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I think this depends. Everybody that went to nursing school knows that it's not considered therapeutic communication to mention other patients when caring for one. I avoid it as best I can. It has happened that I have said something but that is in the case of extreme neediness. On occasion I will say something "I'm going to head next door now, if you need me don't hesitate to ring". That way they know I'm busy but that I'll still come if they need me. I think it's very unprofessional to constantly tell the patient how much sicker the other patients are. I see that quite often.

I would do it. Once you are done you can pay it down faster with overtime and live sporificely for a while. Is there a cheaper nursing school or scholarships?

Absolutely not.

It's impossible to say. There are so many ways to work as a nurse. I wouldn't say it's a great sign though. I took a full time job as a CNA before applying for nursing school and that's how I knew for sure nursing was for me. I absolutely loved being a CNA and it's a lot of similarities to nursing (working the the hospital, community and nursing homes). In general I think you'll struggle in may areas of nursing with the way you talk about patients. (wrecked their bodies etc).

Hi! Anyone in here who has a DNP in mental health and would like to tell me a little bit about your experiences with the application process (what will strengthen an application). Thanks

Here I think it's about 29-30 dollars an hour (70ish per year)

1:4 usually. Its extremely hectic. We got very unstable patients generally cardiac, new stroke, sepsis or bleeds

Of course. If an order makes no sense question it. The doctors at my hospital often has 10 times the patient load I do. Of course mistakes happens.

Yes everybody I went t school with found jobs quickly. There seem to be a flow of jobs. Not sure I'd call it a shortage here where I live but no one should worry about getting a job. May not be the dream job at first. What we do have is a shortage of doctors

What I see is that many NPs lack clinical experience. I think acute care experience is so valuable. Yes I feel many jump on to the next step too soon. They don't get the same experience as doctors do in residency either.

I'd be surprised. In the end the nurse is responsible and I would think that legally she is more in trouble here. I have never seen anyone get kicked out of nursing school for other things than cheating on exams. As an RN I am responsible for my student.

If income is the motivator nursing might not be the right choice. i'm not trying to be snarky or rude but nursing is not a high earning profession. Where I live its difficult to get into nursing school. Those who enter generally has the grades to get into more high earning professions if they wanted to. As PA's or NP's they can get a pretty high income though.

Congratulation on getting healthy enough to consider work. In some states you can do a refresher course at the University. In my state it is in fact mandatory for any nurse who has taken a 3 year break from nursing. You'll get back into it either way though. Get a job somewhere where they are willing to let you orient a for an extended period. I have taken much longer breaks that 2 years... so has many others who has decided to be a stay at home mom for a while etc.

I don't mind. I would probably say the same if I was hospitalized.

Think about the hundreds of time you did everything right. These are not serious cases. If they overwork you and then make you feel this bad about 3 non serious issues in 1 year and 8 months I understand why you might want to look for another job. I have worked in various busy settings for years and mistakes like yours happens more often than you might think. And great nurses and doctors makes them too. Not just inexperienced ones. Not everybody reports it so good for you for being so particular. You are obviously very trustworthy and conscientious.

I can understand that you are worried because the liability question in America can make people a bit paranoid but you DID NOT HARM your patient. This is not a big deal. This was an IV start , not a risky procedure. The patient was compliant. Honestly in peds we have the parents do medical procedures all the time, patients come to the hospital and self cath them self if they insists on it. Don't beat yourself up over this. We all make mistakes, this is not a big one. I'm not sure what bringing it up to the supervisor would even do?

Hugs! You don't have to work in ICU! There are lower stress jobs. Options are endless. I do think ICU type jobs and high levels of anxiety may not be the best fit but if you put your mind to it you can battle anxiety. That situation you described sound super crazy. Most students in your situation would probably react similar as you did.

At my hospital a brand new floor nurse with BSN makes about 70 k working full time. I make about 35 dollars an hour but I have a few years experience. I don't live in Florida though...

My threshold for calling it a great shift is a bit lower I think ☺️ If my time management was ok and there was no surprises or unexpected events (does that ever happen) then I'd call it a good shift. That usually means I had time to do all those things that makes me love nursing. One thing though, a perfectly good shift can easily feel less great if the handover goes poorly. Some nurses seems to be experts in digging out things I could have done but didn't and then I'm left feeling bad after all. I have decided that all I can do about that is try not to be that nurse myself when I'm getting handover.

Hi! Would love to hear from someone who are not stressed at work. Where do you work ? I work in a very high acuity job and find myself often very anxious about work and looking for a career switch but still hoping to stay in a hospital setting. I realize personality and years of experience plays a big part here so feel free to let me know how you are able to stay relatively stress free at work. My only experiences so far is critical care and medsurge

I just can't imagine that the other nurses wouldn't be understanding towards your medical issues. If they give you grief over being moved to days, and are aware why , don't mind them. I remember that a nurse that started on nights with me was a complete mess on nights. I often saw her crying and looking like a mess (I'm not aware that she had medical issues but nights just didn't work for her ). She got moved to days almost immediately where she was a completely different person and I havent heard anyone complain about it. We are not all the same. Hope for your sake you get moved. Sounds awful for you right now and frankly unsafe.

You have nothing to loose by asking. Night shifts are impossible for some people. Be honest with your manager , you know your limitations. You may not get your wish granted but putting yourself on a waiting list can't hurt. At my floor you can't switch until it's been 6 months but I'm sure every place has their own rules. Also if they have a dayjob available and can't fill it you might be in luck!

Everybody makes mistakes and you'll learn from this one. The patient is ok. This is not a huge deal. You were with the patient the whole time. Think about all the times tele patients has momentarily been off monitors due to pulling on leads, low batteries, showers, being transferred etc etc.

All I can say is I totally get the feeling. Absolutely everybody makes mistakes. It feels rotten when it's happening to you. In your case there was no harm to patient and that's the most important thing. You did not harm your patient. You know you did not steal meds. Most mistakes are system mistakes and not one single person is to blame. If it's this easy to make a mistake they might need to look at their system. You'll learn from this mistake but you will make mistakes again if you stay in your job. It's a part of being a human. At my job it's very difficult to administer medications without documenting because of the way the system works. Not because we are all super on top of things all the time. ER sounds like a challenge. Keep up the good work !

Not me. I personally only know one gay male nurse (as far as I know ) and many many heterosexual . I don't associate male nurses with being feminine or a particular type of person