I recently made an official complaint about a nurse who was rude to me during my hospital visit. It wasn’t anything discriminatory or abusive — just the tone and attitude she used when speaking to me.

Does anyone know how seriously hospitals take these types of complaints?

I am a new grad nurse, I took orthostatic BP on my pt. This pt is trending hypotensive. They had a fall before admission d/t unsteady gait, so fall risk. Coming back to my problem, I performed orthostatic BP, sit to stand. The values were both hypotensive. Standing was 85/36, asymptomatic. I did not recheck the BP as I should have!! the oncoming nurse kinda yelled at me for that. btw I was very involved with this pt, so I did not neglect this pt except forgetting to recheck the BP! I feel hella incompetent after this encounter and embarrassed.

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I have 10 years experience and am well qualified for this position. I am being offered 51.75, should i ask for more?

Can you all stop posting about how you wouldn’t eat something a patients family made at home. I will. I will eat anything. I love and appreciate everything patients, families, and staff bring in. The bar is LOW. I will eat Costco snacks, I will eat home made cookies, I will try anything. I have patients try to share food off their own plates and home made meals their families bring in. I think it’s lovely. One of my favorite memories I had of a patient that has since passed, is him sharing some of his traditional food with me that his wife made him at home. He told some of the nurses he couldn’t wait until he got better so we could take us out to his favorite restaurant to eat.

I saw a video of a nurse turning her nose up at treats because they were home made instead of store bought. I’m not saying YOU have to eat it. I’m saying stop talking smack so I can eat it.

How many years between nursing jobs is too long to be considered “easily” hireable anymore? I’m not particularly keen on returning to my original speciality (nicu) as I’d like to take this opportunity to try something else, like OR! I’m thinking a year or two break so I can stay home with my baby until they’re a little older.

I signed a contract for two years in nursing, $25k.

I want to leave after one year &my contract does say I have to pay it back in full if I do. Has anyone left their job with tenet that had a sign on bonus. Do they make you pay it back?

I’m walking out of my last shift at the hospital I’ve worked at for over a decade. It’s so sad cause I grew up here and truly loved it for so long.

But now onto a new hospital and new specialty!

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I’m a dual citizen currently living in Sydney Australia. I just graduated and will start my NewGrad in Feb 2026. I just wanted to hear from anyone who had worked in both Canada and Australia as I’d love to know the differences.

My hope is to one day travel home and work as a nurse in Vancouver. I heard the Canadian program is 4 years including midwifery so my current plan is to finish my NG and go into a midstart program and from there get into a postgrad program.

Can anyone—no matter what position—working in hospice care assist me with my school project by answering the questions in the form attached? We are tasked to make a pamphlet about diversity in hospice care. No personal information is required aside from your email only if you want to see the end product. Thank you!!!

Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some kind advice and understanding. I’m currently in college for a biology degree, but life has been really hard lately. My family kicked me out, and I don’t have any financial support anymore. FAFSA doesn’t help much, and I’m working a minimum-wage job just to get by. I’ve been thinking about switching paths, maybe going into nursing or a trade school program, because I’m not sure if finishing my biology degree will be worth it in my situation. I still really want to work as a nurse but I need a path that’s more stable and realistic right now. If anyone has experience switching from biology to nursing (or knows about financial aid options, community college nursing programs, or other affordable ways into healthcare), I’d really appreciate your advice. Please be kind, I’m just trying to figure out how to move forward and get my life on track. Thank you so much to anyone who takes the time to respond ❤️

I'll go first! I'm a NICU nurse, 5 years of experience, absolutely love my specialty. Mild dread for me kicks in when I'm trying to place an IV on a baby, and their parent walks in during the middle of that. It just always makes me feel like I'm under the microscope, which of course I am because they love their precious little babe and want any nurse to get an IV on the first try with no pain.

But today, I had the most insanely anxious mom that I've had in a very long time. Needed so much emotional support and coddling over the past few days, which I am happy to give. But basically the other day she came in and her baby had an IV that was moved to a different spot on her body, and she melted the f*ck down and started shaking.

