monicanurse

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1. does anyone regret becoming a nurse?

   monicanurse replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

   I do regret it at times. I hate several things about it: doctors that are complete jerks to you just because they feel entitiled to. You have nurses that will want to know most of your business , women are just noisy as hell. Dont wait for anyone to...

2. pls help me make up my mind..

   monicanurse replied to cebuana_nurse's topic in Geriatric

   I have been in a similar situation until now. I finally found something else and it is great. You have to be persistent and start looking now. Anything nearby that you can think of. Think outside the box too. Some of the best nursing jobs are not in ...

3. New Nurse soon to be disillusioned d/t burn out stories and status of health care

   monicanurse replied to HathawayToGo's topic in New Nurse

   I have been in healthcare for 7 years and Im already tired and burned out. I have the same conflict you do. I have a good heart and want to help but it is almost impossible to deliver good care in the way they structure things for nurses in the hospi...

4. Handling New Admits in a Fair Way

   monicanurse replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

   Ive never done charge on this floor but I really thought I was being taken advantage of. I think being in charge though is not the easiest job but I also agree with the above opinions that sometimes you have to use those legs that god gave you to tak...

5. Handling New Admits in a Fair Way

   monicanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, I was at work the other day ( and I havent been working there for very long) and I had gotten one new admit . 20 minutes later , I get a call from the charge nurse saying "you are getting another admit." I asked her if any of the other nurse...

6. Mistake??

   monicanurse replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

   You are probably in the wrong branch of nursing. Have you considered ICU? You can actually think more with ICU nursing versus just "doing" ...if that makes any sense. The patient load is less....but it is still stressful. I would make a list of what...

7. Improving Teamwork on your units

   monicanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would be very interested in knowing what has worked in other units as far as teamwork improvement and overall nurse morale ....something that I think is so hard to do these days because of the extra work that every nurse is asked to carry around wi...

8. Uninterrupted breaks

   monicanurse replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

   Trusting another coworker to take care of your patients is not something some nurses are willing to risk. Half the time, if they said they will take care of it, it means that they will only go to that room if called. What if one of the patients is a ...

9. Can nurses legally "refuse" to take a new admit?

   monicanurse replied to Kashia's topic in General Nursing

   When Im in a situation like this, I always ask myself....what will happen to my license if I take this patient on and the rest of my patients? what is the chance of me doing something that will put my care at jeorpardy of losing my licence? Im not su...

10. Best Way to Leave a Job after a Short stint at It?

    monicanurse replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    RNperdiem: To answer your question, Im applying for a job right now that I have a high chance of getting. Yet, Im smart about that kind of thing. .I wont quit this job until I have my job secured at another place. I have savings for at least 6 mon...

11. Backbiting

    monicanurse replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    What absolutely irritates me is when you work in a unit that has a staffing crisis, where everyone is stressed, yet the nurse after you expects you to get everything done perfectly! Sometimes I work without a nursing assistant, yet I hear the night s...

12. Best Way to Leave a Job after a Short stint at It?

    monicanurse replied to monicanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do I have to put this Job on my resume? Im not planning on even putting it on my resume since it wouldnt be beneficial to list an employer where I had such a short placement.

13. Best Way to Leave a Job after a Short stint at It?

    monicanurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I started a job almost 3 months ago. I interviewed initially and was told almost every lie in the book to get me in. Now, after seeing how things are, I truly know I dont want to work there and dont see myself being there for more than a few...

14. The Problem with Nursing

    monicanurse replied to sarjasy's topic in General Nursing

    Although I do agree that lack of professionalism is seen alot in nursing, I think you should keep this list and look back on it when you have worked as a nurse for a few years. I see alot of "idealism" in your argument, something I had in my younger ...

15. Spouse Turning Nonsupportive During NP School

    monicanurse replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think anyone on this board can adequately judge your marriage except for you....so maybe airing things out here is not the best idea. Sounds like you need to just vent, which is fine, but dont replace the advice here for sound advice. The only...