cmcgeorge

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1. Burned Out & Bummed Out - Can't find my nursing "niche"

   cmcgeorge replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I have been a nurse for 6 years and felt the same way you did.....never being able to find my niche and not feeling like I was making a difference or helping people the way I thought I could be. I started hating being a nurse and always left feeling ...

2. Feeling like the dumbest nurse on earth

   cmcgeorge replied to Aloe_sky's topic in New Nurse

   I wish I could give you a hug right now because your kinda going through what I did 6 years ago as a new nurse. I worked as a tech in critical care for 7 yrs before becoming a nurse and then had to find a job at a different hospital due to them not h...

3. Advice for a new nurse!

   cmcgeorge replied to Ajefferson's topic in Med-Surg

   I work PRN on a step down medical floor and recently starting working in an ER. My advice is to introduce yourself to your patients, let them know the plan, and get the assessment out of the way as soon as possible. I start with the sickest patient f...

4. 75 Q's Today... Feel Crushed.

   cmcgeorge replied to misskris528's topic in NCLEX

   I've been an RN for 6 yrs and felt the same way after the test. I am a terrible test taker and nursing school was extremely difficult for me. I was a C student in nursing school. I also did horrible at all the Nclex prep tests. Even though I was a m...

5. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

   cmcgeorge replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

   I have never been paid extra to teach students or orient a new employee. We find this out when we arrive on the floor to work. I actually enjoy teaching....if that was my only responsibility. Believe me, you will not understand until your actually a ...