Underappreciated is exactly how I feel. I have worked for a skilled nursing facility for over 7 years. I started at this facility fresh out of school. They showed me the ropes and taught me much of...
MissourigalRN replied to cheesypuff's topic in General Nursing
Nope not at all. If you are uncomfortable there then you are not going to be the best nurse you can be. You need to be able to walk into the facility with the confidence to know you can do what needs...
MissourigalRN replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing
Now you know the type of nurse you DON'T want to be right? Some people just don't like training. Some people are not meant to train others. Some don't have the personality for it. Maybe this nurse is...
ATIVAN...Get some. Honestly though, reading through this you appear to be at a breaking point. This profession will take a long time for that confidence to come. There is so much to learn and the...
NURSES ARE GENERALLY THE MOST RESPONSIBLE. This is why we get stuck doing these piddly tasks that have nothing to do with nursing. In our facility the nurses are expected to mop up messes, clean...
MissourigalRN replied to amberrenae, RN's topic in General Nursing
BRAVO! It sounds to me like you have a good head on your shoulders. You worked hard for your nursing license and you need to work hard to keep it. You don't know if that other nurse even got a verbal...
MissourigalRN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing
YES YES YES! Music is so stimulating to our minds. I truly think that if you are listening to music you genuinely enjoy it will help you to be a better thinker and stimulate you. If its the hard...
MissourigalRN replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing
We just had this discussion at work today. You knew 24 hours in advance that you weren't coming right? Why couldn't you leave earlier in the day and hang around work until your shift started? When you...
Once your took over for your co-worker YOU are responsible for that patient. Good for you for paying attention to YOUR patient and advocating on her behalf. Drug seeker or not...WELL
MissourigalRN replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing
This is absolute ********! It sounds to me like management does not want to deal with it. A good management team would accept that "Beth" is already in a slump and help her get back to a healthy place...
I would most definitely keep out of it. Meddling with someone else's career and life will be putting yourself in an awkward situation. This person sounds to be already unstable as it is. Let it be,...
Where I work being a good employee, switching shifts, putting in the extra effort doesn't get you a raise. We do not get annual raises with our yearly reviews. We had a new company buy us out which...
MissourigalRN replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing
I have learned that you can never truly be yourself in the workplace. You have to take the role of being a knowledgeable professional and to be accountable for your actions. Outside of work I am...
MissourigalRN replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing
A writer or a pharmacist. I think it would be really cool to write a novel. Pharmacists get paid really good and don't work holidays and generally the weekends. Either way you get to be your own
Nursing school is hard, really hard. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to be done with it all and do the exact opposite of healthcare. Do you have the option to earn your LPN? If so you could...