Topics About 'Anxiety'.
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I have been a nurse for about a year now. I work in a physical rehabilitation hospital where I work with mainly elderly. My work position is the kind where I am every day in a different floor depending on the hospital's needs, in exchange I don't do ...
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I've been a med surg RN for nearly 40 yrs and have recently started a new position in an outpatient eye surgery center. While my former job was extremely stressful, I felt completely competent, was the "go to" person for everyone and the time flowed...
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I've thought about posting this for some time. I'm sure there will be some who comment the usual "suck it up buttercup" response, but this post is for anyone out there who faces shame, self loathing, self reproach and fear trying to work consistently...
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Hey all. First of all, thank you for this wonderful website I have to say.
So I'm trying not to write an entire long drawn out story but, I'll end up doing it anyway. I am struggling. I recently got an outpatient nurse job. I have high anxiety ...
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I’m a new grad nurse who graduated in March but severe debilitating anxiety is stopping me from working . I see a therapist regularly, however therapy is not helping. I was also prescribed meds which I REFUSE to take due to possible side effects. At ...
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I’ve been a nurse for 2 years now at a busy neuro stepdown unit. I’ve never experienced anxiety before work as a new grad. However, I’ve been experiencing increased anxiety recently, mostly before work to the point I cannot sleep. There were many day...
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Anyone else ever deal with a case of the Sunday Scaries? ?
The intense overwhelm that consumes you before taking on a new week. The fear of the unknown. The dread of the weekend yet again nearing an end. We've all been there and I think we as n...
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Hi guys, I’ve had depression & anxiety for many years, if not forever really. I am very worried about my mental health affecting my nursing ability. I am currently in lvn/lpn school, doing well. Should I just drop out and be a CNA? Thanks guys &...
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I am searching for some guidance. I can not get over some mistakes I have made YEARS ago. Simply because they seem so damn stupid to me now. For example, I keep replaying this patient scenario...
I was in my early 20's and my first year as a CNA...
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Chief Complaint
"My son died a month ago. He was stationed in Afghanistan. I think I'm still in shock. For the last few weeks I haven't slept well. I keep waking up in the middle of the night, my heart pounding, out of breath, and now on top of t...
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Dear Nurse Beth,
I'm not sure if I should be a nurse anymore?
So maybe it is more of an anxiety issue or just completely want to let go of nursing. I am a 28 yr old whose got around 5 years of nursing experience. I have tried multiple...
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I wanted to ask for input here on what you have seen help your elementary students with T1D, ADHD, OCD, and anxiety as far as 504 plans. edited to add food allergies. not sure how I could forget about them. peanut treenut and egg. he does not self ca...
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Hello I am new grad nurse thats only been working for about 6 months. When this particular incident happened I had been off orientation for about 2 months. I had this post op GYN 60 y/o f who just had a hysterectomy and was DTV at about 12pm and then...
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As a new Nurse I have been dealing with it. When I was a student it was fine because the instructors were there to help.
I arrive to work early. I sit in my car in the parking lot thinking about the shift and not knowing whats going to happen. I...
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The ebb and flow of life bring moments of peace and contentment. Occasionally, stress and anxiety are a normal part of life, especially when faced with change, challenge and difficult decisions. Everyday events, children going to school, job promot...
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According to the 2018 National College Health Assessment, only 1.6 percent of college students felt no stress over the past 12 months. Whether you are a pre-nursing student, enrolled in a nursing program or working towards a different degree, your co...
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Don't worry, be happy. This carefree song emphasized not letting worries steal our happiness. If only it were so easy to completely forget our worries and smile. Sometimes we might think we've done just that. It might seem that there is no reason not...
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The only two stores that I go to are the grocery store and the gas station. People are not wearing a mask or gloves. I asked one man at a grocery store, (who wasn't wearing a mask or gloves), "Aren't you scared about getting the coronavirus?" He sai...
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Hello everyone,
I hope it's okay to soundboard here.
I passed the NCLEX in CA on April 1. I've now been ward clerk for 3 days "orientating", and while I did get some experience (first foley!) and learned the MAR/charting a little more, I'm...
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INTRODUCTIONTownsend (2009) describes anxiety as an overarching worry or "feelings of uncertainty and helplessness" (p. 15) Anxiety is placed on a continuum from mild to panic and associated with perceptual alterations that range from established cop...
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Hi, I'm at the tail end of my new grad orientation into a specialty unit. I've already had it extended because I wasn't ready to be on my own. I have had both good and bad shifts, like anyone else. I'm beginning to feel that my preceptor has been ...
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Hi Allnurses
It might be just me, but I recently feel so anxious over making a mistake.
I wI recently felt so anxious over the job that I am doing.
I am not a multitasker and I am quite forgetful when I receive too much information.
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For me it started four years ago. Like many nurses I was experiencing burn out. I had been a critical care nurse for six years in a large university medical center. In the beginning I started to feel a lot of anxiety when at work. I had the skill and...
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Hi all, I am looking for some thoughts here on the high-anxiety I’m facing as a new grad RN. I work in a busy inner-city ER that sees a fair amount of COVID, as well as a high amount of psych disorders in our local population; this area also serves o...
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Hi all,
I am a new nurse who has been on my own for about a month. I am struggling with severe post-shift anxiety; running through everything I could have possibly done wrong.
For example, I d/c a patient with a foley- provided supplies, ed...
