speedynurse

speedynurse ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Longest Shift You've Worked

    speedynurse replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked up to 16 hours (the longest allowed) when I was in the ER. I am now in a different department and don’t work more than 12. Why? Because it’s just a job and nursing care is 24/7. In...

  2. How to deal with workplace Drama/Gossip?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Just don’t participate in the gossip. Generally those people have way too much time on their

  3. Immense guilt

    speedynurse replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a 24 hour job. You can only do what you can do. And even if you did stay over, there would be a million more things left to do. I learned this the hard way in the ER. 5 stepdown patients to...

  4. Nursing Staffing Post COVID Quagmire...

    speedynurse replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Same. The leadership has changed and with that has brought nurses leaving

  5. Setting my orientee up for failure?

    speedynurse replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound bad but sometimes it’s important to be straightforward and honest with a preceptor and preceptee. I actually had a great preceptor when I was a new grad in the ER. She and I...

  6. Hate My Job But Feel There Is No Way Out

    speedynurse replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    Nights in itself is hard. I didn’t mind nights too much the first go around. The second was miserable. I was exhausted, an emotional mess, and physically sick. If you need to make a change, then go...

  7. allnurses doldrums

    speedynurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Is it bad that I prefer to go home to curl up with a good book after a shift instead of going out after I have been around the same group for 12 hours? I think that is my introvert self...

  8. So tired of bedside nursing

    speedynurse replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in General Nursing

    Yep and that’s why I left the ER. I got tired and fed of never seeming to do anything right when I was well aware of priorities. I feel bad for the patient because there are some that are very...

  9. Social Skills Should Be a Bigger Focus in Nursing School

    speedynurse replied to Kenneth S. Veillon's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t think this is necessarily something that can be taught. In addition, everyone keeps talking about “new grads” and honestly I have seen this in new grads and experienced nurses, younger...

  10. Working Less Than 8-Hour Shifts?

    speedynurse replied to FlameHeart's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the department needs. You can’t generally go into a department, stating what your scheduling needs are. Look for jobs that state the hours. Everyone has needs, especially people with...

  11. Is being greedy by taking lots of shifts bad?

    speedynurse replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t think it’s greedy because likely no one wants the extra shifts. I know I do not pick up shifts at all at this point because I simply I am still fried from my last job and have learned that...

  12. Unexplained Diarrhea and Weight Loss: What's going on? | Case Study

    speedynurse replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if she has been evaluated for an underlying health condition like a connective tissue disorder, especially with the bleeding that started after the colonoscopy and how everything...

  13. Bedside/nightshift burnout

    speedynurse replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Some PRN jobs will offer more flexible hours for working mothers. It depends on the unit and leadership a lot of time. Other jobs to consider is jobs where you can work 8 hour shifts or maybe salaried...

  14. Nurses That Never Worked In A Hospital...

    speedynurse replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I have always worked in hospital systems so far, but definitely don’t think there is anything magical about them. I have learned a lot, but mostly keep the hospital job because it would be easy to...

  15. MMJ Card

    speedynurse replied to futurenurse2025's topic in General Nursing

    I really truly understand chronic pain as I have dealt with it since childhood. I have even had doctors suggest medical marijuana to me due to the severity of it. However, I won’t risk my license...

  16. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    PinkDoves - the bottom line is do what makes you happy and healthy, whether that is a change in your nursing career, a change in your career entirely, or multiple changes in your life. It’s very...

  17. Between a rock and a hard place (or Sedated patient deemed me uncompassionate)

    speedynurse replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you give pain medicine for a 3? IV pain medicine is generally for moderate to severe pain. There are some situations beyond your control and some people beyond common sense. Sounds like you...

  18. Husband Died—Looking For Low Stress Job Recommendations

    speedynurse replied to Midlife452's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes going back to the unit IF they are supportive may be the best choice until you can find something that’s better for you. I remember a very dear friend whose husband died and she had to...

  19. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I think in this day and age, you have to decide you have to do what’s right for you. I am a younger nurse (albeit a nurse who has lived with severe medical issues of her own since childhood) and...

  20. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to this. When I was in the ER, I was so physically exhausted and in pain after work that I would come in the door and fall asleep on my couch still in dirty scrubs....thinking vaguely about the...

  21. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    A few other options to think about if you truly hate nursing, but like peds. Child life therapy, pediatric OT or PT or even OTA or PTA, pediatric speech therapy, etc. I am older then you are - too...

  22. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I think this holds some truth but I am one that I don’t regret going into nursing. I do know I definitely don’t plan to stay in the job I am in for the rest of my life. No way. My goal is to...

  23. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice. I definitely understand the night shift horrors. The second go around on nights, I thought I was losing my mind. I was an emotional mess - getting upset and crying over stupid things and...

  24. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    I think this holds a lot of truth. Our society has weird expectations that a person should be married at a certain time, have kids at a certain time, be in a certain job or role in an x number of...

  25. How do you guys do it for so long?

    speedynurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Well.....I actually can’t say I have done any of those things ? But I did get a good laugh out of the brutal honesty! I do know I have found the vast majority of companies treat nurses like we are...