Nursemomof4

Nursemomof4 has 9 years experience.

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1. What are they teaching?

   Nursemomof4 replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

   I think what you’re seeing is anxiety, OP. I knew full well how stressful nursing would be. My mom was a nurse for the DOC and my husband was an ER nurse when I was in nursing school. I knew about the schedule, the understaffing, the stress. I was su...

2. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   Nursemomof4 replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   I felt like this as a newer nurse too! The hospital was just not a very good fit for me. I got super anxious and was incredibly unhappy. I am much happier working outpatient. I have done pedi homecare, which I found to be very low stress and you get ...

3. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

   Nursemomof4 replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in New Nurse

   Side note... I’d skip the ICU experience if you want to be in the ED! They’re two very different specialties. They’re both incredibly valuable to be experienced in but ICU experience is not a prerequisite to be in the ER IMO. I was an EMT too. There...

4. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

   Nursemomof4 replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Massachusetts. Safe staffing ratios were on the ballot during the midterm elections and unfortunately, it did not pass. Guess how much money the NO campaign spent? $19 million. They spent $19 million to convince the people of Massachusetts...

5. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   Nursemomof4 replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe you’ll find something you like in clinical— that’s how I got interested in school nursing ? It hadn’t even occurred to me before then lol

6. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   Nursemomof4 replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   I feel that my anxiety helps me relate to A LOT of patients! It’s incredibly common, especially when people are sick, hospitalized, etc. That insight is truly invaluable. Nurses are flawed human beings, just like everyone else. Look into some breathi...

7. Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

   Nursemomof4 replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi!! I am a RN and I struggle with anxiety too. My dream was to work in L&D but I found inpatient nursing to be incredibly stressful and I left the hospital. I find outpatient nursing to be much more manageable. I don’t want to let my anx...

8. ? for those paid on teacher scale

   Nursemomof4 replied to Happy Go Lucky's topic in School

   Thanks for the info! It sounds like the benefits and pension are great (as well as the schedule) so maybe it would be worthwhile for me even if there’s a considerable pay cut. I currently have a baylor position as a visiting nurse. I make a full time...

9. ? for those paid on teacher scale

   Nursemomof4 replied to Happy Go Lucky's topic in School

   That’s awesome! I’m in MA as well and seriously considering going into school nursing. I’ve been a sub in my town for a couple years but I have no idea what the full time pay looks like. I’ve been looking online but haven’t found anything reliable to...