Green Tea, RN

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1. Could I be accused of Fentanyl diversion?

   Green Tea, RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   That is basically you leave controlled substance in patient room unattended, right? It can be taken by anybody.

2. Graduate Degree in Engineering? (Career switch worth it?)

   Green Tea, RN replied to CardiTeleRN's topic in General Nursing

   After working as a nurse for a couple years, I decided to leave nursing for good. I went back to school for a math related graduate degree. I finished my graduate program, and I now work in clinical research. Leaving nursing is one of the best decisi...

3. I Hurt A Patient

   Green Tea, RN replied to MInurse.st's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work in the OR as an RN. I have worked a long shift like you did. I have worked with barely minimum help (this is a regular occurrence especially when I was on call). What I have learned working there was that many incidents are preventab...

4. Is calling off for burnout a thing?

   Green Tea, RN replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

   I think I probably see calling off a bit different from you. I do not feel ashamed to call off if I am sick or cannot function at 100% due to mental health. I have seen coworkers who come to work sick or cannot function due to different reasons, caus...

5. What else can I do? Help please

   Green Tea, RN replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

   I have experienced Med Surg and Surgery as an RN (BSN) and decided to leave Nursing for good. I went back to school for a graduate degree in Applied Statistics, and now I work in Clinical Research. You say you know IT. If you learn a programming lang...

6. New grad burnout

   Green Tea, RN replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

   You may not wanna hear this, but one of the things I learned when I was working as a nurse was do not help other people to seek something in return. Why? Because it is disappointing or even you may feel it is betrayal when you cannot receive somethin...

7. Switching Careers from Nursing because I hate it so much

   Green Tea, RN replied to nursingworldwhy's topic in General Nursing

   One of a few pros of working as a nurse is that many nursing jobs are flexible. If you can afford, maybe it is a good idea to be part time on your nursing job and use your extra free time to prepare for what you really wanna do. I left nursing for go...

8. Extreme anxiety no longer want to be a nurse

   Green Tea, RN replied to Katiejef's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah. I know what you mean. I just wanted to say my classmates had a degree such as Engineering, Math, Computer Science, and Statistics in their background.

9. Extreme anxiety no longer want to be a nurse

   Green Tea, RN replied to Katiejef's topic in General Nursing

   I have pretty bad social anxiety too. I feel you. I have suffered from it since I was little, and it is one of those things I cannot change no matter what. After working two years as a nurse full-time, I went back to school for a master's degree in a...

10. Afraid of dying

    Green Tea, RN replied to haveyourbowelsmoved's topic in COVID

    Death is scary. I am also concerned to get something irreversible, like permanent damage in the lungs, and you may have to live the rest of the life with respiratory issues. It is a new virus. We do not know the long term effects yet in case of infec...

11. Non-compliance with Social Distancing

    Green Tea, RN replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in COVID

    Coronavirus may not kill healthy young people even if they get infected, but it does not necessarily mean they can live the rest of your life healthy. They may survive from the virus, but they may have to live the rest of the lives with permanent dam...

12. Should I go through with nursing?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Guest1118589's topic in General Students

    I saw you listed psychology and nursing. What about others? Why don't you go to the field of engineering, computer science, or statistics?

13. Has anyone ever passed out during an emergency or have felt faint? How do you get over the feeling if it comes on?

    Green Tea, RN replied to Newbie32's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student, I almost passed out by watching circumcision on a newborn baby. The baby boy was agitated and made me nauseated and dizzy. I became a surgical nurse a couple years later. I have never passed out. I think you will get ove...

14. I need guidance

    Green Tea, RN replied to vanilla_brownie's topic in General Nursing

    I found I made a mistake choosing nursing after I got into a nursing program. I graduated anyway and became a nurse. I have been a nurse for four years (a year of med surg and the rest in the OR). I am in school for a non-nursing degree now and work ...

15. I wrote up a surgeon and looking for advice

    Green Tea, RN replied to strive's topic in Operating Room

    You should really watch how your management reacts and acts to the safety issues you have experienced and reported. If they do nothing or do not back you up, maybe you should look for a new job. The culture most likely will not be changed without man...