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VETERAN NURSES.. WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN?
YES 14 60.87%
NO 9 39.13%
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Sep 24, 2001 05:42 PM

Veteran Nurses--

by nur20
Updated Sep 24, 2001 at 09:23 PM by nur20

WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN???

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11 Comments
No. 1
from P_RN
Old Sep 24, 2001, 09:01 PM

You mean if I knew then what I know NOW? Hmmmm

Probably, being as I have always been a sucker for the underdog.

But I would have done it differently. I never would have worked more hours than I spent with my family. That is time that can never be reclaimed.

And I NEVER would have pushed that bed that tore up my back and left me in this pain and with a disability for the rest of my life.

P
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No. 2
from tiger
Old Sep 24, 2001, 09:16 PM

i must be slow. i don't get the size 3 size 4 thing?????????//
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No. 3
from nur20
Old Sep 24, 2001, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by tiger
i must be slow. i don't get the size 3 size 4 thing?????????//
Sorry tiger, that was a mistake!!!!
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No. 4
from KellyandtheBoys
Old Sep 24, 2001, 09:48 PM

Probably not. I really like the patient care. But, there are so many other things I really don't like about the nursing profession. I don't like the hours, on-call, being away from my children, charting things over and over again. Pretty much the same things that frustrate everybody else frustrates me.

Of course, I would have done something else, and, at this time would be typing about the things I didn't care for about that job.
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No. 5
from CEN35
Old Sep 25, 2001, 08:22 AM

Default Well........
right now I would say yes, despite the direction the nursing profession seems to be headed towards. It certainly is a valuble learning experience, even if one day I head off into a diferent direction........like back to school, or somewhere else. I originally went back for engeneering, but ended up in nursing........bizzare huh? While medicine would be cool, the docs are getting creamed by insurance companies. I know way to many general/family/IM practice docs looking to bail out. The entire medical field.......is taking a dive IMO. So...........I would say yes no mater what. We all have the oppurtunity, to go back to school and try something else.

me
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No. 6
from prmenrs
Old Sep 26, 2001, 02:18 AM

Not even a moment's hesitation--YES.

Never seriously wanted to do anything else. I've had rough spots when I wasn't sure I was good enough, but, if I retired tomorrow, I'd be back the next day holding babies.

Premies rule!!
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No. 7
from rosy
Old Sep 26, 2001, 06:47 AM

Sadly no I would not be a nurse. I don't have the temperment to be a good nurse. It is not a question of intellegence, I am as smart or smarter than most of us, but I am real short on compassion. I went into nursing for the wrong reasons, which i won't bore you with now. I respect and admire the nurses i have worked with over the years, but I probably should have never been one of us.
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No. 8
from nur20
Old Sep 26, 2001, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by rosy
Sadly no I would not be a nurse. I don't have the temperment to be a good nurse. It is not a question of intellegence, I am as smart or smarter than most of us, but I am real short on compassion. I went into nursing for the wrong reasons, which i won't bore you with now. I respect and admire the nurses i have worked with over the years, but I probably should have never been one of us.
Thank you Rosy. That is the most open and honest statement i've heard.I believe some of us are in denial
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No. 9
from nur20
Old Sep 26, 2001, 08:41 AM

Arrow Re: Veteran Nurses--
Originally posted by nur20
WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN???
THANKS FOR THE RESPONSES VISIT MY WEBSITE WELCOME TO A LITTLE CORNER FOR CAREGIVERS MY RESPONSE:I LOVE NURSING.I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A NURSE SINCE CHILDHOOD.THERE ARE PROS AND CONS IN EVERY PROFESSION.iT TAKES A DEDICATED, SPECIAL PERSON TO BE A NURSE. THOSE WITH BIG EGO,S AND DREAMS OF WEALTH NEED NOT APPLY !!!!!!:
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