julstexas

Was accepted into AGACNP program fall 2018 with orientation aug 7-8. Anyone else out there??

Hospital med/surg days 1:7 in texas

I agree in LTC no shift is easy. I've work PM and AM and both were understaffed. The nice thing about PM is you didn't have mgmt up in your face all day long & drs. calls, labs - but then you had those who wouldn't sleep. It's all stress, just different kinds on every shift.

Midwest4me - I totally agree and also left because I felt it wasn't safe for the patient's or me. I was going to lose my sanity there. To the OP - my advice is to leave before you lose your sanity, your license, or your standards!!

and almost forgot -- we had to do breakfast and lunch in the lunchroom also (2 meals). Left feeling frustrated every single day - and then if something went wrong (ER transport, new skin issue, etc. -- goodbye any kind of plans)!

Have had the exact same experience with LTC as you have (& 2 different places) - skeleton crews, cares not getting done -- no way to do it in 8 hrs, DON pissed if you clock any OT....fast way to burn out. Got the he11 out of there cuz realized couldn't make any difference!

I would love to see that documentation you are using - may help us all remember the basics!

I would love to go and help - but no clue how to do it. I'm in WI and ready to go..Nurses must be needed :-)

Also if you have a BA in another field get your RN at your local college then go the RN->MSN route and skip the BSN. Just my 2 cents.

What matters is passing the NCLEX -- that is the ultimate goal.

I did not attend my pinning or graduation for many reasons. I was fed up with the school, my classmates (for the most part) and the instructors who spoon fed some favorites while making life hard for the others. I also have a BS and an MS so for me the ADN wasn't that big of a deal. Partied after I passed the nclex (since that is the real test). I think i was 1st or 2nd in my class, but I wasn't going to spend a whole evening acting like a hypocrite. My class had some really nasty people in it and some instructors that I think lived to bring others down. I was glad to get out of that place with my sanity intact.

I have been out of NS for about 6 months now and when I think back it seems like a really, really bad dream that I had. During the time it was the worst time of my life -- losing out on friends & family, money, time, sleep, saniity, hobbies, a clean house, laundry. The only gain i can think of was weight. The stress levels are just beginning to be normal again and I'm just starting to feel normal again. It changes a person and you really do see the nasty side of people that you go to school with. I only like/respect 2 people anymore out of my class and I used to like them all when we started (24). What you can do to help yourself -- de-stress as much as possible, don't get into the whinning & backstabbing, go along with whatever they throw at you (it will end), worry about YOURSELF (not everyone else), try to find time to smile (your doing this cuz you want to be a nurse), be very careful about who you trust. It will end and when it does, it will take you time to be yourself again. When you get out into the field - that's a whole nother post!