Day In The Life Of A Nurse.. and why i quit.
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3 жыл бұрынThere are a lot of videos out there showing what the day in the life of a nurse is like but this one is a retrospective inside scoop. This is coming from someone who left bedside nursing and am ready to spill the beans on just what it's really like, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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@mlambert1974 Жыл бұрын
I left the ER 8 months ago and am now doing high end IV medications at people's homes for an infusion company. One patient at a time. No more than 2 patients a day. Totally worth the pay cut!
@ruthhouston9860 3 жыл бұрын
This makes me have sooo much more respect for nurses. I feel like people glamourize it but its hard backbreaking work.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
I'd say the emotional and mental stress is much greater than the physical.
@s.p.baughman7885 3 жыл бұрын
As a Nurse myself yes it is very hard work.
@nancy40317 2 жыл бұрын
I just ended my career a week ago as a CNA of 14 yrs and I'm glad I did. I was burnt out. I enjoyed it in the beginning, but down the years, it got more demanding, more back breaking, and more stressful. And I don't miss it at all.
@KJH7680 3 жыл бұрын
This was my experience working at a large city hospital. We did it all. We did our own labs, baths, etc without help of a cna. I would regularly have 3 patients. It was go go go from the time you clock in. I rarely had a free moment. When you go home and try to sleep you lay there thinking about if you forgot something that will get you chewed out when you return for your next shift. If you are new stand up for yourself from the very beginning. There are some nurses that will try to walk all over you. Nip that from the bud at the beginning.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. I tried to talk out the day instead of just having camera footage catching little snippets of a nurses day. Those vlogs just don't capture just how much you're juggling and dealing with.
@charleneconstantino1618 3 жыл бұрын
I just moved to a big city to work for a large city hospital.. For an ICU job. Yea.. I dont understand why they dont have CNAs?! Especially pts needing frequent changes and Q2 hr turns. This is the first time im working in another hospital. And i remember an RT telling me when i was new in my nursing career and he was like "the grass isnt always greener on the other side". Really miss my old hospital.. But doing this to hopefully go to CRNA school!
@gogetter3721 3 жыл бұрын
in UK im frequently having 6 to 7 kids to myself. im a Paediatric nurse
@user-ft3be7wr5k Ай бұрын
Go to California! They have strict regulations and unions on how many patient you can have and breaks and lunches are mandatory!!! Plus, six figure pays!
@Magnetar83 3 жыл бұрын
Nursing is hell. I really regret my career choice but now I feel like I'm stuck.
@MsPrice-pn2py 3 жыл бұрын
I felt the same way as a Teacher dont feel bad. You can always teach or go into pushing paper admin work. Or go to your local high school and apply - the nurse just hands out lollipops 🤷♀️
@biancacasillas6167 3 жыл бұрын
I felt the same when I was working at the bedside. My anxiety was ridiculous. I finally decided to leave, I now work at an adult care center where a lot of it is really over the phone, when you do see patients in person it’s a quick assessment & that’s it. They must be alert and oriented and be independent. It’s from 8 to 2. I also work per diem at a nursing home doing IV/ IV meds & that can be from 2-4 hours & whenever I want to go in. The pay is better. The stress is WAY less. I think it was the right decision for me. Your job should not take more from you than it gives. I’m sorry you’re feeling this way. I know it’s rough. Good luck💕
@sondersrn8061 3 жыл бұрын
Your not stuck time to start looking for a new position.
@Coffeaddictedcinephile87 3 жыл бұрын
Ive been a CNA for 8 years and I feel stuck too. I'm not really interested in nursing school anymore and now I'm wondering where to go from here. I actually make decent wage for a CNA.
@rok-me-diafetus5977 3 жыл бұрын
Yup. I felt that way for a while myself. Ended up talking to a local comm. college counselor and starting comp.sci in the fall. Even just finding a way out, no matter how far away it is, makes you feel like the weight is coming off your shoulder. Still working, however now it feels like I have direction and I am motivated again. Im 34 btw, so its never too late.
@laurenbrown8420 3 жыл бұрын
I think every nursing student should be forced to watch this the first day of class lol. I would have ran fast if I really knew what all was involved and how stressful it can be! You described a shift so well.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
It surprised me when I went to make this video, years after leaving bedside, the memories and stress came back easily and vividly.
@bethanyb5897 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not a nurse but I have been in the hospital since 2016- 597 days. Luckily after 17 units of Plex and chemo, I am in remission from a kidney disease (not cancer). There’s no cure, no treatment known! I am forever grateful to 99% of the nurses I encountered in SICU, CICIU, Med/Surg etc! I formed very strong bonds w many of my nurses whom I still go visit once every few months and bring them some lunch or what not!
