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Hi Allnurses, I am curious as to how you count the magical year (or other specified unit of time) of experience. Do you count it to the day i.e. January 25, 2019 to January 25, 2020; or is January 2019-January 2020 specific enough? Basically do you f...

Thanks everyone!

Get out of there STAT. Sounds like you’d be safer working as a unicycle performer on a freeway during the middle of a rush hour lightning storm. Any future employer who would view you negatively for removing yourself from an environment where you’ve ...

Hospice can be such a special job if it ends up being the right fit for you. Any kind of nursing that involves home visits like working for the state/county in public health, case management through insurance companies, etc. Good luck!

Humans. Just in general.

Home health/hospice nurse... even if you don’t get to spend a ton of time being outside on a nice day with your patients because of all the charting you have to get done, you’re on the move for a good part of the day. Granted, you’re in the car but y...

I have read quite a bit lately on the topic of empaths and energy vampires (check out books by Dr. Christiane Northrup and Dr. Judith Orloff for some fantastic insights.) I’m all for paring down toxic people in your life, but what about when that’s n...

I’m seeing a theme of establishing boundaries, being direct and straightforward. This is something I’ve really struggled with in the past, always worried about not being “nice” enough. As I have been implementing stronger boundaries, I’m seeing pts w...

Leaving your relief at shift change with a bleeding pt with bad IVs and systolic in the 70s because you can’t be late for NP clinicals.

Quite frankly the people you told who reacted negatively should be relieved that you’re bringing some high falutin’ NE culture to the poor, low-quality state of Louisiana. Sarcasm aside, go into your new situation with an open mind and open heart, an...

Food service gloves?! Jeez, that facility gives a new meaning to cheap. Those clear gloves NEVER fully keep out liquids, I’ve tried many brands for food service. Hard to say how you could attempt to explain this to management, they strike me as folks...

Thank you for the great tips, everyone. Really needed this today ?

Starting IVs for sure. I’m one of those people who drools over nice looking veins. I love how diverse the responses are. Reminds me of my old floor where we all had our own strengths and loved working as a team. We all pitched in to get the pt the be...

I’m kind of torn on this. Decks of cards between nurses/nurse allies is hilarious. Your hospital could have been trying to be “down with tha kidz, yo” like they totally get the nurse struggle, but it’s pretty tone deaf. They could have at least writt...

I keep hearing informatics is the next big thing but not yet in my area, sadly. I think population health, “care coordination”, and other forms of case management are growing.

Dialysis will sometimes hire newer grads, family practice clinics/urgent care, home health. Keep networking while you build your skills in the hospital. Find the job that panics you the least at the thought, then go for it. I’ve never had any regret...

I think unit-themed gifts are lovely and promote team building! Are you listening, management?

This is one of the myriad reasons I got out of bedside, probably one of the most unsafe reasons for risk of errors. It is especially disabling if you’re an introvert whose longer neural pathways require more time to take in and process each new inter...

This is great advice. Only you can decide whether to stick out your full contract. Points of consideration that come to mind are being able to swing paying the penalty charge, and whether you’d need/want to work for this particular hospital/system in...

Good evening, all nurse folks! I'm trying to decide between 2 different job offers I've received. Ultimately I'm looking for what will provide the most relevant experience for landing a utilization review or quality improvement position in the future...

Definitely a good point, thank you! I think eventually I will look into traditional inpatient case management positions. Just a quick follow-up, I decided to go with the job that involves a long-term caseload. I am really enjoying being able to see m...

Thanks for the insight!