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  1. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

    You are not alone. I suffer from the same issues with similar origins. I would freeze during labs when I was being tested. My anxiety would ramp up so much that all I could muster was an autonomic fight or flight response. I was in fear every single...
  2. Getting Angry When Overwhelmed, Need Advice

    I can relate 100%. I work nights on a high-acuity pulmonary floor with vents, chest tubes, feeding tubes, etc. We still manage to get everything else like psych and ETOH, fresh post ops, etc. we are constantly short-staffed and short on techs. Every ...
  3. Rotating shifts are not for everyone, just as days vs nights are not for everyone. If you interview for other positions in the system, tell the interviewer just what you said in your OP. You love your job but the rotating shifts are wreaking havoc wi...
  4. Nursing Uniforms: From Skirts to Scrubs and Beyond

    My mother is 92 and I have her cape, just like the one in the picture. My grandmother would be approximately 120 yrs of age if she were living and I have HER cape which is floor length. You can’t imagine how well made these capes are.
  5. Ageism in Nursing

    I’ve been lucky, I guess. I graduated nursing school in 2013. I’ve worked a few different positions since then, namely med-surg, icu, dialysis and home care. I was hired over a year ago for a bedside nursing position which I had totally missed. I was...
  6. Should I make the move? Am I ready?

    Thanks for the input. Most pts will be respiratory distressed, septic, and ETOH withdrawals with complications, renal failure, etc. we have Telly on my current floor and I've been studying the rhythms. I'm very nervous, but excited to move forward.
  7. Go for it! That is a LOT of prep time! I've been a nurse for a year now, working on a medical floor with a high acuity. I just got hired for an ICU position and I'm only getting 8 weeks with a preceptor. That's it...and classroom time. Leap and the n...
  8. Should I make the move? Am I ready?

    I was offered the ICU job today. I'm going to accept the job. Can anyone recommend any study materials for now? Thanks.
  9. Should I make the move? Am I ready?

    I really need feedback since I'm getting nothing constructive in my year's experience on a medical floor. The last year has been like trying to drink water out of a fire hose. It has been very difficult. The unit where I work has mostly renal patient...
  10. I just graduated in May and passed my boards in early June. Resumes out all over the place. I have a BA in an unrelated field. I am going to be 52 in the fall, but still plan on getting my BSN. I'm beginning to think I've made a terrible mistake.
  11. Here we go..... I have 24 Class C Misdemeanors...

    What are you being punished for? You already paid your price back to society. On what grounds would they fine you? Best of luck.
  12. Case Study: Solve A Neurologic Mystery

    My first patient EVER in nursing school had PRES.
  13. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

    I graduated from nursing school on May 16th of this year and just found out yesterday that I passed my boards. I am SO psyched. I have a 2007 HD Deluxe with 55k original miles on it. Riding is my passion. I take long trips a few times during the ...