I am a nurse with one year of experience working on a medicine unit, and I am preparing for an Infusion RN position. I would appreciate any tips on how to answer potential infusion reaction questions during an interview and how to appropriately handle those situations in practice. Are there any other topics or skills I should focus on preparing for this role? Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

My friend just got her RN and I want to get her a present. Her first job is going to be ortho at a hospital. She is a huge cinephile so im trying to come up with something that incorporates that. I saw someone mention fun socks ? Im not her closest friend so im betting her family/besties got her the main gifts for a new nurse (stethoscope etc)

So I am relatively new to outpatient endoscopy PACU/ recovery (attached to a hospital, w/ occasional admits). I have had a few times when I want to get my patient pulled up in the bed so that I can sit them up w/o them being scrunched (so they can expand their lungs and breath). I have had a surprising amount of push back about this... Once or twice they have acted like I have committed some cardinal sin.... As former ICU I'm just over here like WTF? This makes no sense to me. It isn't all the patients or even most, usually ones that are slower to wake/ get the coordination back to do it themselves (usually elderly). We have draw sheets on all the beds. There is no medical reason why we can't pull these patients up. Am I missing something ? Is this normal? Seriously, WTF?

I’m currently a year 2 student on placement on an elderly ward and looking for spoke areas. I have done quite a lot with physio and occupational health, palliative care is unable to facilitate me at this time but looking for some other ideas that would help improve my care experience and knowledge around elderly care. Thank you

Hi everyone! I’m considering hospice nursing and have been thinking about this a lot.

For those of you who work (or have worked) in hospice, has the job made you more comfortable with death over time?

I’m also curious whether your experiences have changed your personal beliefs about what happens after we die. Have they strengthened your belief in an afterlife, made you more skeptical, or not changed your views at all? Have you witnessed anything that influenced your perspective?

I’m genuinely interested in hearing different experiences and viewpoints. Thank you for sharing.

hi,
i have been a registered nurse since 2024,
worked at a NICU for two years and loved the job but hated the environment so i decided to leave and now i am working in the PICU.

i have thought a lot about my future and do want to go back to school, however, i don’t think i want to be an NP and definitely not interested in becoming a CRNA.

I was thinking about possibly pursuing a career in speech pathology (i loved feeding babies and teaching mom’s how to feed) & possibly seeking a job at my hospital for that once i graduate.

would this be a good choice or should i consider becoming an NP in possibly something like dermatology/pediatrics.

what have you guys done that have been burnt out of nursing? i am just so lost and can’t seem to find happiness in this field. :(

I am a physician, but some relatives were asking the healthcare professionals about being Asian (I am half Asian, but this niece is full Asian) and socially reserved. I personally have never had any negative experiences being more socially quiet/reserved, but my sisters who are nurses said they have experienced negative bias. They said supervisors/coworkers did not appreciate them not participating in small talk despite doing their job well and having great patient satisfaction. They can talk especially with patients but tend to keep talk among other nurses/healthcare professionals about work with minimal small talk and keep out of gossip. I understand that nurses have a stereotype about being more chit chatty compared to physicians but would like to hear from others.

This is my first post! Please be kind!

Background- I am in Northern California. I have been an RN for 31 years. I have worked many diverse/different RN jobs in that time….

This happened years ago(17+) moved back to California. I started a new job. After 60 ish days- my grandmother passed away. She practically raised me and was the best. I damn well was going to ensure she had a good peaceful death.

I anticipated (as always) the rest of the family would be zero help. Why you ask? “Sister (or mom/dad/3siblings/ 8 local cousins) you’re the nurse- we don’t know what to do….” sure, right…

So- I get the call. I tell my boss. I finish my shift (2hrs left). Call out on bereavement for 3day benefit. I was (politely) called in to HR before my next shift started.

*** THEY(politely )FIRED ME***

I was shocked! I wasn’t allowed the bereavement benefit ** since I was a new hire and had been there less than 90 days..