@MalSeeTruth Жыл бұрын
So much respect for nurses. I never knew how much you all do. I totally see nurses in a different light now. To all nurses, thank you so much for all you do and have to deal with.
@SamSing-ew5ge 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not gonna lie so far I’m loving the icu . I don’t know how I will feel in the future but it just feels good taking care of people , and watching them get better . Because I feel like I treat people like they are my parents and it feels so good . It’s hard though but it’s fulfilling .
@jasminreyes6183 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful feedback ♥️
@pamelabennett4792 Жыл бұрын
Your white and is kend to the head boss of course it's wonderful. Lol
@sgnibble1 8 ай бұрын
I’m considering ICU nursing but I don’t know if my personality is a good fit as I am anxious. How did you manage? Any good tips?
@GotyaSteph 8 ай бұрын
@@sgnibble1I jumped ship after 7 months it was brutal and not for me but try it you might end up loving it
@ohwowitspau 11 ай бұрын
I’m so glad I quit Nursing school! I knew it wasn’t for me after 2 weeks. 😂
@joeyps2861 9 ай бұрын
Coming from a Neuro ICU, you described critical care shifts extremely well 👏
@jy4627 3 жыл бұрын
Respiratory Therapist here and I quit working hospitals after 9 years of doing nothing but critical care. RT's have no respect, pay was horrible, there was no advancement and the burn out was extremely high. Not tooting my horn but I wasn't a bad RT, actually I was given several recognition awards because of what I have done. I just got SICK of not having any type of patient ratio at all. I could come in and have up to 10-60 patients per shift and nobody gave a damn at all. I tell folks all the time, skip all other schools and go straight to Nursing unless you plan on being a Physician. Go Nursing and work within the hospital for 2-4 years to get your experience in. Get out after you got your nifty experience and go work at some small Physicians office doing PPW, checking basic vitals signs and giving out flu shots. Easy Money, no stress and you can work until retirement without getting burned out. Got lots of RN buddies who did exactly this and they are making so much more compared to working in the hospital.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Love RT's!
@edgregory1 Жыл бұрын
Interesting that RT's only exist in US and Canada. The Australians I worked with in Saudi did all their own RT back home.
@Katie-vy5rd Жыл бұрын
Thats interesting and dismaying to hear about RTs , nurse here and I had no idea. But I don't work in a hospital. I worked MS and left after a few months in.. too chaotic for my personality type. Just one elevated BG can keep you running around for hours and never counted all the steps.. ... every day I wonder what else to go into... PYch NP?
@111coolone Жыл бұрын
This is my plan. Work in a hospital 1-3 years and go outpatient. I’m a new grad but already so burnt out on my tele floor.
@richardhilburn7476 3 жыл бұрын
I've been at the bedside for 20 years. I Work at a university/ teaching hospital. ICU nursing is more task oriented now than it was was in the past. With the amount of documentation, scanning meds, extra forms for Foley placement, witnesses for so many medications and tasks, and open visitation, there's little too space to think and apply the knowledge or skill I've acquired over the years. We have a critical care team who often seems indifferent to nurses. They don't really acknowledge us unless they have a complaint. Well, they may want to know if they need to make the patient poop today. In alot of situations, nurses get pushed aside so the anesthesia residents can learn nursing stuff. There's not much difference in someone with 20 years experience and 1 year under the new system. Im starting CRNA school next May and couldn't be happier to get away from beside nursing as an RN. I hate to lament over the bygone good Ole days, but just It's not what it used to be.
@edgregory1 3 жыл бұрын
I retired in 2010 just as digital charts became industry wide. Job became unrecognizable.
@sararooney924 3 жыл бұрын
Wow you really summed up ICU nursing to a T!!! Never seen a nurse more acccurately depict the ICU! Great video 👌🏻
@charlesstutts4578 3 жыл бұрын
10 hours without going to bathroom yes it is rough I hated that too. Nursing is exhausting. God bless.
@frances3254 3 жыл бұрын
I'm starting to get flashbacks just into half of your video. I'm retired RN and at one time thought being an ICU nurse would mean a certain 'status' among my peers. I lasted about 3-4 weeks! then it took lots of time to forgive myself for thinking I was so inadequate and just didn't have the 'right stuff'. Such BS. I've likened nurses as being the hub of the hospital wheel....our selves needing to be all knowing of everything going on with patient. Taken a long healing time for me....nursed 40yrs. (39 too long), now 85 and finding videos like yours and others that help me see more clearly what all that was. So, thank you very much!!! take good care of you!
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and have a good retirement.
@sarahtoler5878 2 жыл бұрын
Frances, if you could go back and do something different, would you?
