I have been working my first nursing job out of nursing school for about a year and a half- nights on a very busy med-surg floor. I am absolutely miserable at my job, the fast pace and high acuity level is just not for me. My anxiety level is through...
LOL!!!! I've asked the Private Duty RNs that sometimes come to our hospital with patients and they get paid the same amount per hour as I do. I'm not sure if they get as many hours though. I love your fantasy. LOL. I'm sure for some nurses it is a re...
CityRN123 replied to xtclass08's topic in Medications
Seriously. This is what I hate about nursing. We multitask through 14 hour shifts, then get blamed for making the most insignificant errors. I'm SURE it's happened before. Don't stress over it. It was a mistake and you're human. With all The stress y...
Ps- just to explain better what is making me so unhappy, I hate getting to work an hour early to read the charts, working through my lunch break, and often staying between 30 mins and 2 hours past the end of my shift to document and finish tasks. Thi...
When I first started my job I didn't know the policy and called out sick 3.5 hours before the start of my shift and was told it would be considered an absence and I would not receive sick pay. Apparently on our unit policy was 2 hours before start of...
I have been working my first nursing job out of nursing school for about a year and a half- nights on a very busy med-surg floor. I am absolutely miserable at my job, the fast pace and high acuity level is just not for me. My anxiety level is through...
Wow. I am the complete opposite. At work, I am crabby, stressed out, impatient, and a mess. At home I am smiling cherry, nurturing, loving, and patient.