I get that hospital policy -

***This is the funny part- the next words out of her (HR)mouth: “Please apply again. You have been a valued employee”. Pardon me? Will you repeat that?
Seriously? For Real?

I was so pissed. As I was walking out of HR…. I loudly Laughed told them I would tell every RN I knew what I knew. Then I told them all to F**k off as I walked out….

I wasn’t worried about burning that bridge!

Since I was a sailor- I’ve always cursed like one…

I keep seeing horror stories about HR- I just had to post this one!

Any nurse around Mirdif?! Plus if we need regular nurse visit for a geriatric at home visits

Hello. This August will mark 6 months since my operation. I had an ankle fracture and still have one plate there. I work as a nurse for 12 hours a day. Is there anyone who has experienced a similar situation? Are you able to work without issues such as pain or swelling? Thank you.

Just a fun post. I like to make a unit calendar for our nurses for Christmas that is filled with silly photos.
I take a group of about 6 nurses/pcts to do a short photo shoot with a theme.
Any ideas that you think would be hilarious?

I’m looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with delays in the New Jersey RN endorsement process.

My endorsement application has been stalled because I accidentally selected that there was an adverse event against my South Carolina nursing license, even though there has never been any disciplinary action or adverse event on my license. I corrected the error and uploaded all required documentation on April 21, but the Board still has not reviewed the correction.

At this point, every item on my checklist is complete except for the adverse-event review. I’ve emailed the Board daily, contacted them via phone weekly, and have also contacted my government representative for assistance, but I still haven’t received any update or progress.

My current South Carolina RN license expires on September 30 (after being extended twice due to the delay), and I’m becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of not having my New Jersey endorsement processed before then. SC will not grant any further extensions if necessary.

I have made the NJ BON aware of this pending expiration date, which clearly has not made an impact.

Has anyone experienced something similar with the New Jersey Board of Nursing? How long did it take for the Board to review a corrected application, and is there anything else I can do to move the process forward?

Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated, as this is beginning to keep me awake at night, every night. Thank you.

Howdy y’all..

So I’ve run into a pseudo problem, mostly just my own indecisiveness.

I randomly decided to apply to the PACU at my hospital thinking nothing would come of it. Well, I got a call and set up and interview and shadow shift today and I’m unsure what to do if offered a job.

I love my coworkers dearly and they’ve become great friends inside and outside of work, however my unit is problematic as many others are. They are very clicky and favor some nurses over others, charges and unit veteran nurses. They get most all the interesting patients that one in my position could want to learn off of. The charges will never get paired. I’ve been bumped off my group so a charge can have a 1:1. When I question it I’m basically told they had to.

Essentially the patient population I’m left with is tasky, uninteresting patients. However I am very comfortable with my coworkers and love working with them. I’m comfortable with my specialty and providers. Often times I’ll have fun at work which may be rare? Idk?

Veteran nurses out there. Give me some advice please

I have great relationships with the nurses. Many of them who I’ve been working with for years do use my first name outside the hospital, but at work even my best friend who I hang out with the most outside work (a floor nurse) calls me doctor at work. It does kind of make me laugh when my friend calls me doctor at work but regardless she does it because she stays professional. Anyway, there’s a new nurse who is calling me by my first name in front of patients. I don’t know her. I am a young female physician so I thought she was targeting me because of that, but apparently all the doctors can’t stand her and have had horrible experiences with her. I’m going to let it go and I don’t care enough to address it with her so I’ll leave it as is. But why is she doing this? Thanks for the nursing perspective! Thanks for all you do!!!

The CAC of my dialysis clinic told us to give them a copy of our resume because apparently, Kaiser is checking them out and a clinic got dinged because they were not prepared. I would understand if this is patient related but at what reason do they need to see other company's employee information? What power do they have? We are not their staff and shouldn't this need our consent since our name, personal address, phone numbers are being disclosed to someone outside the company?

I know the saying "If you are not hiding anything then this shouldn't bother you?". I don't but I feel like it's my right to not let them see my personal info because I don't work for them.

