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I will be contacting you by email. I start traveling very soon. I am so excited.

My husband and I hope to go to Hawaii some day on an assignment. He has been there. But I would love to visit.

still don't get the truck thing

Im only a four year nurse and have been wanting out of nursing since I became a nurse. Its not what I thought it was, I don't handle the stress well. I internalize everything, doubt my ability, fear making mistakes, dread going to work daily. My co-w...

I feel the same

The first time I cried I was a brand new nurse and worked a long weekend on nights. My patient stated she couldn't feel her tongue and I thought she was having an allergic reaction. I caught the doctor in the hall who ran in the room and started scre...

I've been doing homecare for a couple of years now. Best to find one that pays by the hour, hard to do. But I like it and the pay is comparable. Less stress, less time on my feet. We rotate weekends and holidays. I stay at the hospital contigent for ...

I have read about this problem many times and watch the nurses argue over who time manages well etc... I worked on a busy med-surg unit. It was awful, and we were always promised it would get better. There was always an excuse why things where horri...

Wow, I want to work with OBMDPHD, Just got yelled at by a surgeon who felt that new grads cannot work with his patients who are difficult. Then yelled at us for advising her to call at 11pm when there was an unfamiliar change in his surgical patient....

Monkeytoes,I can completely relate to your situation and felt the same most of the first year and a half. I was lucky to have a seasoned nurse befriend me and mentor me through. She was always willing to hash things over and help me figure out how t...

Glad there is a place where I can vent or listen to other nurses discuss their profession and life freely. Lets view life honestly, perhaps if nurses were more aggressive and honest about how the negative aspects of nursing need to be addressed we w...

Would love to hear about your system

Please tell me about your system

Thank you HH nurses for all the imput. I can see how this job can quickly become overwhelming. I had to leave the hospital because I couldn't stand on my feet for 12hours (doctors orders) , and it took a whole day to recover each time I worked. I g...

Like I said, still new and still learning. Down time is usually if I get to an appt early or it gets done on time with no extra problems to deal with. I also don't have a full patient load. I only have 14 pts currently. Not sure how I will manage it ...

I am still learning the ropes of HH and so far it still beats the hospital, most days I dont' leave the house until 8am and am usually home by 5-6. What bugs me is the cancellations. I can't count on a certain amount of visits. I also don't have any ...

Hello, I am new to home care and I love it. Still working the kinks out and learning something new everyday. I still work at the hospital as a casual. The Oasis and other paperwork is the worst part. Any advice or hints would be appreciated.

Is there anything we can do collectively to correct this problem and other problems that nurses are facing. I am so disapointed in how this career has turned out that I can't honestly recommend this path to others. I am also horrified by how the hosp...

I think a reality show about nurses would be a great idea, all the current shows are about doctors doing nursing tasks. Quick, someone call Hollywood with this original television concept.

I agree that family members get out of control at times, I work on a surgical unit and often I can't even get to the patients after they come up immediatly from PACU. I have learned to firmly send them all to the lounge, but the worst is discharge, w...

I am in my first year also, what a nightmare. I am so thankful for all my nurse mentors and co-workers. I hope I get over this trauma soon and can begin to find a level of comfort under complete terror. Good luck to all the new nurses, and thank you...