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In 5 years, I plan to be working as a Family Nurse Practitioner (I'm currently working on my Master's then plan to get my DNP) in some type of clinic or doctor's office. I can't wait to be out of the hospital and off of night shift!

Why didn't the nurse say anything to you and instead waited until your instructor came to mention it? That's the least he/she could have done. If it was me, I would have said to the student, hey why don't you take a short break to get some coffee.

i don't like the way "new nurses" are being generalized here. i am relatively new (i've been an rn for 2 years), and i am not guilty of any of the characteristics of a new nurse. i have never been late except once when a deer ran into my car (i still went to work), yet i know nurses who have been working for 15+ years who are late virtually every day. i do not spend my shift on the computer, yet i know older nurses who do a whole lot of online shopping. i don't make personal calls, but all the other nurses talk to their kids, etc. for every characteristic of a "new nurse" i can think of older nurses who are the guilty ones. regardless, i still respect the older nurses because they've been around and i can learn a lot from them. bottom line: it is not a matter of being new. it's the nurse's attitude.

I'm so sorry about your loss. Your friend will be in my prayers. This really scares me. I just moved to New Jersey from Florida. While I was in Florida, I worked days. Now I work nights. I have been working nights for three weeks, and every single morning on my drive home (40 min commute), I have dozed off at the wheel. The last time I drove home from work, I fell asleep at every single red light. Needless to say, my boyfriend is very concerned about me and urged me to find a new job where I can work days. =(

I have a friend who is going to cop school (or whatever you call it) and he told me that if I ever get stopped, I will never get a ticket if the cop knows I'm a nurse. Unfortunately, every time I have gotten stopped I was never on my way to/from work, was not wearing scrubs, and/or did not have my badge.

One day a patient was getting blood. I filled out the paperwork and was waiting and waiting for the blood to come. After a while, I called blood bank. I forgot to send the blood dispense form... oops. There I was thinking they were slow when really I'm forgetful. Something I forget on a regular basis is where everything is in the supply room. Whenever I need anything, I pretty much have to search through all the drawers!

hey everyone! i live in gainesville, fl and work on a pediatrics unit. in august, i'll be moving to new jersey (my boyfriend is graduating from uf and moving back home). we'll be living in the new brunswick area. i just wanted some feedback and advice from nurses in new jersey. what aresome good hospitals to work at? how's the nurse to patient ratio? do you like working there? does new jersey treat its nurses well? i've never lived anywhere else except florida, and i've been an rn for 6 months. i love the hospital where i work and i think they have treated me well so far (as a new nurse, i have cried maybe only once or twice!). the people i work with are great and extremely helpful, too. so, i'm a little anxious about moving... i'm just hoping that if new jersey isn't better than florida, that it's not worse either! thanks so much for your help!!! =)