Iknowwha2du

Iknowwha2du

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  1. How to handle being humiliated and blamed as a new nurse

    Iknowwha2du replied to Kcv19's topic in Nursing Career

    One by one if you have to and in private start standing up for yourself. You don't have to take abuse. I pulled a PA over once and addressed him trying to embarrass me in front of a patient. When my...

  2. How to deal with loneliness as a VERY young RN student...any help or advice?

    Iknowwha2du replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

    You can always find alleast 1 thing you have in common with someone. It doesn't matter what it is. If you carry this attitude with you to your RN job you will be isolated, probably not helped or...

  3. Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

    Iknowwha2du replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    It just sounds like she is preparing you for the real world of nursing, honestly you should thank her and get yourself together so you can become a

  4. "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    Iknowwha2du replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    What goes on in the post/online is no different from what happens in the hospitals etc. Sometimes it is worse in the hospitals. You are trapped at work, in that you can't leave the place, or risk...

  5. Nursing is a passion?

    Iknowwha2du replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    See this is why I get annoyed with people who push the O you have to love nursing and it is just wrong if you don't absolutely love it...we all must exist and provide for ourselves in this...

  6. BSN RN in NYC can't find a job. HELP!

    Iknowwha2du replied to akb0220's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Eventually you will get something as there is a lot of comings in goings in this field. Keep

  7. Absolutely miserable

    Iknowwha2du replied to slippersocks's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Without you telling me more I understand what you are going through. You are anxious due to valid reasons. Everyone has different coping skills and you just have to find out what yours are. Make sure...

  8. How do people feel about male nurses?

    Iknowwha2du replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

    Maybe consider respiratory therapist..but if you insist...be a ER nurse. Many female patients don't want a male nurse taking care of

  9. Feeling guilty about calling in sick.

    Iknowwha2du replied to Becca, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You will never be able to do enough, please enough, and make things fair enough. You could drive off the road and die due to feeling sick and not being able to focus...the hospital will find a...

  10. I feel like I need ER experience.

    Iknowwha2du replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Emergency

    Nothing to it..but to do it. Nursing is one of those fields to where you sink or swim. On your off time review areas to improve on. Go for

  11. New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

    Iknowwha2du replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    You won't be able to get every single thing done at work and you will feel anxious but can you decipher between being able to do the more important things and being able to stick with this versus not...

  12. Gutless Colleagues

    Iknowwha2du replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a lot of respect for you psych nurses. I worked psych for about 6 months and loved everything about it except the possibility of an attack. You can really get beat up badly. I was taught...

  13. New ER Nurse - Feel Like Quitting Job

    Iknowwha2du replied to xxMichelleJxx's topic in Emergency

    No matter where you go to work...you will most likely be pushed to the max...this is the nursing field..and having to deal with more than you think you should is very common. Speaking out about it can...

  14. I need a JOB

    Iknowwha2du replied to RNnowFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When jobs are few and competitive to get, employers pick and choose RN's that don't have a paper trail showing unfavorable work history...that is just how it goes. You may need to choose a job that...

  15. Totally Disapointed

    Iknowwha2du replied to OSUFan1's topic in Rehabilitation

    Maybe bedside nursing isn't for you. That is okay and it sounds like you are just frustrated

  16. hiring older nurses

    Iknowwha2du replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say all. I sad some. It isn't about having a whole alphabet behind your name. It is about getting more book/skill education. Nursing is always changing in terms of how things are done. Please...

  17. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    Iknowwha2du replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Can I keep all of my medications in my purse?. I won't take mine..I will take the ones you give me..although I don't know why the doctor didn't prescribe some of the ones that are in my purse...those...

  18. Questions for the single parents

    Iknowwha2du replied to NurseBetty_RN's topic in General Nursing

    What a shame the kids father won't help support you which would in turn, help support your kids, I am almost wanting to say, can him and get a man that will help you, when you start working you will...

  19. hiring older nurses

    Iknowwha2du replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't so much matter the age to me, I like working with older nurses, they have a vast amount of experience to share. I feel hospitals discriminate against older nurses because of this fast food...

  20. Overwhelmed at work :(

    Iknowwha2du replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling overwhelmed doesn't just come with being a new nurse because even the older nurses I work with feel this. Feel it and figure out what to do with it because you can't allow it to cause you to...

  21. Patient Nurse Ratio

    Iknowwha2du replied to ambobam's topic in General Nursing

    $$$$ is the reason things aren't changing. It is a numbers game and the hospitals want to make the most money so they make us deal with all of these crazy conditions and they promise the patient the...

  22. Still unemployed; Why am I not getting calls for interviews?

    Iknowwha2du replied to 2016New's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You may have to take a job somewhere that you don't really want to work to get experience. I got my experience working in a nursing home. It wasn't my first choice but I am glad that I took it because...

  23. Cover for Me! I Need to pump!

    Iknowwha2du replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I am starting to believe more and more that the nursing field is for the childless and non-married women. I really hate to say this but at a job I currently work at, it seems nurses are reprimanded...

  24. Screaming match with my preceptor

    Iknowwha2du replied to jherd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly you just did what many nurses wish they could do. That nurse wanted to provoke you. Since you are new, you have to go through a boot camp style initiation. She wanted to get you to where she...

  25. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    Iknowwha2du replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    The nursing field is turning into a big game of chest and a kindergarteners place ground. There is too much political stuff going