kathleen07

All the very best with what you decide to do in the end. Remember this: we can only ever just try our best and give it the best we can.

An update... I pushed on and ended up taking a year break after I graduated from my nursing degree to decide. Everyone kept encouraging me to apply for new graduate nursing jobs, so I did. I didn't get the first 2, but got a new grad nurse position in a paediatric hospital on a general medical unit (paediatric hospital new grad nurse positions are extremely competitive so I thought this was a bit of a sign to give it a go)! I haven't begun it yet, I begin there in a month. I am as nervous as ever, and still am unsure whether this is what I want, but I will keep pushing on and go ahead with it. I ultimately want to be a GP nurse in a practice or a homecare nurse for children...or something totally different but still in the caring area (occupational therapy perhaps) P.s. Koni01, I tried to reply to your private message but the allnurses new policy is that I can't send them unless I have more posts on the boards on here. What did you end up doing?

Hi fellow nurses! I graduated from my nursing degree, and became a registered nurse December 2014 (in my country, you become registered after sitting the state examination in your final year of the degree). I have decided to look for a hospital job. Up to now, I had taken some time off after the study to do some travelling overseas and have a break after the very intense nursing training. I got back from my trip overseas a few weeks ago, and have been looking for community nursing work/deciding what career to do (whether to keep nursing or do something else). I have decided to look for hospital nursing jobs, as there are tons more of those than community/primary health positions in my country for new graduates. I also think hospital nursing will give me a good base and give me options. I have been out of the nursing study/textbooks/clinical environment for 6 months and am very keen to revise and study everything important to know so i am prepared for my first job (/interview!) Does anybody have some tips of how to go about this? I am going to begin studying my nursing textbooks/past work again. Thanks!

Hey fellow allnurses.com friends! I graduated with my nursing degree end of 2014. I had already made a decision before graduating to take a break and do some travel for 6 months before finding a nursing job, as the degree was intense and i hadn't stopped studying since school. Throughout my degree, I found the stress of placements exhausting and mentally draining. I often would go home after hospital placements (i didn't find community placements as stressful) crying and not wanting to continue my study & become a nurse. I really haven't enjoyed the hospital work. With suggestions from friends and family, I continued and persevered with the degree as i was already halfway when I was doubting whether i wanted to even be a nurse anymore. I really am not a fan of the burnt out, under-staffed hospital wards however i absolutely love caring for people and find so much reward from this. During my study, i pondered on whether to study teaching. That was still caring. Just in a different way. I have done a lot of babysitting/nanny work and love working with kids. I just got back from my overseas trip/break 3 weeks ago and since then have been trying to find a new grad nursing position. Mainly because I feel I should still give nursing a go, as i am registered (in my country you become a registered nurse after sitting the state examination at the end of your final degree year). I feel that if i don't give nursing a go now, i won't ever be able to. However, the thought of working in a hospital really does not interest me. In fact, it makes me extremely nervous and worried-which has very likely been brought on from my fear of hospital placements. Throughout all my placements, I did pretty well. I got average or above average feedback from preceptors and made a good impression. It was my lack of confidence and fear of being constantly assessed which would get me down. I am currently relieving at early childhood centres to earn while i look for a nursing position. However...I am still so unsure whether i really should become a nurse. Whether to do nursing, or teaching, or something else. It is such a difficult decision. I really need a proper job to earn money and save (i am getting married early next year) and i am 22, and would really like to begin my career. What on earth should i do? If I was to begin nursing, am i good enough for it? After being out of the degree for 6 months now and not having learnt loads of clinical skills, i feel i still have so much knowledge and skill gaps! I have heard if you are passionate about something, and willing to put 110% in, you can do anything. So does that mean i am capable of becoming a nurse? a good nurse? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for taking the time to read this long message! :)

Hey guys, Was wondering if you could help me with another question about this reflection. I want to write a question about what barriers may stop a team work culture happening. But just wondering how i should word it.. Do you think I should ask it by saying "what barriers may prevent a culture of team work forming?"

I encountered a scenario at placement and am wondering what others thoughts are on whether I went about it correctly or not? It was in my final nursing placement, and my 3rd week of the 9 week placement at a respite facility for children with disabilities (providing their parents a break whilst we care for them here) I was caring for a child who has cerebral palsy (and other complex co-morbidities) She requires suctioning in order to help her to cough and for the removal of ariway secretions. One day, it was just me and the Health Care Assistant (HCA) in lounge (where the children usually play/spend their day interacting with others) when I noticed this child needed suctioning (she makes a specific "whoo-ing" sound when she does). As I was going to suction her, the HCA told told me she didn't need suctioning as that was a normal noise for her. However, I knew that she did (her resp effort was definitely increased, and she was making the whooing sound). I explained that reason why I was going to suction her, but still the HCA looked displeased. I suctioned her anyway. The suctioning turned out to be beneficial for the child-her resp effort was reduced and she looked more comfortable. On reflection, I wonder if I should have found and asked a nurses second opinion? I think i made a good call, used clinical rationale and judgement. What do you think?

Thanks for all the advice and help guys! Definitely appreciated! :) Would you call the nursing culture a "culture of teamwork"?

My placement was very team work focused. Like, the culture felt very team worked based in how it was set up (i.e. x2 worked together to care for 6 patients, x1 shift coordinator who floated around to assist if necessary/receive handovers). I am keen to write my reflection about how in a morning shift, it was very busy and patients were detiorioating and we needed assistance so the shift co-ordinator was able to assist as well as allocate another RN to help. Do you think im going down the right track?

Hi all! :) I am a nursing student who has to write: "a reflection about a event/scenario where the wellbeing of a patient was impacted by the culture of nursing" I am struggling to pick a culture of nursing. The reflection needs to be based on the paediatric placement i had. If anyone has any tips, please let me know. :)