Sherlsx3

I'm in the same boat as you! I hate med surg so much! It's very hard to get into L&D. I've been applying for a while as well & I was told it's based on if you have experience but how am I supposed to get experience in the field that no one will hire me in because of my lack of experience? It's also based on who you know as well. I have my ACLS, it didn't make a difference honestly, but I am working on my NRP certification. I don't know if that will help but it doesn't hurt to try. I'm not sure what advice to give you because I need some advice as well besides "just keep applying and be patient". Hopefully things get better for us soon. If all fails there's always travel nursing.

So I am about to touch the 3 year mark of being a med-surg nurse and I've honestly have had enough of it. I'm miserable every time I go to work because I no longer want to work med-surg & also because of the unsafe ratios/understaffing. I never wanted to do med-surg nursing but as a new grad I was unable to obtain a job in the fields that I wanted to work in which are NICU, Labor and Delivery or Post-partum. The nurse recruiter in my hospital at the time told me due to my status as new graduate, it would be very difficult for me to get a job in these areas - work med-surg for 2-3 years then apply to those areas and you'll get in. I have been applying since 2020 to no avail. I've applied within my hospital to L&D - spoke to nurse recruiter & nurse manager of L&D but was told they want people with L&D experience only that's why I am being rejected. When I asked my nurse recruiter what can I do to look more appealing - she said nothing because its based on seniority & experience. Same thing with other hospitals. My heart has always been in women's health & ultimately I want to become a Midwife or WHNP. I want to go back to school but I'm scared to go back to school & only have experience in med-surg. Although I've decided to no longer delay going back to school, I want to have some type of nursing background in maternity when in school. Because imagine being a midwife or WHNP with experience in Med-surg only. So my question is what can I do to make myself look more appealing to nurse recruiters to get a job in these specialties? I am currently in the process of obtaining my NRP certification but I feel like it probably won't be worth anything at this point.

My hospital made my floor along with 3 ICUs & 2 other med surg floors dedicated to COVID patients. I know that I'm a nurse & this is what I signed up for but in reality nurses do not go into this profession thinking they are going to be on the front lines of a global pandemic that is literally bringing life to a halt as we know it. It's frightening. My floor currently has 40 patients either COVID + or R/O COVID. As afraid as I am for these patients, I am afraid for myself as well. I feel like not only am I jeopardizing myself but my whole family. For PPE, I wear the gown, goggles, hair net, shoe nets, 2 pairs of gloves, N95 plus surgical mask. I wash my hands so much at work now my skin becomes irritated. When my shift ends, I take my scrubs off and put them in a bag and change into clean clothes. When I get to my car, I put gloves on and wipe my work shoes with bleach wipes place them in a bag then change into another pair of shoes before getting into my car. Then when I get into my car I use hand sanitizer. When I get home I wash my hands again. Then I shower very very very thoroughly & wipe all the door knobs with Lysol wipes then stay in my room, I even eat in my room now. Even with all these precautions that I am taking, I feel like I'm going to catch the virus sooner or later. I'm so afraid to infect my family members. I feel like I should quarantine myself. I've been having a lot of anxiety over this to the point where sometimes I can't eat.. I just need some honest advice please.

I'm currently studying for my NCLEX and I'm answering as many questions as possible. I fell upon a question on Uworld that stated a client was DROWSY & had obvious signs of hypoglycemia what do you do. I narrowed it down to 2 choices - give orange juice or IM glucagon. I chose the orange juice because I know that IM glucagon is only given when the patient is UNCONSCIOUS. My answer was incorrect ! The rationale claimed that due to client's decreased level of consciousness, you give IM glucagon. Uworld states to give glucagon IM ONLY when the patient is seizing, unconscious or somnolent - so i guess drowsy falls under somnolent. I was still conflicted with this answer choice , nonetheless, I accepted the rationale and moved on. Today, I took the Readiness exam on Kaplan. I had the same question worded differently! This client had type 2 diabetes, was pale, drowsy, cold and clammy. COLD & CLAMMY GIVE ME SOME CANDY ! Hypoglycemia. Answer choices once again - fruit juice or IM glucagon. The answer to this one was orange juice ! Rationale: Implementation: outcome desired; symptoms of moderate hypoglycemia; client can drink juice. I'm so confused ! I probably won't get a question like this on the NCLEX but God forbid I do .. I just want to be sure. Please let me know what you guys think.

I personally believe the lady was in the wrong . Her saying that she can't accept your passport because she didn't witness you sign it is dumb because if that was the case .. if all you had to do was sign it in front of her so she can accept it as identification, why would she send you home to get another form of identification knowing this? She should have told you to sign it so you could test. I would be just as upset as you were .

I'm a nursing student in NYC . I graduate in May 2018 . My spring semester of 2017 was so difficult for me . I struggled through it .. I was taking pharm , peds , maternity & psych all in one semester. With all the studying I had to do .. I couldn't manage to memorize all of the drugs ! It was impossible. My first 2 pharm tests , I did great on .. but the last 2 .. I got 70s .. resulting in my C+ . In all my other classes, I got As & Bs in .. but this C+ is killing me .. its my first & only C grade ever . I feel as if when I graduate .. I won't get into a residency program because of it .. I won't be able to do my masters .. I wont be able to get a job .. I'm just really discouraged & scared . Nowadays, it seems as if passing the NCLEX isnt enough anymore & here I am with an ugly C+ .. does anyone have some uplifting words ? Its not even 2018 yet & I'm already sad about being unfavorable even more because of my C+ on top of being a new grad with no experience that no one wants to hire .