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Ensure you wear PPE and double glove if you wish. As long as all safety measures are taken you should be just fine.

Just tonight I had one pt get platelets and 2units of PRBCs and sometimes I have multiple patients getting transfusions. However on other shifts they may not get any! All depends on the patient's...

Know what you're facility considers to be neutropenic. Ours is a cutoff of 1500 but I know other places differ. Know about ANC, H/H and platelet levels as MDs frequently call to check on these labs...

Hi all,I've been a nurse for a little over a year now and for the most part I absolutely love my job. My question is this: how do you deal with doctors who are rude/snippy/cocky? The majority of...

If it makes you feel any better I'm the EXACT same way :(

I know exactly how you feel about 8-he nights, they are BRUTAL. I'm working my last week of them before I change shifts. Stay optimistic though, a position opened up that I got much quicker than I...

Hi all, What are your opinions on hanging chemo while trying to get pregnant? I know not to hang it once you are pregnant, but since trying can take weeks to years what are your opinions?

Of course you can take medication! Half of the nurses I work with do, Lol. When I was drug tested I just showed them my prescriptions, no questions asked :)

Are you currently on any anti-anxiety medications? I take 20mg Lexapro and it helps but I'm still anxious quite a bit. I easily get overwhelmed at work and need to consciously make myself stop and...

New grad in the Pacific NW (Oregon to be exact). Base $32/hr plus $7 differential for night shift. The pay is good here and cost of living isn't bad...not as cheap as you might think but much less...

Thanks so much everyone. I know it's not "all about me", I'm just very sensitive and tend to assume that people are mad, annoyed or do not like me for whatever reason. My own issue I know. ...

Hi all, Does anyone have a problem separting what may be another nurse's plain bad mood to them being mad at you? I know we all have our "off" days, but when other nurses do I always think it's...

I mean straight 3-11:30 shift, not rotating. Thanks!

How do you like it, especially if you're married? I work nocs right now but am debating if I should apply for an evening position. I just worry about my personal life. Is it better or worse than nocs?

I did the same thing! Three years ago was a Marketing Manager and now a nurse :) Best decision I ever made. I started off taking one class to be sure I was ready to go back to school. From there...

If you call the unit directly and ask who the NM is they'll probably do it since a lot of times patients call to ask.

I not only applied online but also sent a personal email to the nurse manager with my resume attached. Landed an interview two days later! You need to be persistent and almost bypass HR since they're...

Just wondering if any nurses are trying to recover from an eating disorder? If so how do you keep up with everything while at work?

Message me!!! I have been in your shoes. I promise it gets better but you need to control your anxiety. I would love to chat with you!!

Personally given your age and being single I would opt for for the first one. I know of two people who lived in (moderator edit of city). While beautiful you are cut off from the rest of the state...

Darn smartphone....meant go say I ordered a book!

Thanks everyone!! I did order. Book and I'm trying to do some self-study as well. Also made an appt to see about some anti-anxiety meds :)

I'm terrified of making mistakes!! I know nobody is perfect but i'm just afraid of everything.

Hi all, Can you recommend any good books to read about dealing with stress at work? I'm a new grad and slightly overwhelmed with anxiety so any good books would be appreciated. Thank you!

One thing that bothers me though is that it appears certain nurses like to make you feel bad about getting an incident report. On my first one my charge nurse told me it was no big deal, but a...