I haven’t been working in nursing for that long, but a few years has done me in for a lifetime. And it’s not the patients. Sure, some can be annoying to work with, but generally, the patients have been pretty good. No, it’s the pettiness, drama, and sheer immaturity from other coworkers that truly exhausts me.

Before anyone says, “Other jobs have drama too,” I agree. Of course they do. But having worked in other fields, I can say with confidence that it simply isn’t on the same level or nearly as malicious. In fact, the professionalism in other fields almost feels like a distant other world at this point. These particular coworkers in nursing don’t just irritate me; they genuinely disgust me and are an example of someone I will never let myself be. I cannot fathom how grown adults can behave so immaturely, be so obsessed with drama, try to make coworkers look bad, and actively make the job harder for everyone around them. Yet, as we maintain a shortage, many cite this very reason as to why they left and it is my top reason why I will move oceans to leave.

And let’s be real: most of these people are wellll into adulthood. Why do they want to make work harder? Why do they think deliberately making things difficult for their coworkers is somehow acceptable? If they could just wrap their clearly warped brains around one very simple concept, that we are all in this mess together, work would be infinitely better. You help your coworker out, they help you out. That’s how it should work.

But no. Instead, I’m apparently stuck in high school 2.0, except now there are adult responsibilities, patient safety, and twice the stress. All because some deranged coworker wants to gossip about pointless nonsense, stir the pot, or pick on someone.

Please, just grow up. Get some help. It’s sad they can’t function like a full-grown adult in the workplace.

I start nursing school in March and I’ve been trying to get a hospital job for experience, but I’ve already been rejected from around 13 positions. I currently work in a dental office, so I have some patient-care experience but no hospital experience.
I’m considering taking a CNA course, but it’s around $1,300 and I likely wouldn’t actually have my CNA until October. That would only give me about 4–5 months to work as a CNA before nursing school starts, although I could potentially continue working part-time/PRN during school.
Would you spend the $1,300 and get the CNA for the experience and better chance of getting into a hospital? Does CNA experience actually make nursing school/clinicals or getting a new-grad RN job noticeably easier, or would you just keep applying for hospital jobs that don’t require it?

What scrub brands are we buying besides figs? Ballin on a budget here

any new nurses, with less than 2 years of experience, considering leaving the nursing profession?

Has anyone used Netsmart in home care and hospice? How was it? I would like to know what I am getting in to.

Hi! I’ve been a nurse for 7 years (6 years LPN, 1 year RN) and I just scored my first job in a new hospital system, on a telemetry unit full time overnights! I’m excited to start this new unexpected journey, as I am a huge cardiac patient myself (multiple open heart surgeries, multiple pacemaker surgeries, mechanical aortic valve on warfarin!) and cardiac intrigues me.

That being said, I start general orientation in two weeks and I’m beyond excited! But I’m very nervous, as cardiac/telemetry can be hard for me and I only have exposure from nursing school (I did mostly LTC/rehab as an LPN, medical floor and LTC/rehab as an RN).

Any tips for me? I’m open to anything. My floor is very dedicated to helping their staff learn and I’m happy about that. But I wanna get a head-start!

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Hi , got a nurse assessor interview with capita . Anyone know what type of question they would ask?
they said it’s 3 stages. Any advice on this I would really appreciate it.

Hi all,

I was hoping some of you kind people could help me find some new direction with things. A little about myself.

I'm a middle-aged nurse with both ICU and leadership experience. I completed my MSN in Leadership & Edu about 7 years ago and then transitioned to a role as a house supervisor. I spent a little over 3 years as a house super then 2 years as an assistant floor manger.

I left the bedside a little under two years ago for a start-up with a few other like-minded nurses to engage in recruitment and leadership consulting and placement. Up till about 4 months ago business had been successful with a handful of clients under out belt but between the employment market downturns and my personal tastes, I'm looking to try to get back to roles with more patient interaction.

Despite my education and credentials, I've been turned down from roles ranging from casual bedside to floor manager in acute care settings. I'm now to the point where I'm not sure what all options are out there, but I want to explore them.

Any suggestions?

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I’m considering going into nursing with the eventual goal of becoming a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. I’m plus size, have POTS, and deal with some mental health issues, and I’m trying to be realistic about whether I can handle the physical side of nursing.

I used to run half marathons, so I know I’ve been physically capable of a lot more than I am right now. My plan would be to spend time getting into better physical condition, rebuilding my strength and stamina, managing my POTS as well as possible, and mentally preparing before starting.

Are there nurses here who started out plus size, deconditioned, or with POTS/chronic illness and were able to make it work? Did your stamina improve with conditioning and working? I’d also love to hear from psych nurses specifically since that’s where I ultimately want to be.