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That sounds pretty normal to me. It's a really tough job. I would put in at least one full year or two, if you can handle it. Then, you have SO many options! If you're not in therapy, I would advise that, too. It might be helpful. Best of luck.

Did they start you on feeders and growers? Are you ready to move on to more difficult tasks? Perhaps that's why you're feeling the way you do? If so, you need to speak up.?Also, night shift can be such a killer. One year is literally a VERY short amount of time to get to days! I worked for five years in one position and didn't get there. if you want to learn and you're doing well, ask to move to the next level. I don't know why you don't give meds., babies are born at all times of the day and night and when I helped out in the NICU, there were plenty of opportunities to do so. It seems odd. Parents were visiting day and night and there were plenty of opportunities to educate. I would stick it out if you can improve your situation.

I would pick the best inpatient position. It's much more difficult to get into the hospital from the outside than getting in at the start. You can always move elsewhere afterwards.

Don't give up! I don't have any advice except to keep applying. And be honest. Hopefully someone will offer you another chance.

I've noticed a trend with my kids and their friends—they don't want to pay their dues. They don't want to start out at the bottom and work their way up. They are not very interested in doing any "dirty work" which I guess would translate into cleaning patients, changing them, etc. They perceive this as somehow too "beneath" them. I've heard this from young, new nurses too. They want to do bedside for as short a time as possible and then rush to the more advanced positions. So they speak about becoming NPs before they've done any bedside. it's very unfortunate. Who is going to take care of our patients? I bet this has contributed something to our shortage of bedside nurses. I am aware this is a generalization. Thank goodness there are exceptions.

I think dumbing down the test is a really bad idea. Dumbing down tests results in ill prepared people serving in positions where they can cause tremendous harm. Plus, it’s the last barrier for people who cheated during nursing school from licensure (I am aware of several cheating students who failed NCLEX).

I’m a little paranoid. I didn’t take one narcotic prior to having spine/back surgery, when I was in major pain. I don’t eat poppy seed anything. I will take a half dose of a 0.5 mg benzo once a year to help me sleep when I haven’t slept for days due to insomnia. I have a prescription. I don’t want to have an issue.

I've interviewed nurses in the past. I find honesty works. I had surgery, it was during Covid, there were a lot of delays, I am 100 percent fine now. I would have been totally fine with that answer. I have significant gaps in my resume. I explained them and I don't believe it ever caused me a problem. Best of luck.

Medical school is harder. The hours are longer. The volume of material to learn is much greater. The stress is greater. I really do not believe the two can be compared. Medical boards vs the NCLEX? I have a close friend who’s a resident. He doesn’t have much of a life outside of his job. My sister’s an APN, an incredibly bright, accomplished lady. It’s not the same. It took her quite some time to proceed through each level of her education to doctorate.

When I worked nights, in the beginning it was difficult for my husband to understand that I needed to sleep during the day. After one long shift, he called me at noon to let me know that chicken breasts were on sale at the local grocery store and it would be nice if I’d go purchase some that day. (Eye rolling). My colleague said I should call him at 3 a.m. to chat and say something along the lines of “did I wake you? I was wondering if you could ….”. All joking aside, your spouse may simply not understand what night shift means. You are not being selfish. It’s difficult enough adjusting to nights, but now you’re adding a new baby to the mix. You absolutely must sleep during the day. It’s very difficult to function without. Taking care of a baby during the day is much more work. If he doesn’t like the daycare idea, perhaps a babysitter or a grandparent can step in to assist. If he’s generally a supportive spouse, he will eventually get it. I hope.

I’m not presenting it as right wing or left wing. I explained how I believe the public saw it. Perception is very important and the medical community, I believe, harmed itself. Yes, Fauci lied. He was the spokesperson and representative. He admitted he deliberately misled the public about masks, for instance. The optics were so bad. The damage was enormous. That’s not political.

It isn’t a vaccine. Perhaps you want to educate yourself about the definition of vaccine.

Mandating an experimental vaccine for children scares the heck out of me. The virus has mutated. It is less virulent but more contagious (the nature of a virus). Children are suffering more from RSV and the Flu. The risks far outweigh the benefits. Leave the kids alone!

Completely absurd to state that a new nurse should be precepting. What a disaster. Is that just a cover up for not having any experienced staff left? My inner cynic is working overtime these days.

At the beginning of Covid, fear was rampant. Inaccuracies and flat out lies were distributed by Dr. Fauci and the CDC (such as masking not being necessary for non-health care workers). Then the vaccine came along and it was being withheld from most Americans. Then evidence came out that the vaccines were not as effective as advertised. Then it became pretty obvious that vaccines did not actually prevent transmission, as advertised. The divisiveness was at an unimaginable level. Accusations flew. People lost their jobs. Businesses were shut down and they went bankrupt. Physicians were censored and essentially cancelled. Patients died alone. We reap what we sew. The damage will take years to repair.