why do you come to this site?

You mean this a REAL nursing BB? I thought this nurses in leather bondage BB. I come here daily for the same reason every one else does...theraphy and court ordered community service. NO one understands you better than another nurse.

Hi Rick, newborn poster here to this site, but like it so far. Haven't had my head bashed in yet, so this is a good thing, s'ppose? This BB is kinda like a board game, the icons, the topics and sections are so diversified, and I can quit anytime I want, ha. I have a couple of questions.

1. How do I quote someone on my response? I see the Instant UBB code, but don't know how to use it?

2. Whenever I access the chat room I see all this computer jargon. I go into at different times of the day but nobody's ever there, am I doing something wrong or is it called bad timing?

Wait.......I just noticed "What is UBB code". I'll check it out.....neeeeevermind!

I like to come here and read the discussions and opinons of nurses from across the country. Where I work, if you express disatisfcation about any thing and they can trace it back to you, you're fired. This is about the only place I can come to vent and listen to others vent. It's a very good site.

I love to whine. It makes me feel better. I like to read other whinees, to some extent, some of it gets old. What will never get old is trying to figure out how to take care of our elderly in an compassionate, loving, efficient, non painless, non depressing, entertaining way. After all, it's how I would want to spend my last days. People need to understand that most nursing homes (the ones i've seen and my friends tell me about) are very, very, lacking. Let's put it this way. Anyone out there, work in the perfect, best, wonderful nursing home that I can sign my name up to? I will put my or my loved ones name on the list.

Hi I like coming to this site because of the variety of topics that are discussed. I mostly like humorous stuff. But I find quite a bit of the stuff on this site interesting and informative. Have a good one. SPW

Most nursing talk makes my sons vomit; my husband gives me 'that look' (you know, the kind that burns a hole thru you) as he has warned me many times he can't tolerate hearing anything about my work. My sis and I can talk some, but she mostly worked in O.R. forever; so I still need an occasional outlet to talk gross and share stories, vent, laugh about things 'normal' people consider morbid. Sometimes you can't even talk about these things in the way we do on this site, with many of your own co-workers!

hi guys!
I guess I havent been around as much as I used to... Been sleeping too much I spose....
oh-- why I come to this site,, ok....
well... I am a computer junkie.... haha
also, I like talking/writing to people who know whats goin on in our current state of work...
Most of my buds are still finishing their 1st degrees, and very few of them are nurses...
SO.... I guess.... I come here to vent, read up on whats doing,
say HIDY HO! to everyone every now and then...

oh=== Rick, Susy-- I havent seen/heard from yous in ages... whassup?
--Barbara

I'm here for pretty much the same reasons everybody else has stated. There are so many tidbits of info to pick up and interesting to see so many different opinions.

I like discussion but I don't like to see people getting blasted for saying things that others disagree with. As adults in a caring profession we should be able to extend the same compassion to each other that we do to our patients and disagree in a way that shows respect to our fellow professionals.

I don't get much chance to talk about work--hubby doesn't want to hear about it and there is never any time to talk to my co-workers.

I see that this thread has been around for several months.

I come to this site to keep up to date with nursing and healthcare issues, to vent, to have fun, and occassionally to share an opinion.

Ted Fiebke