badmanRN

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1. New nurse and I hate it

   badmanRN replied to Fluffy1turbo's topic in Professionalism

   I find myself in the same predicament. I'm almost a year into my nursing career and working on a med/surg with telemetry floor and very unhappy. I have a few more months before I can transfer within the health system I work so I wondered if anyone ha...

2. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   Thankfully I have a sympathetic PCP who gave me a few more days to feel ready to get back to patient care. I think a few more days will put me in a better place and I will have been on my new medication regimen for more than a week (had been tapering...

3. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   I am going to start the FMLA process. I just don't want to use it as a crutch for going back to work too soon.

4. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   As a grad nurse we had to sign a contract that said we would stay on a certain unit for a year after orientation, so I am in this position until at least September. I did a few months on nights and it didn't agree with me. I was irritable and fell as...

5. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   Currently I am on days but could have the option to go back to nights if I think that would help but it would be about six weeks until I could go back to nights. I would have to work days until then as I can't afford that much time off. Both days an...

6. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   I've done traditional CBT therapy in the past but it's not something that I feel works for me. I'm just worried about going back to work before I'm ready. I want to be a good nurse. I worked hard to get to nursing but I'm questioning whether I have ...

7. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   I haven't found any. I work for a large rural system and they have bought up all the hospitals in the area and those not associated do not have a behavioral health department. At this point I don't know that I could afford an IOP. I have already burn...

8. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   I do not have a psychiatrist at this point. My PCP and I agreed on medical management. There is an IOP at the hospital I work at but I am not a candidate because I am not a danger to myself or others. I have been looking in my area for counsellors b...

9. Nursing with Depression

   badmanRN replied to badmanRN's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately my employers already knew about my anxiety and depression. I have worked there for almost 7 years (mostly as a phlebotomist) before I became a nurse. I return to my PCP this week to see if I am at a point to ret...

10. Nursing with Depression

    badmanRN posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi all. I am a new grad nurse who is currently signed off work for a severe bout of depression. I am afraid to go back to work as it seems work has exacerbated my depression over the last few months. Anyone have any experience getting through a sever...