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  1. Has anyone left bedside or floor nursing with less than 3 years experience?

    cantdoit posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm completely burned out on acute care nursing and need a change. I really want to leave my current job, but the thought of starting again in another department makes me cringe. And I don't want to...

  2. Burned out and hate nursing

    cantdoit replied to RN1023's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Just wanted to say I agree with the OP. I'm completely burned out and need to get away from the bedside. I'm sick of 12s and working weekends. And the short staffing is getting out of control. I'm...

  3. Was your education worth it?

    cantdoit replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    No it

  4. Work related depression

    cantdoit replied to Genista's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I can also relate. I feel totally hopeless and stuck in nursing. I'm depressed and exausted from this job... I just want to get out of nursing altogether, but the economy has stalled out. Sometimes I...

  5. The gross side of nursing..

    cantdoit replied to Ashley94's topic in General Nursing

    You get used to it for the most part.What I can't get past is the respiratory sounds.... Gagging/hacking etc.

  6. RNs: How much vacation time do you get?

    cantdoit replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't actually know for sure, but I can't seem to use it except for calling out because they are so strict with when/how we can use

  7. Has anyone had success leaving nursing for something unrelated?

    cantdoit posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi everyone: I was wondering if anyone had successfully transitioned from being a nurse to a different profession? if so, what are you/did you do? how did you do it? I am actively seeking a way out of...

  8. what is your job like day to day?

    cantdoit posted a topic in Home Health

    Just wondering what a day in the life of a home health nurse was like. I have been considering home health, as I like the increased autonomy and change of environment. What kind of skills do you...

  9. What if I'm just not meant to be a nurse?

    cantdoit posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi nurses: I have been on here whining away about how tired I am, how I hate 12 hour shifts, how I'm crazy busy/stressed at work etc., etc. And then I thought today, maybe all of my complaining is...

  10. 8hr vs. 12hr work days

    cantdoit replied to sjm30's topic in Nurse Management

    I think 8s are bad for hospital RNs because of weekends and nights. Working 5 days in a week would be terrible with this type of schedule. that said, I'm really tired of 12s. The day is soooo long....

  11. I confess...I'm a nurse who doesn't want to work in a hospital again

    cantdoit replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you should feel bad about not wanting to work in a hospital any longer. You have a lot of experience, you can do a lot

  12. what is your job like day to day?

    cantdoit replied to cantdoit's topic in Home Health

    thanks for the info, and link to the other thread. I think I would really like home health, but am still undecided... how much acute care experience is needed to feel comfortable as a home health...

  13. As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    cantdoit replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I don't like having students follow me, but it's not their fault. I am just way too busy, and students (through no fault of their own) set me way back for the day. I might like having them if I worked...

  14. 12 hr shifts and the single mom

    cantdoit replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    does your hospital have child care? I don't think this is too common, but I've heard that some do. Are there any other single parent nurses that you work with, where you could help each other out?...

  15. What Kind of Positions Are Available for a New Grad in a Doctor's Office?

    cantdoit replied to kwaziness's topic in General Nursing

    wish someone would offer me a job like that!!! give him a call about it and see what he

  16. Would you become an RN again if you had the choice?

    cantdoit replied to eminthesr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    not in a million

  17. I feel like everybody hates being a nurse!!!

    cantdoit replied to hershdawg's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that I truly hate nursing. I don't mean to post negatively to discourage others from becoming a nurse, but I think it probably comes off that way. I certainly think if you want to do it,...

  18. think I might be depressed?

    cantdoit posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi everyone; I've been thinking a lot lately, and I think I may be depressed. I feel so sad lately, all of the time in fact. I do nothing on my days off but lay around, thinking about how much I...

  19. No job security

    cantdoit posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I have no job security. There's always threats from managers that they'll write up people for everything under the sun. My managers throw nurses under the bus all the time. I go to work...

  20. Disgusted - wipes for bathing

    cantdoit replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I think the wipes are actually a lot more sanitary than the basin

  21. does anyone regret this career?

    cantdoit posted a topic in General Nursing

    just curious. I regret it every single day. I had good intentions when I started, and I wasn't idealistic either. But it is a FAR worse job than I imagined. I feel like the life has been beaten out of...

  22. does anyone regret this career?

    cantdoit replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    I know many people are unsatisfied in their jobs, but for me it goes far beyond that. I'm a very hard worker, but feel the expectations of nurses are just plain ridiculous. My own health is suffering...

  23. does anyone regret this career?

    cantdoit replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for the replies. I've been doing this for about a year and a half (not long, but I'm not brand new either). And I have tried changing specialties and hospitals, but things just went from...

  24. EPIC documentation check list

    cantdoit replied to kagmc's topic in General Nursing

    you seem to understand english well enough. You probably need a typing class. I have no idea how people can get through any job without knowing how to type correctly. And even if you get let go,...

  25. transfer to another unit? how?

    cantdoit posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi: I recently have decided that I want to try and transfer units. I have only been on my unit for a couple months, but I know its not a good fit for me. (I'm not a new grad, so its not just an...