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WOW Carolmacca just.... WOW how long have you been a nurse? I have never heard a more negative review of such a challenging (both physically and mentally) career. Sure there are moments when you question why you are here... but when I see my newly extubated patient smiling and eating their first meal or learning to stand after days or weeks paralysed and sedated I am renewed. When I have a patient die peacefully and with dignity when they have been suffering is an honour. Supporting a family dealing with a loved one who is critically ill - explaining what I am doing and how this affects their loved one is special. Nursing is hard. Nursing is certainly not glamorous or sexy. Is it worth it? YES - if it is what you want to do - think carefully - What do you want in your life? Shiftwork Abusive Patients Frequent Flyers grateful patients the ability to truly make a difference in a persons life To care when no one else does To work in a team with the same goals as you To Teach To LEARN every day Find your passion and persue it - if you are not passionate about why you want to be a nurse DO NOT GO THERE

What about addressing the issue of his obesity? Educate the patient on the interaction his weight may have on his lifestyle and his health... Just a thought

Yep definately can happen... my mum had normal periods all the way through her pregnancy with me, and I had normal periods for 5 months with my first and 4 months with the second. It runs in our family apparently - my gran and aunt experienced the same!

Yes I did too... We were studying auto immune diseases, and Lupus fit everything I was feeling - I had given up on the Drs they were making me feel like I was nuts! Long story short - went to the Dr (textbook in hand lol) opened the page and said This IS me! He took one look at the book, Laughed at me - said nursing students always thinking they have what they are studying! (but wrote the form for the pathology). A week later, I get a phone call telling me he needs to see me - Dx was correct!:yeah: My life has changed for having the guts to stand up and say something - my medication controls my lupus fantastically and I have never felt healthier. Good on you for paying attention, but don't fall into the trap of over analysing every symptom you have...

Thanks everyone for your replies - I am back to work tomorrow and will speak the the nurse manager about this person... Turns out it isn't just me she is doing this to - but another grad as well - we have arranged to go together for support and to show it isn't just one person experiencing this. I do own my mistakes - and I corrected them before I went home that night- I accepted the criticisim (what she said was TRUE and if the tables were turned I would have said similar) but it was the location that she delivered it that I have a problem with. I am not confronting the staff member directly because she is now on leave for two weeks and I don't need to be stressing about confronting her for that long. Thanks again!

I think I need some advise but I don't know where to go, or what to do...It is a long story so bear with me please! I am a new grad into my second week on the ward - and I made a few mistakes all on the one shift - none life threatening but that is not the point. I am aware of how I made the mistakes and that it will not happen again - Lesson Learned. On handover, the nurse who was taking over from me started the shift by finding out that she was taking over from a new grad, and shook her head saying "the new grads are useless this is gonna be a mess". She asked for handover, which I did, and as I was speaking to her she was going through the patient charts and noticed my mistakes. This is where I have the issue... I went into the patients room to administer a medication that I was late in giving and she followed me into the room yelling at me that I had to manage my time better, and telling me that making a mistake such as this was incompetent. Essentially, I agree with what she said - the mistakes I made were basic and stupid. I allowed myself to get caught up with another patient rather than prioritising my care well. the problem is - that she was in the patients room doing this! I felt that I had no chance to defend myself, and that she woke the other patients in the room throwing what was essentially a tantrum. She was the Charge for the night so no point talking to senior staff, but I need to know - what do you do in that situation? and What can I do next time this CN loses the plot at me?

Mine was last night (the facility I work in is paperless except for outgoing forms) working in LTC as a new nurse I had my first paper based form - Declaration of life extinct. One of my favourite residents passed peacefully and painlessly - an absoloute honour to be with her and a day I won't forget for many reasons.

Hervey Bay Queensland - where christmas means prawns on the barbie, cricket on the beach, and hoping for a storm to break the heat!

Hi Holly I am not going to give you the answer you desire... just encouragement to stop and think... Have a look at the normal reference ranges for breaths/minute by age range - you will see your answer without needing any more assistance.

At the facility where I work (aussie) we use AnGel cream - works better than emla :redpinkhe AnGel vasodilates, and takes MAXIMUM 30 minutes The kids love the look of it and the whole procedure is painless!!!