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  1. Am I doing the right thing? New nurse getting butt kicked

    M/B-RN replied to j_tay1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the first thing you should work on is not snapping at your coworkers. Right now you need them more than ever being so new. When you get frustrated give yourself at least 1 minute before...

  2. Soiled Scrubs Mid-Shift

    M/B-RN replied to TheBlackDogWaits's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, I think I would just throw them out. I wouldn't have the stomach to open up the plastic bag and re-smell whatever got on the scrubs in the first

  3. I think I'm done with nursing.

    M/B-RN replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Postpartum and there is not much that is hard on your back. No lifting of patients. Every once in a while you might have to pull a patient who cannot feel her legs or is super drowsy and...

  4. Leaving Nursing after first year - advice?

    M/B-RN replied to RNandMom2012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in OB and the charting is just as bad. When I have 5-6 couplets that is 10-12 people to chart on. However it is nice not to deal with confused patients, and things of that sort. OB would be a...

  5. People think I am stupid

    M/B-RN replied to nikkole318's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If people think you are lazy, it could be because you are not helping others out and/or completing your work. I don't know what you do or don't do but here are some of the things that make me think...

  6. Feeling like a servant

    M/B-RN replied to nurseywifeymommy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I'm constantly fetching snacks and water even though the majority of my patients are

  7. How to deal with the old/experienced nurses?!

    M/B-RN replied to Anna-s's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I work with people that don't seem to like me or I don't like them I just keep to myself. Usually you can find the answer to everything if you look hard enough. If it is something that requires...

  8. IM injection too high up?

    M/B-RN replied to lawrence4656's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I don't think you did anything wrong, and you were correct in stopping when you saw blood return. Sometimes you miss, and it's okay. We give Depo on discharge a lot, and when someone is very thin or...

  9. I cannot believe a nurse did this......

    M/B-RN replied to shellybsn's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like you are making mountains out of mole hills. Not to be mean, but as women we can be very dramatic sometimes for no reason. This sounds like it is one of your times. Oh and by the way only...

  10. Is postpartum a lower stress specialty?

    M/B-RN replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think if I worked med-surg I would hate my job. Mother-baby is still stressful, but at least I like what I do. The only thing I wish I didn't have to deal with is helping women breastfeed. Boy do I...

  11. I am struggling with patient families lately.

    M/B-RN replied to jennilynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There have been too many times that I get up from the desk and instead go chart on a computer on wheels hiding somewhere because if you sit at the nurse's station, some family member will assume that...

  12. Nurses: How Do You Feel About Your Patients Being Nurses?

    M/B-RN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate it when my patient's are nurses. It makes me nervous! But the worst is when they are related to someone who works in a doctor's office or they are a medical assistant, something not even...

  13. New Grads that have Jobs: what do you advise for the rest of us

    M/B-RN replied to estrellaCR's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Honestly it's really about who you know. I worked as a Float Nursing Assistant and only go hired to my unit because the manager of registry staff liked me since I always worked doubles and came to...

  14. Who actually likes nursing??

    M/B-RN replied to mmcnabb3's topic in General Nursing

    I do not love my job. But I don't dread it, and I just do what I have to to get through the day. Honestly, unless you are a movie star or whatever, who really LOVES or even likes their job? Very few...

  15. Need advice on new job ASAP

    M/B-RN replied to wiggingout's topic in Psychiatric

    If you have enough money to put it off until March then wait so you can have all the time for your wife and baby. But if you guys need the cash, start working right away even if it means not being...

  16. RNs wearing gowns to feed newborns

    M/B-RN replied to camrn98's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We wear scrubs provided by the hospital, nothing from home, and allowed to wear scrub jackets. If we leave the unit we have to cover up with a robe-looking gown or a scrub

  17. Who do nurses make more than?

    M/B-RN replied to Amber215's topic in General Nursing

    A new nurse, on average, makes about $3,000 after taxes over here in the midwest. I would be able to afford a very nice apartment and have extra money if it wasn't for my student loans which adds up...

  18. Hired at a SNF but.....

    M/B-RN replied to caffeineaddict's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As a new nurse, I constantly have to remind myself not to rush or get flustered. Whether you feel flustered or not, you will still do all the things you have to do. Might as well not rush, because...

  19. Yet another burned-out nurse question...

    M/B-RN replied to Gabrielle33's topic in General Nursing

    If I had the money to take off work for a year, I would do it in a heartbeat! I think it will you wonders for you, I say go for

  20. Sucide lies: is it CYA or blaming?

    M/B-RN replied to Tiffanybaybay's topic in Emergency

    If it was your only patient, I don't understand why you didn't sit with him. If at any time you needed to get up and do something, you should've just hit the call light and have any other RN or tech...

  21. Assessments every shift?

    M/B-RN replied to Ntheboat2's topic in General Nursing

    The only way to rid yourself of any concerns and what ifs is if you do your own assessments. That way you can honestly chart and not have to worry about it. If the patient is A/O and a "walkie talkie"...

  22. Is my husband being unreasonable?

    M/B-RN replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    It is not too much to ask a favor of your oldest child when you have done so much for them! You shouldn't force it on them, but let him or her know in a kind manner that you need the help. If it's...