Minnie2462

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1. Have you been ever gotten sick from working as a nurse?

   Minnie2462 replied to Aly529's topic in Stress 101

   whooping cough, totally. then got disciplined for being sick so much. so I came to work sick... then co-workers wouldn't talk or chart near me LOL (it wasn't so funny at the time)

2. Midnight shift is killing me, literally.

   Minnie2462 replied to fomaGT's topic in Stress 101

   I am one of them too.... Ativan and shorter-working meds work better than meds that stay in your system for a long time like benadryl.

3. Anxiety

   Minnie2462 replied to astonish31's topic in Stress 101

   I started getting anxiety attacks after working my first nursing job, as the anxiety at work increased. It was after a mistake at work... once I got home. I see a therapist and much better now. I wouldn't try the techniques by yourself. Having a week...

4. I'm burned out...what to do...

   Minnie2462 replied to KC34's topic in Stress 101

   Do home health nursing private duty pediatrics, Like Maxim. You can do 8 hour shifts, and try different patients until you find a low stress one. They will often let you do meet and greets or just change patients if its too stresful. If you can find ...