@frances3254 2 жыл бұрын
@@sarahtoler5878 yes, most definitely.
@sarahtoler5878 2 жыл бұрын
@@frances3254 Thanks for your candor. I think it's easy to view the profession as essential and almost glamorous- like you're Florence Nightingale saving the world. There is absolutely a "status" people associate with it, and it's easy to get selfish and want to have that status. But honest feedback from someone with more experience is so valuable.
@aprilbraggs7256 Жыл бұрын
Bolt, love the information that you are putting out for us. Thanks for being so transparent about what nurses do. You are very refreshing. Keep up the good work.
@alhajijalloh2043 Жыл бұрын
I’m currently preparing to take my NCLEX but I don’t think I’ll be working as a nurse for more than a year. My current job as a security guard pays $25 and hour with lot of overtime opportunities. I’ve already made up my mind to go into the IT world and become a software engineer or a cybersecurity specialist. I don’t think being a nurse is worth my precious time. I only wish I’d known this before.
@johnberry2877 Жыл бұрын
Take my advise …. RUN ! I have had fellow nurses commit suicide due to unrelenting stress, anxiety and depression. This is not a job or career, it’s a sentence. The mental abuse nurses endure should be a crime against humanity. Myself and every nurse I know is frantically searching for the exit !!
@andrewstanley4831 2 жыл бұрын
I’m an LPN to RN student currently. I remember taking a home health client for dental work and needed to be in the room during the procedure for my clients special needs. I was talking to this guy in the room and he swiveled around in his chair and I saw CRNA on his scrubs. He was asking me about the different seizure meds my client was taking and I was on my toes.I was thinking “Oh gosh don’t mess this up. Great video and awesome seeing a CRNA on here.
@arelicanizales 2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making a video about what bedside nursing is Really like... the only videos I can find are the ones that explain Why they left.... as a Nursing Student, I want to find videos like this that will help me better understand what my life will look like as a bedside/staff nurse.. Thank You SO MUCH for this video!!
@brandonedmondson6362 3 жыл бұрын
That’s spot on! I’m a new grad coming up on a year on the CICU at a level on trauma center and you described my days to a T! I feel the same way about “fulfillment”, somehow the bed side nursing doesn’t make me feel as fulfilled as managing the patients hemodynamics.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Always good to find the little things about being a nurse you enjoy.
@aliciasawyer2688 2 жыл бұрын
You described it perfectly. This is why it is so important to work on a unit with a culture conducive to teamwork.
@carlosbarranco9688 3 жыл бұрын
So spot on! I’ve been in the icu setting for over two years now, this is it😂 except lately I’ve been having some real sick 1:1 patients with devices and all the stuff that needs to be done is craaaazy
@brookemadawi5321 Жыл бұрын
The most accurate depiction of what being on the floor is like. New grad nurse here. My exact experience on a high risk pregnancy unit at a large teaching hospital...minus the critical care aspect. Every new nurse should hear this explanation of what bedside nursing is like, if only to prepare themselves for things they need to be thinking about throughout their shift. It's easy to get caught up in the tasks. This video you made gives more of the big picture of what we as nurses are actually doing through the course of our shift.
@Cgv69 3 жыл бұрын
I really like your video. I have seen several videos and are very informative and I believe help current nursing students or students that are considering applying to nursing school to make an informative decision. It also help nurses that want to get into CRNA school. I’m an RN and I used to work for a hospital as Med-Surgical, Telemetry and ER nurse for 10 years. Being exposed to different work environments helped me to make a decision to move forward and get my master’s degree. I graduated as an FNP on 2018. I’m working for a family practice full time and have a part time job as well. Love my job and really enjoy helping others. Thanks for sharing your experiences.
@elverdad6805 3 жыл бұрын
I left because of the bullying.
@drich8641 3 жыл бұрын
I work on a TCU/ICU on the transitional side and we are considered a critical care unit. I’m here because I’m trying to figure out where I want to go next. I started on this unit 3 years ago, but I’m tired of the juggling every shift & feeling like I can’t think or even take care of myself. Long term bedside nursing just doesn’t feel sustainable, it’s so rough on mental and physical health
@HelloGregoryOfficial Жыл бұрын
This is so in depth and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
@jamesfournier9450 3 жыл бұрын
Dude thanks for the most thorough explanation as to what to expect in the ICU. I got to admit it all sounds exciting and interesting except the not eating , not peeing, and murphy's law kicking in at the end of the shift. I will be doing my critical care rotation next semester and look forward to it. I'm going to have to sharpen my head to toe assessment skills, and my knowledge of drips, arythmias, and ventilator setting.
