Rocketskates

Starting off, you're going to be task oriented as you begin to integrate everything you've learned into practice. It's like driving: after you've been doing it for a while, everything becomes second nature - buckling up, signaling, maintaining speed,...

The field of nursing is a huge buffet of options, hopefully you can find something that works. The fatigue though stood out to me - I'd consider talking to your doctor about this. Are you getting enough sleep, are you getting good sleep? Maybe a soun...

I've struggled with anxiety for a long time and just when I felt like it was under control (when I was comfortable in my last work environment) I switched to working in the OR. I feel like it's eroding my mental health because I'm stressed all of the...

I am enrolled in a perioperative course right now, I'm more and more of the understanding that this role doesn't entail much patient care, if any. If you are a scrub nurse, you're handing tools to the surgeon... if you're a circulating nurse, you ens...

Have a look at BUNAC that company is great for facilitating working holiday visas, relocation and orientation to the new host country. They may have age restrictions which vary from country - it was 30 for New Zealand when I went (as an American) in ...

I’m sorry to hear. I’m about 3 years into the profession and my only deaths were comfort care patients; they were expected to pass anyway. Best I can say is that death is a part of life, and so are mistakes. It seems cliche, I know, but just like mis...

No, (and to preface, I’m in a happy relationship!) But years ago, as a patient on two separate occasions (snowboarding injuries) I had one nurse during each admission who stood out to me, I admired and was mesmerized by. I asked one of them out, and ...

I'm looking for a bike, is there anywhere I can get one at a discount as a nurse?

We have an appointed Safety Agent who monitors donning/doffing of PPE of all RNs entering/exiting COVID rooms; they spend their downtime decontaminating all surfaces on the unit and responding to RNs who need supplies/help inside COVID rooms. They al...

"I know someone who" voluntarily admitted themself for severe depression in NJ a decade ago. No self-harm, just overwhelming emptiness and feeling unfulfilled. This person has since become an RN, is OK now and legally practicing nursing with full sco...

Sorry to hear about your time management struggle; I feel it, too. Best ideas I can recommend (though a disclaimer: I don’t always practice) are to arrive 15+ minutes early to read up on patients charts, figure out their plan of care and map out your...

WAKE UP MR. JONES IT’S TIME FOR YOUR 4AM CIWAAAAAAAAA! HAVE YOU BEEN HAVING ANY TREMORS? HOW’S YOUR ANXIETY?!

I've got about $400 of MY MONEY in my FSA and unless I spend it, I'm going to lose it after 12/31. The only things I can think of buying which don't require a letter of medical necessity and which I might need though are compression socks, sunscreen,...

I'm a new nurse working on a telemetry/med-surg unit at a hospital in southern New Jersey. Right now, I'm back in school for my BSN (required by the hospital as a condition of my hire), currently taking two classes: Conceptual Foundations and Wellnes...

Many nurses with BSNs have admitted they feel no more qualified than nurses with ADNs. I think this is supported by the fact that many ADN programs have more first-time pass rates than many BSN programs, see here: Best Nursing Schools in New Jersey f...

Staple1027: I haven't talked about this to many people, so you are the first person to conclude in words similar to my own: politically motivated, get more people in greater debt, indoctrinate everyone with a government-endorsed set of ethics...as if...

At this point, I have 21 credits to go, which works out to 7 classes. I don't think I can take one class at time without doing [accelerated] Winter & Summer courses and still be done by end of 2020. Unfortunately, I got a later start on things th...

I work on a telemetry/med-surge unit. I've been working as a nurse for over 7 months, all in this setting, and I'm very happy. I just hate the fact that I have to return for my BSN and one of my professors is telling us that according to a recent IOM...

How could they prove you didda doody?

I went to community college and, all said and done my cost was about $6000 (books included). My employer reimbursed me (contingent upon passing grades, staying with the company for a year) so my net cost was actually nothing. My school and its ADN pr...

When weighing your options for nursing schools, consider what the first-time pass rates are for their grads upon taking the NCLEX, which is the nursing board exam. This statistic will give you good insight into how well the school prepared you for yo...

It's 3am, I'm studying for my NCLEX is next week but right at this moment, I'm giving into procrastination for a few minutes... 1a. How far into your profession before you felt confident that you could handle whatever the average day threw at you? (w...

I feel terrible for what you experienced and I hope you find a new setting soon that will be more conducive to learning as a new nurse. We cannot let others dictate how we view ourselves; we have no control over them. All we have control over is doin...

Awful sorry about the unfortunate turn of events. I'm not looking to know your business because we all make mistakes and it sounds like this was a while ago and you're remorseful. I hope things work out for you. I'm waiting to take my NCLEX in just a...