CityRN123

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1. Med/Surg makes me miserable... which field might be right for me? Suggestions?

   CityRN123 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I have been working my first nursing job out of nursing school for about a year and a half- nights on a very busy med-surg floor. I am absolutely miserable at my job, the fast pace and high acuity level is just not for me. My anxiety level is through...

2. Happier nursing job? Please help

   CityRN123 replied to CityRN123's topic in General Nursing

   LOL!!!! I've asked the Private Duty RNs that sometimes come to our hospital with patients and they get paid the same amount per hour as I do. I'm not sure if they get as many hours though. I love your fantasy. LOL. I'm sure for some nurses it is a re...

3. Bladder Scanning Question

   CityRN123 replied to westieluv's topic in Med-Surg

   Yup, I've seen this happen with prior abdominal surgery, ascites, scars, and adhesions.

4. I accidentally took home a narcotic!

   CityRN123 replied to xtclass08's topic in Medications

   Seriously. This is what I hate about nursing. We multitask through 14 hour shifts, then get blamed for making the most insignificant errors. I'm SURE it's happened before. Don't stress over it. It was a mistake and you're human. With all The stress y...

5. Happier nursing job? Please help

   CityRN123 replied to CityRN123's topic in General Nursing

   Ps- just to explain better what is making me so unhappy, I hate getting to work an hour early to read the charts, working through my lunch break, and often staying between 30 mins and 2 hours past the end of my shift to document and finish tasks. Thi...

6. No call/ No show

   CityRN123 replied to Redder's topic in General Nursing

   When I first started my job I didn't know the policy and called out sick 3.5 hours before the start of my shift and was told it would be considered an absence and I would not receive sick pay. Apparently on our unit policy was 2 hours before start of...

7. "When Was the Last Time I Wow'ed a Patient?"

   CityRN123 replied to Mully's topic in Relations

   I just want to say that this post was so incredibly eloquently written and entertaining that it really genuinely Wow'ed me!!

8. Happier nursing job? Please help

   CityRN123 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been working my first nursing job out of nursing school for about a year and a half- nights on a very busy med-surg floor. I am absolutely miserable at my job, the fast pace and high acuity level is just not for me. My anxiety level is through...

9. Personality At Work vs. At Home

   CityRN123 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

   Wow. I am the complete opposite. At work, I am crabby, stressed out, impatient, and a mess. At home I am smiling cherry, nurturing, loving, and patient.