@KittyKat-ib3ct 3 жыл бұрын
What a great video. I really enjoyed the details of the day and how you broke down the entire 12 hour shift. I'm currently looking for an ICU position and this video gave me a better perspective on what to expect. Appreciate your videos!
@msdeshabangbang Жыл бұрын
This information is PRICELESS! Thank you
@travelnurseadventures3225 3 жыл бұрын
It’s NEVER 12 hours and NEVER 3 days a week--it’s constant. The only time I had 12/3days is in my contract for travel nursing.
@cienna8006 3 жыл бұрын
THIS no one ever told me theyd be calling me on my days off or constantly bugging me to stay overtime
@thendino1 2 ай бұрын
I passed the Nclex last year and work 2 jobs as a prison nurse (mental health) and a PAC facility. I hate nursing period. I got an offer for CCU but seeing your videos makes me think whether I should pursue it or not. I have or had a goal to pursue CRNA....but now so sure anymore...see competition with anesthesia assistant salary florida. You broke down ICU daily duties incredibly well. Thank you it was great insight to see what I am getting into. Much more than I gathered from nursing clinicals
@skypie1 10 ай бұрын
You forgot the part where you need to stay over 2 hrs to finish your charting.
@LucidDreamer54321 2 жыл бұрын
My last hospital job was in the Intermediate Unit, which was incredibly busy. I also worked in the ICU one or two times a month. It was a nice break for me. Since I was not assigned to the unit, I was not allowed to have a ventilator patient. One time I arrived at work and found out I was getting a set of five patients who I knew would make an extreme workload for me. Then the charge nurse told me the ICU was short staffed and it was my turn to float. I went to the ICU and they gave me two patients who managed to stay stable the entire shift. All I had to do was check vital signs and give meds.
@thechildrensstorybooktelle779 3 жыл бұрын
I am a Registered Nurse and this narrative of a day and a life of a nurse is 100% accurate!
@RT710. 3 жыл бұрын
The ICU I’m at is very teaching oriented and we have medical interns/residents rotating through monthly. There’s a great team atmosphere where everyone is engaged, and it’s fun learning with the residents. But the residents also find something to screw up every shift and it always falls on us to straighten things out!
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Working in a teaching hospital as an ICU nurse is a very different experience from working as an ICU nurse in every other hospital. Your job is really to facilitate the residents learning. This means you give up a lot of the decision making, autonomy and one on one relationship you normally have with the critical care physician to manage the patients.
@Nicole20397 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a CVICU nurse currently. I can 100% relate to everything you just listed. My plan is to apply to CRNA schools with 2 years of experience and then start school with 3 years of experience. I love critical care, I love critically thinking and understanding the whys of everything.
@kadenhiggins9338 3 жыл бұрын
Dang. I worked newborn nursery. I attended deliveries and took care of babies from their first breath and on. I loved it! So much easier!!
@kiaharper7172 2 жыл бұрын
If only that was my calling......
@NursesToRiches 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my wife and I hit the jackpot. We work at a hospital system that offers 4 hour shifts, 8 hour shifts, and 12 hour shifts. We have ratio limits because we're in California. And our hospital system is the highest paying in the country so we also get paid more than any other nurse in the country. I work with nurses that make over 300k per year. One nurse I work with even made over 700k in one year.
@MaunykahArcelin 3 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty spectacular. Thanks for sharing. How did your hospital manage the last COVID wave? Did they have to adjust the ratio limits or it remained the same?
@NursesToRiches 3 жыл бұрын
@@MaunykahArcelin our hospital hired a lot of travelers. We never went out of ratio. If it ever got really crowded, patients would have waited in the waiting room until we could have a nurse available to care for them. My wife and I have been working in California for 4 years now and have never gone out of ratio because hospitals here could face legal challenges if they broke the law.
@janavishah9896 3 жыл бұрын
Omg congrats!! that's a lot of money 😱
@Ruffles729 Жыл бұрын
Do you work for Kaiser?
@NurseDrew32 3 жыл бұрын
*sigh* Family members...One thing I don't miss from pre-covid days
@jeremypan3709 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Bolt, thank you so much for making this video. I'm currently taking prereq classes for ABSN programs. This video is very informative and gives me a really good idea of what working as an ICU nurse looks like!
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@bebeerin 3 жыл бұрын
my first week as a pct i saw a nurse literally crying (due to the stress she was under im assuming) and this was only on a med surg floor. can't even imagine being an icu nurse
@Di-hz2dz 3 жыл бұрын
i quit nursing.... Best thing I ever did
@pizzagirl9908 3 жыл бұрын
@@Di-hz2dz sameeeee!!
@edgregory1 3 жыл бұрын
ICU is easier time management wise. I did both floor and ICU. Retired after 23 years.
