I have been a nurse just over 3 years, all of that spent doing ED/Trauma. Over time I have felt that while I can do this job pretty well, my heart is not in it. I am beginning to feel the infamous burnout that is so common in nursing especially in critical care.

I am becoming increasingly interested in pursuing a career in outpatient rehab/cardiac rehab/sports [...]

A question to my more experienced nursing colleagues:

I am a new grad nurse, and I on my fifth week of preceptorship in the ER. I have more experience than most of the people in my class (I had been a CNA, EMT, combat medic 7 years before nursing school), so I do feel more comfortable with my skills.

I have 2 questions:
(1) Sometimes I'm not [...]

I just transferred to an ICU with only 9 months experience. I have been on this unit for about 5 months, and a month ago a nurse (who was busy and I was the only one who offered her help) was apparently addressing me, said: "since your up, help me boost my patient." I was sitting, so I asked her if she was speaking [...]

Hi nurses!
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I am 35, and for the last 10 years, I was a stay at home mom, and my goal was to remain one. But a failing marriage to a man who didn't want to try very hard to support his family lit a fire under me to do something about our [...]

So how many of you are aware that your jobs may be on the line?

Back in February 2009 a new act was produced that you may have heard referred to as the "Stimulus Bill", in which the proposed legislation was meant to assist the United States struggling economy at that time (and still is). Part of that legislation was the Health Information Technology (H.I.T.) [...]

I have just recently finished my master's degree in nursing education and find myself wondering just what do nursing students want from their nursing instructors?

With a bevy of people on this forum either in school or having just finished their nursing degrees I was very curious to know, what would make your lives better?

Nursing is hard, as I'm sure you're all aware, and the transitions [...]

What would you suggest I do, in all honesty please and don't tell me im stupid and should just give up...

I had a rough patch in my life for about a year and i did not do well in school. i took micro in spring, dropped because i didn't want a C, retook it in the summer and got a C :'( (i missed [...]

Hi, I was was looking at similar posts from other users but couldn't find any that offered any advice on my situation. 6 years ago at the age of 19 I was placed on probation for Disorderly Conduct.I violated my probation by getting into a fight 10 months later with my then boyfriend. He called the police on me and I was arrested because [...]

At times, in the ICU, with the fast pace, we feel left out of the loop. We would like to know of any nurses who feel the same, and anyone who has found a way to collaborate more effectively with attendings, interns, and residents in the teaching hospital environment. Your experience and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Eileen

I was really lucky I found this site years ago. I have had a very close and personal relationship with the BON in my state for a number of years. I lost my license in 2002 for non compliance with the Health Practitioners Intervention Program which at the time was VMI. I had initially been but in treatment in 2001 for a [...]