Newishnurse1995

Newishnurse1995

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  1. What is your opinion on "calling in sick" when not really sick?

    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...
  2. 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...
  3. Should I omit some of my nursing experience to get a job in L&D?

    Thank you! Good
  4. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night Shift

    ??‍♀️ 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,...
  5. Leaving Work / Nurse Duties Incomplete Passing To Night 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...
  6. What is up with the level of entitlement?

    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...
  7. Should I quit my program?

    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...
  8. New Grad RN hired as an “RN Supervisor” at a SNF

    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
  9. Mother-baby nursing VS pediatric nursing

    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
  10. Med Surg nurse being given Tele Patients

    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...
  11. Is there a light at the end of this tunnel?

    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
  12. Help! Why is switching specialties so difficult?

    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...
  13. Tired of the Fluff

    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...
  14. Is it wrong to stay in med-surg?

    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...
  15. Help. My clinical group dislikes me.

    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....
  16. What are they teaching?

    You’ll be okay. You’ll know what you need to document. For instance if you have a patient who has Q4 neuro checks, NIH screenings, or had a blood transfusion, you’ll know where to document and...
  17. I hated being a nurse for the first time

    You have horrible shifts every now and again. You’re an awesome nurse and did everything in your power to help the patient. I’ve had many nights where I felt completely overwhelmed, but we always...
  18. What are they teaching?

    My clinical experience did not prepare me in the slightest. We only had 6 hour clinical days and we were just paired with a nurse. We couldn’t do any procedures or give out meds without our...
  19. Med-Surg IV Meds

    You’ll see when you get on the floor. Don’t worry about that. They will teach you. I will say, my unit had a book and access to an online resource that went into detail about what we can and...
  20. Why are we shooting to kill? Aren’t you able to apprehend someone without killing them? Shoot them in the foot! My goodness. Do you guys remember when that police officer arrested that nurse a few...
  21. New GraduateWith 3 Incident Reports

    These are small incidences. Don’t be discouraged. at the end of my shifts... I always ask myself... did any of my patients die? Did I do the best that I could do with the given situation? Don’t...
  22. Patients in Med Surg Needing 1:1

    Document document document. It’s hard. Only thing that gets me through my shifts are my
  23. What is night shift actually like?

    I have some nights where my patients are all self sufficient (once every couple of months) and other nights where they are all completes and really sick. Just depends. Day shift would usually...
  24. 12-Hour Shift | Life of a Nurse

    My night last week, Receive an admission from the previous shift. His temp is 101 and he is projectile vomiting. He’s diaphoretic. Take his vitals again. Ice packs everywhere. Tylenol isn’t even...
  25. Am I too stupid to be a nurse?

    Been a nurse for a year and I had a lot of anxiety. Still do. Sometimes we are hard on ourselves and we are actually doing a better job than we think. I used to ask my assistant managers what I could...