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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 ...

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 b...

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 ...

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...

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 picki...

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 sch...

I would choose nursing again but take more community college classes in high school.

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 ...

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 happe...

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 yo...

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 ce...

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 ...

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 P...

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, s...

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 ar...

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 ...

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 thread...

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 nurs...

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. B...

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. Ever...

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 compet...