why do you come to this site?

For the carmaraderie.
To learn from others in the same boat.
To vent.
To vent.
To realize how much I hate/love nursing.
To gain insight, and maybe learn new ways of dealing with patients,staff and politics in the hospital.

I like this site alot. I dislike the internal "catty"arguing and backbiting.We need to stick together,not rip eachother apart.
Thank you to our moderators!

Rick if you say that you think your ideas are dumb one more time, I'm gonna have to smack you dude!!! I think comming up with this thread was a brilliant idea. I access it every day. I kinda think of everyone here as my cyberbuds. Its lots of fun, and yes, everyone can definately relate to everyone else. And best of all is that no one is screaming or yelling at each other!

Actually, I'm looking for a date....
(Just kidding!)
I keep thinking I'll see a post from a friend or an old nursing school classmate.
Plus, it's interesting to listen/read what everyone else has to say about stuff. We are all so very much alike. It's just something we have--but I digress.

now, about the date.......

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I like coming to this site beacuse it is so well organized. It's quick and easy to pick and choose the threads you want to read or not read. The icons that let you know if there is new postings or not. Brian Short does such a nice job of changing it to meet our needs such as starting this new off topic thread. I enjoy reading what is going on out there in the rest of the world even though I spend more time reding that commnenting.

I come to this site, Rick, to see YOU!!!!

Ha! Actually, I stumbled onto this site and I can't remember how - and at the time the topics were pretty interesting and there were some pretty provoking posts that I felt I had to respond to. Then there was the conflict that MADE me come back - and now it's a way to relax. Plus I've feel like I've made some friends...like Kristina definitely, got to see a hysterically funny side of Brian and Wildtime, got to flirt with Kewlnurse, and..met you Rick. So that's why I come back - for the laughs for sure. I love to laugh and don't get to enough.

I love the fact that it isn't talking "shop" all the time. Man o' live you'd think that nurses didn't have a life outside our careers!

Sometimes I come to this site just to relax and see what's happening. Sometimes to learn, to vent, and more recently laughed hysterically on the "What freaks you out post". Try sharing that one with a non-nursing loved one. Or not!!!
I love the exchange of ideas, and I have recently watched the evolution of conflict.. impressive- some own up and alot meet on middle ground.
Also- got in touch with an old bud on this site-went to school with her and spent some pre-family time with her, too- hehe Zee! Wonderful beyond words!!
Rick I know how you feel, there is a certain amount of vulnerability posting on the internet to the entire world. We have to get over this "we all have to be witty and intelligent posters" all the time mentality.Sometimes we just post and veg, sometimes not. We all have something to offer or it just goes to the bottom- justified or not. Keep up the posts Rick- I enjoy your input immensely and would love to work with you.
******I feel this site will be instrumental in revolutionizing the face of nursing and patient care. ********Its time for our voices to be heard. Keep up the great work, Brian and all you great nurses!

Suggestion for the chat room- predetermined times to discuss such issues as salary negotiation, assertiveness training and stress management. We could have experts volunteer their time. Could we do this somehow without being overwhelmed? Or could we have planned sessions on the bulletin board, once again with experts in the field leading the discussion and answering questions.

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