CherryRN

I gained weight when I was on night shift. I ate a pretty big meal before I went to work (dinner), brought a light meal with snacks to eat at work. When I came home in the morning, I was so tired and hungry all I wanted was a big bowl of macaroni. ...

Never protect your JOB. Always protect your LICENSE. You can get another job. You can't get another license.

I used to get up early to study. Made coffee and really got stuff done. I am better and sharper in the morning. It was easier than trying to stay up late. I made sure that I had time just for me. I worked and went to school, so it wasn't easy but...

I'm a Peds nurse and I don't think it is funny. One time I had a difficult, frightened child. She just started trusting me, when the social workers went in there to speak to mommy. The girl started crying. The social workers said, oh you better ...

I had 75 questions on the boards, and passed. best of luck to you. C.

I was very burned out recently and needed to make a lot of changes. I switched jobs and now I have more of a life. I set boundaries and refuse to be pulled into my family's and my inlaws crap just because I am a nurse. I got rid of toxic friends. I'm...

{{{{{{motherbaby{}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Perhaps you can talk to someone and get all of these feelings off your chest. If you don't, you could get ill. What helps for me, is to write everything down on a legal pad and try to see what I can do to change t...

I would have went to college right out of high school. I would have become a teacher or a lawyer. No medicine at all!! N O N E C.

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!! cute story C.

Hi there I recently left the hospital to work in a lawfirm. I was on the train today thinking about the hospital, etc. I don't miss it one bit. At first, I thought I might. I don't miss one thing about it. My new job is very busy now and stressful...

Nursing school requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice. School can be difficult and you need a lot of time for classroom, clinicals, studying and assignments. So does a career in nursing. As a new nurse you will be at the bottom of the totem pol...

I have one on my lower back near my spine too. I discovered it at age 17. I went to the doc to check it out. He said to just watch it, and if it grew or started to hurt to come back. Then he examined the rest of me and said you have tiny ones und...

Happy Nurses' Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cherry

Hi all. You might remember me....I was a staff RN and now working for a lawfirm. Well, I've been here for a little over a month, and so far it is okay. I have my own office, my own cases to work on, etc. It's very very quiet. Basically, I just do ...

That was beautiful. Cherry

I was frequently in charge with a full assignment. Usually a heavy assignment. I would literally be in tears when I got home. One day I went to work and had the worst patient assignment, they had me down as charge AND to orient a new grad. I made...

I'd rather use cruises as a vacation! Too much fun to work on! Cherry

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It happens at my place too. Inane memos, rules and regulations. They cannot deal with people individually. It can be ONE NURSE that stays on the computer all day, but they will not address her. They just took it away from all of us. People are ge...

wow, I have tears in my eyes. {{{{{{{{hugztoyou}}}}}}} Cherry

I wonder what makes nurses become flight attendants and vice versa????????? The jobs are nothing alike. Well, not really. Cherry

Good luck Lucy4, the job sounds interesting! Cherry

Go into Psych nursing. It's pretty interesting and not really "life or death". I'm sure there are emergencies at times though. Maybe a Psych nurse can step in here with more info. Cherry

Nurses that leave the patient and the room a mess!!! Cherry

I see management coming down hard on the nurses at my place that are there a long time. They treat travellers like GOLD. It doesn't make sense. But then again, not a hellofalot of things in nursing make sense. Cherry