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Anyone else get annoyed at nursing students putting RN in their bio? I followed this one student who was in school the same time as me and I admired she went to Columbia for nursing We graduated around the same time (April)

Since then I took my NCLEX and passed

She’s taken it once and failed (which is fine I’m not hating on that) but is still giving #rntips and calling herself a nurse

Idk it’s just really annoying to me to act like you’re a nurse and claim that you’re one when you’re not yet

It’s giving “I would’ve been in the NFL if I didn’t tear my ALC senior year”

Okay rant done

Hey all, needing some recommendations.

So I am planning to leave nursing and healthcare entirely more than likely in the next few years. Imma continue working as a nurse to support my husband through his program but I am not going to stay as a bedside nurse. I was planning on going back to school but that isn’t in the cards. We have multiple kids and our lives are so ungodly busy that any sort of potential option to do anything outside of work and be a mom is just done.

I know for sure I do not want to be a bedside RN for the rest of my life as I’d rather jump off a building. What other options are there?

I need something mentally stimulating. I study for fun and to keep my mind going constantly so something that is going to constantly keep my gears rotating. Thanks!

Hello i was wondering if anyone could help me by letting me know if its possible for an RN to pursue an LVN license and job . I recently got my RN license in california but after some thinking i realize I rather work as an LVN if I am able to. I have not previously gotten an LVN license, only my RN. Would i need to get an LVN license in order to apply to an LVN position or would an RN license be accepted ? I see that alot of RN’s work as LVN’s to but the ones i know had their LVN license before they got their RN. I on the other hand did not which makes me wonder if its possible or too late to still get an LVN license.If i can, how would I be able to get one? Would i have to complete an LVN program or will my RN coursework be enough for me to just test ? I live in california and I completed my ADN. Thank you so much in advance for any help.

Med peeps, nurses-- to be specific, y'all know what does it feel like working as Nurse here in the Philippines. Any suggestions if what job should I go next? Something that is still align with my profession and worth changing for. I want to take a break from bedside nursing. Please yelp :"(

PS. please could you share some experience for those who have already changed their careers, how did it go?

Okay just a small vent. Has anyone else ever taken a leave of absence from work, and once you come back it feels like you’re so out of tune with your usual flow? And then you have newer patients who are used to another nurse now.. and you’re totally not synced with them or their flow. And everything just feels like you’re a shitty nurse? 🥺 I had a patient tonight just make me feel like absolute garbage because I was late on getting her medication. I explained I was extremely sorry and that we do have a time window (1 hour before, 1 hour after) but she was really really upset. I just explained that I’m by myself to 13 patients this evening, and this is my first day back after a 4 month break. I’m doing the best I can.

Hello I have been searching for a white nursing dress for pinning ceremony and have not had much luck. I really like the Abigail Israel dress but it has been out of stock for some time. Does anyone have any suggestions on places to shop? Thank you

Hey guys! I. Currently a phlebotomist looking to get into nursing. Have any of you gone the track of LPN and later went for your RN? I found a LPN program near me that’s 3 nights/week for 15 months, and I think it’s definitely doable schedule wise for me at the moment. I’ve told some of my coworkers my plans and a lot of them told me that I’d be wasting my time and to just go straight for the RN. Those of you who started as LPN’s do you wish that you had just gone straight for the RN? I’m choosing to do this mostly for the cost/time commitment and figured it’s moving in the right direction. Any thoughts are welcome!!

I am looking for WFH jobs with 1 year of experience. I am honestly burned out from beside but I want to use my BSN & still be able to care and educate people since that is what I love the most about nursing. Any suggestions? I am honestly open to any jobs with any hours, I just want to get out of bedside nursing!

I made a med error on day 2 of being a new grad/new job. My preceptor left me alone (for 5 hours)with a two month old post op heart baby. I feel like I’m disassociating since then, whenever I give meds. I love my job but I’m so anxious with my preceptor and medications and I can’t get past it. I started therapy a couple days ago, but does anyone have advice for me? I’m an older graduate and I never saw this coming

Does anyone else who works every other weekend feel like your failing your family or your missing out with your family because of your work schedule? . I work 3/12s and every other weekend. Personally weekends are a lot less chaotic so I don’t always mind working the weekends. However, my husband of many years feels differently. We’ve had previous arguments about my schedule he’s called it “ different and choaotic”. My kids have expressed that it sucks not having me around. They are 16&11. I feel like my time during the week being able to pick them up and drop them off, clean and cook compensates for my time lost. Anyone else feel like this ??? I feel so bad for leaving my current remote position and going back to the hospital. I had to take a step back because of life really tested us this past year! Worked remote 7 months working one weekend a month but from home. My dream has always been to be a nurse and work in a hospital, prior to this I worked bedside for 3 yrs.

