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I'm in the same boat as you. I am 8 months into my training and I don't like it. I'm going to try to stick it out until the 1 year mark but I don't see that changing things. I miss interacting with my patients. I feel like I'm losing clinical skills....

I actually caught someone red handed sitting in the break room halfway through eating my food. I confronted her immediately. This B had the audacity to say, "But I forgot to bring food and I'm hungry." I yelled, "I'M HUNGRY TOO AND YOU ATE MY FOOD! W...

* Patient's families who are friendly, supportive, caring, and cooperative. * Managers who lift nurses up instead tearing nurses down. * Patients being accountable for their health. They should try to get better instead of fighting it and becoming an...

When my father was hospitalized for a few weeks I tried to turn my nurse if, but I couldn't. I'm kind of glad because I saw the situation for what it was. My father was being a noncompliant ass of a patient. Lol! He'd try to sick me on the nurses whe...

We have 2 patients to a room so at times it can be invasive. I work nights so at some time before the end of my shift I explain bedside report and ask if it's okay to do in the room, if they want me to kick out friends and family first, and if they'd...

I did this. I knew I was moving to another state after graduation. I took the NCLEX in my home state, got licenced there, then transferred my license to the new state. In retrospect I wish I would've just applied directly for the state I intended to ...

At my facility we are given an SBAR with all pertinent information and we do bedside report. I update my SBARs every single shift with a narrative that has a very brief but concise history, treatment, and plan. I also clean up orders every single s...

I always look at the worst case scenario in every situation. I know my docs and I know how the situation will likely play out. If I call a surgeon at 3am not only will I NOT get the order, I will get yelled at, I will get complained about to manage...

I've found the area hospitals to have really open HR departments. If you call with questions they will typically give you exact figures.

Scottsdale Healthcare will hire new grads into med-surg or float pool (only floating to med-surg for the first year). There are a ton of applicants but do they hire throughout the year. There is quite a bit of turnover in med-surg and experienced nur...

All you are feeling is completely normal. I am 2 years into med-surg myself. The first 3-6 months I got anxious on my way into work. I felt like I was just barely keeping my head above water. Then things very gradually got easier. At 1 year I felt li...

As a med-surg nurse you will learn within the first year to set limits, not get walked on, and not believe everything a patient says. You will also get experience with psych patients. Is suggest staying in med-surg full-time at least 1 year, 2 if you...

At my facility when a patient is NPO it is the nurse's discretion what to give and what to hold unless the physician specified. I typically give all cardiac, seizure, diabetic, and similarly important meds. My hospital has pretty detailed protocol ...

My hospital recently changed policy. There is no longer on call pay but they only expect a nurse to be available for 4 hours. I think it's a nice trade-off. On my unit we make a list of people willing to go first if there is low workload. Usually...

My behavioral health nursing professor told my class the same thing in nursing school. She didn't have any research to back it up but I did wonder. Personally, I had a very bad childhood. I was abused emotionally, physically, and sexually. Addict...

In my area when a patient dies the staff collectively makes sure at least one staff member goes to represent the staff at the funeral. They put it on the calendar and compare schedules to see who can make it. I don't see it as stepping over the lin...

I can't imagine how depressing that must be for you. Someone who went to my school and graduated in 2008 and took the NCLEX every time she was able to and just finally passed at the end of 2011. And she found a job right away while I'm still look...

The pop-up was accurate for me and the 10 or so people from my class that also tried it. I know one person who failed and did not get the good pop-up. As far as how long it takes to get your license number, a classmate of mine had her number as soon...

I'm about to graduate and I've never once been asked in person or on paper if I have HIV. In my physical they were concerned with TB, hepatitis, and vaccines (MMR, Tdap, influenza).

I haven't been in your position but I was in your son's position. My father was abusive to my mother in the same way. My mother left my father when I was 5 and my brother was 2. She rented a home in a bad part of town because that is all she could...

I think when dthfytr said NM he is referring to the U.S. state New Mexico. In the states we tend to refer to each state by two letter postal abbreviation when writing.

I'm confused. I guess I just didn't realize that it was not common practice to have the diagnosis for each drug prescribed. As the nurse, don't you have to monitor the patient for a therapeutic effect? If you don't know why the patient is taking a...

I too notice a lot of women will walk right through without even acknowledging the person who held the door for her. So weird. I don't care who it is or how many people are walking through at once, I always say thank you. I say it extra loud &...

I am in an accelerated program. Definitely check that your classes transfer. Just having a degree was not enough for my school as they had specific requirements of what classes had to have been in my first degree. As the poster prior to me stated, ...

I just read an article on the subject: How to deal with overbearing doctors