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This is why it isn't worth it. I'm not a saint.

This sounds about right in my experience.

That is insulting to me.

Just say you are ready for a change. Simple and truthful.

I would like to hear about nurses that wanted to be doctors> I believe that would be more interesting.

I left bedside nursing because I could no longer tolerate 12 or should I say 13 plus hour shifts. Even though I work eights now and have weekends off, the weekends feel really short. But, at least I can mentally and physically do it.

A nurse I talked to recently said she had one aide for 30 patients, many of which were incontinent. How do you keep 16 or so people clean and dry or feed 10? Someone will be getting cold food or sit in urine for awhile. That is a sad reality.

Walk a mile in our shoes. He doesn't know what he is talking about.

Acute rehab is a lot like med/surg. Extremely busy, but not as bad on night shift. I would recommend thinking about what your overall goal is. Do you just want to work? Do you want career growth? Are you more interested in practicing nursing skills? Where do you want to be in 5 years? Maybe this is just a good starter job? It's a lot to sort out when you have the responsibility of children. good luck.

I have never started a new job where I didn't feel incompetent and stupid. It goes with the territory. After awhile, I become more competent and knowledgeable. It's not called a learning curve for nothing. Keep plugging away, keep trying, and keep your eyes open for something better. Good luck.

If the unit has attainable goals, then yes, it will get better.

I feel for you. If you want to be an ED nurse, don't let this break your soul. Try to get on where you did your preceptorship. Sorry this happened.

I think this is a bad idea.

They got this backwards. Nurse dissatisfaction led to poor quality outcomes. It's pretty simple, happy nurses =happy patients.

Yea, that's someone who stirs the pot with a big spoon. I wouldn't want to be friends with someone like that.

I had a surgeon look at my tonsils from across the room and said I didn't need surgery. I had 7 bouts of tonsillitis in one year. I finally went to see a good doctor, he removed, them , and all the scarring, even up to the roof of my mouth, I have never had an ear infection since and definitely no sore throats. What a DA that first guy was.

The last hospital I worked at if you had a certification you displayed certified with an extra red tag, it was hospital wide. I liked the idea. Where I am now they don't do any at all. Just RN

A dream job offer and you know the environment. That is a dream. Yes, I'd do it. Keep a business approach about leaving. It's nothing personal , just business.

Getting better, thank heavens. Once the person that was training me stopped watching over my shoulder I improved significantly. Still some anxiety though. But, overall it is going more smoothly. Those first 3 weeks nearly did me in.?

I see this more often than not. The preceptor is working and generally does not have a lot of extra time.

If you feel comfortable in your work place then just go with it ( you got a job there right?). Just because there happens to be fewer minorities doesn't mean they boycott them. If it bothers you so badly that you think you need to say something, recognize that one person will probably not change things into the way you wished they were. Just find somewhere to work that you don't feel so out of place if that is the question. I have had jobs where I felt like the odd man out, but that was my perception, in reality there was nothing that anyone was doing to me. I can't change the world, I recognize I am different and that is OK.

It is discrimination under the guise of helping people. Help people AND if they are a good candidate, give them a job. One thing though, at least they got rid of requiring nurses to be plain looking and wear only grey, brown or black. LOL

I would keep tabs on what pharmacies you are having problems with. Are these all local pharmacies? Or mail order , or ? Do clinics have performance improvement initiatives? I assume they do. Who does them? Managers are the people who this needs reported to. It is a big issue for you and I don't see this where I work. They need to do data collection, then do a root cause analysis before putting together a plan. Hopefully the plan won't be, "you nurses need to work harder" because that dog won't hunt.

I understand the feelings you have of being resentful. In that you feel you bear the brunt of the responsibilities while the spouse does something less stressful and more enjoyable work. I felt like that some, but I married knowing what I was getting into. Honestly, it is too much to expect that the spouse earns as much as you do. Probably won't happen in my experience. My spouse had no interest except in doing what they wanted to do.

Stressed out nurses usually aren't the nicest people to be around. I know when I am just trying to survive a shift, I am not especially pleasant. I'm not mean or disrespectful, but I'm not running around with a smile on my face. I am trying not to make excuses however nurses have grave responsibilities and are pushed to their limits in many instances. That is just a fact. If nurses are being mean and disrespectful then that is not a place I would want to work. Best to move on from there. Good luck.