caffeinatednurse BSN, RN

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    Nurses with fibromyalgia/cfs/similar conditions?

    caffeinatednurse replied to PianoTiles's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm a relatively new RN. I graduated with my BSN in May 2014. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis while I was in pre-nursing classes, and then with fibromyalgia, scoliosis, sciatica, and...
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    Questions from My wheelchair about Nursing

    caffeinatednurse replied to Totalnoob's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Why not become a PA instead? You could then get your bachelor's degree in whatever you want (as long as you complete the prerequisites) and proceed on to a master's degree in physician's assistant...
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    How old is too old to become a new RN?

    caffeinatednurse replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    One of my classmates in nursing school was in his mid-50s when he entered nursing school. He worked on a Med-Surg unit a little after he graduated, but I don't think he cared for it. He works mainly...
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    I know it's horrible to live off loans but...

    caffeinatednurse replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in General Nursing

    My view on student loans is a little bit different. I came from a lower middle class family. My dad is the only provider, since my mother is physically disabled and has been for some time. They didn't...
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    How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    caffeinatednurse replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Telling a stressed out co-worker to sit down and relax or go home is not likely to end well. By getting your ear chewed off, do you mean that she snapped off at you? Or that she constantly complained?...
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    No more rudeness!

    caffeinatednurse replied to WheatGerm's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I graduated not too long ago (2014). Our nursing school did their very best to address attitudes like this starting in the pre-nursing classes, but the simple fact is that students can easily fake...
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    HELP!! NEW nurse feel like Im getting eaten by sharks

    caffeinatednurse replied to newbie9909's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I honestly wouldn't take this part personally. I did an independent month-long practicum in the ICU when I was senior. There were several times when I was transferring care of a patient to another...
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    Nursing Student with Arthritis worried about health clearance

    caffeinatednurse replied to thecoybandit's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I cannot speak from personal experience, since I never had to disclose any medications or physical conditions to my nursing school. However, I did go to nursing school with a woman who has RA. She...
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    Nurse bullies

    caffeinatednurse replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Nursing

    This. I had to leave my job as well. It's sometimes not as easy as just telling someone to leave you alone. New grad RNs often don't have very much confidence to begin with. In my case, one of my...