BriRN

Maybe you should try a different place to work, or a different floor. I worked on a step down tele floor like that for my first two years. I was terribly depressed. I just switched to working in the ER and I couldn't be happier. I was even looking for new careers, just like you... But it turns out it was where I worked that was toxic. Good luck.

I'm thankful for Jack Daniels after a long shift.

Hope you like this! Lots of people from my unit used a similar version, but found my tweaked version and then used that STEP DOWN REPORT SHEET.doc

ahahaha, it seems everyone prefers the affordable care act over obamacare! (It actually is interesting, the number of people that preferred the program with the word affordable in it to the alternative)

Hi everybody! I've come here for some advice and/or reassurance. I've been a step down/tele nurse for about two years now. My hospital that I currently work at has made a ton of changes for the worse and long story short made it a horrible working environment that I knew I had to get out of before the lay offs began. I have a lot of post op day 1 open heart experience, so I applied for a CTICU job at the biggest hospital in this side of the state (everyone always told me in school and in my job that i'd make a GREAT ICU nurse). Now its seven shifts left until I start my new job in the ICU and I am freaking out about it. I have so much anxiety over how hard this new job is going to be to adjust to and I am worried I won't be good enough. Has anyone ever done a transition like this or felt like this? Any stories or words of advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

and no i did not cry :)

I am at 6 months at my job on a cardio floor with 6 pts a night. things were beginning to get better for me, and going to work every day wasn't sucking quite as bad. i've only cried on the unit a few times, in the break room. the other times that i cried, i did it at my home. last night though, i couldn't believe how rude these older nurses are and i never wanted to go back there again. I had told somebody on the unit that I want to bid on a CCU job. later that night, one of the older ladies that was on the unit (in front of about 6 people at the nurses station) asked me why i wanted to do that and said "i heard you're weepy and cry a lot up here, why do you EVER think you'd handle that any better?", in the most demeaning way possible and laughing. This woman has never spoken to me before in my life. Why do nurses have to eat their young and make coming to work so miserable? Can I quit yet?

ive been off orientation from a cardiac floor for months and i ask questions every two seconds... i rotate between the nice nurses because i think they're getting sick of me! but it's great experience so far! good luck!

I'm a brand new biker nurse!! I just bought a suzuki boulevard last year but only had one nice day to ride it. i'm looking forward to spring.

Do we work at the same hospital or is it like this everywhere?

I work at a community hospital and our dr's are very cranky when you have to page them through the night! Its just loads of fun to use my discretion and get yelled at in the wee hours of the a.m. :/

I've always gone with the whole nursing school thing "the pt is the only one who knows their pain" so if they are in a 10/10 pain and laughin with their friends and texting, i'll give them their medications as scheduled and if it is safe.. i just get annoyed with the pt who says " none of the other nurses push this medications so slow ".... thats totally frustrating!! ... I'm totally going to push it over like 5 minutes now

I did that the other night... It was my 3rd or 4th shift off orientation and i felt like such a .... ugh... i don't know, it was such an awful feeling. I came home and had a nervous breakdown and cried and cried and cried. I went into work the next morning and cried, but you know what... I had a GREAT day... I felt better and not as dumb. I'm not sure what happened, but suddenly I felt competent again. I realized that the person who had made me feel so bad was just doing so because she could and not because I was incompetent. I hope you have a better day tomorrow. You passed nursing school and that says a lot about your knowledge and competence!! Good luck! :)

I'm 5 shifts off orientation now! and got flexed down 8 hours today! WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck! (oh yea, and nobody has died!) you'll do great

i agree that no lp seems super weird... but definitely sounds like herniation... sad