]
Most days I dream about quitting and throwing my license in the garbage. I just want to be happy. I’ve been doing this for 5 years started at 20 now 25. I’ve never felt so exhausted and burnt out in my entire life. The pay is garbage in this economy for the amount of BS you have to put up with. Management is useless and never helpful. Constantly having to anticipate whether you’re gonna get physically or verbally assaulted before each shift. If I could go back and talk to my 18yr old self I would scream to never join this godforsaken field :/ I wish I had an ounce of energy to even look into another career I hate this :( submitted by /u/Jaded_Grape5271 [link] [comments]
I'm interested in pursuing precepting experience, and coaching and teaching new nurses. It sounds like a fun and interesting opportunity, but I've never been in a teaching like role, so I'm not sure how to tackle that. I kind of instinctively know how to do things off of muscle memory and clinical judgement I spent years learning. I don't want to say nursing at this point is second nature, but it's more of something I do, not something I consciously and meticulously analyze. So how can I be a good teacher? submitted by /u/princessnokingdom [link] [comments]
I finally got a new job—same specialty (Med-Surg), totally different hospital system—and I am completely flabbergasted. We started the shift with 4 nurses and 3 techs for only 11 patients. On top of that? The majority of these patients are completely ambulatory. Like... holy moly, I’m actually bored. The only real hurdle I’m hitting right now is getting used to Epic. Meanwhile, all my new coworkers are constantly complaining about how "awful" and "terrible" it is here, and how management expects "so much" from us. I just sit there in silence because coming from my last job, this feels like a walk in the park. It's so easy I don't know what to do with myself. I genuinely regret taking so long to leave my old position. If you’re drowning at a toxic or short-staffed facility, please take this as your sign: the grass really can be greener on the other side. . submitted by /u/Educational_Ad2515 [link] [comments]
It was supposed to be better. I did 3 years in med-surg. I did 6 years in the ER. I had enough of the patient abuse, the abuse from doctors, the abuse from leadership. I thought it would be better, so I got a desk job as an assessment nurse. My orientation was a complete mess, i basically had to wing it on my own. The patients are still abusive, just over the phone now. My manager is completely useless, but micromanages us all. The job is essentially impossible when it comes to making my daily quotas for assessments. I’m a year in, and I honestly am hating it. So what next, because I’m out of ideas when it comes to nursing. I honestly want a job where people are pleasant, goals are attainable, and I can just be a human being outside of work. I want to not have to bring the burnout of this profession home with me every day. I’m crumbling. I am about to start applying to Costco or Trader Joe’s. submitted by /u/ConsistentTourist553 [link] [comments]
I'm a new grad, starting out PRN at a place I really like. I was offered a 3/12s shift on weekend. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I have a two year old so this would help daycare bills, but also would never be able to do family outing together on the weekend. Anyone else work this shift with kids/husband? How did you like it? Would it be worth it? submitted by /u/zsmith_ [link] [comments]
Moving to a state where the peds hospitals are significantly better than the adult ones so thinking of jumping ship to peds, possibly PICU or peds onc. I have 1yr experience in adult med onc. Any advice? I have zero experience with children. I couldn’t tell you the normal BP for a child at any age. I have no idea what to expect. What should I know going in? What are good peds resources to review? Thank you!! submitted by /u/pro-pangea [link] [comments]
I feel like a bad preceptor today. I’m a med surg nurse with a little under 2 years experience and I have my first orientee. She’s been with me for a little over a month and she’s doing really well. She’s at the point where I go with her for her first assessment and med pass, but for the rest of the shift I pretty much let her do her thing and just go with her for new skills or answer any questions she has. Today we worked together and we had the same patient group from the prior day with 2 new patients. One of the new ones wasn’t very high acuity but the other was due to oxygen needs. The high acuity patient ended up needing a transfer to a higher level of care and long story short, I was basically babysitting that patient for 4ish hours of the shift until his prog bed was ready. He went in spurts of increasing oxygen needs, had multiple trips by RT and the physician to bedside to reassess etc etc during that time. While I was handling that she was carrying on with the other 4 patient
hi, i’m only two years in as a medsurg RN and it’s honestly been draining me… i’ve just been dreading work every shift and i feel like crying everytime i have to go to work… i feel so tired and i can’t even call in anymore because we accrue like 2 hours every paycheck (paid biweekly) idk what to do anymore because i feel like i’m getting sicker & sicker the more i work this job but i’m also in debt i haven’t had a general health checkup yet for the past 3 years (pls don’t judge) bc i just lost all motivation and i’m also scared to go to the doctor and find out that i have many health issues (it’s also so hard to schedule one) i can’t quit because i’m in severe debt and it’s funny bc i wished for this job but i’m not sure if i’m really happy with it submitted by /u/sprinklecelest [link] [comments]
