kkbb BSN, RN

I was the odd one and went with MA before nursing school, but there was a specific reason why I did that. I had worked as a legal secretary for 10 years when I decided I wanted to switch careers. I did have concerns about how I would do in the medi...

I want to look at this from a completely different point of view...let's look at where the system failed. OP, you have not specifically addressed this, so I will ask. Do you have phones or pagers to get ahold of other staff during the shift? Do th...

I earned my BSN at 39. I'm currently 45 and working on my MSN. As the saying goes, age is just a number.

My heart breaks for you. This is absolutely not okay. As a preceptor to new hires (experienced nurses), it is my job to teach them our policies and procedures, and about our patient population if they are not from a similar specialty. ...

First, big hugs Quinn_Le! New grad me would agree with everything you wrote, feeling exactly like you do. I agree with seeing if you can postpone school for a little while to focus your attention on work and self-care when not at work. I str...

Oh my, I feel like I could have written this when I was a new grad. I am so sorry that you are feeling like this, and are unsupported by your unit. I was the queen of filling out incident reports my first year and even had 2 patients fall within on...

We have a resource nurse on our unit, and their entire job that shift is to support the other nurses and do whatever is needed to help push the shift forward. One night as a new grad I asked our resource with help doing something for me in one room ...

Care plans were the bane of nursing school for me. But now that I am practicing, I can understand what was really being taught through our care plans. For my school we had to document what additional labs/testing we would anticipate and explain why...

My orientation was a week or two longer than the other new grads on my unit. When I finally got off orientation, I lasted about 4 weeks before it became clear I wasn't ready. I work nights and was put back onto orientation during days so that the m...

So much to process here....you told the AM different ways the situation could be avoided in the future, by pointing out areas that you personally have control over, but also areas that the unit could improve. The fact that the carts are locked up an...

I agree with the post above, you might just be automatically being rejected because you have not taken/passed the NCLEX. Take a deep breath in and focus on the NCLEX.

No, no one was defending the women. But there were points when people were saying it was dems acting out. My point was just that I've seen it on both sides, and in either case it is simply wrong. I have issues with the entire situation. Adults l...

Let me start with stating my bias...I am not a Trump fan. But would I destroy a Trump supporter's sign, or take a child's MAGA hat? Hell no! I have had many intelligent conversations with others that do not share my political beliefs. But here is...

I also am inpatient hem/onc. Breaks are essential. So is good hydration. I had a coworker that always rushed around, missed breaks, stayed late to finish charting. They were just running themselves ragged. We would try to get them to take a brea...

Learn where your resources are AND USE THEM. I use micromedex a lot at work to look up IV compatibility (not everything plays nice in the lines). Never assume things will be compatible...NS and 1/2 NS are not the same thing and things may work in N...

I only just found this thread, and was in tears reading it. Kalipso, my heart was breaking for you. I am beyond excited to hear that your husband finally started being really honest about his feelings, and that you two are now working together as a...

I've been on nights for 3 years. I do have school aged kids, so when I'm off I live like a normal human. As much as I don't like to, I always work 3 in a row...that way I only go into shift once and then out of shift one a week (which helps). The n...

Get at least a year under your belt before you switch jobs. Also, you mentioned that you are currently working on your BSN. Stay put and get everything complete before you move. It will make you more marketable. It looks like you want to move to Fl...

I can only speak to my own experience, so just keep in the back of your mind that I have only ever worked at my hospital. That said.... I worked so hard on my portfolio. I wanted it to be perfect for my interview. And when I attempted to hand it o...

Was the captain of my cheer team in high school (20 years ago). But was also in theater and choir. Played rugby in college. I doubt my coworkers know about my cheering past....I don't wear my old uniform to work. ?

I see this often on this site....new grads that do not want to work med/surg because of what they saw/experienced at clinicals. The only advice I have to offer is that you (and any new grad) need to remember that being the actual nurse in charge of ...

Saw a nursing student start to walk into a patient's room and start rubbing their hands together and say "I wash my hands". She didn't actually wash her hands, just verbalized it. When told she needed to actually clean her hands, she said that this...

Other idea is to see if you have a friend closer to the clinical site and see if you would be able to stay there once in a while. I did that for a clinical that was 2 hours away. I would buy her dinner as payment. We would study the night before a...

As a parent, I would want the nurse to call and tell me that she heard a murmur. The kid looked off and you assessed. Sounds to me like you were being a prudent nurse. ?

The best advise I have ever been given is do not make big life altering decisions while feeling emotional. Better yet, don't let your emotions make the decision for you. While this might not be fair, is it a breach of contract or illegal in any way...