katiemule

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1. When is it time to make the best decision for youself?

   katiemule replied to gloryfied's topic in Stress 101

   "To thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night, the day, thou canst not then be false to any man". WM Shakespeare. I agree completely with this. Nursing is emotionally and physically draining and in order to give our patients our best,...

2. Is it me? Is it the job? Why is my confidence so low?

   katiemule replied to kjsoncnurse's topic in Stress 101

   I have been an oncology nurse for 10 years - although the last year has been as a travel nurse and as such I have worked on med/surg units as well. Here is my input from my 10 years working in various hospitals, various states, and various nursing un...

3. Most Challenging Aspect in Your Nursing Career?

   katiemule replied to rednotebook's topic in General Nursing

   As a 10 year "veteran" nurse I can only nod in agreement with everything that has been said by others. I have walked off several nursing jobs by turning in my badge at the end of a shift and just going home. I have vowed to leave nursing more than ...

4. I hate to say this, but I think it's true.....

   katiemule replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   Well, those of them who are going into nursing just for the money willl be in for a rude awakening when they see exactly what it is they'll be doing for the $$ and frankly, for what we nurses do, the money isn't that great! It is a vocation and a ca...

5. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

   katiemule replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

   absolutely you are right in flushing your ports or other lines. It is laziness not to do so and invites all sorts of problems like the lines clotting off or two incompatible meds mixing in the line. I've been an oncology nurse for 7 years and so us...