NurseFrustrated

NurseFrustrated

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  1. Who are PCTs accountable to?

    NurseFrustrated replied to StephanieZie's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital, nursing assistants work under direction of the nurse. You need to ask your unit manager what your responsibilities are. The day shift person who trained you said that you are not to...

  2. Is nursing hard on a marriage?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Wannabeeinscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    My family knows that I am a nurse and that some weekend work, holiday work, and odd hours just go with the territory. They respect it and we work around it. Maybe we have to have our Christmas...

  3. Looking for some input and words of encouragement

    NurseFrustrated replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    I wish you luck in your endeavors Josh. You sound like a nice guy. Lose the weight and have a goal to work towards. You may have to take out student loans to help with school expenses. Many of us had...

  4. are you happy in the state your in?

    NurseFrustrated replied to jescalynn's topic in General Nursing

    I would stay in California if I already lived there because nurses are protected from having too many patients to safely care (the nurse to patient ratio) for in that state. It's the only state in the...

  5. Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    NurseFrustrated replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow, imagine that. On two out of four shifts this week, I got no dinner break at all. Had to shove a Luna bar down while standing in the med room getting the med pass ready. Our nurse managers don't...

  6. Do I need to give my manager notice?

    NurseFrustrated replied to fsh1986's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No. Do not tell your current manager that you are looking for another job. On the application for the new job, it will ask you if they can contact your current job. Choose no. And that's ok because...

  7. Not a real nurse huh?

    NurseFrustrated replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    If you are happy in your job, and it sounds like you are, who cares if people think you're not a real nurse? What do they know anyway? You work a lot better hours than a lot of other nurses so that's...

  8. Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    NurseFrustrated replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am happy and grateful to have a job in this environment. But that doesn't change the fact that: Some co-workers get to be very lazy and sit there socializing while I bust my ass (and on my unit that...

  9. How can I stop caring about catty nurses?

    NurseFrustrated replied to snowyeyes2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am a nurse and have worked in hospitals for about 13 years (5 years of that being before I was an actual RN) and I can tell you that hospitals are the crappiest environment I have ever worked in. I...

  10. Is this considered a burn out?

    NurseFrustrated replied to bTRUE's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Bless you. I feel burned out after just 8 hours of hell tonight. Same thing...call bells non-stop, short-staffed, complaining patients and families, running around like a mad woman, no dinner...

  11. Dear Nurses, its me...Debbie

    NurseFrustrated replied to dklouda's topic in Nursing Career

    Nursing can be a rewarding field if you find the right job for you and work in a good environment. The job market isn't that great right now though, unfortunately. One thing to keep in mind about...

  12. Career Advice

    NurseFrustrated replied to wecan11's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't see any harm in trying to find a job with your MBA. If you do find one, you may want to stick with it until retirement. If you do, keep your nursing license up each year just the same. If...

  13. Does anyone out there enjoy being a Nurse?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Nurse2B2016's topic in General Nursing

    When I decided to go to nursing school, I thought I would enjoy it more than I actually do. The stress of it overtakes the enjoyment of it for the most part. You have good days and bad days though,...

  14. I received such an odd amount of questions, does this usually mean I failed NCLEX?

    NurseFrustrated replied to nonaveskamos's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX 8 years ago and I got 209 questions and passed it on the first try. I thought for sure I must have failed it with a number like that, but I

  15. Nurses, whats your perspective on working with aides, or nursing students?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been an RN for 8 years now. I don't mind having students but it can be hard to be able to help them very much if I am having an extremely busy day. I remember what it was like to be a student...

  16. New Nurse can't eat lunch

    NurseFrustrated replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    You just need to explain to her that "covering" her patients while she is on her break just means that you will take care of any nursing tasks that come up while she is gone, such as giving them prn...

  17. Lazy stuck up nurses

    NurseFrustrated replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow. In my job it is just the opposite. I'm an RN and the nurses run their butts off doing everything while the CNAs sit at the desk discussing their loves lives and texting while ignoring call bells....

  18. New grad, bullied at report.

    NurseFrustrated replied to RN2012Newbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse for almost 8 years and there is one nurse at my job that is so nit-picky during report it drives me crazy. She comes in to work with the attitude of "what did the last shift not do"...

  19. Read this email my NM sent to all the nurses.

    NurseFrustrated replied to GummibearsRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like every nursing unit I've ever worked. It's a shame emails like that need to be sent. People should know how to act like professionals at work but many don't anymore. That said, the nurse...

  20. Having trouble finding a job any ideas?

    NurseFrustrated replied to blugreeneyez's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sorry you're having trouble finding a job. I hate that the job market is so bad right now. I hope it will get better soon. Keep looking in your area of course but are there surrounding towns that you...

  21. Question about being audited.

    NurseFrustrated posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have never been audited before but had a question about it in case I ever do. If a nurse is audited, is it just for that year or must you produce all your proofs of CEUs from since you were...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    NurseFrustrated replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights in an older hospital and there weren't many people there at night, maybe three nurses and two CNAs max. One night another nurse and I went into a patient's room to reposition him. The...

  23. Question about being audited.

    NurseFrustrated replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    How long should a person keep a record of CEU's? Do you guys just keep them for a couple of years back? Or do you have records of them from years and years ago? When is if safe to get rid of

  24. Dealing with the obnoxious co-worker help

    NurseFrustrated replied to RNGriffin's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm originally from the South and it is not ok for a person to use those derogatory words to describe people there either (just in case you were wondering). It is not normal and not acceptable work...

  25. Question about being audited.

    NurseFrustrated replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your replies. Now I won't worry about those missing papers from six years ago. I am very organized now and would do fine in an