~Shrek~

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1. I'm tired of bullying in nursing: advice requested

   ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in Public/Community

   Thank you!! Yes it's so unfortunate. Especially since this is a job I have had my eye on for years, so disappointing. School nursing at a rural school sounds so fun and fulfilling. I am going to look more into school nursing once I have enough years ...

2. I'm tired of bullying in nursing: advice requested

   ~Shrek~ posted a topic in Public/Community

   I am a nurse with 9 years of experience, 8 in public health. I recently transferred jobs, and the lady that's training me right now is hostile. I am at the point where I am strongly considering asking for my old job back before they fill it, and I wo...

3. Nurse Practitioner had live sex for online viewing

   ~Shrek~ replied to FullGlass's topic in NP

   I don't see what the big deal is if a) they were both consenting adults doing legal acts and b) she didn't mention her employer or do anything that involves being an NP in her videos. This sounds more like a political smear campaign than an NP profes...

4. Do I have to get my first nursing job in a hospital?

   ~Shrek~ replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   No, you do not need to work in a hospital. I have never worked in acute care except for a few months, and during that time I was super unhappy. My specialty has been community/ public health. Things to consider After about 1-2 years, the do...

5. New Grad Orientation Doesn't Feel Safe or Supportive

   ~Shrek~ replied to Camillus_Was_a_Murse's topic in General Nursing

   I dusted off my old AllNurses account just to log in and comment on this post. You are NOT alone in this experience. I went through BS in the ICU and so did my acquaintance. I don't want to reveal too much about myself but I went to an ICU 5 years ou...

6. Nurse Incivilities: Does it Start in Academia?

   ~Shrek~ replied to jknaack's topic in General Nursing

   I don’t know if this is an incivility, but I almost went to a graduate school program a few years ago. I will leave out details to remain anonymous but one of the school leaders encouraged me to take a day off work to shadow her on something but when...

7. Curious: How is the new grad job market?

   ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in New Nurse

   I am jealous (amicably). I am happy to hear this news and I hope this trend continues. I think it is wrong to take out loans and make sacrifices only to graduate and have to spend a year searching for a job. I remember going to a job fair with a spec...

8. Curious: How is the new grad job market?

   ~Shrek~ replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in New Nurse

   I wish I graduated in a time like this. When I graduated everyone had to compete tooth and nail to get a job. Every job ad said “no new graduates” and every new grad position had like 200 applicants. That said, everyone I knew persevered and got work...

9. Curious: How is the new grad job market?

   ~Shrek~ posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated nursing school about ten years ago. When I graduated, let me tell you, it was a nightmare. I’m still kind of traumatized from the job hunting experience. No one wanted to hire new grads in the hospital. I was younger and less mature so I ...

10. Weird Pay Policies

    ~Shrek~ replied to Yazminfarooq's topic in General Nursing

    I think that part of the reason many of the people commenting here are in shock is because for the last fourteen years or so since 2008 the nursing job market for new grads was a disaster and everyone had to compete and fight and be grateful for wha...

11. Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to behealthyitsfun's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have only a few months acute care and have been an RN for 8 years and I am doing well. I never want to do acute care ever again. However I periodically get nervous: I feel like not having that experience limits what jobs I can find in the future.

12. Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to behealthyitsfun's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The least stressful is clinic jobs and 9-5 government jobs. The most stressful is definitely acute care with ICU being peak stress, but if the ICU is your passion and a speciality you are good at, you will always be tremendously in demand. I think th...

13. Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to behealthyitsfun's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I also forgot to add: many nursing jobs require you to clock in and out on time, and clock in and out for lunch, even if you aren’t taking them or are working late. You get written up for working late, so you clock out and then stay an extra hour or ...

14. Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to behealthyitsfun's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I meant to say 2 workweeks not days

15. Burn out? I'm pre-nursing

    ~Shrek~ replied to behealthyitsfun's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I see a lot of comments saying to stay away from nursing, but no one explaining why. Here is my list of pros and cons: PROS In this economy, you will always have a job somewhere, even if it isn’t an amazing job, that pays well enoug...