@edgregory1 Жыл бұрын
Med/surg is harder. I did both as an RN. ICU is a cakewalk compared to having 6 or more(7p-7a) patients with demanding relatives on a med/Surgical unit.
@poodledaddles1091 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know how any nurse could survive that workload!
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
It was tough work!
@Tawny593 3 жыл бұрын
Kaiser French in San Fran, CA on the 90s had the RNs doing everything from taking patients to the morgue to making TOAST for the breakfasts.
@SamSing-ew5ge 3 жыл бұрын
Ok this is a video I’m down for speak your truth my brother .
@guy-uo8nv 3 жыл бұрын
Can't blame you for quitting. You get beaten up all day every day all the time.
@kimberlymariah5906 3 жыл бұрын
Spot on thank you for sharing 💖
@athenaamiga7679 11 ай бұрын
Listening to this makes me feel stressed out! 😭 Lol! Kudos to all you nurses out there!
@kakefyll 3 жыл бұрын
That sounds like A LOT of work 😬 In Norway icu nursing is its own grad school degree(masters), I sort of get why. Sounds overwhelming. It must be difficult being a new grad RN in the ICU.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
It was difficult but I enjoyed the challenge.
@judytaquino6412 Жыл бұрын
Whew! My BP just went up and I had a palpitation. You took me right back to the trenches. I loved ER. Adrenalin junkie here. Retired now and have never been happier.
@MariaRamirez-cb6pq Жыл бұрын
Bruh this is literally the ICU at any level one trauma center. No breaks no peeing no drinking water. Pt coding at 630pm.
@judytaquino6412 Жыл бұрын
@@MariaRamirez-cb6pq Always not enough help to do the job right. Follow the money.
@allthingsmaloney5634 3 жыл бұрын
In Ontario we can't have second jobs for healthcare workers. I used to do nursing with developmentally delayed children which I really enjoyed!! I'd love to do this as a part time job when we are allowed. Currently I work on a dementia unit at a nursing home... it sure gets wild some nights... sundowning is REAL lol!!
@jasminreyes6183 3 жыл бұрын
Listening to this video I literally created a vision of everything you spoke nursing student here ♥️ and future plans are to go NP route
@ellenlewis9860 3 жыл бұрын
Don't go to NP school. PA, CRNA, anything but that. Not worth it. Trust me.
@Natalie-rj4wx 2 жыл бұрын
@@ellenlewis9860 did you go to NP school? I'm in ICU and was thinking of NP route but have some reservations.
@multitieredinvestor183 3 жыл бұрын
Granddaughter, day after tomorrow on Jan 7 2021 will become a Registered Nurse. Her career is just starting. 75 questions later, the computer shut-off. Two days later her name is part of the TEXAS BON,
@sarahtatum1587 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats 🎊
@sarahtatum1587 3 жыл бұрын
Nurses are true heroes ❤️
@imcool711 3 жыл бұрын
hahaha man aint this the truth! i had a pt crash at 1845 once, I CANNOT WAIT for CRNA school i need to get out of bedside asap
@LovelyyAubrey 3 жыл бұрын
Hate bedside 😩
@Petruskinhap972 3 жыл бұрын
Seems like 1845 is the time they choose to code, fall or have explosive diarrhea. 😭😭
@jennifersmith5230 3 жыл бұрын
They will crash right before your shift change as a crna too
@imcool711 2 жыл бұрын
Update: I’ve been accepted to CRNA school, thanks for all your video’s Bolt!!
@LucidDreamer54321 2 жыл бұрын
I'm going back into nursing after being away for a few years. I will start in May.
@ezraephrem6791 3 жыл бұрын
Wow what a job, thx for what you do
@karen3876 Жыл бұрын
I retired from nursing just as the pandemic was starting. Nursing school was the hardest thing I ever did. I moved back in with my step parents and every night I came home telling my sister I was done. That was it! Too hard. It was like learning a new language. Besides learning all the parts of the body and what they did, you had to learn all the medical terms. I had taught school for 7 years when I ended up in the hospital with a ruptured appendix for 5 days getting antibiotics. Months later, in my mid 20's I went back to school to become a nurse. I enjoyed my career. I worked on cardiac units and surgical ICU. I was a nurse for 35 years and did not want to get into the pandemic not knowing what all that was going to entail. I had gone thru the whole HIV/AIDS epidemic at the very beginning of my career. I do miss it but not enough to go back. A lot of my coworkers have passed on. It is really hard to lose those connections you had and spent a large part of your life with. Enjoyed your story. I think one thing I really enjoyed the most in ICU was the patients who were donating their body to benefit others. I got to be a part of that several times and it is like no other kind of nursing. Very inspiring.
