waldowhere

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1. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   m- I'm 56 and had no idea that I had ADHD until I took this nursing job last August and it wasn't til Feb that I thought I might have it and started getting tested and evaluated. I am still working on the right meds but now I take Adderall XR like y...

2. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   Med-surg was too much for me too- my supervisor just helped me transfer to our IV therapy team. It's great but not too many have one. I also think that Hospice would be a good match for my skills. With the ADD my supervisor helped me look for a small...

3. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   Thank you for this posting. I found the sites very helpful and 've stored them in my PDA to access from work.

4. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   I'm just starting the learning process about adhd. I'm very lucky in my orientation because my manager is very supportive of me, she believes in me more than I do myself. I've been on zoloft for 12 years. last week in meeting with my doctor he said ...

5. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   I just signed on this week and found this thread. Were you able to get any advice? I am a new 55 yr old RN orienting to an orthopedic floor in a hospital on night shift. My supervisor is great and is really working with me and wants me to make it ...

6. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

   waldowhere replied to Metron's topic in Stress 101

   :bugeyes:I am a late 2nd career fresh grad RN still in hospital orientation. I had no idea that I had ADD until reading about it in school and all the sudden my life's jigsaw puzzle came together. I have not been dx'ed with it but I am really strugg...