Green Tea, RN

That is basically you leave controlled substance in patient room unattended, right? It can be taken by anybody.

After working as a nurse for a couple years, I decided to leave nursing for good. I went back to school for a math related graduate degree. I finished my graduate program, and I now work in clinical research. Leaving nursing is one of the best decisi...

I used to work in the OR as an RN. I have worked a long shift like you did. I have worked with barely minimum help (this is a regular occurrence especially when I was on call). What I have learned working there was that many incidents are preventab...

I think I probably see calling off a bit different from you. I do not feel ashamed to call off if I am sick or cannot function at 100% due to mental health. I have seen coworkers who come to work sick or cannot function due to different reasons, caus...

I have experienced Med Surg and Surgery as an RN (BSN) and decided to leave Nursing for good. I went back to school for a graduate degree in Applied Statistics, and now I work in Clinical Research. You say you know IT. If you learn a programming lang...

You may not wanna hear this, but one of the things I learned when I was working as a nurse was do not help other people to seek something in return. Why? Because it is disappointing or even you may feel it is betrayal when you cannot receive somethin...

One of a few pros of working as a nurse is that many nursing jobs are flexible. If you can afford, maybe it is a good idea to be part time on your nursing job and use your extra free time to prepare for what you really wanna do. I left nursing for go...

Yeah. I know what you mean. I just wanted to say my classmates had a degree such as Engineering, Math, Computer Science, and Statistics in their background.

I have pretty bad social anxiety too. I feel you. I have suffered from it since I was little, and it is one of those things I cannot change no matter what. After working two years as a nurse full-time, I went back to school for a master's degree in a...

Death is scary. I am also concerned to get something irreversible, like permanent damage in the lungs, and you may have to live the rest of the life with respiratory issues. It is a new virus. We do not know the long term effects yet in case of infec...

Coronavirus may not kill healthy young people even if they get infected, but it does not necessarily mean they can live the rest of your life healthy. They may survive from the virus, but they may have to live the rest of the lives with permanent dam...

I saw you listed psychology and nursing. What about others? Why don't you go to the field of engineering, computer science, or statistics?

When I was a nursing student, I almost passed out by watching circumcision on a newborn baby. The baby boy was agitated and made me nauseated and dizzy. I became a surgical nurse a couple years later. I have never passed out. I think you will get ove...

I found I made a mistake choosing nursing after I got into a nursing program. I graduated anyway and became a nurse. I have been a nurse for four years (a year of med surg and the rest in the OR). I am in school for a non-nursing degree now and work ...

You should really watch how your management reacts and acts to the safety issues you have experienced and reported. If they do nothing or do not back you up, maybe you should look for a new job. The culture most likely will not be changed without man...

I asked the financial question because ACR has many options how to proceed to become a RD from the point where she is right now. Seemingly she is doing good in her LPN to RN school, and i do not feel it is necessary for her to quit it right away just...

Out of curiosity, who is paying for your schooling and living expenses?

Working as a nurse, it did not take long for me to realize that the management cares their position and salary only. Dangerous nurse to patient ratio? None of their business. Sad.

If you do not like nursing, it is okay to leave. I found nursing was not for me, and I'm on my way to the exit (I go to school and work as a nurse part time). From my observation, nurses complain about their job, but majority of them just do not leav...

Before making any decisions about this, how is the nursing market for new graduates in your area? I am asking because you may not find a nursing job either even if you get a nursing degree if your area is suturated with nurses.

As long as you are still employed, i call it good. Nowdays i feel it is not easy for a nurse to find a place to work for a long period of time anyway. Good luck!

I am glad to hear you are safe with your support system now. You are not a failure. I do not necessarily feel going into nursing was a mistake to you. I personally know a nurse who was from out of state, started orientation in the OR where i work, an...

I read your whole topic, but i have hard time understanding why you feel you are incompetent and stupid. By reading your post, i did not feel much of problems at your workplace. Maybe you are just bored at work? There is not a nursing job which utili...

When I was working on a med/surg floor, I saw a nurse aide who used to be a LPN. I don't know the details (LPN licensure, pay, etc) of the lady though. The hospital had chronic retention issue of both nurses and aides, so it must be helpful to the ho...

By reading your posts, I am kinda convinced that if you jump into nursing without knowing what is real, you will most likely be ended up in disappointment. Let me give you a real life example on patient and staff safety. Repositioning or transferrin...