Milkofamnesia02 replied to NurseJQ's topic in Nurses Recovery
I applied to an LTAC out of desperation and they were eager to hire an experienced ICU nurse in their critical care area. It ended up being a great job for five years and then I decided to move on...
Hello! I've been dealing with painful feet due to accessory navicular syndrome my whole life, but now at 45 years old I'm really in a lot of pain most days and don't know what to do. I saw a...
I actually don’t feel depressed. I’m just tired of taking care of everyone else all the time. I just want someone to care for me. Also, as I get older life just seems less interesting and I kind...
…but, do you ever wish you were the one in the hospital bed so that nothing is expected of you and you can actually rest? I think of this from time to time.
I have a young coworker who had...
Milkofamnesia02 replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in General Nursing
I haven’t said anything to anyone. I feel like it’s pointless when I don’t know the perpetrator and I don’t want my boss giving a lecture to everyone in the next meeting about being nice to...
Milkofamnesia02 replied to Milkofamnesia02's topic in General Nursing
The IV pumps are outside the room of covid pts. It’s even crossed my mind that someone could have sabotaged me on purpose but I know I was more likely to have been careless that
I recently returned to ICU after a seven year hiatus. I was stressed at first but was gaining more confidence. However a few weeks ago I made a medication error. I don’t know how it happened....
I had gone from LTAC and tele nursing back to ICU and it’s gotten so crazy I can’t even stand this job anymore. At my new job we use Epic and they’ve added so many damn flowheets and hourly...
Hi, all! I’ve been a nurse almost 20 years, ICU for majority of it, then took a 7 year hiatus which I hated in LTAC and telemetry so I thought I’d go back to the ICU that I loved- this is in a...
Hey, guys! I have an interview coming up next week for an ICU. I’ve got over 10 years experience in critical care, but I’ve been away from it for 7 years now due to I went to drug rehab and I live...
I have an annual interview scheduled with my manager on Monday to go over goals, strengths, weaknesses, etc. I’ve only had the job for a little over one year. I left an ICU LTAC to get my foot back...