newRNinthecity

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1. I'm a nurse. Also a birth mom. Any others?

   newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys, I appreciate all the suggestions. I definitely plan on shadowing several units of interest. I did some counseling in the past, but haven't thought of doing it in quite some time. Doing a little counseling/therapy is definitely a good sug...

2. I'm a nurse. Also a birth mom. Any others?

   newRNinthecity posted a topic in General Nursing

   I got pregnant at 19, at the beginning of college. I chose adoption. Hardest thing I have ever done and will ever do in my entire life. I think about him every single day. I went on to graduate with a nursing degree. Hated OB rotation in school - rem...

3. Where to go from here (Med Surg, that is)?!

   newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the info! I'm interested in mother/baby because it seems like a generally happier environment and generally happier people. In med surg I do like my little old ladies and cute old men, especially the ones that like to tell stories - but I ...

4. Where to go from here (Med Surg, that is)?!

   newRNinthecity posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I'm getting closer to the end of my first year in nursing on a busy med surg floor at a big city hospital. After the 6 or 7 month mark, I finally got into my grove and started getting some enjoyment from my work...no longer dreading upcoming s...

5. New Nurse on Med Surg Floor

   newRNinthecity replied to nurseofdragons's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm a new nurse 7 months in on a med surge floor. I actually wrote a few panicking posts like this around 3 months in also. I felt like med surg was not for me (still maybe true) and I was a horrible nurse and things would never get better. It does s...

6. Maybe I'm not a bedside nurse?

   newRNinthecity posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been working as a new nurse for half a year. Med surg floor, mostly geriatric population. RN to patient ratio is okay, usually 1:5. Work is very physically demanding, the patients require a lot of ADL assistance on top of the medical problems th...

7. Anxiety & Nursing

   newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for the new perspective, anewsns. I have never thought about how trying to have so much balance can actually be a form of control. I do like my job and am not leaving anytime soon, so i appreciate your post. I also think a good amount of my...

8. Anxiety & Nursing

   newRNinthecity posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm a few months in to orientation on a Med Surg floor, about to go on my own within the next couple weeks. I have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks since I was a kid (thank you long-standing family history of anxiety...

9. Help a Stressed New Med-Surg Nurse

   newRNinthecity replied to newRNinthecity's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you! I seem to be doing alright with getting all the basic things that need to be done, done. I'm not a pro at time-management and prioritizing after a couple months, but I think I'm getting better at that stuff every day. The biggest thing tha...

10. Help a Stressed New Med-Surg Nurse

    newRNinthecity posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Any advice for a stressed out new grad? I'm a few months into orientation on a med surg floor and I am so stressed out. I have heard that the first year of nursing is hard, but I am already questioning whether or not nursing is the right career for m...