stressednurse70

I'm in the second to last class, EBP class. Just starting Week 2. I don't like research in general but it is needed especially in school. I completely believe in EBP for nursing, but just not sure it is for me as a full time job. I will be so glad w...

One way I dealt with a jerk of a doc years ago was when he took a breath during his tirate I asked him "Are you finished yet?" in a very calm voice. It took him back, and then I explained what was really going on with the patient and why I was callin...

To just add to what some of the others have said to you my dear, get your foot in the door now. Something that has patient care. For me I was a CNA all the while going through nursing school as per diem. The my first job out of nursing school was at ...

I took a long 'round about way to get to my BSN. I started out right out of high school getting my BA in biology. Then later I went back to school for my ASN. Worked as a RN for more than a decade before going back for my BSN. My plan is to use my BS...

I was used to working the 3-11pm shift, 5 days a week and that makes for a very long week!! Now I work 11-11pm and of course it isn't always 12 hours. Most days it is 13-14 hours to finish all the charting, but at least I get 4 days off a week and I ...

LadieRN, there will be quizzes, sometimes finals, sometimes there are short weekly papers and then one big final project. It all depends on which class you are taking. You will find out what will be required of you at the beginning of each class, no ...

May I offer some suggestions that you may or may not have thought of? 1) Subscribe to local nursing journals like Nursing Spectrum where they have the jobs section in the back pages. 2) Do go back to your school and check into their Career Developm...

j tay, It will get better with age and experience. I remember a line from some med drama on TV that was dealing with the same topic of confidence and the comeback line was to "Fake it until it becomes real". I kinda liked that and it helped when I wa...

Congrats too all of your "older" guys starting nursing school! I can't imagine starting nursing school now at my age of 40 so I really hand it to you guys doing a major career change now. Kudos to all of you. BTW ... I too believe in school later in ...

OK, some advice from a nurse of 13 years and 40 years old - yes, old enough to be your mother, so take it like motherly advice. Don't. Period. My advice isn't to put a kink in your love life, but only to help you. Like others have said there is enoug...

I never wore mine again after NS but then again I didn't like the style of the pin. It was in a harlequin diamond shape which had sharp points on the top and bottom. I couldn't pin it fast to my hospital ID badge either. So just never wore it again, ...

Actually, at the hospital that I work at there are many nurses who wear their nursing pins daily as part of their uniform. I still wear my college class ring (but don't know where my HS class ring is! LOL) The reason for the pin isn't to remind you ...

Congrats!! I agree with your advice to fellow students. I give the same advice, especially working as a CNA in a hospital. You will see things you never will in a nursing home. Great experience!! Also I had some great nurses that I worked with teach ...

You can do this. I know others are saying the same, and it is true! You can! Remember, you haven't taken your NCLEX yet, so it's not over yet! THEN the real learning starts!! I hear it again and again from new grads that they can't believe how much t...

betxq, as another writer stated, this is school. This is where you learn and practice your technique. It is better to make a mistake now before you would make a mistake on a patient with the family watching! After you have done it a hundred times, yo...

Not sure if working 7 days a week is quite the answer! If she works the M-F and then the weekend option job too she won't be able to do either job very well. First off, RainRN, congrats on your RN and also on going back to school so soon for your BS...

cincin1, are you a nurse pressently? Did someone threaten you at your work? You sound sort of paranoid about patients and/or their families. I work med/surg, not behavioral health so most of my patient population is very different, but in either case...

I want to share two things with you: first, do you know what you call a med student who graduates dead last in med school? Doctor. Even if you aren't pulling A's it doesn't mean you won't pass nursing school and do well working as an RN in the real w...

It is amazing listening to you guys talk about your first experiences! I honestly can't remember my first injection. That first one was about a million injections ago, as I have been a nurse for 13 years. Eleven of those years have been on a very bus...

deetrain, I have to agree that it doesn't sound like she was picking on you. I have had a clinical instructor actively try to fail me out of the nursing program. I have been a nurse now for 13 years. She didn't get me and I don't think this one will ...

This is purely your decision. Yes, you have earned it and if you are really on the fence about it - just do it. You might regret it later. I didn't but I wasn't excited about about the college degree part of it, just the nursing part. For me I alread...

jbee, I have worked ortho for about 7 years and am nationally certified in it as a speciality. It is heavy work - literally. This isn't to discourage you. But to prepare you. There is lots of bending, lifting, etc. as these folks can't do for themsel...

Hi veryblessednurse, I am finishing up my degee at Chamblerlain. I have 3 more classes to go. Woohoo! The route I choose with working full time (12 hour evening shift) as well was one class at a time, 6 classes in a year. You can take more but rememb...

If a female is allowed to speak in here ... :) I do agree. There has been a trend over the years to be more PC in all jobs, but espeically ones that had been gender specific. Examples would be policeman to police officer, fireman to fire fighter, po...

CArdiacmedaline, Oh you are a lucky one!! I ended up buying my own Pulse Ox for same reason - I can't find one when I need it! Now other nurses try to borrow mine. I don't think so! Buy your own I tell them. Might not be a friendly response but when ...