Topics About 'Anxiety'.

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...

Hi, I've had a history of getting let go from jobs, for reasons such as not getting up to speed fast enough, and not knowing certain protocols. I've also got a verbal warning from my first/PRN job for writing a note wrong during state inspection...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

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...

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 areas...

After five years at the bedside working in a Trauma ICU, I look back fondly on my time in nursing school. I recall walking into the Trauma Unit as a practicum student, listening to report on a young gunshot wound patient, and feeling terrified. Model...

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...

Recently, it has come to my attention that MDs have been targeted for over prescribing narcotics for pain control. My mother has become one of the victims of these new laws that have made it difficult for primary care physicians to assist patients wi...

Our lives are filled with unrest. Unless you live on a secluded island, you are exposed daily to news of economic strife, poverty, disease, natural disasters, violence and the list goes on. It’s enough to cause anyone to lose hope, and nurses are not...

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...

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 ...

Examples of what I mean by investigations on floors... There is a fall and they weren't wearing hip protectors ... missing signatures on narcotic counts sometimes police involved ... medications haven't been given ... a bruise or pressure ulcer ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...