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Hi everyone, I received a job offer to run a pediatric clinic. The head nurse is going on pension. She and I get along very well, and she has pushed me to go for this opportunity. I currently work at different clinic, and would have to come back and be the head nurse there. I'm most worried about the fact that I'm not sure I have the traits of a leader. I can be very insecure at times, and don't have a lot of experience in leadership roles. I also will be a lot younger than my co-workers. I'm 35 and all the nurses are at least 10 years older than me, with a lot more experience. I also am a mother of three small children. Although I have worries I do believe that this a great opportunity that I'm not sure will come by again. It's a great clinic with great staff, and close to home.I do see myself in this position oneday just not sure if now is the right time but I don't want to miss it. Also the pay is a little better and I very much need the money right now. What do you say?

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No in Israel .thankyou everyone for your advice.

Hi everyone, I'm a nurse for around 6 years already. I started a new job as aclinic nurse. Now I ger to take blood tests and start iv's- things only the docs did at the hospital. Today an old man came in and needed an iv, I actually managed to get it in. The fluids were dripping slowly. I figured it must be because of the small iv size. After an hour and only half the bag of NS 500ml was finished. the doc said to take it out see if he could urinate better. When i took out the needle - i noticed that I left in the metal part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What am i that stupid? I've practiced on family memebers and seen iv's done a million times, The mans arm was swollen. I checked during the iv drip- there was no swelling . I figured that when he came back from the bathroom it went para. Did i anyhow injure him seriously?????!My neighbor is a paremedic he said that i maybe damaged a valve Any help?

Hi, I want to know about administering Lantus. What's better evening or morning? Does it make a difference. We had a class today about Diabetes and the lecturer (diabetes doc) told us that in every human being there is a hypoglycemia at around 4-5 at night and then a hyperglycemia that is why a lot of diabetic patients will wake up with high blood sugar levels. If this is true it sounds unsafe to give lantus before nighttime. Has anyone heard of this? I see some patients getting Lantus in the morns and some before night-it's just confusing.

Thanks for the advice, I'm a farely new nurse at a Peds clinic, worked before that at Med-Sur for 6 years, so children is all very new to me, and drawing blood at all is new too. I've been working around 6 monthes and still barely sucseed in a stick.What am I doing wrong? I know I tend to get nervous , parents, children sqirming around, if not screaming and kicking. I was told to go in very close to the surface instead of deep, is this true? What can I do to get better, because the more I fail at it the more upset I get,and fail again and again.I wish I could somehow practice on a doll or something?

Thanks so much for he kind words. You are a student and have a your whole life to be a nurse, you'll get that job soon enough!!!

Hi everyone, I've been a nurse now for around 7 years, i worked 6 years in Med-Surg. I now after 2 kids have started working in a Pedeatric clinic. The work is alot slower than at yhe med department. Lately , I 've been feeling that I don't have what it takes to be a nurse, I'm a very friendly kind person, but I'm awful at drawing bolod from kids, I've been at this clinic for 5 monthes and I keep missing the veins, It hurts me so bad to know that I'm hurting these kids, and they are so innocent.I am so afraid to make a mistake on someone. I have always been hysterical about making mistakes(with calculations - I'm terrible at Math), but now my fears have just escalated.Iam also put by myself alot at the clinic,when I am used to working as ateam, always having someone to consult with. Am I in the right profession?

Hi , I just recently started a new job at children's clinic, I worked brfore that in med- surg for 6 years, i just got tired of the shift work. Amyway , I feel so horrible I hate it when i make mistakes. Today ten mins brfore closing the dr, asked to check the blood sugar level of a little girl because she urinates a lot. It was 142, I asked the mom when the girl had last eaten she said an hour an a quarter before. ( i personaly thought that it wasn't that high brcause she had eaten). I messaged the dr and he didn't get back to me. In the mean time I was with other patients, and the other nurse I was working with ( who is also new), strted talking to the mom of the girl with the sugar level, I saw her giving her a urination bag to stick on when she got home and i guess I forgot about the drs answer about what to do with the sugar level. The mom left and I didn;t even think to tell her to go back to the doc. I guess I was really tired or just not focused.When I was l was leaving the dr asked me where the girl was and i said she left, he was very upset said that the sugar was high and that he wanted t see her. Also that the meds he prescibed her would bring up the sugar level. Luckily I immediatley called her cell, and she came bak , He was furious at me. I feel terrible. I made a huge mistake,I have no idea why i never waited for his answer. Sometimes I feel like because the work isn't so intense like at the hospital I get distracted more. I just want to make a good impression of myself and feel like i messed things up. the doc is not really gonna trust me anymore. Any words of advice????? Tomorrow there is a staff meeting and I just know he is gonna mention it- I guess I should be prepared to be humiliated

I'm only 25 and have been a nurse now for only a couple of monthes. My legs ache at work and my legs are becoming full of "roadmaps" . Does anyone know of a way to prevent these ugly and painful veins from appearing on my legs? I've heard of elastic socks and things like this but not sure they are useful and comfortable. Also I've heard that good comfortable shoes are enough . Please help me I still want to be able to wear short skirts in my spare time! Thanks Mira

thankyou all for encouraging me! I know that i have to get past this fear. I really appreciate your responses- I know that practice makes perfect- I'll work on my calculations

Hi everyone! I am a new nurse just recently graduated from nursing school and am about to start my real job next week. I previously worked as a student nurse in the ER- I was offered to stay but prefered to to start off in a Med department because i thought it was a good idea to start off there in the begining of my nursing career. I interned as a student in this department and it was very difficult for me- but I very much want to face this challenge and succeed there. I want to become a capable knowlegable nurse. I have one main problem that I am very nervous about. The big problem is that I am awful at medication calculations(mathimatical) and am so nervous that I am continuously going to make mistakes, during my intership I made so many mistakes -my counsler was shocked that I did not know what I was doing but was very nice about it and helped me out - he did me a favor and didn't fail me for all the mistakes I made. The problem now is that I am responsible for my own actions- I used to try to go over calculations at home but the minute I was faced with the calculation in the madical department I would freeze up and not even know where to begin to solve the problem. I am very worried about it/ My counsler told me that I put it in my head that I am bad at Math and have convinced myself of it and so therfore even before i try to solve the calculation I am convinced that it is too complicated for me. I have always been bad at Math and despised it. I was wondering if anyone has the same problem or can can give me some advice on how to solve this before I start my new job. I don't want the staff to think I am stupid or put my patients in danger. Thanks, Gali