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I have experience in hospice nursing, but currently work in an inpatient oncology unit. In my experience there isn't a very big difference between the hospice and oncology population. Most of my oncology patients are dying, the difference being they ...

CTCA doesn't hire new grads.

I have experienced anxiety related insomnia as well and I couldn't agree more with the poster who advised you confront insomnia in the face. It is actually a well studied method of dealing with anxiety, usually referred to as exposure response therap...

Hello. I work at a stand-alone inpatient hospice unit. When our patients come to the unit under GIP, the home case managers typically do not follow the patient while they are in the unit. However, if the patient comes to the unit for respite, the hom...

Hospice-exactly for the reason described above by the other hospice nurses!! Couldn't have said it better. I work in an inpatient hospice unit, so I still work hourly 3 -12 hour shifts. Which i love having my 4 days off so I get the best of both worl...

Finally...i can hear myself think!

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. - Dr. Seuss

Mine too!!!!

I recently left ICU nursing for Hospice nursing. I too found myself most satisfied with my job when transitioning patient's to end of life care, and couldn't agree more that there are worse things than dying. So far, I love my new job and am so thank...

So sorry to hear you are struggling to find a place in ICU. I have a co-worker who has now been on our ICU unit for 1 year, previous work experience was OR nursing. She is a fabulous nurse and a great asset to the team. Sure there was a learning curv...

The hospital i work for onboards new grad nurses through the staffing/float department. We get a very good orientation, stay on one unit for 6 months, and after that have opportunity to float. After 1 year, the staffing department assists new grads w...

Stay at home mom for over 12 years, graduated BSN age 42, landed dream job 2 months later in acute care hospital/ICU unit. You will be fine! :) Enjoy the process! You have much to look forward to.

In my opinion, skills can always be learned. It's those who struggle with critical thinking, problem solving and/or prioritization that might have a difficult time in an ICU setting.

1. Do you believe mobile use (smartphone) has increased your quality of your work as a nurse? Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree 3 2. Do you feel the use of smartphones has enhanced the nursing community? Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Dis...

I still think you misunderstood my original intent, which was to highlight the responsibility the student has to make the most of their own learning experience regardless of their clinical experience. Thank you for this reply, as i appreciate your i...

First of all I am not a student. Second, I completely agree. Show me where I laid the responsibility of teaching on the staff nurses shoulders. I wouldn't even suggest it. But some nurses have a passion to teach which works to everyones advantage whe...

Elkpark: Not sure how that is supposed to look. 1 clinical instructor, 10 students parading around a unit taking care of a patient...? Have you seen that where you work? Our good clinical instructors did teach, but they can only be one place at a tim...

As a new nurse, I can recall what it was like to be a student nurse, but can also empathize with the craziness of being a nurse now responsible for the patients in my care. As a student nurse, our instructors worked very hard to locate nurses that li...

Generally the nurse to patient ratio in ICU is 1 nurse to 2 patients (at least that is the ratio where I work). Med/Surg is more like 1 nurse to 5-6 patients.

Following, as I am a brand new grad that will be starting out in ICU in two weeks.