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I've been an RN for over 2 years, focusing on med/surg units in a hospital setting. I am finally at my wits end and so tired of our healthcare culture where I spend my entire day handing out pills that usually don't "fix" the problem. While I do supp...

I have thought a lot about working in home health. I want to try something completely different from med/surg and want a new setting. I am moving soon and am considering trying out and agency and home health position until I find something solid. Whe...

I've worked at Harrison! I was employed there, not on assignment. I enjoyed it. I felt pay was average for the area. I loved the staff I worked with. I felt confident in administration and had a wonderful supervisor, very supportive. As a Navy spouse...

I would definitely do a few assignments and get a feel for the area. WA was a complete culture shock for me. I don't care for the Tacoma area, mainly due to traffic and some areas just aren't the safest. Seattle can also have terrible traffic, but I ...

Ew. If I were in your position, I would be looking for a new place.. a new floor, a new hospital, etc. Med/Surg is hard no matter where you're at, but facilities vary. That ones sounds like it really sucks. 7 patients, no tech, AND you're a new grad?...

I've been an RN for almost three years, working in a small community hospital on a medical floor, then a bigger hospital on med/surg. My most recent experience feels more on the critical side, having several patients that shouldn't even be on our flo...

Anyone been diagnosed with Adrenal Fatigue? I am awaiting lab results but my doctor (who is an MD but has changed her practice to alternative medicine) is almost positive I have moderate adrenal fatigue. After browsing the internet and purchasing a f...

Our patients on ANY isolation are encouraged to stay in their rooms. Of course we can't make them and if they're independent some will go out to smoke or wander in the halls anyway. As far as PT goes, they do what they can in the room. If the patient...

The longer I'm a nurse, the better I get at time management, however each day is different and unpredictable. I think the reason I don't go to the bathroom enough at work is because my brain is so jam-packed with information that I actually don't eve...

I work in Med/Surg and more often than I'd like, I have contact with patients who act like your SP, whether it be from dementia or substance abuse (usually substance withdrawals unfortunately). I had never experienced that behavior until I moved to a...

Hi Suzie, so nice to meet you! I am a Christian and RN as well. I am living in Washington state, but am originally from Georgia. I love the Panama City/Pensacola area of Florida. It is where I met my husband and where we were married. It's so nice to...

Was caring for a patient who was entering into the dying process. He kept staring across the room, so I asked what he was looking at. He said, "Look at all of them.. It's so beautiful." He died within a couple of hours. Made me smile. :)

Codes always come in threes... Scary but true!

Not using common sense. (1. Bragging on facebook about starting a cool IV, then having a coworker see it and try to get me in trouble.. 2. Being facebook friends with a frequent-flyer patient who ended up being somewhat crazy.. 3. Hanging IVF for a f...

Oh Em Gee.. I just felt like I was reading my diary. I have been an RN since 2010 as well, but have worked in Med/Surg in two different hospitals in two different states. I too am at my breaking point, but yet I'm afraid to move on to something new. ...

Awesome! Thanks for recommending the book. I just bought it and am looking forward to learning more about this type of practice. As an RN just starting my journey in hopes of being a holistic nurse, I completely agree with everything you said and I a...

I am an RN but not a holistic nurse (yet), however I truly believe that GMOs are dangerous. My husband and I have recently began a lifestyle change in our diet and we are already finding that we feel so much better when we eat only organic foods. We ...

Hi- Im trying to get involved in medical missionary clinics, whether it be local or overseas. I have 2 years in med/surg. I just joined our county emergency relief team, but wondering if anyone has any advice as to what my next step is. I want to mak...

Hello- I'm a med/surg RN of 2 years. I am very much interested in getting involved in overseas medical mission trips and making that my career somehow. Any advice? Where should I go from med/surg to get the right experience for overseas clinics? I've...

our CNAs are usually 7-10 and they do vitals, baths, feeding, I&O, EKG, bladder scans. No foleys or blood draws or blood sugar checks. They work hard, but they do complain about their loads and I think "seriously, I had 15-28 patients as a CNA, y...

Im seeing more and more IV drug users and ETOH withdrawals.. Like at least one a day. Their crazy behavior takes up all of my time and my sweet little old people barely see me. Makes me sick. Also makes me less and less empathetic. And seems like fam...

Honey, don't I know exactly how you feel! Im 2 years into being a med/surg RN and have worked at two totally different hospitals on opposite coasts. Seems like med/surg is pretty much the same everywhere, minus different RN/patient ratios. However 4 ...

I have worked as an RN on a med-surg floor for two years, both in a small community hospital and in a larger hospital. I will be relocating next year and hope to have a fresh start in my career. The only problem is, I can't decide where I should go n...

Thank you for the informative feedback. I guess I'm trying to find something that gives me more time to breathe and actually learn about each individual, and less chaos and stress. I have thought about ambulatory care in a hospital setting - would gi...

What about school nursing? You'd have less stress, more time to relax and catch up on paperwork, plus you'd have the same schedule as your child once he/she is school-aged. The money isn't as good, but if you love children and weigh your health and s...