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Hi all, I have worked in a Level II NICU for about 2.5 years. I absolutely love my job. Luckily, our babies are mostly stable so deaths are few and far between, but I knew I wouldn't be spared forever. A few nights ago we had a baby born with a very...

I'm a NICU nurse and attend deliveries frequently. I hear the circumcision and weight question occasionally, but my favorite is a father's response to his newborn's molded cone head: "Is it going to stay that way?" I know they're saying it out of ge...

I eat dinner (my breakfast) before I go in, have a snack at 2200, eat lunch at 0100, have a snack at 0500, and eat breakfast (my dinner) when I get home. I love to eat. I eat healthy food, but probably way too much of it. It's the best part of my shi...

I was in almost exactly the same situation, except I called in 15 minutes before my shift. I felt a little queasy but brushed it off to nerves, but as soon as I got in the car I started vomiting. I cried when I spoke to the charge, I felt so bad. But...

1. Arizona 2. 3 years experience 3. NICU 4. $29.99/hr 5. $5.20/hr flat differential for night shift 6. No union

This is beautiful and heart wrenching.

Hi all, I'm just curious if anyone has recurrent bad dreams about work. I have this dream about once a month - that it's 0300 (I work 1900-0730) and I haven't done my initial assessments or passed out 2100 meds yet. I haven't even seen a patient yet,...

I am an anxious person in general (not to the point of having to be medicated, I've never taken a benzo in my life.) But I think it can be a good stress that drives me to do a good job at work, to always reassess and let MDs know if I don't feel righ...

I have a similar story. I was a nursing student watching a vaginal hysterectomy, wearing all the surgical garb. The nurse I was assigned to told me if I start to feel faint to just sit in a chair against the wall and she'd get me a cold washcloth. I ...

I felt exactly the same way six months into my career, and sometimes, to be honest, I still feel that way. I feel that way without the crying and the dread of feeling completely overwhelmed, but sometimes I still go home and wonder what more I could ...

I don't really have any advice other than be yourself, but I just wanted to say congratulations and I'm jealous!! Good luck!

Is this serious? Two and a half hours of break time when you only get one unpaid half hour? Do you work in the US?

I get excited too! In fact, I got that call tonight!

I've been a nurse for just over a year on a neuro unit and trust me, at four months all I wanted to do was run away. But I stuck to it knowing that the feeling is completely normal (sick to my stomach and absolutely dreading to go in!) But right as I...

And for the record, I don't think CNAs are paid nearly enough either. It doesn't matter that an RN has more of an educational background, CNA jobs are physically demanding and worth a heck of a lot more than someone flipping burgers at Mickey D's.

I disagree. They did not truly know what they were getting into. You do not realize the enormous responsibility shouldered by nurses until it's on YOUR shoulders. Maybe it's not entirely exhausting in the realm of physical work, but emotionally and i...

A total of 100 minutes of radiation to my orbital muscles cost $36,000. Thank goodness for decent insurance. It is absolutely ridiculous. I could have bought a car or two with that money. But I'm thankful my eyes aren't popping out of my head and tha...

Whoa. To answer your question, no, nose rings are generally not allowed, though my facility doesn't mind. I have a tiny nose stud and have had no issues. I go to work, care for my patients and give them 100%. My nose ring places no limitation on my ...

I did an ADN program for a few reasons: they accepted me first, it was inexpensive and it had a higher percentage of people passing the NCLEX on the first attempt. There were long wait lists at both the university and community college in my town. I ...

Hi all, I think I'm just looking for someone to tell me not to feel bad here, but my goodness, I just feel awful. I try not to call in unless it's really bad. I take my job very seriously and don't want to make it any harder for the staff with one le...

Thank you so much for the nice replies. I do feel better, and by better I mean less guilty as well as physically. Sometimes I feel that managers don't even take into consideration that going in sick puts our patients at risk, they just want a warm bo...

I was the same way - I felt like I knew absolutely nothing. I couldn't remember anything from clinicals, even something as simple as how to hang a piggyback. I'm now on my 6th month of working, 2nd month on my own. I can't even explain to you how fas...

When you drive to work and see a full moon. Uggghhh...

The ones at my facility are black and plastic. Something about black is even worse though... white would be nicer. I know what you mean, about it being impersonal, but I have no idea what could make that better.

Laughed out loud at this!