cantdoit

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1. Has anyone left bedside or floor nursing with less than 3 years experience?

   cantdoit posted a topic in Career Support

   I'm completely burned out on acute care nursing and need a change. I really want to leave my current job, but the thought of starting again in another department makes me cringe. And I don't want to be a "job hopper" (FYI I've had two jobs in the las...

2. Burned out and hate nursing

   cantdoit replied to RN1023's topic in Stress 101

   Just wanted to say I agree with the OP. I'm completely burned out and need to get away from the bedside. I'm sick of 12s and working weekends. And the short staffing is getting out of control. I'm also burned out dealing with entitled patients and fa...

3. Was your education worth it?

   cantdoit replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

   No it wasn't.

4. Work related depression

   cantdoit replied to Genista's topic in Stress 101

   I can also relate. I feel totally hopeless and stuck in nursing. I'm depressed and exausted from this job... I just want to get out of nursing altogether, but the economy has stalled out. Sometimes I consider working as a waitress just to get away.....

5. Regrets about Nursing?

   cantdoit replied to 1IndecisiveStudent's topic in General Nursing

   I completely regret becoming a nurse, and wouldn't do it again if I had the choice. If I could go back in time, I would have gotten a master's or become a PT.

6. The gross side of nursing..

   cantdoit replied to Ashley94's topic in General Nursing

   You get used to it for the most part.What I can't get past is the respiratory sounds.... Gagging/hacking etc. yuck!

7. RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

   cantdoit replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't actually know for sure, but I can't seem to use it except for calling out because they are so strict with when/how we can use PTO.

8. What makes nursing stressful for you?

   cantdoit replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   *meds that

9. What makes nursing stressful for you?

   cantdoit replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

   Constantly having more and more work, with less staffing and resourcesKilling yourself all day everyday to help people who don't show any appreciation and act like you're nothing more than a waitress.Being the "dumping ground" for other departments, ...

10. What if I'm just not meant to be a nurse?

    cantdoit posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi nurses: I have been on here whining away about how tired I am, how I hate 12 hour shifts, how I'm crazy busy/stressed at work etc., etc. And then I thought today, maybe all of my complaining is just pointing out the bigger picture. Maybe I'm not m...

11. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    cantdoit replied to sjm30's topic in Management

    I think 8s are bad for hospital RNs because of weekends and nights. Working 5 days in a week would be terrible with this type of schedule. that said, I'm really tired of 12s. The day is soooo long. and when you work more than one day in a row, all y...

12. I confess...I'm a nurse who doesn't want to work in a hospital again

    cantdoit replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should feel bad about not wanting to work in a hospital any longer. You have a lot of experience, you can do a lot more.

13. what is your job like day to day?

    cantdoit replied to cantdoit's topic in Home Health

    thanks for the info, and link to the other thread. I think I would really like home health, but am still undecided... how much acute care experience is needed to feel comfortable as a home health nurse? thanks.

14. what is your job like day to day?

    cantdoit posted a topic in Home Health

    Just wondering what a day in the life of a home health nurse was like. I have been considering home health, as I like the increased autonomy and change of environment. What kind of skills do you need/perform often? How much experience did you have ...

15. As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    cantdoit replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I don't like having students follow me, but it's not their fault. I am just way too busy, and students (through no fault of their own) set me way back for the day. I might like having them if I worked on a slower paced unit though.