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I completely agree with you. I'm only roughly 5 yrs in which is sad. I loved school, love making a difference and making pts happy. It's the best feeling when they say thank you or gave me a hug even just for the littlest things, it filled my heart....

So does anyone know of or heard of ct,mri, or nm techs accessing ports?? I've never seen this in my experience but at an imaging center I work at they are discussing training a few of their techs to access ports. I know they can use them once accesse...

I fully think they are competent, my point was that in my experience I have NEVER seen or heard of them accessing ports. Its the legal aspect of it that I am worried about, especially when they want me to write up the policy and procedure for their c...

100% agree. Any place that offers sign up agreements like that, stay FAR away from. They have those agreements for a reason, and its not usually a good one.

I too started my career on an ortho m/s unit. I hated every minute of it. Not one day did I walk in feeling good. I did that for about 2.5 years b/c you hear the same bs "give it a year". Well I did and then some, and my anxiety got out of control th...

I'm in Arizona. I don't know their exact credentials which I should figure that out. I completely agree with you about it not just being about sticking someone with a needle. It'd be like me (rn) trying to scan their patients, that's not in my scope ...

I hated it!!! until I left the hospital, now I love it :). I'm kinda bored now but I'll take bored over being overstressed and overworked with little pay! I did not like what I was seeing in the hospital, and the situations upper management puts you ...

Ive been a nurse for about 3 yrs now and just moved from medsurg to er for the experience but am learning maybe im just mot cut out for bedside at all. I would love to wah, i have a baby but i could figure out daycare for her so i could wah. Im just ...

yep, I should have took it as a sign when I dreaded clinical's during nursing school!! But same here, I didn't want to quit and always was told "It'll get better", NO! it doesn't, it never gets better! LOL. I love the field of medicine but I like the...

I'm feeling the same way as you and still do after 3 years! Med-surg is awful but there are few who love it and God bless them for it! I'm trying to get out into clinic type jobs, insurance, or outpatient surgical centers. I don't mind patient intera...

IMO, this seems to be an issue everywhere and getting worse. Patients are sicker while staff is being spread more thin. It's scary and dangerous for both patient and nurse! I left floor nursing thinking that ED would not necessarily be easier but tha...

Wow ive been feeling the same way lately. I just started in er and im just overwhelmed with the ****** snd horrible things i see. And not just at work but on the news as well. I cant handle it anymore. Its almost putting me in a deep depression that ...

So I currently have a few years of med/surg experience and am very interested in nicu but I also have an interested in er. So long story short I know have interviews for both floors at the same time! So I know neither floor can choose me but I'm curi...

I know how you feel about being miserable and taking your frustrations home with you. I've been on med/surg for 2.5 years now and I still hate it, just not for me. I rarely have good days. And it is not that I don't like being busy because I do, but ...

Wow, this is exactly the dilemma im facing now. I have a 3 month old but i only work part time nights on med/surg. HATE IT!! I honestly would rather work full time in a job i love than part time in a job i hate. I have so much anxiety going into wor...

So ive been in the wonderful world of medsurg over 2 years now. Hate it hate it hate it! Zero passion and drive on this floor for me. Ive always wanted to be with the itty bitty babies, its just very intimidating to me. And totally different than car...

First, you are VERY lucky to land a nicu job as a new grad, so I would really think about leaving. Also, as a new nurse it is going to be stressful and overwhelming any where you go. I started as a new grad on med/surg… I hated it with a passion an...

I'm getting really frustrated. I now have almost 2 years experience in med/surg and have applied 3 times to OB. I automatically get denied I think due to my lack of OB or L&D experience. How am I supposed to get experience in a specialty if no on...

You gotta network yourself, its about who you know. I'm facing the same issue right now as a nurse with 2 years experience and trying to move to another unit!! It is very frustrating and I hate hearing "well we want someone with experience", well how...

It sucks, I know from experience. But I took a med/surg job out of nursing school to get experience. I will say this though: I have time management and prioritization skills like no other! lol. But after 2 years I want the hell out! It is really abou...

Personally, I hate m/s and am doing everything in my power to get the heck out! I'm actually trying to go to PP now lol. However, the skills I have earned in my 2 years there have helped me tremendously. I have great prioritizing and time management ...

Yep exactly how I feel! I thought it would get better after a year, nope! I'm just as miserable. I'm about to have a baby so as soon as I do I'm getting the hell out of there! I even went down to part time and that has helped only a little. I still d...

I'm extremely miserable at my hospital. I do ortho medsurg. I think I'm so burned out on the hospital. I wanted to know honest opinions of people who have done both and which one you prefer and why. I'm deciding on whether or not to leave and I'm rea...

Omg exactly! Please let me know, I always hear that even a bad day in HH is way better then one at the hospital. I'm just so tired of all the politics and ass kissing to upper management. I love the idea of doing my own thing and not being constantl...

Ya I think it's acute care I'm not crazy about either. I want to try OB really bad before I jump ship. It's not worth being miserable anymore.