I am a licensed vocational nurse in Ohio, working in drug/alcohol rehab. I used to work in a critical care environment but I transferred within my facility when I learned this was not for me.
I burned out when I was 28 and a student but I'm OK now I was just going through depression. If your colleagues are horrid then it does not lead to good mental health at work no matter where u work....
I always wear a skirt, and if a patient required CPR I would not care if someone could see my panties I can do patient care easily although my role requires minimal amounts except for special cases....
I'm going to have to leave it and pray I get away with it. I can't be drug tested if I take prescription temazepam (to reduce the insomnia from starting my SSRI for above-mentioned social anxiety)....
I am considering taking the subway back to work and taking that tablet back to my line manager. I am prescribed temazepam by my GP so taking a drugs test is not
OMG Help I am a new nurse. I had a massively hectic night shift and we were rushing from drug cabinet to drug cabinet with only one set of keys. I gave a patient 10mg (2x5mg) diazepams as prescribed....
Reading these comments make me realise I'm not alone. I am really unsure whether I should continue with nursing. I am really struggling. I work on a HDU. Just being in it stresses me out with all the...
I can't comment on American culture as I live in England but I do think it is probably the same here. As far as being defined by what we do. I honestly do not think the general public have the...
Interesting points about perception AggieNurse99. I think you should just give up after the evening meal. Get the meds done, get your break, tie things up, get your documentation done and get ready...
I am a new grad starting my first job. I focused on showing them I had the basics in my application. Nothing pretentious. No ACLS when I have no experience of even seeing actual arrests to match it. I...
Yes, getting a thank you, or realising that you have made somebody's day more tolerable is one of the best things about nursing. When I say, it's just a job, it doesn't mean that I think a nurse...
I have come to the conclusions that wards are either HELL or surprisingly tolerable. I was suicidal when I was put on a ward as a student full of vile nurses who bullied and belittled me for...
Sometimes I feel good and sometimes not. Today I felt like an idiot because I forgot to document that I put an NG in and had to phone the ward to tell them. I'm only on week 2 and most of my time has...
That's exactly what I did, I saw it was 4pm and was like "YES! Time to go!" In the changing room as I was leaving, the above agency nurse was hiding on her phone and booking more shifts with the...
I am such a fool, lol. I am newly qualified and still on induction, today I put in an NG Tube for the first time. I was with an agency nurse (as usual) and I asked her to show me the procedure. I was...