@MiracleFound Жыл бұрын
I have worked in hospitals since 1977 and been a nurse since 1982. Nursing is constantly changing and evolving. Nurses need to know what the doctor should do in order to make sure that their patient is getting what they should. Nobody understands that. Lots of people are coming in and out, but the nurse is the one who coordinates everything and makes sure that it is being done.
@anthonymarquez6493 3 жыл бұрын
And then the poo somehow get up to their back or even head if it is really bad.
@myimperfectdiary890 Жыл бұрын
It seems like a challenging job working in the Icu. I will stay in the psych unit bc I am already burnout.
@Pearlss93 2 ай бұрын
What a great video!!!!
@LucidDreamer54321 2 жыл бұрын
Big Tip: No grand rounds on night shift.
@yasminrozier63 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know whether to laugh or cry😅😅😅
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
If you're a nurse you've learned how to do both at the same time.
@user-lu6yg3vk9z 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA u quit that nursing job or quit nursing field?
@mulanfa5091 3 жыл бұрын
I don't like bedside nursing myself. I work in theatres and sometimes pick up extra shifts at endoscopy unit or theatres (if they need me). I usually work 4 10-hour shifts, no weekends and nights most of the time. I quite enjoy it actually. Lesser pay as compared to my colleagues who work in the wards and can swing from one ward to another if they want extra shifts and money obviously. Haha. But I don't feel like I am dragging my feet to work now and my job doesn't feel like a job anymore since I really like what I'm doing.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
I love that you call it theatres. Like you work at the Imax. :)
@mulanfa5091 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA they call it theatres here in England. Honestly no idea why. 😅
@nurselifewhit Жыл бұрын
Lol the example you gave but multiply that by 5 patients is exactly why I’m looking to move on from med/surg after 2 years Lol😅 I love love love the caring aspect of nursing but I would love to be able to provide more focused care instead of spreading myself across so many people at once
@wedgepressure4313 3 жыл бұрын
Hey there, great video! I DON'T miss the floor Haha in the cath lab we are treated so freaking well Haha! No nights, weekends or holidays. We can work 8s or 10s, we do take call but it's fun imo. No poop, no vomit, no charge nurses, 1pt at a time, when we're done we hand them off to icu Haha. I can't tell you how good it feels to walk out of the room dropping off a pt to icu in cardiogenic shock on peessers and impella, tubed and I go back down to cath sometime else Haha! Also we get to scrub and get arterial access and suture. Anyways this is the best kept secret in the hospital by far! Haha oh and I can't forget all the free lunches and coffee from vendors and in services constantly coming by!
@LovelyyAubrey 3 жыл бұрын
Yes, please elaborate on this position. I legit hate bedside that’s how people get burned out I want fulfillment and enjoy what I do. How is this position like and how do you apply for it? What do you actually do.
@RT710. 3 жыл бұрын
Not a secret at our hospital haha you gotta be part of the club
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
As a new grad at a community hospital our CVICU/SICU was right next to cath lab. We all got along well, except when they dropped off a crashing patient on balloon pump awaiting CABG with two arterial sheaths and one venous sheath I needed to pull.
@wedgepressure4313 3 жыл бұрын
@Cristian Ramos I'm Registered nurse, I can primary circulate the cases, back up, scrub or monitor. I have KZfaq videos in my channel explaining my job as a primary RN. Im basically a little mini CRNA we sedate, manage the airway hemodynamics, anticoagulation, code team leader, and cardiogenic shock resuscitation is our specialty!
@wedgepressure4313 3 жыл бұрын
@@LovelyyAubrey @Cristian Ramos I'm Registered nurse, I can primary circulate the cases, back up, scrub or monitor. I have KZfaq videos in my channel explaining my job as a primary RN. Im basically a little mini CRNA we sedate, manage the airway hemodynamics, anticoagulation, code team leader, and cardiogenic shock resuscitation is our specialty!
@MsPrice-pn2py 3 жыл бұрын
*How Did I get here, I'm a Teacher* 🤦♀️ This some bullshit -as a job, I got anxiety just from listening for 10 min....I'm out🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️- great info though*
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, bedside nursing is rough.
@maninthemirror216 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA why does it have to be this way ? Why can’t the workload be balanced ? So nurses don’t leave the profession u know 😐
@LucidDreamer54321 2 жыл бұрын
You need to fulfill your secret dream to become a nurse.
@yimcu5169 Жыл бұрын
why do you have to do everything before the night shifts comes in?