I’ve been a nurse for 30+ years, and have no back pain. I paid attention to lifting techniques, and will never solo lift a resident if I can’t handle their fall. I’ll grab help for everyone I know I can’t safely manage, despite weight. The 200 lb resident? 2 person for safety for all. Never arms around my neck. The 67 lb fragile resident? Needs 2 to protect her skin from damage/tearing from too much unilateral pressure. I balance it by being 1st to help my CNAs with messy/heavy/combative residents. I have a good relationship with my team, and that’s the key to effective care. (Med-surg/LTC) submitted by /u/Aevynnn [link] [comments]
please tell me i’m not the only one. i know crying is an anxiety response but i’m not exactly anxious about having medical procedures done. people can poke and prod me and i don’t care but like the past few appointments ive had have been for a recurrent skin issue and i will have these thorough discussions while actively crying. like it doesn’t affect my thought process or anything, i just cry. i think it’s shame cause i don’t want them to view me as dirty. idk it just feels like a crime to get emotional since i provide care to patients when i’m not a patient. like i’m supposed to be strong and what not. submitted by /u/Routine_Fox_6767 [link] [comments]
edit If it matters, the cleaning of baseboards etc is only in the client's bedroom. I've been doing in home care for awhile on the night shift. I usually only have one client at a time. I currently have a special needs 7 year old. My question is: How much cleaning are nurses expected to do? I do the normal things like my clients laundry, cleaning the bathroom (that is reserved only for the nurses), wiping off desks, computer screens, light dusting on top of nightstands and his dresser, but recently the family added an entire cleaning check off list that is 3 pages long. It includes dusting all the baseboards, removing floor vent caps and cleaning them, emptying out all the baskets of supplies and cleaning the baskets, and even taking a q-tip to clean all the little fan blades on the small desk top fan in the bathroom. This list goes on and the list is on plastic sheets because they want us to sign and date each week to keep the nurses "accountable" (direct quote from mom). I know there
I'll go first: "I don't like the color." One of my dementia pts this morning. She took all of the other pills but just couldn't get this one pill down because she didn't like the color. When I tried to talk to her about, she tried to dump a cup of water on me. Pill definitely refused. On a side not: we really need a flair for fun submitted by /u/agirl1313 [link] [comments]
Do you rest, travel, hang out with friends? Im curious to know. Also how often do you have a stretch of days off? submitted by /u/Quirky_Paper9541 [link] [comments]
I love working with trachs, and wounds. I love taking care of people. But I choke on my own vomit when I have to clean up feces.. I know this is part of nursing & I need to deal with it. But how do I do that? I double mask, double glove. I want to get over this, but I don’t know how. It’s my ONLY ick. And it’s a shitty one (pun intended) for this profession. No, im not going to stop being a nurse bc of it. Yes, I need to grow tf up. I’m trying. So please give me any suggestions, I can’t keep vomiting submitted by /u/Psychological_Lime14 [link] [comments]
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My hospital recently dissolved our float pool because the nurses were "unsafe" aka too expensive. This has left our ICUs extremely understaffed and unsafe. Normally, it's a max of two patient for one nurse. If there is a critical patient, such as ECMO, it's a standard two nurses for the one patient. When our patients have a cardiac device, the patient they're paired with should have no devices. We don't pair POD 1 patients with others who are also higher acuity. Every single standard has been broken over the past couple months, and we're at our wits end. Everyone has been having safety issues and raising concerns. Admin has decided they would start staffing our ICU with floor nurses. The idea is the floor nurses take our "progressive level" patients who still aren't ready to leave the ICU. This has already caused problems. Last week, a patient declined and needed to be started on CRRT. Since the nurse wasn't an ICU nurse she had no training on the filter and couldn't manage it. The fil
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I’ve been a nurse since 2019 this year I completely forgot to renew hr finally noticed and notified me I immediately stopped working and filed for reinstatement I’m so afraid of what is going to happen it’s been 5 weeks and I haven’t heard back from the BON I know I can’t be the only one as it can easily happen to anyone please can anyone share their experience and what kind of fee/punishment I could face submitted by /u/Substantial-Hour613 [link] [comments]
I never realized how much your state can change your entire view of nursing. I spent my first year as a nurse in Missouri. Most shifts were 1:5 or 1:6 with high-acuity and heavy patients. We had one CNA cover 20 patients. Breaks and lunches usually didn’t happen, and if they did, you felt guilty taking them because everyone else was drowning. My hospital had 120 beds but could only staff about 50 because nurses kept leaving. I often left 30-45 min past my shift. The pay wasn’t much better. I was barely keeping up with rent and the rising cost of living. I honestly got to the point where I started thinking maybe nursing just wasn’t for me. Then I moved to Oregon. Now I make about double what I was making before. We have a mandated 1:4 ratio, CNAs usually have around 7 patients max, we have a resource nurse every shift, break nurse, and I actually get both of my breaks (one of those breaks is 30 min) and my lunch. The biggest change isn’t even the money. I actually have time to be a nurs
