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I worked midnights for two years. Bottom line, I never felt right during that time. My average for sleep while on shift would be 2-4 hours a day, and off shift I never got a routine. I just felt mildly ill and lethargic all the time. About five years...

I'm an RN planning to return to nursing in the next few months. I would be great to have WKY support group here in factnet. Looking forward to hearing from any and all KY nurses.

Okay, I am a nurse who is returning to nursing. Is it my dream career? Probably not, but I do miss the patients and I hate to give up on a career I worked so hard for. That being said, in my fantasy life, I am not Nurse, I am: 1. A wedding planner...

Food is a great healer. I was going to suggest taking a plate of brownies for the janitors and the nursing staff on shift. Just say "yesterday was a bad day and I felt really bad about it." Period. It's not necessary to do anything extra. You said...

Be yourself and be your best self. No matter how you change, someone will find fault. When I was a teen-ager, I worked as a checker in a grocery store. The first few weeks when I was new and nervous, this same man would get in my line every week....

I could have written this post the day before I gave my notice 10 years ago. I felt like I was going to absolutely lose my mind. I left, and I found a terrific job as an admin asst. making almost as much as I made in nursing with a LOT more perks. ...

I want my BSN but it really has nothing to do with nursing. I want a four year degree because a lot of different jobs require A four year degree, and an RN to BSN degree is going to be about 34 hours shorter than entering a new field. Having a BS i...

You're a better nurse than I am. I considered myself lucky if I got all my IVs hung and my dressing changes done by the end of my shift. I can honestly say I've never had the time to earnestly advocate anything to a patient on a med-surg floor. Ma...

lucky for me that i don't preach. teach a little, maybe. preach, never. :wink2:

I put this post on the med-surg forum but I didn't get much response. I'm hoping someone here can help. I was encouraged to put it here by the responses to the thread on eczema. I had a bad car wreck 5 years ago and suffered a comminuted fracture of ...

Thanks for the replies. No, this was my regular GP. I saw the NP the first time, and just called in for a refill this time. I'll actually see the GP in 8 days or so. It's just that when I threw the idea of vascular stuff out there, no one bit. I'...

I prefer the word assertive.

If you leave your job, let me know. I'd like to apply for it. Don't waste your time worrying what those other people think. They're probably just jealous. If you're happy, that's all that matters.

Well, I have to say, this forum is a blessing. I'm learning in advance to think about things I will and will not do. I will lose my job before I will float to two floors in one night. That's ridiculous. No nurse should be expected to be able to a...

pat, just another note. It would be unfair to nurses in all other locations if the test were easier in a couple of locations. The state boards of nursing require a certain level of knowledge - a standard of practice - regardless of location. Havin...

No, I don't think the test can be any easier due to a specific geographic location. The test results completely depend on how you answer each question. The test is geared to throw more questions at you regarding a specific subject if you don't do w...

My class (94) took the first computerized NCLEX. We were told that each of us would essentially have a different test because how we responded to a question would determine which question the software pulled next. If you gave an "iffy" answer, you ...

I think you're a terrific nurse for sharing your story. Errors happen; thank God no one was hurt. The most difficult part for the nurse is forgiving him/herself and moving on with confidence. I hope you can do that.

So...how do we change this? We all (including me) vent about it, get angry about it, but, in the end we accept it as "just being nursing." I'm guilty of that, too. But, it's kind of like being in a bad marriage and complaining about it every day:...

What's the difference between a nurse and a doc (and a distinct advantage for being a doc)? Oh, I'd say about $150,000.00 a year.

4.0, kept it through nursing school. I had to keep my grades really high because I was a single parent counting on scholarships. In retrospect, I wish I'd kept a 3.2 and had more of a life during those three years. AND - your GPA is no reflection o...

This is what I hate: I'm sleeping fairly soundly, and the sheet slides over my leg, setting off the most incredible fit of itching. No more sleep. I have not had a problem with my leg being sore. The area is warm, red, raised, scaly and ugly bu...

I know that we can't give medical advice here, so if this post falls under that, please close it down. I had a bad car wreck a few years back and suffered a broken leg and arm, and I've had three surgeries. I lost a lot of tissue near my ankle. I'...

Wow. I'm amazed. It's a pain, isn't it? The itching drives me nuts. I've been surfing the net. I think the injury to my leg may be the cause. I, too, have chronic edema due to the loss of tissue in my lower right leg. My GP isn't very aggress...

Got chewed out royally by a doc in front of a patient and his family for something I didn't do, a scene so vile the family reported it to the supervisor on my behalf. Waited over two hours for a stat chest x-ray. Went home following a 12 hour midni...