Iwillsurvive

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1. Is it a bad idea to return to the hospital?

   Iwillsurvive replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

   i'm so burnout. i'm questioning either starting over at the VA or do outpt primary care clinic.

2. Two weeks in-not sure I can do this!

   Iwillsurvive replied to Piper98's topic in General Students

   it doesnt get any easier from here. but you will get way better. it's worth it.

3. Oncology vs. Med-Surg.

   Iwillsurvive replied to havehope's topic in Oncology

   Think of oncology as med surg on steroids. you're treated as a med surg floor with patients that are critically ill and many who should probably be in SICU. oncology will make you hell of a good nurse. regular med surg nurses dread going to my floor ...

4. Already Tired of Bedside

   Iwillsurvive replied to Cruzan_RN's topic in New Nurse

   I feel you. I work on a heavy oncology floor where the patients are super sick and go down quick. I’ve been a nurse for a year and a half and nursing school did not prepare me enough for “real nursing.” Im tired all the time, my days off are spent sl...

5. Yale GEPN 2016

   Iwillsurvive replied to Bruins_2012's topic in Post Graduate

   Not having a BSN and getting your MSN through the GEPN program is a bold move. I'm a BSN educated floor nurse working in an oncology/hematology unit at a magnet hospital (exactly where i want to practice as an NP), and there's so much learning i stil...

6. new grad facebook post

   Iwillsurvive replied to Iwillsurvive's topic in New Nurse

   seems like you need some optimism in your life. best wishes.

7. new grad facebook post

   Iwillsurvive posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hey great nurses and nurses to be. I want to post that i passed boards on facebook and was wondering how i should post this. This is what i'm thinking. "Allow me to reintroduce myself: John Smith, Registered Nurse. I passed boards!" Is this grammati...

8. thinking of MPH and acute care NP

   Iwillsurvive posted a topic in Public/Community

   Hey everyone, I just graduated nursing school with my BSN and i'm thinking of using these next two-three years off from school to explore and focus on what my next step is for graduate studies/career. I love public health. I feel that healthcare need...

9. Crazy knee pain from injury

   Iwillsurvive posted a topic in Disabilities

   Hey everyone! Im a senior nursing student and have really bad knee pain from an injury 6 months ago. I've been diagnosed with patellar femoral pain syndrome, which is just a fancy diagnosis for they don't know exactly what's causing the pain. But onc...