LaceyRN12

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1. Needle Stick Injury - beating myself up

   LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you guys for your input. I am feeling better about the whole thing. I've talked to other nurses and they all say the same thing has happened to them like 2-3 times atleast. The patient's results...

2. Needle Stick Injury - beating myself up

   LaceyRN12 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was drawing blood with a butterfly needle and accidentally stuck myself. The patient said she doesn't have HIV or hepatitis. Her blood was tested and it confirmed she was negative for both of those....

3. Burned out already

   LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for not making me feel alone. I know I'm not; it's just that hearing it from other people makes me feel a little better. Venting, and hearing others vent, makes me feel a little better,...

4. Burned out already

   LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

   All I have time for is handing out meds. I don't even have time to sit down and actually have a conversation with my patients. In fact, my co-workers were talking about the exact same thing. At least...

5. Too much anxiety to practice nursing

   LaceyRN12 replied to RNw/hope's topic in General Nursing

   When you go for an interview, ask your interviewers this: What is the orientation process

6. Burned out already

   LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your input. Yeah, I'm trying so badly to get into the area I want to, but it's so hard. And I'd LIKE to do PRN, but I need health

7. Burned out already

   LaceyRN12 posted a topic in General Nursing

   It's been a year. And I'm already burned out. Is it wrong of me to think of switching to

8. "I don't want an admit..."

   LaceyRN12 replied to MessyMomma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It's nice that you do that. But you just need to understand how stressful it is to be taking care of a lot of patients just to get another one when you feel like you can barely make it with the load...

9. Nursing will decrease my life expectancy... how do you keep going?

   LaceyRN12 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   I feel like being a nurse is going to decrease my life expectancy. I am always so overwhelmed, stressed, mentally & physically exhausted, etc. I have no clue how nurses who have worked 20 years...

10. I get out on time...

    LaceyRN12 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing

    What is exactly "on time"? 7pm?? No one I have ever come across has left at 7pm before. It's always

11. Patient care or charting first?

    LaceyRN12 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    What is CYA?? See ya?

12. Too much to do for ONE PERSON, staying late to catch up

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    I can't help it if I have to stay late because I'm waiting to give report to 2-3 nurses. They don't always come on time either and/or they're dilly dallying. I get annoyed, but I have to at least give...

13. I get out on time...

    LaceyRN12 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on what hospital you're at and how much charting you're required to do. There's SO MUCH to do, plus you have to wait around for other nurses to come so you can finally give report to them....

14. Do pt families every drive you crazy?

    LaceyRN12 replied to purple10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    YES. Patients' families always lie and make me look bad. "I've been waiting an hour for my nausea medication!" No, it's literally been 10 minutes... It's truly upsetting because it looks like you...

15. Too much to do for ONE PERSON, staying late to catch up

    LaceyRN12 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your words, everybody. I feel like if I stay in the room, the patient will have more things to say or more things for me to do. "Oh, since you're in here with me..." So I don't know about...