dij

dij has 18 years experience and specializes in LTC, PSYCH, ALF, POST-ACUTE.

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1. Unfair Clinical Evaluations

   dij replied to guest723's topic in General Students

   The author of the post came to this forum for help and she has good intentions. We are only hearing one perspective of the story. No she was not being bullied but harshly criticized. It might be true that she has a poor nurse mentor but she has to ...

2. Unfair Clinical Evaluations

   dij replied to guest723's topic in General Students

   DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED!!! All of what you have listed, I was there! I was stressed out when I was in clinicals that I went outside the hospital and wanted to drop out completely. My mentor nurse berated me for the same things and the Charge nurse cam...

3. I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

   dij replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

   I love your reply. I don't advocate leaving as many jobs as you did but try to stay at this position at least a year or two and find nurses who can mentor you. I have worked regular and travel nursing assignments in my last 13 years and I have been...

4. When Should I Retire? My Struggle

   dij replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I've been nursing 13 years and have worked so much that I am headed for a burnout. The increasing amount of work that is placed on nurses today has been overwhelming. I agree with most of the people who find themselves lost in their jobs and have n...