Sheika34 BSN

Hi everyone! I’m just going to get right to it. I recently accepted a position to be on peds dialysis unit at a university hospital. I know salary isn’t usually discussed but I was hoping to get some perspective. So I accepted the position for 24.00 ...

Hi all, Just looking for some advice. I recently accepted a job on a pediatric dialysis floor. Now it has been my dream to work at this hospital & I loved peds in clinicals. But I am wondering what is working as a dialysis nurse really like. I’m...

It’s a unit since it is inside a hospital. When I first went I thought it would be separate from the hospital but it’s not

For Alabama, it’s about a little over a dollar more for what a new grad would make. I work in GA and there are some who refuse to work in AL because of the difference in pay. For Alabama, it’s about a little over a dollar more for what a new grad wo...

You do have a point. But I feel like my experience in med-surge, even though it’s just 1.5 yrs, should count a little more. You still develop skills and improve on my critical thinking. I Have been told when stepping into a new specialty it can be l...

Thanks for the advice. & it’s Alabama & nurse pay is not that good here but I figured for a specialty I should get more. The clinic is within a well known university hospital and is the only peds clinic in the state. It’s always been my drea...

So I’ve been in med surge/ telemetry for a little over year now. And I’ve been having THE HARDEST time getting in to both labor & delivery nursing & post part in nursing. I’ve always Felt like I’ve belonged in maternity nursing. I’d Gotten in...

Yes I think this also the case. During the interview process it was pretty easy to pick up on the fact that L&D and mother/baby have an abundance of applicants. I also hear that they don’t get many openings and that when ppl work there they tend ...

& that’s also what I was thinking. I could work on connecting better. But I also am good on picking up on the tone and vibes people put out as well. When I say I am told by the interviewer that they are looking for someone one with more experienc...

Thanks for the advice. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one having a hard time getting into this specialty. & I think some shadowing and volunteering would be my best bet at this point. I do feel like like how you felt working in the hospital. ...

Hi all! Hoping to get some advice/suggestions. I am working on a tele/ med-surge floor. I have been a nurse for a little over a year. I’m really ready to leave for a much less stressful job and just find my niche. I don’t mind working hard, I just do...

Hi! I’m in need of some good sound advice. I’ve been an RN for 6 months on a busy med-surg/Tele floor. & currently.. to be honest I hate it. I have good days & I do love patient interactions at times but I just cannot see myself doing this an...

So i am a current new grad on orientation on week 5. I am currently taking 3 pts & I know this may sound insignificant but I can't but notice that I am behind, performance wise, the other oreintees. We are supposed to be able to take care of pts ...

Thank you for the advice! & I do have a brain sheet but I think I may need to revise as you said since it's not working out like it was. Right now I just feel so incompetent & now I'm questioning why am I even doing this. At this point I'm ju...

Thank you to everyone for your advice, encouraging words, and time! I really do appreciate this especially because it seems that in this profession it can be hard to express feelings of doubt or worries. And especially hard to express these worries ...

Hi, so I've been on this forum earlier last week. im currently a new grad on my second week of orientation. & I think I'm not cut out for this. I am on a busy Tele floor on night shift. 3 out of my 5 shifts I spent on the PCU. Now I had trouble ...

Hi, im a new grad nurse and am in terrible need in of some advice. Please any advice is welcome! I just started orienting on my floor 2 nights ago. & I have to say I am already bombing it. My first night was ok but the second night I was orient...

Hi! So I am a new grad student. & I have a controversial and unpopular opinion/question? I graduated from a BSN program & I have started my first nursing job. But I feel like I'm having a hard time transitioning from nursing student to "hell...

A part of me knows that you are right. & I do want to stick it out. But I also don't want to risk hurting anyone either. I've been making a lot of mistakes and I know I'm not where I'm supposed be. For example, I sent a pts ekg reading to the wro...

That's just it. It's not just one bad day. It's multiple and the only two decent days I've had is because we've had 3 pts and they really didn't require much besides meds. I think you know when your sinking. & you may be right, I should persevere...

Hi! I am a current new grad and I was wondering are you still working on that unit? I just did my 3rd shift in orientation and I am afraid I might not make it through orientation. I just feel that perhaps I'm not catching on fast enough and I let too...

So update: I did my 3rd shift and it was better. We only had three pts because we were on PCU but I went in calmer & tried to not let my anxiety get the best of me. The technical stuff such as learning the charting system, and the iv pumps have...

Hi! I don't know if you'll see this since it's been so long but I am in your current situation. Except I had a chance to do psych but I went with the acute care setting. Now mind you, after working as a tech at the psych facility for 2 months I began...

Thank you everyone for the helpful feedback!! I'm going on tomorrow night with a better attitude & hopefully I can get my self together. Accept some of the humility pie someone mentioned because after some self reflecting that is part of the prob...

thank you so much for the advice!! I will definitely practice this! I probably could've gotten over some things but it was the med errors that were the most upsetting. I want to safe for my patients. & I don't won't them to suffer because I'm not...