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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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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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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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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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No Prior Experience
I had never even been in a hospital before. I was never a CNA. I didn't volunteer as a candy striper. I did not know what it meant to care for other adults. I was only 22 years old. Prior life experience included years of...
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No End in Sight?Then imagine that you face this every day without an end in sight. No easy answer to life and death questionsWho gets put on a ventilator?Who gets to wear the PPE?How do we let people die alone without anyone by their side?How do we ...
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I work at the high school level and there are a lot of students with mental health disruptions. I will be called to a bathroom where a student is having a full-blown panic attack.
My question is, what do you guys say to students who are having...
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Hey everyone, I’m looking for some advice or guidance. I’m a new nurse, graduated about a year ago but have only been working since October and only working on my own since December (I waited for the unit I wanted). I work on a neurology unit and I h...
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I recently quit a terrible job without a back up plan. It wasn’t the kind of job I could hang on to until something else came up. I’ve been off for a week and it is glorious. There is nothing better than spending time with my husband and child. But I...
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I've been working Covid ICU since the pandemic began. At first it was terrifying, but we all got somewhat used to it. Some staff caught it, but everyone recovered well. We've seen more people die this year than in 20 years of nursing. It is so tiri...
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It's a weird feeling. To love someone that isn't quite sure who you are. It grips you, right in the heart, the blank stare. The one where they look right thru you. And you wonder, are they trying to remember? Will I get lucky today? Sometimes, on a g...
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Hello all,
I have been a registered nurse for 6 years, mostly working in post surgical units. I was interested in the OR and landed a sponsorship. The theory part is finished and I will start clinial next week. Im a little anxious to say the lea...
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Good afternoon everyone,
Sorry in advance for the long post. I am looking for support on what to do in this situation. For background information, I have been a nurse for exactly one year now. I am currently working as a nurse at two locations (...
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COVID Anxiety and StressIt’s been a difficult few weeks, regardless of your professional background—nursing, social work, disability management or another discipline—or care setting. Clients are growing more anxious, their caregivers more stressed an...
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Hello everyone! I recently graduated from a 1 year nursing program with no prior medical experience. During my last semester, COVID-19 hit, which shut down my capstone clinical. Now that I am starting my first nursing job soon, I am having major anxi...
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You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying; what you can do is calm yourself, the storm will pass. (Timber Hawkeye) This has been a year of being tested on many levels… emotionally, physically, and mentally. We have all been under quarantine for severa...
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As fast as new nurses are entering the workforce, established nurses are planning to go part-time, retire or exit the field. The American Nurses Association (ANA) reports that over 700,000 nurses are projected to leave the labor force by 2024. Knowle...
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Recently, I mulled over a nursing diagnosis for myself based on Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development. What led me to revisit generativity versus stagnation? My daughter, an only child, spread her inexperienced wings and flew my protective ...
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New member to site, and Have a question for you all. I am a new grad RN, and am working at my first Job at a Rehab institute on the brain injury unit. I have been at this job for about three months now, and am beginning to experience a great amount o...
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Ever woken up covered in sweat at 3 a.m. wondering if you forgot to chart something at work? Or, how your patient is doing? Or, the mess you left at work? There’s nothing worse than the feeling you get when you think you should have done more. You’r...
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