LostKitten

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1. Concerns, asked to resign, etc.

   LostKitten replied to LostKitten's topic in General Nursing

   I was terrible at delegating. I hated asking aids to toilet patients etc. I also struggled with grouping tasks. The first job was in an inner city ED, the busiest in the state, the second at a rehab facility where the seasoned nurses were pulling the...

2. Concerns, asked to resign, etc.

   LostKitten posted a topic in General Nursing

   It seems there are a reasonable number of posts from grads and beginner nurses who are told they aren't the right fit, too slow, and whatever else. I am one of those nurses. I'm 40, I owe $50k for school, and have no confidence left. Depression is an...

3. Should I give up and find another job?

   LostKitten replied to Crissy327's topic in General Nursing

   This happened to me. I truly believe that those of us who start out as older nurses have certain "issues". First, we don't (at least I) never had that confident, kick ass attitude I notice younger nurses have. We've seen more in life and we're not re...

4. lost my RN job for a second time

   LostKitten replied to RNNEWOLD's topic in General Nursing

   This is also my story. My first two nursing jobs both eventually let me "resign", because I'm just too darn slow. I would check my meds 10 times, then look them up in the book, then check them again, spend too long assessing, try to find resources fo...

5. Nursing or medical technogist ?

   LostKitten replied to james17's topic in Career Support

   I am currently a nurse, but I was a phlebotomist in a hospital for over 10 years and married to a med tech for 6. I would coose medical technology. If I was better in the sciences, that's probably the route I would have taken. As a med tech you are a...