Zhuriel

Amen! I tried bed-side as an RN, and after nine weeks in residency, I said hell to the no, though I did geripsych at a prison when I was an LPN, which I loved btw! I went back to the outpatient clinic and now am a Referral Manager at the Naval Hospital:) But I feel you @Wrestler133 you are strong! Oh, and some of the comments here are just beyond rude! Be empathetic; not everyone is thick-skinned.

It is okay; I understand what you are going through! I was an LPN for six years working in state prison on a geripsych unit. After I got my BSN fr one of the top schools in the country --- > I got into Sharp Healthcare's residency program (after I was working at Sharp Rees Steely for a few months covering outpatient clinic for an RN on maternity leave and was offered a full-time float position for Sharps clinics in North San Diego area; which is a dream for many nurses and the pay was beyond fantastic because I think they counted my LPN experience also!) But I thought to my self I needed the acute care experience (because I've listened to others - this a need in your career blah blah blah... ) and asked if I could get into the residency program, so I interviewed and got offered a position working nights. Like your situation, it was a 10-week orientation. When I was in week 9, I quit - HR was terrific enough to understand my anxiety; though I was great at interviews and selling myself, in reality, my fear, bipolar, ADHD self did not like it at all!... I couldn't handle, as I too was crying in the med room, and it was not a controlled environment like a medical unit in prison. I like very controlled environments; I hate chaos and high turn arounds after discharging patients. I get another 4... It's ridiculous, but it's real. But let me tell you with my messy situation above I was still selected for a federal position out of many others with great hours/holiday/weekends off, good pay, and retirement. Don't make yourself miserable, and I do believe self-care is best, and it will help you excel in life; with my incredible schedule, my new job also offered tuition assistance to get my MSN, which I will complete next month and get a raise. My new job is busy but not like working on the floor, that's for sure; I'm a lot healthier mentally but I do think about from time to time what if I stuck it out another week, then I realize no I was too miserable and it was not for me period; I praise the nurses who have the mental strength to take on floor nursing it's beyond amazing and I look up to them so much.

I went to a for profit vocational school for my associates degree where I received a 3.3 GPA and then a non profit brick and mortar university where I received a 3.7 GPA for my BSN. I enjoyed both education and worked really hard for my associates and bachelors degree. I really think it's what you put into your studies etc. My husband went to the Naval Academy and that school is considered very prestigious and him all his classmates consider their education there mediocre w/ some(not all) incompetent instructors but hey its free and tax payers money. Then he went to an online non-profit university for his Masters and told me he got a better education there than fr the Naval Academy (acceptance rate is in the single digit percentile at USNA). My leadership at the Naval Hospital have degrees from for profits and non profits and my experience when I use to work for the civilian sector in a Magnet hospital (Southern Cali) the leaderships education was the same. It's all about who you know and how present yourself in the end. If you look like crap with a *meh* resume w/ no experience and you're from the #1 School for Nursing or the lowest ranking school...no one is going to care. You have no experience. They will select that nurse who has more experience than you with bachelors degree from a non profit/ for profit university. As for the a leadership position... do you think they will select a nurse at a very respectable hospital that belittle nurses online regarding what kind of education they received? All the leadership I worked with have been so kind, humble, and helpful when it came to discussing continuing your education and as long as it's from an accredited (regionally & nationally)university you are safe! it's your own individual preference. It's also ignorant to even hate and discredit anyone who worked so hard for their RN license no matter where it came from. If you are competent then you are good!

People are mean because we live in an entitled and narcissistic world. People want to be at the top so they will try their best with their own opinions belittle everyone in their way. I heard about this on a podcast episode OPTIMAL DAILY LIVING

Hey girl, after your assessment and you knew something was wrong but your lead said otherwise still follow your gut feeling. It's the safety of the patient is what is most important and if the doctor yells at you for bothering him & giving him suggestions at least you documented and you did your best to keep the patient safe. Esp for post op there should be a policy and procedure to when things go down the toilet. I hope all is well! Take care:)

Thank you for the quick reply. I find out next week if I'm able to do the program due to my location. :)

Hi FeatherzRN! I'm currently looking into the BSN-MSN Informatics program. I'm currently working fulltime overseas at a US Military Hospital fulltime m-f 0730-1630. I'm not sure what the field experience requires because my enrollment counselor told me that I do this after hours at work? I'm not sure the military base would let me work after hours with a mentor? Please advise. Thank you.

Its going to be really hard the first year. Be strong and if you feel overwhelmed, confused, or something ask for help all the time. If you have a gut feeling that something is missing always ask for help or ideas what they would do in that situation esp. that you are new. We all don't know how the process works until you actually do it the first time around with other people. Someone training you and telling you how to do it the first time doesn't count. When it is your turn to do something think about it and ask yourself if you are prepared to do it on your own. If not that's when you ask "Hey, I have this and this who's transferring over here can you please help me with the process and what needs to be done... etc. etc. I don't want to miss anything" And on an ICU floor there should be checklists anyways on the screen for a transfer patient (or so we can hope they have a check list there lol). Anyways don't be so hard on your self. I was like that too... overwhelmed and wanted to quit. It's bad I'm telling you the first year it will be. It's nothing like nursing school. Take care :)

lol too much:)

I'm first generation American citizen and my family immigrated fr. a 3rd world country. When you don't have guidance when it comes to education we find it ourselves. The first though to bettering your life wasn't how much it was going to cost right? You wanted an education and thought the American opportunity will help you. That's too bad you didn't qualify for the forgiveness loan or even some of it. Keep trying though! Make sure they are federal govt. loans because if its private sallie mae/navient they won't pay for that. As for Dave Ramsey he helped me pay 70K in debt in 1.5 years. there are a lot of people who follow his steps to a debt free life. I wish you the best!

What's unfortunate is that they suspended you first time around when it should be a teaching moment. Train you about the correct way to administer drugs when it comes to malfunctions like that. I'm sorry that they are treating you that way. Hopefully in the future it will be better. Always make it aware to your lead if you think something is not working and go fr. there. I wish you the best.