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nurses have way too much on their plates during a shift. Prioritizing patient care often means we neglect our own basic needs, like using the bathroom or even staying hydrated. But it's critical to advocate for ourselves and push back against the culture that normalizes this. Taking a few minutes to go to the bathroom isn't just about comfort—it's about our health and well-being, which ultimately impacts the quality of care we provide. Companies / Hospitals need to address staffing and workflow issues so we're not forced into these unhealthy situations.

Thank you, that is an awesome suggestion! I can definitely spend a day shadowing in each area and pick a specialty. I'll contact the manager of each specialty. If the specialty is not a good fit for me, then I could stay as I am in my position. At least I could say I've tried

Hi everyone, I have been a medsurg tele traveler for a little over ten years, and pick up local per diem shifts in between assignments at home. After reviewing several travel nurse websites and all of their needs for specialties like OR, ICU, ER, PICU, NICU, L&D, I've been considering adding a new specialty for new opportunities and experiences. What would you pick if you were me? :) A few of my coworkers have transitioned to NICU and loved it. I remember always wanting to work with babies during my days in nursing school. After I graduated I was directed to start in medsurg and never really transitioned to another specialty. Now I'm considering NICU, as there are several positions available at my local facility. I feel I'm sort of at a crossroads. Learn a new specialty and stick with it for a few years or should I stick to traveling in medsurg tele? Have any travelers taken time off to train in other areas and then travel again? What was your experience? What would you recommend? What would you do?

I've worked at The Villages Hospital and Naples Community Hospital on Travel Assignments with AMN. They were both a great experience. I'm a med/surg/Tele nurse. Some friends I made in both places work in ICU and said it was great too. I would definitely go back to either hospital and work there again if the opportunity opens and I'm available.

Any tips or advice on med conversion calculation of grams to milligrams to micrograms? I looked through a few books but it doesn't really give easy ways to know this. I remember seeing something like this but ugh I don't have my notes on it. For example: 1g (divided by 1000=) .001mg (divided by 1000=) .0000001mcg Is this right? This video has helped but I'm still lost...

I graduated recently with my BSN in nursing. I have been working as a nurse for 2 months. The process that I was told: I spoke to an officer recruiter yesterday, he said that I would have to take a pre-test first to see if I am qualified to join the Navy reserves. He also said that in joining the navy, I would need to take classes all over again to become a navy nurse, regardless of what college degree I have. --> This is confusing! Does this mean I do not qualify to be a nurse with my civil BSN??? He said just because I'm a nurse now does not mean I would be a nurse in the navy.. I would have to take classes and ANOTHER exam (I thought NCLEXRN was over!), COMPETING for a spot as a nurse. If I become a Navy nurse reserve I would be highly likely to work in Iraq in the sand with the marines. I had acquired about $40,000 in stafford loans while studying for my BSN. Navy said they could possibly cover this, depending on how I score on their exam (main reason of joining is to pay off my college debt and develop a backbone). I would be placed on active duty while in boot camp for 7 1/2 weeks in Chicago with all the benefits. Then after, I would work part-time reserves working one weekend per month and 2 weeks a year doing whatever I was qualified for based on my test score. Does this make sense? Was anyone told the same? Is this all true? I did not know that I needed to take a test to get in to the Navy reserves!