NurseFrustrated

NurseFrustrated

Med-surge, hospice, LTC, tele, rehab

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  1. Just accepted position in rehab hospital.

    NurseFrustrated posted a topic in Rehabilitation

    Hi everyone. I am new to posting here but have been reading the site for a month or so. I am an RN with just over 5 years of experience. I worked nights (3 twelve hour shifts) in med-surge for four...

  2. 12 hour shifts and weight/exercise.

    NurseFrustrated posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was wondering if any other nurses have advice on how to work these long shifts and still be at a healthy weight. How do you fit in exercise? How do you eat regular, healthy meals? I always read that...

  3. I'm a sexless nurse

    NurseFrustrated replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    If this works in your hospital (where the females cath the females and the males cath the males), and no one minds then what's the issue? As I mentioned before, it doesn't work in all hospitals due to...

  4. I'm a sexless nurse

    NurseFrustrated replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Hello. Female nurse here. I understand your concerns, but at work, yes you are a nurse first and a male/female second. That is part of being a professional. Believe me, I don't mind to help a fellow...

  5. Just got fired from my first real job as an lpn and need some advice

    NurseFrustrated replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Personally, I probably wouldn't do home care nursing as a new grad. You would probably be better off working in a hospital or long term care facility for a while so you could have back-up from other...

  6. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    NurseFrustrated posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Anyone else feel the same? When I was in nursing school, I was so excited to get finished and get a job. I thought I would enjoy doing nursing tasks all day...meds, IVs, injections, dressing changes,...

  7. Charge nurse

    NurseFrustrated replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really like being charge. When I am assigned to be charge I have to take a full patient assignment myself and get no extra pay for it. The unit manager just assigns someone to be charge every...

  8. Bullied by a new grad, wth???

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

    Unfortunately this kind of stuff happens all the time in nursing. It's one of the things I really hate about this job. You can work your tail off and the next shift nit picks everything apart as if...

  9. Who is responsible to find shift coverage?

    NurseFrustrated replied to rn865's topic in General Nursing

    I think that if MA 1 agrees to take a shift for MA 2, the shift now belongs to MA 1. If MA 1 will not come in for that shift she should be held accountable for it. It's a crap thing to do to MA

  10. Workplace Bullying-Nursing or 7th Grade?

    NurseFrustrated replied to rbs105's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a hospital RN for nine years and I was talking about this very subject with a non-nurse friend of mine at lunch today. I told her that I find it strange that the supposedly "caring" field of...

  11. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I couldn't agree more. I could have written this

  12. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This.

  13. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    NurseFrustrated replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've been a nurse for almost 9 years and yes, it can suck that badly at times. I wondered the same thing before I became a nurse. How can it be that bad to have job security and make decent money?...

  14. Nursing Shortage

    NurseFrustrated replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the part of your post where you said that hospitals like to make one person do the work of three people. My unit at my hospital is always short staffed but that's the way they want it....

  15. Nurse-Patient ratios in rehab?

    NurseFrustrated replied to coopman712's topic in Rehabilitation

    You are very lucky. I work at an inpatient rehab hospital as well. I work from 7a-7p but with 8 patients every day. I wish our medical director would set a limit of 6 for us. I don't think they care...

  16. Words of encouragment...please

    NurseFrustrated replied to Suivredusoleil's topic in General Students

    I failed a couple of tests in nursing school but I still made it through. I failed one big test because I had something weird happening the night before the test. I was getting strange stalker calls...

  17. Officially giving up

    NurseFrustrated replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what state you live in or which other states you have tried exactly, but have you tried applying to smaller towns and rural areas rather than larger cities? Perhaps places that are...

  18. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    NurseFrustrated replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I can clean up poop from bedpans and bedside commodes all day and it doesn't bother me, but having to squeeze poop out of a colostomy bag...yikes. I have to hold my breath and try so hard not to let...

  19. Being a shy nurse

    NurseFrustrated replied to mtcowgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used to be shy too but after being an RN for over 8 years now I am no longer that way. My personality sways more towards being an introvert than an extrovert but I am no longer shy at work. I...

  20. When do you usually finish your tests?

    NurseFrustrated replied to bluesky94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's been over 8 years since I graduated nursing school, but I was always one of the last 2 or 3 left in the room when taking tests. I would always start by answering the questions I knew and leaving...

  21. Been over a month..

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

    I don't think I would contact them again. If they want to hire you, they will call you. You have already followed up with them and they know you are interested. It's hard to be patient, but if you...

  22. "I'm not floating."

    NurseFrustrated replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I don't mind to do my fair share of floating but lately it has been happening to me once or twice a week. I am NOT in the float pool. I have a home unit. My hospital makes us do it all the...

  23. Confusion regarding how to enter into Nursing.

    NurseFrustrated replied to ColdInIowa's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If I were you, I honestly would stick to jobs in finance. Why go back to school for another four year degree and get into a lot of student loan debt for something you may or may not even enjoy? New...

  24. Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    NurseFrustrated replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A hospital I used to work at recently cut nurse's and CNA's evening/night and weekend differential pay by almost half too. They cut down on staffing too so nurses were essentially doing more work with...

  25. I need advice..... BAD!

    NurseFrustrated replied to oceanlove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've been a hospital RN for 8 years now and I still dread going in every day. So far I've worked in three different facilities but it's all about the same. Sad, but true. I hope you find something you...