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As worried as your friend is about her new job, she should be even more concerned about proper healing. She can go ahead and work and risk her career, or she can follow the advice of an expert in the field, and stay off of her ankle. "You can't pour from an empty cup". First rule of nursing is to take care of yourself. You're not s very good provider if you're incredibly sick, or in pain. It just doesn't work. No job is worth her antagonizing her injury and making it worse. She should contact her boss and inquire about the proper procedure for non work related injuries.

I am soooo sorry this is happening to you. I truly to sympathize. It's not easy to move from a diverse environment/ urban city, to a rural, middle of nowhere town with a homogenous population. But I agree with TheCommuter in that your options will be limited with less than a year of experience. I understand and validate your fear that speaking up will cause more problems. I hope you have a support system who comes to visit you often and people to talk to and vent to. You are in my thoughts and know that you're not alone fam. You will get through and be more resilient than ever! Focus on patient care, and being the best nurse you can be. Best of luck to you.

lol I really love reading the school nurse forums. You all have the best stories!

It sounds like you made a lot of significant life changes. A new locale, new hospital, new unit, new speciality. 3 weeks isn't a lot of time. Give yourself a break and some time to adjust. It will be painful for a few months but 3 weeks doesn't seem like enough time. Best of luck in finding your groove.

If you've never lived alone, I would wait for the Illinois interview. Both the south and the Midwest have very distinct cultures. However, going from living at home to living on your own in an incredibly small southern town won't make for the easiest of transitions. Also, a small hospital means more limited resources. If you're looking for growth potential, I'd stick with a larger hospital. When is the Illinois interview? And are those the only hospitals outside of the state you applied to? Or the first two you've heard back from?

Nurses and rt's used the bed percussion and vibration if there was no order, and RT used the best when an order was present. I don't recall there being a specific protocol in place

19's not that young. Your age is probably not a deterrent to people. At the same age, I had friends younger than me and significantly older than me. Most people make friends of varying ages once they get past high school age. What people may be picking up on is your attitude. No one is saying its bad for you to feel out of place when discussing things you're not comfortable with. But maybe this is a time for you to spark conversation about the things you like. I can't imagine most people would change the subject to talk about "sex, getting drunk..." If you're saying contributing to the conversation. Take time to learn from your peers with different life experiences than you. They bring something invaluable to your classroom and learning experience. People will always have opinions about what you should do in your life. If you're able to, enjoy going oversees and traveling. You serve the community you choose to. You're not indebted to stay where you are for life. But certainly, I would encourage you to learn to adapt to people who are different than you. Saying you won't tolerate certain behavior gives off the impression that you feel you're better than others. This is especially important when you'll be a guest in another country and assimilating to another culture.

Agency nursing isn't for new grads. Period. I can't imagine an agency allowing a new grad to work for them without experience. It reflect poorly on them, and it's not safe for patient care. Maybe certain types of home health, but not all. Nursing school experience isn't experience. We all had a medsurg rotation on a general floor for basic skills and assessment. Does that mean that a new grad is prepared to take a full load on the first day? No. That's why there's an orientation period. I would highly encourage you to challenge yourself, and learn how to drive. It's not cowardly to shy away from experiences that don't match your level of expertise. It's wise, and safe. Best of luck.

Working nights for me, i act like its the day. I wake up, have coffee, eat breakfast, maybe eggs and toast or oatmeal. Eat a snack around 2300, and then around 0300 eat a proper meal, my biggest meal. My commute has drastically increased so now I'll snack on apples or carrots or a yogurt on my way home. I stop drinking any caffeine by 0200. I don't eat anything heavy before I sleep because even when I'm at home on my days off, I eat my biggest meal late afternoon. Good luck!

Everyone makes medication errors. Your charge nurses response wasn't the best. I understand her concern, but if nurses got fired every time a non fatal med error occurred, there would be no one at work. Try and get some rest and learn from what happened. Please don't resign! We are all human. Maybe this will spark new protocols from your hospital to improve patient safety and urge them to look into smart pumps.

Have you checked Airbnb? It might be slightly cheaper than a hotel.

I recommend you max out your 401k or equivalent each year, pay off your loans, and save up. A car isn't an investment. If You want a new one, go for it. Otherwise, a savvier business move would be to keep your car until the wheels fall off and put your money elsewhere.