I have a few tattoos, and my hospital doesn't allow underscrub t-shirts due to infection concerns. How do you hide your tattoos if under scrub t-shirts are not allowed in your hospital? PS: my tattoos are very small, just a few hearts on my forearm..not huge designs submitted by /u/No-Amphibian4479 [link] [comments]
I put the flair as "gratitude", because as a 33 year old male, that was pretty funny to hear from the older wife of my patient whenever I first walked into the room lol. She didn't say it in a rude or insulting manner, and when I said I've been a nurse for about 9 years she was happy to hear that submitted by /u/NursingManChristDude [link] [comments]
ICU, trauma, float, ED. 15 years. Was assaulted today by a patient and her mother. The mom shoved me and the daughter threw hot soup (that i had heated up for her) onto me. Youd think it wouldnt bother me after all this time, but somehow its worse. I cant do another day. Im getting my NP, but honestly i dont even think i have the strength to care about that either. Just venting. And so sad. submitted by /u/PerformanceEasy7860 [link] [comments]
I’m having a constant issue in the ER especially when we are slammed with patients. Patients want doctors to come and update them, and I relay the information over to the doctor. I explain what ever test results I can, but the ultimate decision between admission and discharge is up to the provider. I have patients asking me WHEN is the doctor coming to speak to them. I have a hard time saying I don’t know. Our doctors have their own work flow and they do everything as soon as they can. But I cannot give them a time as to when they’ll be coming in to speak with them again. And then it gets followed up with “when you see the doctor, tell them to come in here.” submitted by /u/HumbleAd8907 [link] [comments]
Hey everyone - I work in the ER. Today I had a stroke patient who was only in her mid 30s. She was notably very scared, and thankfully had a lot of family there to comfort her. I live in the South, so christianity is king. I myself am not religious, perhaps more on the agnostic side of things. I believe in some type of higher power or energy. Anyway, my patient was asking her family to pray for her. Everyone was upset and pleading. When my colleague and I were wheeling back to IR, she kept saying how sorry she was, and that she wasn't right with god, and needed to get right with him. She kept asking god to have mercy on her and forgive her. Again, she was highly distressed, and it even made me tear up a little bit. I tried my best to comfort her, but admittedly I feel I fall short on how to respond when they were reaching to their religion for comfort. I obviously don't want to be like "god's with you, he's looking down on you", etc. But I also don't want to come off as cold or generic
I currently work as a pct on a gen med/med surg type floor in a hospital. I’m a trans man and not out (stealth) at work. I very occasionally mention my partner but I’m pretty sure they’d assume I’m gay even if I didn’t. My coworkers and the general environment is very cishet and I don’t love it. I don’t need to talk about being trans at work, but I do have experience working in more open/queer environments and felt a lot more comfortable. I know I’d be shunned and gossiped about if I did mention being trans and I don’t feel particularly comfortable mentioning my partner either. (Everyone else talks about their signifiant others, kids, and general weekend activities). I’m wondering if there are any specialities or areas in healthcare that queer people tend to gravitate to. I assume queer clinics/gender affirming care would be one area, but are there others? ETA: I already do work in a big city hospital in a queer friendly state. Perhaps it’s just the culture of my particular unit and I
Currently a new grad NICU nurse at a Level III NICU in the Midwest, coming up on my 1 year mark. I'm planning to quit and move back to CA (LA/OC area), where I'm originally from. I'm 75% sure I want to do something besides the NICU. Honestly, all I wanted out of nursing school was to work in the NICU, and now I don't even know if it's what I want to keep doing. It's been stressful, anxiety-inducing, and overstimulating. I feel like I'm on edge and high alert for all 12 hours of my shift. It’s gotten easier as times gone by but I just don’t know... It's kind of heartbreaking because I worked so hard to get here, and now I'm questioning if it's actually for me…. honestly nursing in general. Love when the babies are stable. I love the smooth, calm shifts, but when they're chaotic... I don't know if the stress of critical care is for me lol. I considered mother baby but ehh? Not really into the idea of mom baby med surg. I'm also wondering if it's the 3 12s nights that's getting to me. I w
Guys, idk if I’m reading this poster wrong cause I’m tired at the end of my shift but I found this on one of our doors. I think this triggered me so much cause lately I’ve realized that my biggest pet peeve in life is getting blamed for something I didn’t do. Like it takes a lot to make me visibly upset but when someone blames me for something I didn’t do, I become an animal. I loose it. It’s happened to me growing up and as a nurse, I’ve been blamed for stuff by patients that the doctors, pharmacists, food service, or even environmental services did. Now we’re told to apologise for things like this? Please tell me I’m tripping submitted by /u/AssociationGreedy381 [link] [comments]