For the nurses who used to work bedside, specially the ER/ICU nurses, how many of you have going to those remote phone triaging positions?

How does it work with triaging the patients? Is there some kind of guide or literature you use or is it just your nursing knowledge?

I was a pediatric nurse in a primary care setting so I did some phone time with triaging. We used this certain pediatric triage book as our “source/reference.”

I then did ER nursing for 6 years, and right before Covid hit, I left bedside all together. I work for health insurance now. I’ve been considering doing the triage phone nursing but I admit, I’m a bit rusty in my emergency nursing. I know it would come back to me once I start using that kind of nursing brain again.

I was curious how that whole triage phone nursing works for non-pediatrics. If it’s the same type of protocol or you’re really just winging it with your nursing knowledge.

Thank you!

Hi everyone! I've been an RN in Missouri for about 2 years but recently relocated to Oklahoma due to my husband being in the military.

I was trying to find out whether or not I had to do anything to be able to practice in Oklahoma and found that IF I'm making this my permanent residence that I would have to get an endorsement for OK. We're only going to live here for the next 2 years and then relocate somewhere else. Do I need to get endorsed each time I move to a different state for a few years? I wasn't even planning on getting an Oklahoma drivers license because it doesn't expire until 2028 so my Missouri address is still on there.

I signed a job offer and start January 7th but it never even crossed my mind until today that I would have to do anything since I already have a compact license. So I'm just wondering if anyone knows the answer and can help a girl out

I know this is probably a stupid question so thank you for taking the time to read lol.

My wife used to wear a hodgepodge of different scrub brands but the last two years she has almost exclusively switched to Figs, being more willing to my spend money on what she feels are more flattering and/or comfortable scrubs on her. She is 5'4" and petite; we are in a cold weather state.

She has shown interest in the past in getting a vest she can wear during shifts, but the only one she's ever mentioned specifically is one from Fabletics, but they force you to join a ridiculous membership it looks like or something else the costs seems outrageous.

Picking out a vest for her, it is not a requirement to be the Fabletics one or one by Figs.

What I'm hoping to hear from you all is any recommendations other than Fabletics and Figs for a scrub vest. Preferably not fleece if we can avoid it. I'm not wealthy, so while cost is a factor, I'm also very specifically not looking for cheap vests. I was hoping to find a good sale this time of year.

Need some advice. I’m 23 M living by myself & I’ve been working as a transporter in our local hospital for almost 3 years now. I love the hospital environment, patient interaction, and all around feel of the job, but I have no more money to make (currently capped at around 40k annually if I frequently pick up overtime. I feel like I’ll struggle to make it to classes & work full time for 3 years to make ends meet, but I completely understand that’s how majority of people got their degree. I’m just worried that a fast track to an LPN isn’t going to be worth while.

I’m looking for recommendations on where to take the standard prerequisite classes (anatomy, physiology, microbiology, psychology, and statistics). Looking for cheap and quick and preferably not a set class schedule. And of course reputable enough so nursing programs will accept them. Any ideas?

Anyone leave a higher paying nursing job that was easy and boring and lacked any true meaning to take a job as a school nurse? If so, do you regret leaving your cushy job? I currently work in a clinic setting Monday thru Friday, with some days working from home. The job, itself, is easy, boring, and unfulfilling, but I have great benefits and I'm paid well. On paper , the job looks fantastic. I work for a prominent hospital and their culture is well ..very cult-like. I don't drink the Kool aid. I'd describe the culture as secretive, big brother is always watching, and NOT nurse -centric at all. My coworkers; however, are great. Management? Not so much.

I've recently been offered a float school nurse position that sounds pretty amazing. Supportive DON and staff, plenty of orientation and autonomy once I'm up and running. Problem is ..the pay is terrible. I can swing it financially because I have plenty of support at home; however, my ego is holding me back.

Anyone with a similar experience? What did you end up doing? I'm so conflicted. Thank you.

