AnotherRNisnew

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1. Stay-at-home mom terrified of re-entering workforce after mental health episode

   AnotherRNisnew replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Maintain your license and keep up with your CEUs. You might in a period of time become more stable and able to function. I was on disability for about 10 years before I found my way back. I wish...

2. Stay-at-home mom terrified of re-entering workforce after mental health episode

   AnotherRNisnew replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Don't give up just because you are now disabled. Get a relief shift at a nursing home on a weekend if you still want to go back to nursing. I've been hospitalized more times than I can count. It...

3. Stay-at-home mom terrified of re-entering workforce after mental health episode

   AnotherRNisnew replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I have gone through being a stay at home wife, a breakup of a terrible marriage and years fighting bipolar disease. I started working a couple of shifts a week at a nursing home. I eventually got a...

4. Who says nurses can't be scholars?

   AnotherRNisnew replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Even though I may not be pursuing a higher degree in nursing I am still always working at learning more every day. Last year I accepted a job as a dialysis nurse. This is an area in which I have no...

5. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

   AnotherRNisnew replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You could try a nursing home. You would get to know your patients. You would have great nurses aids and could find a routine that you could get used to. After a period of time you could then move...

6. Anxiety following patient death

   AnotherRNisnew replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

   You have no control over when your patient expires. This patient had been doing poorly all day long and it was just his time. You did nothing

7. Why I'm leaving nursing

   AnotherRNisnew replied to UK nurse88's topic in General Nursing

   There are many different types of nursing jobs that you could try. I went to dialysis in an outpatient setting and I love it. Don't give up on your love that quickly. Good nurses are always...

8. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

   AnotherRNisnew replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I would ask to shadow a nurse for part of a day. It seems like Davita at least from my experience likes that idea and you can get to see what its like in that clinic and how staff interacts with each...

9. Struggling new charge nurse

   AnotherRNisnew replied to lolafloda's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I work for DaVita and I'm confused that you started in March and concluded your training in May. I had three months PCT training with a 40 hour off site training class with an exam I had to pass. I...

10. DIALYSIS! I am new in the field and feeling very discouraged

    AnotherRNisnew replied to angelmp228's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I am also new to dialysis. Turnover is always a bit hectic. The best you can do is to take care of one patient at a time. Just concentrate on that patient. While their site is clotting you can...