@wahoofan222 3 жыл бұрын
I am not a nurse. I have tremendous respect for nurses, basically anyone in the Healthcare career field. TOUGH JOB! MY CAREER IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS (42000 PLUS DEATHS ON NATIONS HIGHWAYS) I AM TRYING TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT HEALTHCARE FIELD. NURSING, MEDICINE, ANATOMY ETC. STUDY EVERYDAY LITERALLY. (KZfaq VIDEOS, BOUGHT NURSING BOOKS ETC.) WILL NEVER BECOME A NURSE TOO OLD 65 YEARS YOUNG. BUT SO INTERESTING AND DEMANDING CAREER FIELD. I SEE TURNOVER ETC. THAT IS WITH ANY CAREER FIELD. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU DO NURSES. WE ARE THINKING AND PRAYING FOR YOU EVERYDAY. YOU ARE ADMIRED MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER KNOW. Stay strong!!
@daphne7897 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it’s a non ending story...out with the old and in with the new..., no wonder the average ICU nurse don’t last too long. Yes, there’s times when I feel pain in my stomach and realized I needed to pee... LOL
@spartalives 3 жыл бұрын
ICU nursing sounds a lot like working as a aircraft crew chief in the Air Force.
@club1fan552 3 жыл бұрын
Such a great orator. You gave so much detail. I don't think people know what nursing is really like. Completely vile...and that's just your colleagues and the culture.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm putting orator on my bio.
@club1fan552 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA No worries Mate. Great depth in your description and you covered so much.
@kidmrrr3125 3 жыл бұрын
Hey bolt comparing icu to crna which one is physically exhausting thank you or over all being RN or CRNA
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Being an RN is definitely more task oriented and physically demanding than being a CRNA.
@Teoriaofeverything 3 жыл бұрын
This is good news 🤣
@LovelyyAubrey 3 жыл бұрын
Bolt CRNA but being a CRNA is doctorate ? Not masters?
@Mark_Ocain 3 жыл бұрын
Love the Tee LOL
@iarroyo612 3 жыл бұрын
Most rn do report outside of the patients room half of the time patients don't even know whats going in with them if they dont ask
@kcphinatic4297 2 жыл бұрын
Just a philosophical question begging to be asked...At what point are we going to put a cap on ICU heroics? ICU didn't even exist before the 1950s. The statistics on CPR outcomes are dismal. I have often told my husband that if he ever finds me "down" and he didn't witness it, and I look peaceful, leave me alone! Nobody questions what we're doing from a philosophical point of view. We just take it for granted that we are going to do everything in every situation. We had a patient at the last hospital I worked that has been on ECMO for a year. She doesn't meet criteria for a lung transplant. But she wakes up when they turn the sedation off... Legally the family won't let her go... These are the kinds of situations we are creating with all our technology. It's like our technology has surpassed our wisdom...
@anthonymarquez6493 3 жыл бұрын
I want to get into ICU I am starting my PCU job in mid November then I intend to go to med school.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
Good luck at your new job!
@daphne7897 3 жыл бұрын
Lol “some pills may not want to be liquified”
@geddon436 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know nurses can work insurance jobs. What do they primarily do in those jobs?
@yourmedicarenursenavigator 3 жыл бұрын
Case management, utilization review, workman's comp, consult
@geddon436 3 жыл бұрын
@@yourmedicarenursenavigator does it pay better than bedside nurseing?
@yourmedicarenursenavigator 3 жыл бұрын
@@geddon436 It does not pay as much if you factor in working overtime at bedside. Plus you work 8 hour shifts M-F. It is about less back breaking work. After 20 years in the ER, I went to hospital case management. Been loving it for 7 years now.
@OUfancyHuh15 3 жыл бұрын
To clarify, are you saying you wouldn't be an ICU nurse again, as in you would choose a different career overall and never become a CRNA? Or are you saying since you've moved on to becoming a CRNA, you would never work bedside again?
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
The latter.
@OUfancyHuh15 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA Got ya, thanks. Other than working some crisis covid ICU contracts with some SRNAs last year when their clinicals got canceled, I haven't met any CRNAs or even NPs who still practice bedside. If you could go back to the beginning, would you choose nursing all over again if it meant staying bedside for an entire career?
@kallitidwell3834 Жыл бұрын
I am a new ICU nurse and I don’t understand why any oncoming nurse would not come in and see that you just had your ass handed to you that day and then walk off and say “fix this,” and not step in to help because patient care comes first. Yeah, maybe if it turns into a pattern and becomes a problem where nothing is ever getting finished before shift change, but that’s a different story. Maybe I’m just naive but that doesn’t add up. 🤷🏼♀️
@kallitidwell3834 Жыл бұрын
And also thank you for all of your videos, they’re very helpful!(:
@jenc2513 3 жыл бұрын
I know for a fact the time is going to go by really quickly
@romelohdz 3 жыл бұрын
How big was this hospital you were working at ? Was it in a large city?
