Tobygo2

I know exactly how you feel about 8-he nights, they are BRUTAL. I'm working my last week of them before I change shifts. Stay optimistic though, a position opened up that I got much quicker than I thought.

Of course you can take medication! Half of the nurses I work with do, Lol. When I was drug tested I just showed them my prescriptions, no questions asked :)

Are you currently on any anti-anxiety medications? I take 20mg Lexapro and it helps but I'm still anxious quite a bit. I easily get overwhelmed at work and need to consciously make myself stop and take a deep breath. Try to catch yourself as soon a...

New grad in the Pacific NW (Oregon to be exact). Base $32/hr plus $7 differential for night shift. The pay is good here and cost of living isn't bad...not as cheap as you might think but much less than the east coast or California.

Hi all, Does anyone have a problem separting what may be another nurse's plain bad mood to them being mad at you? I know we all have our "off" days, but when other nurses do I always think it's because something I have done. For instance a nurse se...

Thanks so much everyone. I know it's not "all about me", I'm just very sensitive and tend to assume that people are mad, annoyed or do not like me for whatever reason. My own issue I know. Mariebailey: I did just order that book yesterday!!! Glad...

How do you like it, especially if you're married? I work nocs right now but am debating if I should apply for an evening position. I just worry about my personal life. Is it better or worse than nocs?

I mean straight 3-11:30 shift, not rotating. Thanks!

Just wondering if any nurses are trying to recover from an eating disorder? If so how do you keep up with everything while at work?

I did the same thing! Three years ago was a Marketing Manager and now a nurse :) Best decision I ever made. I started off taking one class to be sure I was ready to go back to school. From there things moved quickly. PM me if you want more informatio...

If you call the unit directly and ask who the NM is they'll probably do it since a lot of times patients call to ask.

I not only applied online but also sent a personal email to the nurse manager with my resume attached. Landed an interview two days later! You need to be persistent and almost bypass HR since they're getting so many resumes.

Message me!!! I have been in your shoes. I promise it gets better but you need to control your anxiety. I would love to chat with you!!

Personally given your age and being single I would opt for for the first one. I know of two people who lived in (moderator edit of city). While beautiful you are cut off from the rest of the state during the winter months, not a lot of singlesl. Have...

Darn smartphone....meant go say I ordered a book!

Hi all, Can you recommend any good books to read about dealing with stress at work? I'm a new grad and slightly overwhelmed with anxiety so any good books would be appreciated. Thank you!

Thanks everyone!! I did order. Book and I'm trying to do some self-study as well. Also made an appt to see about some anti-anxiety meds :)

I'm terrified of making mistakes!! I know nobody is perfect but i'm just afraid of everything.

One thing that bothers me though is that it appears certain nurses like to make you feel bad about getting an incident report. On my first one my charge nurse told me it was no big deal, but a coworker found out about it and decided to tell me it wa...

I'm in the same boat as you and freaking out. What happened with you? Did your NM talk to you? I had 1 error made while I was orienting w/my preceptor and one was really just dumb...I forgot to undo the rollerball clamp on an IV med and the oncomi...

Help! I'm a new grad that just started on a med-surg floor. I'm paranoid over every little thing I do. Apparently the other day a pt received more IV fluid than he was supposed to and it might be my fault (no harm was done) but I didn't even touch...

I'm in the exact same boat as you!! New grad with a new job and high anxiety levels. I'm not sure what to do, I just hope they diminish over time. I beat myself up for EVERY mistake, even as little as taking too long to get a pt a drink of water. ...

Hi all, I'm a little confused over financial aid when going for a second bachelor's degree. I want to attend Linfield's accelerated nursing program that starts this summer but I need to find a way to pay for it all. I already have a bachlor's degre...

Do you have test anxiety by chance?? I know I do and that got me into trouble my first term until I got it under control. I would over analzye EVERYTHING or I would be so nervous that I would literally ignore a very important word in the question t...

I have a break over the summer and am looking to apply to ANY job our local hospital has open! I just worry with my workload if I'll be able to do it with clinicals and everything. Will they typically work around a school schedule??