zbb13

zbb13

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  1. Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    My back didn’t appreciate the constant bending over and lifting I needed to do while working on the floor. I had surgery and thank goodness it’s way improved. My doc wanted me out of bedside nursing so I’m doing something else now. Nursing is very ve...
  2. Nurses Refilling Prescriptions

    I support primary care docs. The one doc has his MA fill out prescriptions for him when he’s on vacation. Including for opioids. This stuns me. He has given her parameters and I guess she’s acting under his license. I refuse to refill anything becaus...
  3. I started out in L and D as a new grad. My school was in the midst of some type of transition and I missed out on a lot of clinical work/skills. My first preceptor wasn’t great. She rushed through everything. After two weeks, I realized I was not goi...
  4. Riots in Minneapolis

    Peaceful protesting? Great. All for it. Violence, stealing, rioting, destroying? Not acceptable. No justification whatsoever. There is no excuse for the latter. None. And if anyone justifies it, excuses it, glorifies it, I’m sorry, he/she is part of ...
  5. Trump allowed fracking. And the pipeline. So the US is able to produce its own oil. That allowed prices to drop. We no longer need to suffer at the whim of despots in the Middle East. Our economy was in rough shape after Obama and all his regulation...
  6. Oh please. Trump the dictator? He’s removed many obstacles to American success. He’s lessened bureaucratic regulations. He’s not using the FBI and IRS as tools to bludgeon those who disagree with him. He isn’t sending out his thugs in the middle of t...
  7. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    I am utterly and completely disheartened at the treatment of frontline nurses during this pandemic. It’s incomprehensible to me that administrators can force nurses to wear inadequate PPE or to have to constantly reuse PPE. And I think it’s utterly r...
  8. I really feel for you. You need to stay home and recover. And you need an independent PCP, as others have advised. You truly are one of the amazing front line workers and you need to take as much time as you need. I do not see why this would harm you...
  9. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

    When hospitals care more about their fountains and spa like bathrooms than they do about their nurses, we see very clearly what they value above all else. It’s very sad what has happened to such an incredible profession. I too am finding this. I’m al...
  10. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    I am so thankful for all of the front line medical staff. I cannot imagine. At the same time, I do not feel guilty for one second. I have vulnerable family members. I would have left the job if I thought I was going to be exposed. I cannot bring this...
  11. WOW!. You admitted defeat before you even began. I agree with all the above. If you hadn’t taken your first nursing class, you would never have taken the last one. You persisted. You graduated. Now you take the next step....you study and you take the...
  12. Where do I go from here?

    I had this problem, to a certain degree. I did Postpartum nursing. Then I moved to a primary care clinic and talk to patients all day.
  13. Cat allergy anaphylaxis

    Several months ago, completely out of the blue, I began having an allergic reaction when I was cutting up jalapeño peppers. I was gasping for breath. I never had a problem before except coughing when they were stir fried. It was the craziest thing an...
  14. Spouse of nurse

    Martymoose, I wish you all the best. Some of the comments were a little sharp or definitely pointed, and you remained calm and thoughtful. That says a lot for you. You do need a new job. My previous, toxic job was influencing my emotions outside of w...
  15. Personally I think it’s wrong that nurses are attempting to use labels that other people have earned after years of education and attaining medical degrees, in addition to sacrificing even more years to specialize. It doesn’t sit well with me. Why ca...