Nurse Advice: Questions

Real nurse questions. Real nurse answers

Career Advice New Grad

Would it be hard to work as a new grad (with 4 months peds inpatient experience) in an outpatient setting (like a surgery center/pre-op) and then go BACK to inpatient IF I ever wanted to?

Last answered about 10 hours ago 2 answers

New Grad Travel Nursing Emergency

How can I eventually get into emergency nursing speaking as a new graduate nurse?

Last answered about 13 hours ago 5 answers

For nurses who quit their job, what is your primary reason for leaving?

Last answered about 15 hours ago 353 answers

Can I become a nurse at age 40?

Last answered about 16 hours ago 158 answers

If you had to do it all over again would you still become a nurse?

Last answered about 17 hours ago 169 answers

Infectious Disease

I want to go into a different find of Nursing, I enjoy Nursing but especially infectious disease. How would I get certified in I&D

Last answered about 17 hours ago 3 answers

Career Advice Job Search

What to do if you don't start working right away maybe 3 years later after graduating from nursing school.Is it difficult to be hired?

Last answered about 17 hours ago 2 answers

Infectious Disease

What to do when I only have ten months of hospital experience, and it has been two years since I have not worked there? I'm trying to apply to ER, but they are asking for two occasions. I'm not qualified for the residency program either.

Last answered about 18 hours ago 2 answers

Career Advice General New Grad

Anyone aware of anywhere hiring RN near Temecula California or within 50 miles? Been job hunting for about 6 months and I am losing hope. RN with no acute care experience. Only COVID Vax/Testing.

Last answered 1 day ago 10 answers

What are your thoughts on being a new grad float nurse? Does this hinder a nurse from growing into critical care or a specific speciality long term? What are the pros and cons of being a new grad float nurse?

Last answered 1 day ago 1 answer

Pediatrics Patient Relations

How do you handle parents who are anxious or worried about their child's health?

Last answered 1 day ago 1 answer

I am looking at a position that requires ACLS at hire. I don’t have an ACLS certification. Is it possible to take the course prior to the hire date and use the skills immediately on the job, or is this a skill that requires on the job training?

Last answered 1 day ago 6 answers

I am currently a Assistant Nurse Manger @ Kaiser in CA. I am looking to be closer to family and want to move to Virginia. How drastic of a salary change am I looking at? I currently make 150K a year. Would I be making the same or less?

Last answered 2 days ago 2 answers

Co-worker Drama

What's the most memorable work drama you've experienced and how did you handle it during your shift?

Last answered 2 days ago 5 answers

Career Advice Workplace

How do you navigate a situation where your employer is creating a toxic work environment?

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

Please I need help to get a job as a graduate nursing student without the license but I can work and write the license later Please

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

The doctor I’m working for is literally spying on me! Listening to my phone calls to patients and watching me on camera. I don’t know what I’ve done to make her be this way. I do my job to the best of my abilities. Help!

Last answered 2 days ago 2 answers

I am a new grad, working in home health and would like to work in a hospital but not having luck getting in because I don’t have acute care experience. I’m trying to get in a new grad program before my 1 year. Any advice on getting in?

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

Career Advice Mental Health

1 year of experience (clinic & school nursing). Anxious (panic attacks at work), and terrified of a mistake/hurting someone. Told I'm too slow and thorough. Don't think I can handle upping stress in hospital either. Please be kind, but any advice?

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

How can I get back into nursing after being out of the workforce for 5yrs due to a rebalancing/transitioning of career intrests and goals? Background OR nursing, but would like to transition to telehealth, something less physical with no call.

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

Career Advice Minnesota

Minneapolis looking to transition from MS/tele to ICU or ER in a staff position. Any classes I can take to make myself more employable? How do I transition into a new area without that experience?

Last answered 2 days ago 3 answers

Hey! Someone has any advice for international nurses? As processes, hiring, sponsorship?

Last answered 2 days ago 1 answer

Career Advice General Pediatrics Workplace

Should I go somewhere else? I haven’t even been working as a nurse for a year, but I feel so stressed and my anxiety is thought the roof, there’s what feels like micromanaging and I’m so unhappy even though this was supposed to be my dream unit.

Last answered 3 days ago 325 answers

Career Advice Nursing Hacks Travel Nursing Operating Room / Surgical Gastroenterology

I would like to get into another specialty (surgery/OR & GIab ). Do these specialties do on the job training for per diem?

Last answered 3 days ago 12 answers

Operating Room / Surgical

What is the most effective way to communicate with surgeons during a procedure?

Last answered 3 days ago 2 answers