I have been an RN for 5 years and have done different types of nursing trying to find my "niche". I did hospital nursing for three years working ortho/neuro and rehab, then nursing home for a year,...
I have five years of overall experience as an RN and really want to get into a clinic. I have tried hospital, LTC, and surgery and didn't like any of those because of weird hours and...
paradiseboundRN- yes I do have issues with anxiety and depression. In the last five years I've been a nurse I have had family members die and my mom had cancer and I had two babies and suffered from...
I was terminated from two jobs due to "poor work performance". I just felt like I couldn't keep up and was forgetting to complete or follow through with things. medication errors. I have looked...
HI everyone. I have been an RN for 5 years now and I'm at a crossroads where I need to make a decision to either go back to school or leave nursing profession altogether. Over the last 3 years I...
italianrn07 replied to palmettogirl's topic in Orthopedic
palmetto girl, Ortho/Neuro is a specialized unit, but I think it would be a great place to start. You will learn a lot and use many nursing skills. The orthopedic patients we see are people who have...
Hi all, I'm currently working on a busy neuro/ortho/trauma unit at a hospital and before that worked on a rehabilitation unit at a hospital. I liked my job with rehab patients but left due to issues...
I used to get more migraines working night shift trying to sleep during the day and my sleep patterns getting all messed up. I quit that job because I felt awful, so if you know irregular sleep...
Hi everyone, just looking for some advice. I am not happy at my current job but I really like the hospital I work for and am looking to transfer from one unit to another. There is a question on the...
Hi all, I am currently working in rehab at a hospital and am a newer nurse (8 months) and not happy in my current job, looking for a change. There is a new cancer center being built in my area and was...
I personally do not have children (yet anyway) and I have the same crap going on at my work place. There is one nurse who consistently comes in 10 minutes late and makes excuses that she had to get...