elomi18

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1. Is this anxiety or should I quit nursing?

   elomi18 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Thank you for all your comments and words of encouragement and support. I just feel like I find myself really really not liking case management and/or sitting in front of a computer for long periods of time looking and reviewing so many medical repor...

2. I don't know if I picked the right career anymore...

   elomi18 posted a topic in Career Support

   So maybe it is more of an anxiety issue or just completely want to let go of nursing. I am a 28 yr old whose got around 5 years of nursing experience. I have tried multiple areas such as LTC (6 months),complex continuing care/palliative care (maybe 2...

3. I am a bit lost because I am not sure if I want to become a nurse anymore....

   elomi18 posted a topic in Stress 101

   So maybe it is more of an anxiety issue or just completely want to let go of nursing. I am a 28 yr old whose got around 5 years of nursing experience. I have tried multiple areas such as LTC (6 months),complex continuing care/palliative care (maybe 2...

4. Going back to comfort level

   elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

   Has anybody ever went back to what they are comfortable in even in a non acute place?

5. Going back to comfort level

   elomi18 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I had just finished my 7 months in a medicine unit and always still felt anxious and just didn't like working there even with supportive coworkers. I thought to myself that maybe medicine is really not for me as I realized I don't really perform w...

6. Is it worth it?..

   elomi18 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi allnurses, I would really like to hear your opinion regarding something I am sort of indecisive/unsure about... Basically I've been a nurse for a little over a year and the past 7 months I've been a new RN in a Complex Continuing Care/Palliative c...

7. New Nurse on Paxil

   elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in Stress 101

   I got quite depressed just a few days ago over a small thing that I made a big deal of and I don't know what occurred to me to suddenly take triple of my dosage of Paxil on that day. Luckily I was on a small dose of 12.5 mg....

8. New Nurse on Paxil

   elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in Stress 101

   I'm only on Paxil 12.5 mg... how is 37.5 mg on Paxil affecting your anxiety/stress?

9. New Nurse on Paxil

   elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in Stress 101

   I would love to just be me, without the anxiety too. It's frustrating to feel this way everyday. Optimism can get me far but anxiety just pulls me down harder...

10. New Nurse on Paxil

    elomi18 posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi allnurses! So I've been prescribed Paxil today due to anxiety issues which I will be taking the first dose (12.5mg) tonight before I go to sleep. I've been wanting to ask allnurses, especially nurses who are or was on Paxil, what their experiences...

11. Complex Continuing Care

    elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhh i see.. So is it really like LTC when the RPNs usually give the meds and do wound treatments, etc and the RNs do a lot of paperwork for the most part? I know its quite similar to LTC.. But what would be some of the differences? And is it the sam...

12. Complex Continuing Care

    elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

    I'm located on Ontario, Canada and currently working in one of the hospitals in the GTA :) Ohh thats good that there's a mix of rehab, palliative, and patients waiting for LTC placement.

13. Complex Continuing Care

    elomi18 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All Nurses! So I have been just recently hired in Complex Continuing Care Unit in a hospital and I am both excited and very nervous as well since I have not practiced in a hospital for almost 2 years now since I graduated in 2014. My recent experi...

14. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

    elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

    I had asked my agency if I could have a day or two to shadow a nurse (without pay) so that I could get used to or at least have an idea of how my routine should be in a floor and getting used to the hospital. They had told me that their clients may n...

15. I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

    elomi18 replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

    I have just recently applied to a critical care course online that runs for 8 months and hopefully will help advance and give me a better chance in getting a job *fingers crossed*