Newishnurse1995

I think this new generation of nurses (including myself) value mental health. I do not feel any remorse. Your employer can easily replace you if you dropped dead today. Take care of yourself and your families!

Thank you! Good idea

??‍♀️ That’s how I do things. I would feel absolutely terrible for leaving certain things that I couldn’t get to the next shift (starting a foley, giving blood, etc). If I had a bad night, most things were ordered an hour or two ago. I refuse to do anything that was ordered within 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the next shift.

I usually stayed to clean up any of my messes (so that day shift acknowledged I wasn’t just trying to get over on them. My shift ended at 7:30 and sometimes I would stay until 8-8:30). Anything I couldn’t complete I would hand off and they usually understood. However, I expected the same courtesy. Don’t just run out the door before attempting to complete certain tasks. Especially ones we couldn’t complete at night. Some nights we would each get 3-4 new patient admissions. Day shift hardly got admissions, and if they did, they wouldn’t arrive until after 7pm.

I’ve been a nurse since 2018. Started off in Medsurg, but always knew I wanted to do L&D, PP, or Peds. I picked up a job as a homecare pediatrics nurse (to gain some kind of experience) while simultaneously working as a medsurg nurse in March of 2020. I quit my medsurg job last Summer and decided to fully focus on obtaining a job in L&D or postpartum. I have a lot of experience working with children (Daycare teacher’s assistant, CNA on a peds floor), but no L&D experience. Since I quit medsurg, I’ve had interviews for L&D, but no luck in securing a position due to my lack of experience in L&D. Most of the time, I pass the HR interview, but my application is immediately rejected after it’s sent to the manager. I’ve only interviewed with a unit manager once. I came across a new graduate/residency position in a neighboring state. I’ve applied to other residencies in the past, but have been disqualified due to my experience as a nurse (most want new grads or nurses with 12 months or less if nursing experience). I’m really tempted to just omit some of my nursing experience in order to qualify. Part of me thinks it’s not ethical, but the other part of me doesn’t care. What do you think I should do?

I’ve seen the opposite at certain times. Older nurses complaining about an assignment that I had to deal with for 12+ hours with limited staff. Or older nurses refusing to be charge and forcing newer nurses with less than a year experience to take over. I also had the pleasure of working with older nurses who I absolutely adored. I realized I shouldn’t make judgements about an entire generation based on my experiences. I will say younger nurses do not tolerate bullying or BS anymore and are more likely to quit or speak up against unsafe practices. We like “self care,” and will not work tirelessly for a job that can easily replace us.

Girl I still accidentally miss the urethra and go into the lady parts and I've been a nurse for two years. It happens. So what. Nursing instructors can be supportive or absolutely horrible. No in between. I quit my first program because of it and at the time I regretted it. Applied for another program two years later and met a some horrible clinical instructors as well. They don’t go away. It’s unfortunately the culture of nursing school. I had one instructor who did an end of the semester evaluation of me that lasted one hour even though she never saw me do anything. She didn’t know me as a person or what I was capable of so please don’t let the opinions of others get to you if they don’t truly know your character. I would seek therapy for your anxiety. Nursing can be cut throat at times and you often can’t wear your heart on your sleeve. I’m the same way and had trouble with the same thing.

I agree with everyone else, however maybe you should wait a little bit. At least it’s something you can put on your resume for future jobs. Give it 6 months.

I’ve been having a hard time getting into L&D and PP as a med surg nurse. I would do PP and ask them to train you in L&D as well

There’s a difference between a progressive care patient and a tele patient. Not all tele patients are critical. May have A-fib, A-flutter, heart block etc. Like always, if something happens just call the doctor or call a rapid response if the patients condition deteriorates. If you need a refresher in rhythms, take an online class or watch Youtube. I read my old nursing books at times to refresh my memory if I’m unsure about something. You got it!

Wow, my story is exactly like yours! Well almost. Two years of medsurg, and now a home health nurse. Don’t think I’ll stay here, but it’s fine for the time being especially because of COVID.

Having the same problem. I worked on a med surg floor for two years and picked up a job in pediatrics homecare on the side. I thought it would look better on my resume when applying for L&D/pediatric jobs but no luck. It’s so frustrating. I think it’s about who you know.

I only struggled with this when it was apparent that the professor had no clue what they were talking about and relied on power points entirely. Other professors used powerpoints to organize their thoughts. I often skipped lectures of those who used power points as a crutch.

If you like it, why would you ever think of leaving? I lasted in medsurg for two years, but could t handle it for various reasons. Handling 6 patients with frequent admissions at night is tough. Pat yourself on the back. Medsurg nurses are not the scum of the earth.

You will hopefully get a new clinical group next semester. Please don’t waste your time thinking about them. Don’t attend the study groups anymore. Don’t hang out with them after school anymore. You don’t deserve that kind of treatment. Focus on your studies. Continue to be polite when you do see them. Hold onto your dignity though. Like another user said, you won’t even remember their names in 5 years.