Rebel Nurse

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1. That First Domino

   Rebel Nurse replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

   This is what I'm afraid of, I'm fairly new into my career (6 years) and have spent it all in Hem/Onc. I think I was in denial and had some ups and downs as far as feeling good about my choice and...

2. Drive Right On By

   Rebel Nurse replied to Guest 1152923's topic in General Nursing

   I've been really struggling lately. Currently at work after getting report and wasting time on here before I start. I've been at this hospital my entire nursing career (about 6 years) and within the...

3. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   Rebel Nurse replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   I still feel this way sometimes even after 5 years of being a nurse. Many of us who are attracted to this work want to provide the best care and hate to disappoint our patients or coworkers. What I've...

4. Too strong of a personality?

   Rebel Nurse replied to NICU_rn_bsn's topic in General Nursing

   I'm very curious as to what they mean by "strong" personality. You say they're not telling you you're rude, but is it possible that they are and are trying to say it in a nice way? I just can't...

5. RN of 5 Years: Still Getting Pre-Shift Anxiety

   Rebel Nurse posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

   Hello! I see and understand a lot of posts expressing anxiety as a new nurse/student, but I've been working as a nurse in my specialty for over 5 years now and have noticed that I am having a lot of...

6. Research patient or see patient first?

   Rebel Nurse replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

   I like to pour over the EMAR, orders, vitals, and labs before I start my day. Yes, that means I usually come in early! When I first started that meant 30 minutes, now that is anywhere between 20 and 5...

7. Funny Things Patients Say

   Rebel Nurse replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   A few weeks ago I had a patient who had diminished eyesight and was also hard of hearing. We put signs up in each of the patients rooms as reminders to us, patients, family, etc. One says "Condition...

8. Orientation, Time Management & Brain Sheets

   Rebel Nurse replied to FinallyRNStatus's topic in General Nursing

   That's too bad I hope you find a new job that you enjoy

9. How to Respond?

   Rebel Nurse replied to motor_mouth's topic in First Year After Licensure

   On my unit, there are a couple of nurses (and one in particular) who are really picky about reports. Most people will accept whatever report is given and if I don't have answers to some of their...

10. Orientation, Time Management & Brain Sheets

    Rebel Nurse replied to FinallyRNStatus's topic in General Nursing

    I'm newly orienting to a cardiac/oncology floor, and I completely understand how overwhelmed you feel! We can get up to 6 patients, and people say it's one of the toughest/most fast paced floors in...

11. What was your experience with any upmc hospital school of nursing?

    Rebel Nurse replied to Futurehopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I've been lurking here for quite a while but decided to make an account in order to answer your questions :) I graduated from Shadyside SON in October 2014. A positive and a negative factor about...