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Wonderful advice and knowledge! Thankyou so much. I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said that you need to keep your personal issues within your friends and family, and work issues within your collegues and keep the complaining out of it. I know that I am not the only one who has or will ever feel this way and it scares me to know that one slip of the tongue could cause me to break hippa, but im willing to do or try anything if it means not doing so. I take this job and career very serious and want to take all measures possible to ensure professionalism. Thankyou!

Wow...that is really great insight! I think that just actually being a nurse after wanting this so long will make it so that I wont work a day of my life but I guess I have been under the impression that it is much harder to get into specialty areas such as ICU and ED without experience. I have heard so many things and so many different rumors about these things that Im to a point I dont really know what to trust and believe...let alone know what to do. I really like to think that I am good on the floor and good at what I do...but honestly Im just praying that I can get a job...especially in a hospital since that is ultimately where I want to be. Thankyou for your ideas on the situation and good luck to you!

I understand the importance of staying professional and not discussing anything that breaks HIPPA with friends and family members and have been able to do so pretty well thus far....but eventually the stress is going to build up from not being able to discuss your day or feelings right? What is the best way to relieve the stress from a hard day without revealing patient information by accident?

So I am a nursing student that will graduate in december from the RN program. My plan is to try and get a job working at the hospital doing medical surgical stuff to get some good experience and really learn my skills well before i decide to choose a specialty. Does anyone have any advice? Am i headed in the right direction?