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
I think I worked at 8 different hospitals as an ICU nurse, which one are you referring to? I worked at small rural hospitals all the way to metro academic hospitals.
@romelohdz 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA which ones were the most “toxic” for lack of a better term the rural or cities?
@missydiamond9310 3 жыл бұрын
Bolt! Don’t forget your roots. You’re still a nurse!
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
That's right, can't spell nurse anesthesiologist without nurse first!
@ellenlewis9860 3 жыл бұрын
Read the damn chart before questioning please!😁
@LovelyyAubrey 3 жыл бұрын
What is difference of a APRN? Is that just an advanced practice nurse but not a nurse practitioner? Thanks, I just see in psych a psychiatric nurse practitioner or a APRN so is it just a shorter or longer time frame in education and higher pay of a nurse practitioner?
@SamSing-ew5ge 3 жыл бұрын
Nurse practitioners , midwives , and CRNAS are all considered aprn( advance practice registered nurse) it just means that they have advanced nursing degrees . There is no such thing as a short cut . You can either get an associate degree and then a bachelors degree that will take anywhere from 3-5 years taking into consideration prerequisites. If you have a bachelors in anything and have all the science prerequisites you can get an ABSN which is 12-15 months and take your boards , and then apply to an NP program that can go anywhere from 2-3 years , and then a doctorate will take an additional 2 years . Psych NP are paid well but you go through the same process and now a lot of FNP are getting their psych NP certification so eventually it will become oversaturated but that will take some time .
@LovelyyAubrey 3 жыл бұрын
Stephanie K thanks for the information
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
APRN is an umbrella term for all advance practice nurses. That includes NPs, CRNAs, Nurse Midwives.
@allthingsmaloney5634 3 жыл бұрын
After listening to this ill definitely stick to my psych dementia residents looool
@kcphinatic4297 2 жыл бұрын
Grand rounds sounds frightening.
@victoriatucker6271 3 жыл бұрын
What part does the CNA come in on?
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
They work hard too! My first two years of ICU nursing I worked on a unit that had no CNAs, we did it all ourselves.
@phyllis9750 8 ай бұрын
Dear Lord, did you take me back. No wonder I was NUTZ haha! Got to throw in rotating shifts and years of no holidays with your kids😊
@coffeepandacat Жыл бұрын
I don't think I should do nursing....While noble, that's just too much for me.... Been on the fence with accounting. Boring but at least it isn't that hell you just described.
@tommmarree3689 3 жыл бұрын
BEST TIME OF MY LIFE !!!!
@ArizonaGrapeade 2 жыл бұрын
LMAO!! So accurate. Such a bad day
@KD-vg2yn 3 жыл бұрын
What would you do instead of nursing? Because I thought I wanted to be a nurse, but I don’t think so anymore.
@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын
A KZfaqr! ;)
@KD-vg2yn 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA how did I never think of this?! 😂
@KD-vg2yn 3 жыл бұрын
@@BoltCRNA so hey, I think I would like to be a nurse practitioner, but I don’t want to be a nurse. Is this a bad reason to pursue the career?
@kyledeitz2760 3 жыл бұрын
@@KD-vg2yn maybe try the PA route
@KD-vg2yn 3 жыл бұрын
@@kyledeitz2760 Thank you! i have been for a couple weeks now. I want that practitioner position, i just hate the idea of being a nurse. I'm interested in the science and pathology, so PA is the move.
@jenniferhurley5096 Жыл бұрын
You call/page the resident It's not in our scope of practice to discuss results. Dr needs to explain all results...however it doesn't happen Nurses don't get breaks, so do your job!
@evanr.battallio1115 Жыл бұрын
So is ER or cath lab or med surg different when it comes to the amount of paperwork, lack of eating, lack of pain, and abundance of Murphy’s Law? Lol
@evolving3657 2 жыл бұрын
That title
@houseofmaranatha2841 3 жыл бұрын
I quit but I feel like a lost soul. I don’t know what to do with myself anymore.
@jy4627 3 жыл бұрын
Man, so many options if you are an RN. Try working for the many insurance companies doing assessments prior to getting coverage. EASY MONEY! Or merge onto being a Dialysis Nurse - EASY MONEY (1 patient only with more pay!). Go work at a small clinics giving out flu shots and doing basic check ups - EASY MONEY! Or, work within the digital world of Telemedicine - EASY MONEY! Heck apply at Disney World or any other popular theme park just giving out bandaids all day long while watching Shamu doing flips!
@MsPrice-pn2py 3 жыл бұрын
@@jy4627 you forgot one- a school- the nurse just gives out band aids and lollipops 😘 "phone home" come get em if it's bad😂😂😂😂
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