Hi, its been awhile! I recenlty just gave notice at my hospital that I worked at for over 2 1/2 years. It was an extremely busy, often times crazy, med/surg/tele floor. I have been a nurse for almost...
:heartbeathi all, it's been awhile! i had my first baby and she is now 8mo old! i work on a busy med/surg floor, which i actually enjoy (for the most part) but i'm starting to think about down the...
Hi There, I'm looking for advice regarding my pregnancy. I'm just under 6 mo pregnant and I have been experiencing lower back pain for the last 2 months. It's getting worse and it feels like there is...
Hi There, I'm currently pregnant with our first baby, and I'm going on 5mo right now. I'm so excited, but at the same time worried because work has already become difficult. I was not expecting it to...
Thank you all for your advice. Unfortunately, my hospital only offers 12 hour shifts. A day like yesterday kills me when we have no charge nurse, and go without lunches. I could barely eat all day...
Hi There, I was a new grad and started working in the begining of February as a fulltime RN on med/surg. I'm 3 months pregnant and my husband and I have decided that it would be better for me to go...
Hi there! I'm all smiles because I just found out I'm pregnant! I'm excited but at the same time concerned about work. I only started at my current hospital this past February as a new nurse. I've...
I'm a fairly new nurse, graduated in Dec. 06 and started on Med/Surg in Feb. I had patient experience before going into nursing school. It really doesn't matter. Your first job as an RN is so...
I know exactly how you feel Anjann. I was so excited to finally become an RN and now, I question my career choice every day. I still love to take care of my patients and having the interaction but, I...
Monday is my first day off orientation after about an 8 week orientation. My preceptor was great and he keeps saying I'm doing fine, but I worked yesterday and it was horrible. He helped me a lot and...
I'm in the same boat. I just finished my last day of orientation yesterday, and I'll be on my own Monday. Yesterday was my worst day so far!! If my preceptor wasn't there, I don't know what I would of...
I'm a fairly new RN and I loved my psych rotation in nursing school and considered working in mental health. Several people told me to start out in Med/Surg though for a foundation. I started in...
I've only been an RN for a few months and I'm new to the med/surg floor. Everyone keeps telling me hang in there, it will get better, but my days seem to get worse. My orientation ends May12th, and I...
Thank you for the advice everyone. My heart keeps telling me to try psych though. My dad worked several years in mental health, and I always found it interesting when he talked about his work. I just...
Can I get some ideas on how to organize my day. I know that you can not plan for everything, but I seem to start out ok, then mid-day, I get behind. I I have a hard time on new admits and discharges...
Thanks so much everyone for your words of advise. I have had the last two days off to think about things, and I know I need to hang in there a little while longer. I go back to work tomorrow and...
I'm a new nurse who just started on a medical/surgical floor at the end of February. It is so overwhelming, and there is so much I still don't know, many days I go home crying. I love nursing, but...
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I'm a new nurse who just started on a medical surgical floor at the end of February. Several days, I go home crying, questioning the field I chose. Right now, I'm regretting my career choice. There...