How do I approach getting work from home charge audit job (you just make sure the billing is correct for meds we give at work and fix it if it wrong)? I work as an infusion nurse at clinic. We use epic and nurses have to do billing for chemo we give. Charge master just makes sure it's correct for insurance but its for whole clinic where we see 80 patients a day. The lady who does it from home part time is retiring .I really want to take on job as a side hustle since I can work from home on weekends. How do you think I should ask my boss? Just straight up and ask her?

Just a little back story I was a new grad with barely 2 weeks on my own when this happened. I finished getting report on all my 4 patients by 7:40 am and with the night shift nurse made my way and introduced myself to all my patients. There was this one patient that had just had a pacemaker inserted. I walked in and introduced myself and asked her if she had any pain or discomfort. She said no that she felt fine. I questioned her a couple more times just because she looked uncomfortable and I saw her grimace a little. She insisted no that she was fine and so I left it at that and told her to press the call light if anything changed. I went on to start my assessments at around 8:30 am just after really looking at all my orders and started with my sickest/unstable patient. I kept her in the back of my head though because I just wasn’t convinced that she wasn’t in pain. I unfortunately got busy with other things and by around 9:30 am I got a call from my charge nurse telling me that that patient was complaining about pain when she was going around and doing her rounds. Since I was almost done with another task I made my way over to her room and got there by 0940. When I got there I walked in and began assessing her pain while grabbing my vitals machine and attempting to check her vitals. Before I could even do that though she started screaming and saying that I she had been calling for help since 7 am and that i blatantly neglected her and her pain for over 3 hours. I was so taken aback that I blanked out and didn’t even remember that I had checked on her right after getting report and asked her about her pain, instead I panicked and felt like I had done something wrong. I calmly told her my charge nurse just told me that you told her you were in pain, let me check your vitals and I’ll get something for you right away. She would not stop screaming and so after I checked her vitals and reassured her and went over to the med room to get her some meds. When I came back I was drawing up the medication and the daughter walked in. The patient started to cry as soon as she walked in and told her that I had left her in pain for over 3 hours. The daughter lost it and screamed at the top of her lungs and called me an incompetent nurse, and basically a bunch of other names that I would rather not repeat. I stood there and listened and then my boss walked in and got verbal abuse as well. After my boss diffused the situation she stayed with me until I administered the medication. That family member kept complaining about me to every therapist, MD, and anyone else who would walk into her room. Weirdly enough they didn’t ask for an assignment change but then I noticed that later on in the shift she would not look me in the eye whenever she talked to me.

I took this as a learning lesson to write all my rounding times on my brain and chart whenever I’m in the room if I can. Above all it taught me to expect anything from people. With that I’ve learned to anticipate things and even mitigate situations like this.

However though, This experience haunts me 2 years later now and I can’t seem to get over it. I feel awful and stupid even though I know I didn’t do anything wrong. Have any other fellow RNs or healthcare workers been through something like this? How did you guys deal with the situation and aftermath?

In case I don't get fulltime RN job, I am planning on working as an RPN in the meanwhile, is this something possible?

A couple months ago my nurse manager told me I would be placed on an action plan because “I was not doing my job”. Anytime I asked for examples or how j in could do better she could never give me any. Never once was I given proof and then it escalated to people have given statements. Well when I was presented the action plan to sign she also had two other papers. Keep in mind the action plan was only one page. Well she told me that I needed to sign this page too and it’s exactly what is on the action plan so I don’t neeed to read this one but of course I can if I want. Well of course I read it and when I said I was going to read it she became agitated. This form had in quotation statements with “times frames”. I already knew about these “statements” I told her that all of these are false and I have proof with supporting witnesses. She said I should not be talking to anyone about anything and that I need to sign the form. When I refused we went back and forth for about 15 minutes because I wanted to send my own statment to Human Resources where she then made it clear she knew the HR rep for our section personally and she knows exactly how she will handle it. So I sent my statement to the Human Resources that I was given the contact information for and then was presented with another write up. This one was completely changed and all the statements in quotations where removed and everything was worded to be open ended and to combat everything I said and dismiss it. I then sent everything to the chief of Human Resources who then moved my case to a manger directly below them. Long story short my write up was dropped to a verbal but now the action plan is used by my nurse manager to just bully me. She has done this with other team leads who have left because of it and have even given exit interviews to the director who has done nothing about it. The Human Resources manager that had my case did not even know about the first form of the write up because my manager hide it. I asked my nurse manager for a copy of that one to which she replied “ why what does it even matter” to which i replied because you where ready to put that form in my employee file that day. Recently I reached back out to Human Resources asking for a copy of the original and they said that they were told from the nurse manager that the form was just a draft without signatures and that’s why n never got a copy . I told them if that’s so then why was she trying to make me sign it and place it in my employe file if it was just a draft. I’ve yet to hear back but will update when I do.

