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I'm a new nurse, just graduated in May and trying to find my niche. At night I take care of 60 patients and their is so much to do. Last night a CNA told me that I would be helping them with changes if the 3rd aide didn't come in. I was told this ...

Ok I'm a relatively new nurse. Graduated last May and have worked in a LTAC for going on 3 months. I worked med surg last yr and failed miserably. I then went to LTC which in reality compared to my now job wasn't too bad but wanted more experience ...

Drifternurse may I ask what kind of nursing job you have with minimal responsibility?

I can so relate. I've been a nurse since May of 2007 and the stress can be much. On a Med Surg floor I couldn't take care of my own needs such as bathroom breaks, food, drink and medication for my asthma. We are so wrapped in taking care of other...

Personal opinion, I would not even take that job unless I needed the money real bad. That tone of that NM was terrible and I sure wouldn't want to be under her. The whole thing about mandatory overtime would cause me to not take the job unless I wa...

Chloe, I happened to stay with the agency that employed me as a cna. I know its rare, but my agency was able to place me with a few government LTC facilities which their only requirement was for me to have my RN license. I do IV therapy, foley cat...

I can so relate to you and what your going through. I graduated in May and took a job in a very busy Med Surg/telemetry unit. Even though I was told I was doing a fantastic job there, I had to leave. I was literally going crazy with the stress of...

I would keep it off my resume. What have you to gain by putting a job you were briefly at? I speak from experience. I graduated in May of this year and started a job in July. I left in Sept. and included it on resumes and applications and it has ...

I'm basically a new nurse since May and I just signed up for an agency for LTC nursing. You get 60 patients for 11p-7a. Since I'm new at this, I really don't feel comfortable with this. It seems I won't being able to give proper care to the reside...

Sorry, I should have posted on the LTC board.

I think you are probably right-I should get a permanent staff position to get more experience. I don't always feel comfortable being such a new nurse doing agency. A permanent position would put me more at ease.

I've only been a nurse since May but have come to regret it. Its just so stressful and I want to give quality care to my patients. But each day is so busy and can be quite chaotic to the point I can't be the kind of nurse I want. Also, your needs ...

I have been in orientation the past 2 months and have recently passed my boards. I work at a very busy med surg unit that seems so chaotic to me. I feel I have worked hard but yesterday I had a mental melt down. Even the veteran nurses are stresse...

I graduated in May of this year and took a job on a med/surg unit. I was so stressed on that unit. Even the experienced nurses seemed a bit harried. The hospital wasn't willing to place me on another unit so I quit. I know for sure I had an anxie...

I would like to thank all of you for your encouragement. This has really helped me to come to terms with the decision I made. Its nice coming here to know there are people walking in the same shoes as me and have lived the same experiences as a new g...

I am a second semester nursing student at my local community college. I began my rotation 3 weeks ago. This is my first rotation dealing with iv meds and fluids. I felt so nervous administering a iv med the other day (this was my second time-the f...

May 17 of this year I started taking my pre-requisites for nursing. At the same time I put my application for a ADN program at my local community college. I went all summer and completed 16 credits, 13 which were the prerequisties. I was a accepted i...

does my avi work?

Where I work we can have drinks at the nurses station but it can't be a open drink. It has to have a lid on it.

My father-in-law worked with someone who couldn't get pregnant. She tried for about 10 years. My fil read an article in a magazine about douching with baking soda. It lowered the acidity in some women's uterus's and made them able to get pregna...