I'm 14 months in minus a couple month break from the hospital and still feel rather hopeless. Everyone tells me I'm too hard on myself but it's really difficult not to be when there are such sick...
Bear in mind that on med-surg floors the patient ratios are generally higher than on specialty floors (6:1 or so) and the patients aren't necessarily any less needy. I'm curious about exactly what you...
I still feel like you after a year of nursing. Recently switched to a PCU floor thinking the smaller patient ratio would help but it hasn't. I'm constantly scared that I "dont know what I don't know."...
Our stories are very similar. I've been a nurse for a little over a year and my first job was on a very busy inpatient surgical/trauma unit. I learned so much but rarely (if ever) left on time and...
I felt EXACTLY the same way at my first job, hated every single day and left after 7 months. It's not worth killing yourself over. Unfortunately your contract makes things more complicated. I work in...
kp038 replied to Nursebetty1170's topic in Geriatric, LTC
old post but... the answer to your question is going to depend on the type of acute care floor. I have limited experience in both, but I can tell you that the med/surg floor I was on was absolutely...
Fabulous post in it's entirety. Sometimes you just KNOW you're in the wrong spot. OP - I am a newer nurse who started on an ICU stepdown/post-op/trauma/everything floor and managed to stick it out 7...
I live outside of Philadelphia, an area that is saturated with nursing schools. I, like you, graduated from an ADN program with a bachelor's in another field. I also was a nursing assistant in a...
Hey Squirrel, I don't care how far out you are from nursing school - nursing on the floor is a HUGE shock to the system. It seems the vast majority of nursing schools don't prepare you at ALL for...
I'd rather not share too many details, only because I don't know who reads these and am now on the job hunt again.... but in response to your other question, it wasn't really anything to do with the...
Ah yes, the almighty contract... it's so funny, both my cousin and best friend ended up getting jobs with contracts (2 years and 1 year respectively) and straight out of school my first thought was...
You are not alone and I applaud you for hanging in there... I could not. I landed my dream job 3 months after NCLEX, but hated it from day 2 (I knew day 1 would be rough so no surprise there). The...
Hi Juliemo - Montgomery County Community College in PA offers Comparative Religions (PHI215) as on online course. I also believe Villanova will accept courses like one on death & dying and even...
Hi all, for anyone still looking for a patho course (current or future students) the University of Northern Colorado offers Pathophysiology through their extended studies program. It's self-paced...