Hi everyone, I’m a student nurse, and I’m feeling really anxious about handling intubated patients. My biggest fear is that the breathing tube (ET tube) might come out of place or accidentally get pulled up while I’m doing my tasks.

For example, when I’m in charge of draining the tubing, tapping it makes the tube move slightly, and it stresses me out. I’ve also noticed that some tubes are positioned downwards, and the weight of the tubing looks like it could cause the tube to shift or even come out. Is it really that easy for an ET tube to get dislodged?

I want to do my job confidently, but this fear is holding me back. Any advice, tips, or reassurance from those with more experience would be greatly appreciated!

As a nurse, sometimes we make mistakes, we are only human. Are there any nurses that have a criminal record? misdemeanor or felony and how did you go about getting your license back or dealing with the board? What state? Id love to hear your story and gain some insight. How hard was it? What did you do in the mean time? Were you on the OIG list? if so, how did you get off it? please share! Spread love and peace.

I (19F) am considering going to nursing school once I finish my GED. I was curious, how much do Ultrasound technicians & Delivery/Labor nurses make per year?

Edit: Please stop telling me not to become a nurse, or that Ultrasound techs and L&D nurses aren't the same thing, I'm very aware. :) I'm just curious about the pay and any extra information is greatly appreciated ♡ thank you

Odd question. I am in nursing school with just 5 months left until graduation. By the time I graduate I will have just over two years experience as an ER tech in a level one trauma center and Patient Care Tech in the Neonatal ICU, would that experience allow me to take the 40 hour training and sit for the SANE certification exam, or do I need two year of critical care nursing specifically?

Hi all!

I am currently a critical care nurse in St. Louis Missouri with my specialty being medical ICUs, and am looking to get out of bedside. I have worked in critical care for 8 years and have traveled the last 3. I am currently local traveling at my old facility and am very burnt out of bedside nursing. I work night shift and am really wanting to go to days.

It seems as if there are infinite opportunities for careers with a nursing degree and oh my goodness I am struggling going through them all. I used to love critical care, however, I don’t enjoy the thrill and excitement like I used to. However, I also cannot seem to fathom working a 9-5. Currently, I am looking into Mid America Transplant, but wanted to post to see if any other nurses who used to work in critical care transitioned out of bedside to a job that they love.

Of course, salary does play a large role in what job I would lean to. My husband is trying to go back to CRNA school, so I will have to support us both for 2.5-3 years.

While I know a lot might tell me to keep traveling or work in bedside and pick up for the money. Unfortunately, bedside has just taken too much of a toll on my mental health and I need to get out. I am up for just about anything and am just curious on others experiences.

I have always had an interest in the organ donation/transplantation process. I also have always felt like I would be a really good hospice nurse but I’m not sure about the pay (I know it sounds horrible being worried about money so much, but I would like to prepare for having children and have a stable financial life prior to trying). I have even looked into getting into medical sales or IR.

Let me know what you guys have done in your careers and if you have any pros/cons with the changes you have made!

How do you guys manage your schedule when working 12 hour nights and having a dog.

My husband is home during the nights, so the problem is when I come home and need to sleep, how do you manage this?

A couple options:

Have husband feed dog before he goes to work at 6 am.

I come home at 8 am and take dogs on long walk and then we sleep.

OR

have husband walk dogs in the morning, I come home and feed dogs.

They sleep for a few hours until I wake up and then we go out again.

A couple more things:

A dog walker is def an option.

My husband does come home during lunch most days, so he can let dogs out.

I’m just trying to find the best routine.

Thanks

Hey everyone, I am a new grad that hasn't find a job yet. I need money so, I decided to look for other ways to make. I used to be a medical assistant, so I am planning on going back. In the meantime, I will keep applying for RN positions until I find one. Should I add my RN license to my resume? I think I can still add my BLS, ACLS, NIH and fire safety to my Medical assistant resume. Please share any thoughts. By the way, I live in California. I have a applied to SNF, rehab and hospitals. Am I missing somewhere?

Also if I plan to work retail or a warehouse, should I add my license and certifications?