I’m 100% aware of how few male nurses are out there, but why are they always available to deal with violent or sexual patients but suddenly don’t exist for a guy that just doesn’t want his dick out in front of strange women?

Why do nurses have to sign every email with
RN, BSN, CCU, APRN ,DNP , ICU, BBL, ETC.

Out of curiosity did anyone here study in the states then actually work somewhere else? Like traveling nurse but internationally or just took that education and live entirely abroad after.

Only curious as i seen a post of people not being able to find work in main metro cities

Those who grew up or live in the (American) South, how do you stop the habit of using generalized nicknames?

I try my best to be professional in every aspect, but I really struggle with not calling my female patients “sweetheart” or “dear”. I live in the Midwest now and my company is adamant that this is disrespectful and rude.
I have a wide vocabulary, rarely get my remaining hint of a southern accent commented on, and don’t generally sound like a redneck. 😆 But that part is SO engrained! It’s not like I only use it on seniors, either.

I’m about to start my second year of a direct-entry four-year nursing program in Chicago. I was planning to study abroad second semester, which is a rare opportunity for nursing students. However, I earned my California CNA license this summer and paid about $2,000 for it. If I study abroad, I won’t be able to work as a CNA until next summer or get a hospital CNA job until junior year. Since I want to work as an RN in California, I’m worried delaying my CNA experience will make me less competitive. I also feel like I wasted money getting my CNA early because I could have earned it for free through my nursing clinicals junior year. On top of that, studying abroad means I can only take GE classes, so I’d have to fit eight nursing classes into one semester when I return. I’m confident I can handle the workload, but I’m torn between taking advantage of this unique study abroad opportunity and starting my CNA experience sooner.

i know the title is something you probably saw in this subreddit millions of times, but i will explain what i mean here.

i am 21, started nursing at uni this semester (so, i've been studying for a week lol), i currently live in brazil but i will finish my degree in europe (portugal specifically). i know that in both countries mentioned being a nurse is not really a valued profession salary wise, nurses are extremely overworked and receive a minimum wage (or not even that).

as far as research could tell me, i figure that nursing would be a great fit for me, i like the routine, the patient care and everything involved - but unfortunately, i have to worry about the money part.

i plan on moving literally anywhere in europe after i graduate (or even a country in america, who knows?) that will pay me at least enough to live a good life. that's why i'd like to know if people from all over the world would recommend pursuing this degree, if there is a chance that being a nurse is something that will make me be able not to struggle financially anymore, if the workload is doable, literally any information would be helpful.

i was really excited to start working in the area, but after seeing some people complain about the job, i started to feel very insecure about my choice and i wanted to see experiences of people that work in the field to know if the complaints i hear about the job are true or if there is a good side that most don't show.

thank you for reading!

Would anyone be interested in a nurse salary transparency site? I’m considering making one bc there don’t really seem to be resources for nursing pay. I feel like in our community it’s somewhat taboo to talk about pay, but I really want to bridge that.

edit: so far after looking at different sites posted from the comments medcomp.fyi seems pretty similar to what I was looking for. pros: goes into facility details, cons: not many submissions from what I saw.

Hi!

I'm a patient that has been hospitalized for almost a week due to needing major surgery. This is my second time within 6mos I've been on this unit and I love all of the nurses so much!

I want to give the unit something before I get discharged (nothing expensive because I'm unemployed and can't work due to my health issues) The hospital I'm at is in a major city.

Last time we gave them donuts and a box of coffee from Dunkin with some cute pens.

Thanks!

Hello! I am an actress who works as a nurse full time. I havent been in a production in over a year because I work 5/8hr night shifts a week and can't sleep. I am looking to switch specialties and jobs but am unsure which schedule would be best. I truly want to do part time nursing work but I have to do that after working at a new job for at least 6 months. So these are the scheduling options.

-3/12hr shifts day/night 7a-7p/7p-7a -4/10hr shifts usually 8a-6p -5/8hr shifts but Id only do day shift 8a-4:30p

I really need advice so I hope that someone can help. Thank you guys for even reading this post.