speedynurse

speedynurse ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Is there a way to get my mind of work/nursing when I am not at work?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the above suggestion. It is very hard to get used to leaving work at work. I struggled with this for the longest time but a lot had to do with the high stress of my unit. Things that have...

  2. Job Hopping? Unhappy New Nurse

    speedynurse replied to styles0731's topic in General Nursing

    This is very good advice. I had multiple nurse friends tell me for the last year or so how non stressful their pre-op/PACU units were....over and over. At first I didn’t listen until I was so fed up...

  3. Nights to Days

    speedynurse replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Day shift and night shift have different rhythms and even slightly different personalities (sometimes). The most stressful thing for me during day shift was administration being around asking why this...

  4. How do you deal with chronic fatigue and joint pain as a nurse

    speedynurse replied to ORtoICU's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have had my health issues since childhood and for the longest time as a nurse, I was convinced I could do everything that other nurses could do. Until I physically crashed and missed tons of work....

  5. How to get into perioperative nursing?

    speedynurse replied to Heather Holtz's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of times, once you get your foot in the door at a hospital system, it makes things easier. I don’t have any advice but I do know having lots of nurse friends in a wide variety of specialties...

  6. Job Hopping? Unhappy New Nurse

    speedynurse replied to styles0731's topic in General Nursing

    I would also suggest seeing someone about your anxiety but I know some nursing jobs provoke that. In all honesty, I am in pre-op (and help in PACU when needed) and love it. I started in the ED but by...

  7. Error

    speedynurse replied to Nursingstressed111's topic in Emergency

    If you are only 4 months in, you should be barely off orientation, right? In the ER I worked in, new grads received 3 to 4 months of orientation. Even once you are off, someone should be looking out...

  8. How do you deal with chronic fatigue and joint pain as a nurse

    speedynurse replied to ORtoICU's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have these issues but it’s from some fairly severe underlying medical issues. I actually had to change jobs (due to several reasons, not just health issues) but this new job has been wonderful for...

  9. How do you deal with chronic fatigue and joint pain as a nurse

    speedynurse replied to ORtoICU's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you gone to your physician? Chronic fatigue and joint pain can be from all kinds of

  10. Working full time nights

    speedynurse replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone handles nights differently. Some love it and some hate it. Some it works really well for their lives and some are ready to move off of night shift within a few weeks. I did night shift for...

  11. New nurse needs advice. Might be let go at end of orientation

    speedynurse replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    It always frustrates me when I hear things that happen like that. You should be receiving weekly feedback.....not 9 months after the fact. It also sounds like they are essentially throwing you under...

  12. Anyone know of an Online US IV Class

    speedynurse replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Emergency

    Probably you tube but one thing to think of is that there are different types of US machines. Some are super user friendly and some are much harder to see and

  13. Reasons nurses get fired

    speedynurse replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been shocked for what nurses get fired for and don’t get fired for. However more often then not I see nurses get fired for speaking up for the right reasons or being the whistleblower...

  14. Reasons nurses get fired

    speedynurse replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    That’s

  15. Can’t Find A New Job!

    speedynurse replied to newmom17's topic in General Nursing

    I have never done OR but I have a lot of OR nurse friends and they love it. I am in pre-op/PACU now and it’s so great. One of the least stressful nursing jobs in my opinion. In all honesty, since...

  16. Advice please? Stressing and struggling new nurse in ICU and not doing well

    speedynurse replied to lackofconfidence12's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound terrible but sometimes there are “blessings in disguise”. I know I recently went from a terrible job to a really great job. It makes us realize and appreciate a good situation and...

  17. Advice please? Stressing and struggling new nurse in ICU and not doing well

    speedynurse replied to lackofconfidence12's topic in General Nursing

    So I don’t know the entire situation but here is my perception: 1. It sounds like you had kind of a lousy orientation period. You should be getting weekly or every other week progress reports...

  18. Don’t want to take care of people anymore...

    speedynurse replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I really do understand. First, do you just need lower acuity or more stable patients like others suggested? Or do you want out of bedside nursing altogether? If you want out of bedside but enjoy...

  19. Burned out, Hate nursing

    speedynurse replied to Nash32222's topic in General Nursing

    Believe it or not, there actually are better jobs in this field. I managed to get out of a terrible job with poor management and lousy coworkers to go to a relatively low stress job with good...

  20. ER to ICU?

    speedynurse replied to iheartnursing91's topic in Critical Care

    ER and ICU nursing can be very different types of critical care nursing but I also enjoyed the critical patients as well. In all honesty, it may be that the job market is tight. At one point, I was...

  21. Not picking up shifts and feeling guilty

    speedynurse replied to 3692nurse's topic in Critical Care

    Don’t feel guilty. I picked up a ton of extra hours for a long time in the ER and in the end, the only one it hurt was me. It burned me out very fast.....you can give everything to your job and I...

  22. ER New Grad Time Mgmt Help

    speedynurse replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Emergency

    I think there is a fine balance between speed and making sure you are learning things the right way as a new grad. I do think you should listen to heart and lung sounds on the cardiac and respiratory...

  23. IV placement

    speedynurse replied to Alexis White's topic in General Nursing

    If that happened, it was likely against a valve. That’s when floating it in works (flushing while advancing catheter). I always attempt to float a line in before I pull

  24. IV placement

    speedynurse replied to Alexis White's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes the technique differs depending on the type of IV (ex. Nexiva VA Autoguard angiocath, etc.). 1. Definitely always look for a primary and secondary flash (which you will only see in...

  25. ER nurse dealing with bullying...

    speedynurse replied to guest1156666's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness! So true!