maybug ADN, BSN, RN

If I can convince one person to steer clear of nursing, I'll feel I've made a difference. RUN!

What do you think is the most important attribute of today’s professional case manager? Empathy is the most important attribute because all the rest will follow. If you are able to understand and truly relate to the situations our patients face,...

Each day I wake up for another day the same as yesterdayI make my coffee and turn on my computer, browsing my emails before anything else. For the last several weeks, there are constantly new updates surrounding Covid-19. New training guidelines, new...

You make a great point. I doubt there is any nurse that WANTS to put their lives at risk, and we are fortunate that our roles are not putting us in danger (so to speak). Your last sentence sums it up. We are still needed where we are.

It’s unfortunate that I provided such a supportive comment on your article yet yours is so negative... another great example you can add to your perspective of how nursing is not worth it. Lots of nurses that are unsupportive of their teammates. I be...

I hear you and I am with you. My only hesitation is your obvious love of medicine in general - the same as mine. You also love to teach. The best thing about nursing are the opportunities. Working from home now as a case manager I honestly feel I use...

I think this is a great reminder as well. First, I am so sorry for the loss of your father. This time of isolation must make that even more difficult. I hope you and your family have support you can count on, even if it's through a screen or a phone ...

WOW!! That is a great reminder and so very true. We can only be responsible for ourselves and our own decisions. Everyone (nurse) must do what is best for them.

It feels good to know we are not alone in our feelings and can come together to share our thoughts.

Great point. Thank you for that.

You are making the right choice. Our own lives and our families are just as precious as those we serve. I hope you are able to overcome your feelings of embarrassment and not feeling like a "real nurse." As long as you are in a specialty and environm...

The money also makes it oh so tempting... I have to remind myself I am so blessed that I am not in a position to contract this disease (at least very unlikely compared to working 1:1 with infected patients). How would we feel if we became sick, poten...

Anyone who makes a tough decision right now to make themselves and their family a priority is making the right decision, IMO. Thank you for making a difference in your community!!

Haha, I definitely don't miss bedside nursing.

How coincidental.. I literally just purchased an online course for Tapping/EFT before coming here and seeing this article. The course I purchased is more related to love, but I'm excited to learn to use it in relation to trauma and triggers as well.

I started as a new grad doing home care hospice and excelled. It takes a lot of autonomy because you are essentially alone assessing and providing care. Anytime I had a question or felt uncomfortable though my supervisor or another nurse was only a q...

I worked in an IP hospice unit and we do not suction. I have been taught that suctioning at the end of life makes secretions worse. If anyone has any evidence based practice proving that wrong I would love to read it. Of course I think suctioning of ...

I get what you are saying. I've always thought to myself that if I were a patient in the hospital and a nurse tried to give me protonix I would refuse.

Ditto to what everyone else has already said and also, Meditech is a terrible charting system and does take considerable time to learn compared to other systems.

Sounds like my story! I have 6 years of experience, hospice (love) med/surg, and PCU and worked 1.5 years as a travel nurse. I had a travel assignment get cancelled halfway through due to low census and I was so relieved because I realized how burnt ...

...Them asking me to "clean off their bedside table." And without a please or thank you of course!

I've been training for a case management position for the past 5 weeks. I'll start working from home next month and I'm so excited!!

Hahaha! Awesome point of view

Hi all! I've been a nurse for 4.5 years now with my first year in hospice, 2 years med/surg tele and travel nursing for the past 9 months with PCU experience. I'm nervous that I'm considered an experienced nurse yet have never experienced a code! I'v...

Thanks so much for this.