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Oh man- this truly sucks. My knee jerk is to say start looking for another nursing job NOW. These people sound toxic and possibly vindictive. Healthcare is ALL ABOUT THE TEAM. If you can't trust your team, you're going to be in a paranoid and unhealthy mental state. I'm already worried for you that the minute something goes wrong, your colleagues may try to pin it on you. I hope someone else comments with something more productive. Does your manager know about the verbal abuse on the floor? Also- (if you haven't already) start documenting EVERYTHING now. Not only your work, but also the verbal abuse. Particularly the incidents where you are being humiliated in front of patient families- as that behavior also undermines the facility at large and will have an impact on patient satisfaction. (It is a business and HR will probably take complaints more seriously that have an impact on business... b/c what patient is going to come back or recommend a facility that hires incompetent nurses... or however your preceptor insulted you)

I'm coming out of 3 years on adult acute psych, and it's like, "thank god it wasn't adolescents"- but it was awful. I would get so upset, and my coworkers would just tell me "you've got to learn to tune that out." I was like, "I will never be able to tune out the sound of human screams. NOR SHOULD I" At the end, I was losing control of my own emotions on a regular basis... sometimes at work (

SNF- I was in psych for 3 years before finally an opportunity opened up on a med surg floor. AND I'M SO FAR BEHIND (my skills, my knowledge, my prioritization skills have all fallen to the wayside in the time I've been on psych)

Hey guys- so, you're all probably going to tell me to just keep my head down, focus on my work and ignore it, because ultimately, it's not my business. I'm new to med/surg, and am so excited and nervous about transitioning from psych (where I've been since graduating 3 years ago). I'm overall RUSTY with the med/surg clinical thinking and clinical skills. And I hate that I have to wait for one of the doctors and one of the nurse's to get done flirting before I can ask for help, or ask any assistance. The doctor, he pretty much just treats me like I'm a fart. The nurse, she is helpful, but as I said before, a lot of times she's too busy giggling at the doctor's inappropriate (to the workplace) sexual innuendos to help me out. And she's not the only one, there are a couple other people (nurses, secretaries) who feed into his behavior too. One of the agency nurse's told me that this behavior's been going on for years. I don't know, I just find it really irritating. I come to work to work. I feel I'm this old fuddy duddy who is just anxious and irritated and always needs help anyway sorting out prioritization and learning numbers and protocols.... I don't know. Anybody got any similar stories? Can anyone relate?

I went into nursing to do psychiatric nursing. At this point, I'm only 2 years into my nursing career which as only been Behavioral and Detox. My facility is undergoing some change in management, and travel nursing is starting to look more appealing, but I'm not sure if 2 years of Psych and ONLY Psych makes me a strong enough candidate for that type of gig. I am not ANCC certified in Psych yet. Any input?

That's fantastic! Thank you for sharing!!!

I am a part time massage therapist (full time nursing school student!), living in Chicago. I've been a full time working MT for about 5 years up until a couple years ago when my employer started doing Groupons, and my pay got cut in half, and I decided to channel my ambitions for helping people into nursing. I want to caution that in the spa/massage industry, whether it's a chiropractor, or a spa, or a hotel, both your clients and your employer (not all the time of course, but enough that it makes you a little sad) will try to get one over on you. And when people say "you probably won't get rich," what they mean is, "you'll probably not make more than $30,000/year full time." Of course, everyone's experience is different, and where I am in my life, I've not pursued a more entrepreneurial direction with my skills. I love love love massage. There really is no other profession as inherently rewarding. But I need to be able to retire and take care of my mother, and I can't bank on finding a rich spouse. God just didn't make me like that. ;-) But you know, I will always treasure my education and experiences as an MT, learning the different modalities, the different ways that TCM and Aruvedic medicine regards the body/mind/spirit, my instructors, peers, and clients. I plan on continuing practicing massage for as long as my body will let me.

Hi, I'm a nursing student, and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on how to improve injection skills. I was thinking about injecting myself with NS to practice, has anybody else done this? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!!!