Nurse12390

Nurse12390 BSN

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  1. Feeling burnt out. Looking for advice.

    Nurse12390 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been a nurse for a little over two years now. One year in medsurg and another in the NICU. I love the NICU but have been feeling overwhelmed and burnt out emotionally for some time now. I’ve...

  2. Feeling burnt out. Looking for advice.

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your comments and advice! I unfortunately took a sign on bonus so I’m contracted to stay inpatient for 2.5 years. If I break the contract I have to pay all the money back. My...

  3. Parents Complained About Me To The Attending - Looking For Advice

    Nurse12390 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! I’ve been a nurse for a little over two years now. I spent over a year on a medsurg/renal transplant floor and a year in the NICU. I recently relocated and started a nicu position...

  4. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the feed back. I have now been training in the nicu now for a little over two months and it hasn’t gotten any better. I was really hopeful that it was going to be a better environment...

  5. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all the great feedback and advice. I really appreciate it. I just want to do everything in my power to be the best nurse I can be for my patients and coworkers. I can usually brush off...

  6. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptorship in nursing school was hem/onc and I loved it. Maybe I will look into that. Thank you so much for all your feedback and help! I really appreciate

  7. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate it. If you don’t mind me asking what area of nursing did you end up going to after the

  8. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

  9. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I just want to address this. I am definitely not overly confident at all on the unit. I know I don’t know anything. I own that. I apologize that I don’t know things and that I need help...

  10. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for response. I completely agree with everything you said. Unfortunately I have no other resources on the unit. The other nurses have made it very clear that the newer nurses are not welcome...

  11. Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    I 100% agree that patient safety come first and I would never do anything to put their safety at risk or pretend that I know more than I do. I always make sure to ask question or for help if I don’t...

  12. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the feed back. I have now been training in the nicu now for a little over two months and it hasn’t gotten any better. I was really hopeful that it was going to be a better environment...

  13. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    Nurse12390 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there? I am new to posting so I’m sorry for the long read! I just recently landed my dream job in NICU/CCN. Previously I worked on a Medsurg/Renal transplant floor for a little over a...

  14. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you! I love this feedback! That’s usually my go to is to kill people with kindness. I always greet everyone and thank the nursing handing patients off to me in report for their hard work....

  15. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of the same staff work on both of the floors. The one time I floated over to NICU the person who was assigned to orient me for the day threw a huge tantrum about having to teach me. He did later...

  16. New nurse feeling like she made a mistake in transferring to the NICU/CCN

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you for the great advise! I think this is a good opportunity for me to practice being more assertive with my coworkers. I want to try to stick it out. Right now I’m not sure if the negative...

  17. New grad burnout

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for all the great feedback! I really appreciate it. Unfortunately things on my unit have not gotten much better and a lot of nurses are leaving. I’ve been applying to other...

  18. New grad burnout

    Nurse12390 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! This is my first post so bare with me I’m a new grad nurse who has been working on a busy/understaffed Medsurg/Nephrology/ Transplant floor for a little over 5 months. I worked as a CNA in a...

  19. New grad burnout

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your feedback. I’ve been applying for jobs but because I only have 8 months of nursing experience not a lot of places are willing to take me. I just feel incredibly sad and all of this...

  20. New grad burnout

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all the great feedback! I’m still having a really hard time on the floor. A night ago I had a patient who was in a MVA and was extremely confused and trying to get out of bed...

  21. New grad burnout

    Nurse12390 replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for all the great advise! I definitely think one of my biggest weakness is not being assertive enough. As a new grad I don’t want to “rock the boat” or say no to helping others....