Iknowwha2du

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1. How to handle being humiliated and blamed as a new nurse

   Iknowwha2du replied to Kcv19's topic in Career Support

   One by one if you have to and in private start standing up for yourself. You don't have to take abuse. I pulled a PA over once and addressed him trying to embarrass me in front of a patient. When my charge started fussing at me..i put my finger up to...

2. How to deal with loneliness as a VERY young RN student...any help or advice?

   Iknowwha2du replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

   You can always find alleast 1 thing you have in common with someone. It doesn't matter what it is. If you carry this attitude with you to your RN job you will be isolated, probably not helped or supported. People want to feel accepted around others a...

3. Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

   Iknowwha2du replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

   It just sounds like she is preparing you for the real world of nursing, honestly you should thank her and get yourself together so you can become a nurse.

4. "I would never want you as my nurse!"

   Iknowwha2du replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   What goes on in the post/online is no different from what happens in the hospitals etc. Sometimes it is worse in the hospitals. You are trapped at work, in that you can't leave the place, or risk being charged with abandonment...not making excuses fo...

5. Nursing is a passion?

   Iknowwha2du replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

   See this is why I get annoyed with people who push the O you have to love nursing and it is just wrong if you don't absolutely love it...we all must exist and provide for ourselves in this world...nursing helps me do it. I can't say it is a passion....

6. BSN RN in NYC can't find a job. HELP!

   Iknowwha2du replied to akb0220's topic in Job Hunt

   Eventually you will get something as there is a lot of comings in goings in this field. Keep applying.

7. Absolutely miserable

   Iknowwha2du replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse

   Without you telling me more I understand what you are going through. You are anxious due to valid reasons. Everyone has different coping skills and you just have to find out what yours are. Make sure that they are healthy ones. Don't be so hard on yo...

8. How do people feel about male nurses?

   Iknowwha2du replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   Maybe consider respiratory therapist..but if you insist...be a ER nurse. Many female patients don't want a male nurse taking care of them.

9. Would you do it all again?

   Iknowwha2du replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

   The field wreaks havoc on your body...it is hard to properly take of yourself...for that reason...I would do something else.

10. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

    Iknowwha2du replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You will never be able to do enough, please enough, and make things fair enough. You could drive off the road and die due to feeling sick and not being able to focus...the hospital will find a replacement at some point, however your family will never...

11. I feel like I need ER experience.

    Iknowwha2du replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Emergency

    Nothing to it..but to do it. Nursing is one of those fields to where you sink or swim. On your off time review areas to improve on. Go for it!

12. New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

    Iknowwha2du replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    You won't be able to get every single thing done at work and you will feel anxious but can you decipher between being able to do the more important things and being able to stick with this versus not being able to cope at all? Which is it?, because i...

13. Gutless Colleagues

    Iknowwha2du replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a lot of respect for you psych nurses. I worked psych for about 6 months and loved everything about it except the possibility of an attack. You can really get beat up badly. I was taught various techniques of protection...something called TOVA...

14. Where in the US do they need RNs really bad?

    Iknowwha2du replied to Nazzerena's topic in General Nursing

    Places 3-6 hours from where you live...the country areas that don't pay much.

15. New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

    Iknowwha2du replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    No matter where you go to work...you will most likely be pushed to the max...this is the nursing field..and having to deal with more than you think you should is very common. Speaking out about it can be a good thing and a bad thing because sometimes...