alby_dangle

I started in 2015

Wow - I did not know about those CMS guidelines. I started an acute position as a RN new to dialysis and was put on call 3 months after my start date. It seemed fast for me but I did it. It was hard but I did it.

I will say two things: I am in agreement with everyone who is commenting on what your fiance says. I'm not saying you need to end the relationship but you may need to seriously reconsider things if the person you are marrying can't make sacrifices for you - and you for them as well. That is part of a loving relationship. Sometimes you need to live through something a little difficult so that both of you can get to somewhere new and more rewarding in your life together. End of that. I will also say that I agree with you on your feelings about nursing. I would never encourage anyone to pursue this career choice. I have now been a nurse for 6 years. I consider myself good at my job. But my life has felt like I've been in a constant "low point" since I started nursing. I try my best, I do well. I feel like those who do the most good don't get recognized for their work. The only people who get recognized are the ones who join the most committees, go to the most meetings, work their way up the ladder, drink the kool-aid. And then eventually they are our new administrators making our new policies. What about the people who don't want to do that? Those of us who just want to do a good job and go home? I know these aren't exactly the negative aspects of nursing you were talking about but its some of the problems I see with the job. You're right about not being able to find a job with "no experience". Those first few years are rough. Where you just have to put up with that first position to get the experience under your belt. How does one get experience for a position if every position says you need experience? I would say it is really hard to get into nursing. But its also hard to get OUT of nursing. If you really feel like you are truly taking the wrong path, change courses now. Before it is too late. Before you've been in it for 20 years and can't go back to school and change careers. Best of luck to you. It sounds like you are doing the right things. Work on your resume. A job will come.

Last year, I was working the day before thanksgiving....this female patient told me and the doctor she hoped that we choked on our thanksgiving dinner. I didn't take it personally.

DoeRN, what are you now trying to get into? I have been thinking the same thing myself and wondering how I can get an education for something else while still working as a RN to support myself. I'm young and nursing has already worn away at me.

If you already know you don't want to be a nurse....don't do it. There are those of us who thought we DID want to be one and went into the field, and now dislike it. A lot. And I can't imagine already not wanting to do it ahead of time and having to just deal with it even more than I already do. And I originally was very interested in the career. Don't live your life doing what other people want you to do. You will resent them and yourself. Do something that you think will make you happy and don't waste your time and money on a degree that you don't want because it will eventually be too difficult and hard if you ever wanted to change careers. Get done what you can, while you are young. That is my honest advice. Best of luck.

Here, I found it. This guy's article seemed really helpful. He took the NCLEX-RN three times, and passed on the third time after taking the Hurst review. read his comments here: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/how-i-passed-971389.html

Hi there, I have heard a lot of great things about the Hurst review, you can google it. It is kind of expensive, but they guarantee passing, and that may be worth its weight. There are a couple of other postings on this website about people failing who have taken the hurst review. They tell you the ORDER in which to study things, instead of just giving you a great long list of topics and leaving you to fend for yourself. I have NOT done it myself, but it might be worth a shot. I will link to the other article I read on here about it if I can find it. Best of luck.

I am a new RN, but not a new nurse. Have been a LPN for over 4.5 years. I was just offered my first RN job in a inpatient dialysis unit at a local hospital. It was very enticing to me, as I have always been interested in outlier areas of nursing. Whether it be dialysis, chemo, endoscopy...etc. Would it be a good idea to take this job as a new RN? Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate it.

I do not need to know where anyone has worked. If you have in the past and know the answer to my question, that's great. Or if you know someone who works in these hospitals, can you ask them? Just looking to see who uses EPIC. Thanks so much.

I'm sorry if this has already been discussed somewhere.... In Columbus area hospitals, is the EPIC computer system for charting used or do they utilize another kind of software? I am talking about OSU hospitals, Children's, Mt. Carmel, etc.... Thanks so much. If you have worked at any of these places in the past or do now, let me know.

I agree with not even having to find an excuse. I always say "personal reasons", and I'm never asked anymore details.

Loriangel14: You definitely get used to what you know, and I know that anything new can be stressful. As I said in my post, I understand that stress can be variable and it depends upon the person/situation. I was just looking for personal accounts and experiences.

(Also posted in the Health/stress management 101 forum): I apologize if this has been discussed before: I am inquiring as to what my fellow nurses on here believe to be the least stressful nursing job/specialty. I know the answers to this question can vary for a multitude of factors, (age of the nurse, education, location etc.) but really just looking for people to talk about their experience and the jobs where they have felt the least stressed. Please discuss how you may have felt in some of your jobs. Thank you all in advance :)