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Yea, I have never traveled and never will. Travelers earn every cent of that really high pay as they are usually walking into very desperate situations. When my coworkers go travel I think they are usually going for the varied experience and adventur...

It sounds like its a bad preceptor. If you really think you would like the unit I would request another preceptor. Otherwise you could just leave. If you did fine in your last job with no concerns from others then your care is probably fine. Your pre...

I think you should go to a place where you can get a decent orientation first. It's too much of a jump to go straight to traveling, but not a big jump if you can get around 6 weeks orientation. (I've worked in snf and hospital.) Once you get the hang...

I would continue to work on applications for the easiest jobs but also try to think of something else you may like to do in the future. I graduated in 2010 and some of my classmates are already doing something completely different. Once you figure o...

Sounds like a stepdown. Do you mean CCU as in critical care unit?

As far as patients not being able to see their records until the doctor has had a chance to talk with them. There are instances when the patient having the report in front of them when they visit the doctor has prevented unnecessary surgery or treat...

Is SNF your only background? I hated working SNF for the same reasons you mentioned above. The bedside nursing world is rough right now but I still recommend trying at least one other area before quitting entirely. Just about everything is more fulfi...

Is that the same as a transfer center? Like triage of new patients coming into the hospital? That is where I just shadowed and liked it..I think the lack of responses may be from the fact that the name of this role varies. You are an ED nurse? The ma...

Well, this is not really within the realm of a neuro nurse since we are dealing with stuff like strokes and brain tumors, seizures and the like. Make sure you are limiting caffeine before bed and getting enough cardio exercise if not already. If you...

I agree with everyone and when they started calling us heroes, I felt like people just started seeing us as cartoon characters instead of humans.

Well, I kinda hope my coworkers don't need any monitoring or assistance at all, but desperate times call for desperate measures I guess.

Apparently patients can't see flowsheets in EPIC so everyone knows. There are also exceptions to notes that could cause the patient to do harm to themselves or others, where doctors and case workers can delay how long it takes for them to see the not...

There are so many really good new nurses around me who say the exact same thing in the beginning but grow to really like it after a while. I think you need to just allow yourself to be very lazy on days off and don't worry about chores too much. Make...

I think Trump is old news and him and his supporters will eventually fade into the background since more and more people are voting now. We just need to keep people motivated to vote. Beerman is right, democrats keep bringing him up for no reason. ?....

Good call, maybe a day surgery center or urgent care would be better!

This is a very 3-11 shift thing to say, and I appreciate it.

Thanks Nurse Beth! I am soon going to read a book about how belief systems are formed in light of events in recent years. I am curious about all beliefs that are foreign to mine. I do feel that a persons surroundings influence their beliefs the most....

She said in a 2 week period! We are not THAT crazy.

To be fair, there are a lot of people and situations to be concerned about but the people who want the freedoms also tend to end up being the patients you are talking about.

Maybe 1:1 with elderly people who need care at home? You may be working more in a CNA capacity but I think some wealthier families pay well. I think being an introvert doesn't mean you need to be away from people. You will just need to be with people...

Yes I totally get it. Being toward the top or bottom of the totem pole are fairly uncomfortable at any job in my opinion, for the reasons you have listed.

It sounds like the old job will ALWAYS take you back but I'm not so sure about the new one. You could always stay at the new job and keep in touch with the coworkers you are close to and keep tabs on whether anything changed. If you take the promotio...

How is a doctorate in education not worth much if you value medical doctors, who need people who are doctorates in education to educate med school professors? Anyway, everyone already knows she is not a medical doctor. Do they have this problem with ...

In my experience yes, big time!! At first I feel like I don't bond with many people and don't even really like anyone. I have had 3 nursing jobs and this happened during both switches. Over time I develop more investment into a place and find I l lik...

This is my experience as well. I used to work in acute rehab which was a med-surg like environment and I felt like there was a lot of patients who were very sick and circling the drain. Switched to neuro stepdown and it seems calmer. We do have more ...