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Changing fields, scared
Thank you
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You are not a nurse...
In a polite way you should tell your friend that without a license number they could run into a great deal of trouble both legal and professional. It could impact he or she's ability to get a full license depending on the state or province they wish to practice.
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You will all probably hate me for this
It would depend on the level of negligence by the nurse, I myself have used this site for advice and have gotten lots of great constructive criticism and advice. We should always aim to help and assist our brothers and sisters in he field.
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Changing fields, scared
So I have been nursing about 2 years. When I started I was confident, strong, happy and calm. I loved critical care. Then I moved provinces and it all went down hill. I became anxious and scared. I worked mental health and lost my skills. I went back to critical care and broke down mentally. Currently I work in a facility that is hostile and poisoned. The moral is awful, the gossip and rumours are amazing. As charge nurse my manager looks to me to stop this poison. I routinely go hands on and with security take violent clients to seclusion. Routinely I save my employees and security from being strangled. This doesn't bother me. It's the 9 emails I get on my days off that kill me. Form not signed, didn't make eye contact with staff to ask for lights to be turned on ( while I am subduing a patient with security). My management team has me so scared and convinced I am the worst nurse here. I am am interviewing for a new position in long term care, Eden philosophy. I hated LTC but the Eden philosophy sounds amazing. Has anyone worked with it? Any advice. Even just thoughts on my situation? Sorry for ranting. In the past this site has helped me through tough times. I appreciate you all considermebranded RN
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The Nurse I Used to be.
I take Cipralex 20mg, Ativan 1mg TID PRN. I used to be heavily into Jiu-Jitsu and Boxing in Ottawa, but I live rural and there isnt anything like that around. It is nice to know that I am not alone in this. My doctor wants to place me on other medication, but the significant weight gain, and risk of high blood glucose, and cardiovascular concerns that are associated with the weight gain, I am hesitant. Also, my doctor tells me that I am bi-polar, I disagree but he has the training.
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The Nurse I Used to be.
I am not sure if this is the right place to vent this, and this is certainly something I have trouble talking about. All my life I have had terrible anxiety, but while nursing I have usually been fine. I am in my first year nursing. I nursed in Ottawa on a vascular SX unit, and it was stressfull and I loved it. I got married, and moved to Nova Scotia, worked mental health, hated it, then got a job on Vascular again. Somehow this is where the problem started. I shake everyday before shift, it can get so bad I cannot write my report sheet in the morning. Sometimes I break down into tears for no reason, I find myself hiding in the work bathroom to contain myself. My doctor suggested that I take a month off, so I did. I was worried about losing my job, and letting my team down, but I couldnt function. Today I returned to work for the first time, and I had an easy assignment. But I still couldnt handle the stress of being here. I love working as a nurse, and I love vascular SX. It just feels like I will never regain the nurse I know I can be, the nurse I used to be