How many times can I get sick in one year????

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.

I think it's the stress combined with a whole new set of germs!!

In graduate school all six of us in my class got sick in pediatrics, and we were all doing clinicals in different places. I got the first ear infection I'd had in 30 years! All of us were experienced working nurses, too.

Then after graduation I moved to another state and spent the first six months or so I was sick constantly.

Try to take care of yourself but understand that it will get better!

mytoby12

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Working in Oncology as I did for over 20 years exposes you to every virus and bacteria known to man and then some that aren't even known yet!! These are some of the sickest patients in the hospital, their immune systems are vulnerable to everything under the sun and they come in with MRSA, pseudomonas, herpes, hepatitis and AIDS; I don't understand why you think its one of the safer places in the hospital?? You better be VERY healthy and VERY strong to work there. Best of luck to you in your career, Bee Strong

AMEN to that. I have seen everything in Oncology. Be safe. If you get exposed to anything, fill out paperwork, be seen by ER, take care of yourself. Dont mean to scare you but it is NOT one of the safest places to work in the hospital. But I love working with my patients.

But I can tell you this. When I was in nursing school, I thought I had every disease under the sun. Depended on what rotation too. My friends at school laughed when I got to OB and said...well, are you pregnant yet? Now after being a nurse, I have to be forced to go to the Dr, never miss work, tough as nails no matter how bad I hurt. So it gets better.

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