RN_EKM17

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1. Still struggling....

   RN_EKM17 replied to RN_EKM17's topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, thank you for the responses. I am followed by my PCP for anxiety. Also, I do go to counseling. That's kind of why I'm at the end of my rope so to speak. I don't think I was naive going into LD- I knew LD was stressful in it's own way. I...

2. Still struggling....

   RN_EKM17 replied to RN_EKM17's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. It is degenerative disc disease. I wasn't aware of how obscure it was as that's how my Orthopedic Specialist and the majority of the medical professionals I have spoke with, have abbreviated it. But thanks for your reply about different options...

3. Still struggling....

   RN_EKM17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been an L & D RN for about 9 months. Prior to that I had been a post op RN on a busy in-patient floor. And hated it. One, because of patient population/understaffing. Two, my anxiety was awful. I’d cry going to work and often cry leaving ...

4. Speciality change, again??

   RN_EKM17 posted a topic in Stress 101

   I have been an L & D RN for about 9 months. Prior to that I had been a post op RN on a busy in-patient floor. And hated it. One, because of patient population/understaffing. Two, my anxiety was awful. I’d cry going to work and often cry leaving ...