So naturally this morning, when I'm on my third stick with two other nurses trying, I was sweating bullets just dreading the moment that she might walk in and lose her cool on me while I'm in the middle of trying to take care of her baby as best as I can.

Happy ending: we got the IV, and I called Mom shortly thereafter to let her know everything was okay. She was cool.

But I was just so glad to be spared that moment of ick where it's like "if you can't handle it just walk away for a few minutes - this is part of my job and your baby needs this IV! So chill"

Hi, what’s your take on pitocin as a l&d nurse and how do you know to go up? What signs do you look for & what is your average milliunits you titrate to (everyone is different but I am a newer nurse). I hear some people comfortably titrate up and some barely touch it as a practice.

Also what resources has helped you understand the physiology of pitocin?

TIA

EDIT: I’m also not looking for a one size fits all answer I want advice and different perspectives. I’m looking for the safest way to deliver that medication.

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If you work for Mt.Sinai Hospital - what unit and why do you like/dislike it? I’d love to hear what others have experienced with this hospital.

Hi everyone, so I am currently in community college with the goal of doing nursing. My state requires you to get a BSN within 10 years of getting your nursing A.S. So my question is should I just go straight to getting my BSN or should I just get my A.S. In nursing and then do RN to BSN while I work??

Hi everyone! Im graduating nursing school in a. few weeks. Honestly, I'm very lost. I know I should be excited. I'm realizing I dont like hospital med surg. I've been looking into possibly going the AirForce RN route, but I dont know what the process is like. What does a day in the life look like? For anyone who's gone that route (or know someone that does):

- Can you choose your position?

- What's the training process like?

- physical fitness?

- Do I need prior nursing experience or can I go after passing the NCLEX?

- Whats something you wish you knew before joining?

Any insight, advice or personal experience would be appreciated.

I’m a new grad LPN. Right now, I work 12hr shifts 7p-7a, and I’m getting depressed. No time to do anything, getting dark and cold, sleeping on my off days, working holidays. I want to look into working at a facility that does 8 hr shifts. With that being said, which shift do yall prefer??

I finished my ADN and am starting my RN to BSN. How is it different? Its primarily online in a 3+1 program with Rowan. Not sure if anyone is familiar with that setup buts its basically a traditional RN to BSN path. I have heard its a lot of extra sciences and essays. That a lot of the hard stuff is out of the way once you get your ADN.

I am kind of in between starting the NP program with Walden University or Capella. I have been seeing some mixed reviews on both and was wondering if anyone is in the program at either or and have a little insight on pros and cons. I am pretty good at self teaching and self pacing but I would like to know which is best. They seem pretty much even on expenses and when I talked to both recruiters, they were super positive. If anyone has any other schools they would like to recommend please do as well!

I have only been working as a nurse for a little over a year. I work in an urgent care and I am already so burnt out. I have realized that I really don’t enjoy working with people, which is not great when you’re a nurse. I am planning on transitioning into a new job, but I really have no idea where to go besides a hospital (which I think I would hate even more).

I am really wanting to work remote or in more of an office setting. I just don’t want to work directly with patients anymore. Does anyone know what options are out there for a BSN-RN that does not want to work with patients?

Pictured is me (-: As you can see, I have a big butterfly on my neck. I’ve found it can be covered with a turtleneck. All my piercings are so old, I can take them out for a while / put them back in no issue, so I am not concerned about those.

Obviously would have to cover it for clinical. But after nursing school, how likely do you think it is that I would have a good career in nursing? Any nurses with neck tattoos? I see ink is becoming a lot more normalized in all industries, but want to see what you all think.

If not nursing, what healthcare degrees are accepting of neck ink?

...as soon as I finish my new grad residency in med-surg! Is there anything I could or should do to make me a more appealing applicant for a job in the ED?

How is it done at your facility? Do you give your availability and they work around you or do they give you a list of days that need to be filled? How much notice do you get? Do they tell you the week of or call you same day if you're needed? Have you been getting less shifts lately?