Reginarus

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1. Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

   Reginarus replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

   Don’t kill yourself. You will burn out mentally too fast. I’m also in ED, and it’s masochism to help others alleviate their pain when you yourself are in pain. We have one nurse who has chronic pain and sometimes pain is so much she cries. She used ...

2. 12 patients for a new grad to much?

   Reginarus replied to Stitchcat's topic in General Nursing

   Don’t feel bad. I lasted 5 months!? I had 36-40 patients, and did the same except of not much documentation. To work at such places are absolutely unsafe . Charge nurses are not helpful. Doctors on call do not answer, sometimes even voicemail box is ...

3. Stressed Depressed is Looking for a Mentor/pen-pal

   Reginarus replied to PhillyRN92's topic in Stress 101

   I feel the same. But I'm in my middle 30's and less than a year in a hospital. I don't wanna see people anymore wheather they are sick or healthy. I feel like I wanna live in a forest. I think it was a big mistake ... I didn't come to nursing for mon...

4. Why I would tell you to stay out of nursing

   Reginarus replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

   :)))))

5. Thinking about going into nursing - are there jobs?

   Reginarus replied to chet381's topic in Pre-Nursing

   To get a job is easy if you will not be picky. I mean not a job in a hospital but smth like a visiting nurse, private duty, homecare. And not picky also means to be ready to work in a bad place, through an agency, for a lower pay, maybe long travel.....