unknownjulie replied to Bones17's topic in Pre-Nursing
I find bed alarms and O2 alarms often are set too high for me. You need to hear them in the halls, but have to get right close to them to turn them off.
unknownjulie replied to Bones17's topic in Pre-Nursing
Yes. Nursing is dangerous in many ways. You forgot about unsafe noise levels from screeching alarms. That being said, some states have better working environments than others. Good luck with your decision.
unknownjulie replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric
The randomness to the attacks that I witnessed at my last Psych job had nothing to do with how the staff interacted with patients. I am glad that you and your staff have been lucky thus far.
unknownjulie replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric
Sorry if it sounded this way. I was referring to the physical demands of the job, not the mental. I did find the lifting etc to be much less in Psych, but dealing with the constant assaults now is equally physically taxing. I used to have a lot of ti...
unknownjulie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing
Where I live new grads are started at 22 an hour. I called 4 hospitals when I first moved here and each one quoted the same number. Ha ha ha. I did not even apply because even with my experience, they would only go up slightly. Ridiculous. I did...
unknownjulie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing
No one should be made to feel bad for making a low salary. Possibly, these things can be negotiated at the start a bit, but for the most part in many places it is a monopoly. Each hospital in a region knows what the other pays, and without unions o...
unknownjulie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing
People who have not had to deal with this just have no idea. It takes over your entire life, and can even wreck marriages. I am a single parent after going through all the stress. Just hang in there. You have not PM'd me so I could tell you, but ...
unknownjulie replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric
I agree. I noticed a large rise in violence when crystal meth came on the scene. Psych nursing used to be a place to hide out, but I've just seen way too many violent assaults lately. It's why I went back to Medical nursing although in my heart I w...
unknownjulie replied to Nursepierogi's topic in Disabilities
Many nurses take meds and I also refuse to do this just for a job. You may just have lifelong anxiety being a nurse. I know I do. Even supposedly low key jobs have some nursing element to them that is terrifying -like transporting sick people, or be...
unknownjulie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing
If it makes you feel any better ljo28, I had one son and felt the same. I had my first son after not using birth control for ten years! Then another 7 years elapsed before I used fertility drugs etc and had two more sons. My first son was so lonel...
unknownjulie replied to Idahoscrapper's topic in Stress 101
What's weird to me is that I will randomly seek out people to speak to on occasion and more often than not, they are nurses! I think nurses have a certain aura or something. I find them in crowds. But, yes, those not in the profession just dont under...
unknownjulie replied to NolaBCbabeRN's topic in General Nursing
Kids are smarter then we think. Have her sleep in her school clothes and get her some kind of cool alarm clock. She can go and wake your mom up when it goes off. Have something to eat premade in the fridge. Frozen burritos and granola bars work in m...
And where exactly might that be in nursing? Leaving is definitely an option, but there may be things to ease the struggle in the meantime. It sounds like she's invested some time in the organization.
Wow, that would drive me nuts having people sneak up on me. My sister is always having these kinds of problems and she is very attractive. It will get better, as you get older, but for now I might try a few things such as- buying a very highbac...
unknownjulie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing
You cannot subconsciously sabotage getting pregnant. I dont even believe that stress has anything to do with it, and maybe not even nutrition. I mean, crack heads and alcoholics get pregnant. I have always had infertility problems and it has had ze...