jms01 BSN

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1. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   I’d rather not wait long, I have my sights set on going back to school in the next year. Just not sure if I should continue outpatient or go back to acute

2. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   I want to become an FNP, but the more I see how stressed out the doctors are seeing patients, the more I’m hesitant. I know I want to go to grad school, but not 100% sure yet for what. I also want...

3. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, and while I agree with you there, I also think that I’d want to explore one of those areas of nursing. Is it possible to make that transition from where I am now? I am confident I can sell...

4. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   What do you recommend for someone like me gaining experience in one specialty that wants to go to the bedside in a year? I wouldn’t know where to start, and I’m getting discouraged that a hospital...

5. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for that, I feel like I'm doing better at my job every day. The only thing is that I'd like to get the bedside experience and I'm worried that once I put my year in at a neurology clinic, no...

6. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   is anyone here an FNP with or without bedside experience? Doubt it. either way, I'd like to get some insight as to why I should or shouldn't go back to the bedside. Really afraid of failing again. I...

7. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   Should I consider taking the CNRN exam once I have a year of experience in this setting? I would like to get a certification, I think it would be relevant given my experience, or does this need to be...

8. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   I wish I could work in an urgent care but that requires ER or really any bedside experience. The only thing about my current job that I dislike is that I don’t get to assess patients. I don’t want...

9. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

   jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

   Realistically, I only want to be at the bedside because I’ve hard time and time again that you need that experience to be an FNP. I have every intention of applying to an FNP program in the next...

10. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your positive feedback! I truly appreciate it. I think I'm realizing day to day that I'm definitely comfortable with patient education and overall patient interaction. I love getting...

11. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    Because of ADA laws, they had to offer me an alternative. A clinic job was an accommodation due to the fact I couldn’t work nights. I do like the bedside because I believe I can still...

12. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    I know being a nurse doesn’t just mean being at the bedside, but I feel that having that bedside experience opens the door for many opportunities, such as the ones I’m interested in. I think...

13. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your feedback! I appreciate it so so much! I’ve definitely been hard on myself since leaving tele because I saw my peers succeed and me falling behind constantly, despite my best...

14. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 replied to jms01's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to go back to floor nursing because I want to understand what I'm doing and bring that knowledge with me for when I go back to school for my FNP. I feel like I never got the grasp of what...

15. What if I'm not meant to be a bedside nurse?

    jms01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated w/ my BSN last Spring and ended up on starting a tele-turned-COVID floor last fall. I felt very fortunate that I got a hospital job, but 2 months in, I was starting to realize how things...