Everline

Everline

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  1. I was happy once. Then I became a nurse

    Everline replied to ebart03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I, too, was happy once...and then I went to nursing school and became a bedside nurse. I am six months in and so sad. My heart is pretty much broken. I have learned things about myself that I don't...

  2. The MANDATORY Skills fair

    Everline replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    I'm

  3. Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    Everline replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had the opposite experience. I expected about $10 less an hour than I am actually making as a new grad because wages are low in my neck of the woods. So, I feel lucky. Truth is, the work is hard and...

  4. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    Everline replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    As

  5. Would you quit this job? Wondering why I became a nurse in the first place.

    Everline replied to futuresctRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel like you do in so many ways. You are not alone. I'm six months in. I went to night shift and it got a bit better, but the job is still very stressful. Two things stand out about your post. You...

  6. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    Everline replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Some people just have that air about them. I've experienced it in varying professions. I don't know that many nurse practitioners but the last one I encountered was very down to earth and friendly. As...

  7. Jealous Friends...

    Everline replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    Huh? Are you afraid your friend is going to take job opportunities away from you or somehow be more successful as a nurse than you? I'm trying to understand. And hey, deciding to become a nurse does...

  8. Jealous Friends...

    Everline replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    I really don't get feeling insulted or why you think jealousy might be driving them to go back to school. Perhaps you can explain

  9. let go during orientation, needs advice?

    Everline replied to sheepingarden's topic in General Nursing

    I would be gone, gone, gone. There is no way I'd stay in such an environment when I had another, closer, (and better for my quality of life) job available. Wouldn't give it a second thought and...

  10. Sitting at work

    Everline replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    I stand most of my shift and then regret it later. I don't know why this happens. I need to sit much more than I do because of a problem with one of my feet. I find myself standing to chart and I have...

  11. Are you a pharmacist who became a nurse? Switching Career

    Everline replied to lzjessi's topic in Nursing Career

    I do not advise it in your situation. I see a lot of money going out to then do a physically and mentally draining job without a reasonable return on such investments. If you decide to go this route,...

  12. How long is your commute?

    Everline replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    My commute is 20 minutes. After a 12 + hour night shift, it sometimes feels like forever. But I know I would be willing to drive farther if opportunity

  13. Tattoos in Nursing

    Everline replied to chiandre's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Tattoos are so common now as to be boring and ordinary. This makes me very happy I never got one. Having said that, I don't really care if a nurse has tattoos, that goes for my coworkers as well as...

  14. Best shoes for nursing

    Everline replied to guest114's topic in General Nursing

    I have a pair of Danskos and a pair of Neria work clogs (by Crocs). My intentions was to have a couple of pairs to rotate. But for the past several weeks, I've only been wearing my Crocs. I have...

  15. What is your schedule like as a nurse?

    Everline replied to Yerani27's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 12s (nights) a week. We self-schedule and, for the most part anyway, get what we ask for. We do not have mandatory OT, but we are allowed to pick up extra shifts if we choose, day or night,...

  16. Odd interactions

    Everline replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you mean masochist. Unless, of course, you are thinking of the effect on the nurse who has to place the foley. It is sometimes an unpleasant task...

  17. Magnet status

    Everline replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Relatively new nurse here, but from what I have seen and experienced, my view of magnet status is "whatever". When/if I move on to other nursing jobs, I am learning what to ask/find out before I...

  18. Question about weekend schedules

    Everline replied to melc0305's topic in General Nursing

    We are supposed to work every other weekend. The weekend is considered

  19. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    Everline replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really wish patients wouldn't ask me for a "sleeping pill" at 4am or 5am, especially when they do not have one ordered. It goes something like, "Yeah, can I have a Tylenol PM or Unisom or some...

  20. Spiking IV fluids by PCT's

    Everline replied to nurseajs1's topic in General Nursing

    They aren't allowed to do that in the hospital where I work. Some of the patient care techs could do a lot more than they are allowed to do. We have some very knowledgeable techs, some of which are on...

  21. Really, is this real?!?!

    Everline replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, day shift. How I do not miss you. And with that acuity, those patient ratios and no team work? And you're a new grad? Not today, son. Not today or any day. My advice? Think hard about what your...

  22. Had a really GOOD night at work :)

    Everline replied to ama3t's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Great thread idea. I hope this rubs off on me and I have something to post here soon!

  23. Is nursing school really "that" bad?

    Everline replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    Ummm... Yeah. For me it was THAT bad. (How that makes me look better or smarter, I'm not sure.) Someone else will tell you it was EASY and that you get what you expect and etc. *shrugs* I put a lot...

  24. Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    Everline replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    From reading posts on this site, I was really afraid for myself when I was in school to get my ASN. I have a BA in another field and learned from this site that degree didn't matter in the nursing...

  25. Day Shift Anxiety in New Grad- should I talk to my manager?

    Everline replied to IV_Espresso's topic in General Nursing

    I can really relate to what you are going through. I did three months on days for my orientation period and it was pretty awful. I was extremely stressed out and hated going to work. At one point, I...