essie1

Hey nursecard You will be fine my love. It wont happen over night but it will happen!. Be patient, I know that is hard when you are unhappy with your situation. You know what you want, its just a matter of waiting for the right opportunity to present itself. In the mean time have a bit of fun at work trying to raise the proffesional standard, its a fun stance to take because you cannot be punished for it, but will be hated by all, as they struggle to meet the new "professional standard". Lots of fun ahead ramming their own "writtern"policies and procedures down their throat while you keep an eye out for the opportunity you have been waiting for. cheers essie

Hi I hope someone can help. I think I have made a mistake, I do not think I am tough enough for nursing. I have 4 months left to go of my studies. I am working in aged care while studying. I am having panic attacks when call buttons go off. I know I cannot help the person buzzing, they want old age to go away and there is nothing I can do about that. I only thing I am certain of on a shift is that I will be either verbally, physically or sexualiy abused (no one wants to talk about residents sexualy abusing staff or physically attacking them, its all about the residents rights). I feel a bit scared about my weeks of placement in the hospital, there is a lot of talk about the bullying nature of the nursing profession and I have seen it. I am worried I will have a panic attack on placement and make a fool of myself. I am doing very well at my studies and it seems to come naturally, I love problem solving and really love to see the best outcome for people. Its a tough profession and if I cannot control my panic attacks related to the work maybe I should look to something else. I would hate to have wasted this time studying and I think I could be a good nurse. I could probably write a very good care plan for myself to overcome the panic attacks!. In truth I dont know what to do..If I am not tough was this course a mistake. cheers essie

Hey chillchick It could be argued that you know her name and workplace because she was your patient. You would be using her personal details gained through a position of privilege to basically become a stalker. This is worse case scenario and I’m being the devils advocate here, but it could turn very pear shaped for you. Do things to voice your support in general for stoping hate crimes but I would not approach her directly. Its great that you have taken this matter to heart but please do protect your own interests cheers essie