Depends on your personality. I lived alone. All my friends lived alone. It was nice to get together for dinner and studying and then go our separate ways and spend times alone. I personally don't like roommates, but other enjoy it. Best of luck!

How do you feel about programs that have limitations for SRNA's learning their practice? Have you found that institutions are open to teaching new grads skills they might not have gotten a lot of exposure to in school? For example placing a lot of central lines and blocks. My concern is that I'll leave school and not be marketable in any setting.

It's personal preference. I think in many places, you're paying for the name. I went to a state school and was offered an ICU position as a new grad. It's about the effort you put into networking while in clinicals. Additionally, I was accepted I to several crna schools. It didn't hurt me one bit to not go to a non top tier school.

How far is too far really depends on you. What shifts are you applying to or likely to get? If you work nights can you handle your commute in the AM? Currently I commute an hour and a half one way without traffic. It's not that bad. But I also work PRN. If I'm not up for the drive, I don't make it. Prior to that it was a short as 10 minutes and as long as an hour with city traffic. For me, I don't mind a commute as long as there's no traffic.

Set your sights on a BSN. So many hospitals are moving towards wanting to become magnet. As a result, their preference is a BSN. My old ICU wouldn't even blink at ADN resumes, no matter how qualified. You're young, if you want to go to crna school, set your sights on that. Which means becoming a nurse and getting into the ICU.

I would then highly encourage you to notify your preceptor if you're completing a task for the first time. Many of us understand that students may see things in sim lab or on YouTube but haven't gotten the opportunity to actually do the skill. You are responsible for your learning. That includes speaking up and asking for supervision when necessary. Furthermore, if there was concern that you were stuck, you should always notify your clinical instructor. ALWAYS! Like I said, people get stuck and splashed and have exposures all the time. You should never fear speaking up and following the necessary steps during a potential exposure. Like another poster suggested, seems like if could have just been tape, and it's HIGHLY UNLIKELY that a plastic catheter could pierce a glove and skin.

And so if the tip seems sharp/hard, why would you crumple it up in a ball and hold the catheter itself instead of removing it and placing it directly in the sharps container? Maybe you should review the iv insertion and removal techniques. Accidents happen, many of us get stuck and splashed and it's scary, but try your hardest not to deliberately put yourself in dangerous situations. An iv catheter is plastic. It's not a sharp You're probably fine. But I treat a blunt cannula the same way I treat a needle. Best of luck.

If you don't want to switch, don't switch. If it's not in your favor but you don't mind, ask that person switch an additional shift with you that works in your favor. If you don't want to work OT, don't work OT. Issue solved. I don't get these threads. It's such a simple solution to a non problem.

Just because she does it, it doesn't mean she does it well. New grads don't know their head from their ... And I say that because I didn't know my head from my gigantic behind. Humble yourself and get your bedside experience. I would laugh if my nursing supervisor had no nursing experience. The whole "so and so is doing it..." Stop comparing yourself.

If you think it's what you want to do, go for it. But you had better find some confidence and a backbone, because I can assure you that behind the scenes, it was the confidence and knowledge of that NP. I get that you've had failures, everyone has. But don't let that stop you. But recognize that as a patient, your view of nursing is very different. It's not all sunshine and roses. You'll rarely get thanked. You'll be kicked, slapped, cursed at, yelled and and so much more. So if nursing is for you, have a come to Jesus meeting with yourself and find that confidence.

If someone has complimented you saying you have quiet strength, how is that not praise? The detriment of every new nurse is comparing themselves to someone else's trajectory. If you've only been in the ICU a few months, be forgiving of yourself. Everyone has different experiences. And maybe she just appears more confident.

Hospitals in large metro areas are going away from hiring adn nurses. My old institution grandfathered nurses in. But now, they don't hire adn's. Just get your BSN. Unless you have a family and really need to find a job as an adn, you are more competitive and more likely to get a job in an icu with a BSN.

Submit hard sciences. The schools I went to didn't mind if I sent the lor's. But they were SEALED with the professors signature across the back. Most professors know that so I'm a but confused why they wouldn't have done that for you. At this point, it's assumed unless there is an online form. Best of luck.