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Hi allnurses I just came up with a question about pre-op blood thinner. Generally if I have a patient going to surgery in 24 hours. I asked patients if they want it or not so I can put it as patient declined. My question is is it generally okay to hold off regularly scheduled blood thinner without asking patients' opinion? unless it is specifically described to give by surgeon? It seems like it is quite a common sense to hold off blood thinner in 24 hour pre-op.

Hi nurses! I am an introvert and I found that bedside nursing is not for me. Dealing with people is not something that I am not best at. I want to try something that does not require much human interactions. I have thought about becoming a research nurse because I really enjoyed my Chemistry research when I was in college. My question is. What is your job like? Do you stay in a lab and extract some viruses or pathogens? or Does this job require human interaction a lot? I would really appreciate if you could give me some ideas about what research nurse's regular job is. Thank you!

Hi Allnurses It might be just me, but I recently feel so anxious over making a mistake. I wI recently felt so anxious over the job that I am doing. I am not a multitasker and I am quite forgetful when I receive too much information. I try not to make a mistake and have not made one so far, but I just can't stop thinking about making a mistake and accidentally harming patients. I want to quit bedside nursing due to my anxiety.... What should I do?

Hi, Allnurses I have already got vaccinated and was wondering whether I am still contagious. I know COVID vaccine protects you from coronavirus and I also know that you can still get COVID even though you are vaccinated, but the degree of symptoms are not as bad as unvaccinated people. My question is does vaccinated people can spread the virus? I saw a sign in a mall saying that you need a face mask if you are not vaccinated. Does that mean vaccinated people don't spread COVID? I was just curious about the fact whether vaccinated people can spread COVID or not.

I am not fired yet, but I feel unsafe at my work place. I work on med-surg. We have 6 patients per nurse and charge has 6 patients, too. 1 CNA for entire unit (36 patients) Half of our nurses are LVNs. This staffing ratio was not a common thing before COVID, but due to staffing issues (everybody is leaving), we have been like this for a while. I am an RN and due to the staffing issues, I need to take own vital signs(CNA takes 3 patients' vital signs and I take the rest patients'(3 patient) vital signs) and check own finger sticks for my patients. I need to help LVNs' documentation for things that they cannot legally do. I love my coworkers my RNs, LVNs, and CNAs have been all good, but just the staffing issues give me an anxiety. What if I make a mistake due to this unsafe environment and get in trouble? Would they understand this situation because we have been short staff? or would they just fire me and get my license suspended right away? Does getting fired affect a lot on getting a new job? Thank you.

Hi, I have been felt like my hospital has been very short staff since COVID. I just wanted to know how other hospitals are handling it. Let me go first. Med-Surg RN:1 to 6 (charge nurse gets 6 patients as well) CNA:1 to 36

Hi, I have been reading a lot of comments saying that nurses make more than the median salary, so you should be grateful for what you earn or you earn more than the average of the population. To be honest with this opinion, I disagree. The median salary often referred to in this case includes those who did not go to college or those who work part-time. If we compare the median salary of mid-level college graduate jobs, nurses' mid-level salary is on the lower side compared to other jobs. Don't say that you did not do this for money. If you say so, you should not get paid instead should do some volunteer for free. We are still responsible for our care and can be sued by patients. This sounds like it has some money involved. Isn't it? Let's talk about New York. Considering mid-salary of college graduate workers they are most likely to be six-figure for sure close to $200k, but nurses are below or around $100k in their mid-level career. I think we should not discourage each other by saying that you didn't get in this field for money or your money is enough for the job you are doing. Don't you think it is unfair to be treated like this? If travel nursing can pay that much why can't regular full-time pay us that much? Is leaving this field the only thing that I can do? This is so frustrating.

Hi, I have been a BSN RN for 2 years and my base hourly pay is 26/hr. I have done a ton of research about other jobs with a college degree programmer, accountant, psychologist, business major jobs, etc... The main focus was how much they make at entry-level. Job progression (career choices), security, salary progression, benefits, bonus etc.. As I get to research about other jobs I got unhappier about my job. We all have gone through tough nursing programs. They fail you if you get more than two Cs and exams every or every other week plus HESI after each semester, wake up early at 4 am to go to clinical. My friends around me who were non-nursing major, they had college life, they had time to enjoy some breaks after they were done with their exams. I know I should not compare with them, but I have thought that it will all pay off later. I will get better pay, job, benefits than them. My friends seemed to struggle a little bit once they graduated, but they all have a decent job now. Their starting pay is similar to mine or higher than mine. Nurses get a 2-3% raise annually no bonus, but they get a bonus and pay raise is a 20-30% jump. I have to pay half of my insurance while some of them don't have to pay anything. My hospital contributes 50% of the money that I put in (up to 6% contribution). you know their benefits are way better. Nurses used to get pensions, but most hospitals don't have pensions anymore. Our salary progression sucks, one day my friends might get 6 figures, but I am not sure I would even reach 6 figures as an RN. So basically we have gone through one of the toughest undergrad programs to get paid college graduate entry-level salary for the rest of our lives. we will never retire early and might have to work even after 65 because of no benefits and underpaid jobs. Our job is one of the toughest jobs, mentally and physically. Even though I know I have to work until 65, but I am not sure how long my back will endure physical stress, since I already have chronic back pain. It seems that we are easily replaceable and they will never raise our pay and benefits. It only goes down. Now house prices, living expenses, and insurance prices went up since Covid started except my salary. My patients, patients' family, doctor, hospitals hate me and they don't care about me. I am sick and tired of them treating me as a minimum pay replaceable trashcan.