Curious1alwys BSN, RN

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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I just feel like skills come so unnaturally to me. I was terrified all through nursing school. Would run from nearly every experience because of performance anxiety. I even had a gig as a...
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    Anyone have an injury that took you out of nursing?

    Curious1alwys posted a topic in General Nursing

    5 years ago I injured my back in the gym doing something very moderate but it was life-changing. Never could get a diagnosis, scans are clean, but I was left with chronic sciatica that runs all the...
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Do they train you with vent/trach care if you haven't done that in a long time? I suppose some companies would.
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your response and especially your empathy at the end there.
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to ask but I'm not taking pills that make me dependent, sedated, and/or fat just to stay in this career. I really hate that I have to do this and can't just find some career that fits. What...
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    OMG rat or roach, I would die. This is what freaks me out about going into other people's homes. Well, that and bed
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    Leaving Nursing For Good

    Curious1alwys replied to guest1206613's topic in General Nursing

    Well I don't really know what to say but I can relate to a lot of what you are saying. I toy with leaving for many of the same reasons. I never "got used to it" either and I feel like medicating...
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. There has been layoffs and some questioning on whether the clinic will be closed altogether, ultimately. So I might go through all this stress for nothing. I will speak to my...
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    Rocky Start/Orientation and Nurse Confidence

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for replying. I have a history of depression and anxiety, yes, and also likely ADHD, but not the kind where you like thrilling stuff, LOL... I guess the problem is that there is no provider...
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    Anxiety, depression and job hopping

    Curious1alwys replied to Peachpit's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thank you so much for this. Wondering how you are doing these days? Or others that commented
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    Having SI in relation to new, stressful jobs: quitting nursing forever

    Curious1alwys replied to pinkdoves's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Read your post and relate to your experience. How are you now and how did things turn
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    RN license and getting a job outside of nursing?

    Curious1alwys replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for replying. I really appreciate
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    RN license and getting a job outside of nursing?

    Curious1alwys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interested in looking at positions outside of nursing. Is there any liability/risk involved in having an active RN license in a non-RN position? For instance, I am very into fitness and...
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    Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    Curious1alwys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is so accurate. Most accurate I've ever seen. I wasn't even at bedside very long but I still think I got PTSD from it. Every time I have a hankering to go back to bedside, for whatever...
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    Turbulence and Turmoil in Nursing

    Curious1alwys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is awesome! Curious what your new job
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    Piggyback/Incompatibility-driving me nuts!

    Curious1alwys posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Ok this issue is driving me nuts so I am looking to you all for help. We are taught to backprime at my hospital. So, you have NS running primary and need to hang one ABX secondary. Couple hours later...
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    Finding a job after taking time off

    Curious1alwys replied to ICM's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You will need a refresher. I'd start
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    New Anxiety and Depression from Work

    Curious1alwys replied to rural_nurse03's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I do really feel like some people just have a mental health status that is too fragile for the field of nursing. Yes you can work on it, go to therapy, try drugs...but in the end the stress...
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    How to get into CM?

    Curious1alwys posted a topic in Case Management

    Hi all! Wondering....what kind of experience do you need to apply to CM positions? I only worked the floor for about a year before leaving for various other positions, outpatient surgery/clinic,...
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    Getting Bored

    Curious1alwys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if I am having a mid life crisis or what. Did you ever get bored in your current job? Bored isn't really the right word because I don't really think you can ever get bored in...
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    Pay? Same as clinical RN?

    Curious1alwys replied to SDANG's topic in Case Management

    Did you get the CM
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    Taking time off to take care of my new baby? Bad for career?

    Curious1alwys replied to nurseinthecity11's topic in General Nursing

    Better advice then might be, "if you WANT to stay home with your baby....do it". If I could swing it financially, and my heart said do it, AND it was COVID times, no way is my baby going to daycare as...
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    Back pain... the abysmal side effect of nursing

    Curious1alwys replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Google "Mcgill Big 3". In addition to strength training, I also do these exercises a few times per week as recommended by Dr. Stuart
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    Back pain... the abysmal side effect of nursing

    Curious1alwys replied to NickiLaughs's topic in Health, Stress Management

    MAKE SURE you strength train!! You are 37...it is super important! This is such a forgotten component. Just a couple times a week will do. Especially with your son which is likely where a lot of that...
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    Are some people not meant for acute care?

    Curious1alwys replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I swear working the floor gives you some weird case of PTSD and codependency. LOL. Every time you leave you want to go back. Or think you want to. No matter how miserable you were when you left. It's...