MaiBee

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1. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   Wow I thought this thread was pretty much done and hadn't looked in a few days. Logged back in and lots of replies. I have applied for a second PRN and am looking for more here and there, but I'm also trying to enjoy summer and have been outside more...

2. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   Argh just typed up a whole reply but my Internet farted and it's gone. Anyhow, I love hearing about those who've taken non-traditional career paths and been successful. There are so many cautionary tales out there and it's really easy to panic that t...

3. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   I laughed about taking the batteries out of the toys. For me it's the constant picking up of stuff I've already picked up three times that day. It's maddening. At the end of the day the house is just as messy as it was when I started even though I fe...

4. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   I totally get that and it seemed that way at first, but the reality is I wanted to be a nurse since I was a kid and am really proud of that accomplishment. It is more than just the income...it's something I'm passionate about. The other issue is that...

5. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   This sounds like my ideal. Get a foot in, get established, then from there do what I can. The one advantage to all this time off is that for the first time ever my daughter has been able to participate in gymnastics (she begged for years but my incon...

6. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee replied to MaiBee's topic in General Nursing

   See the long gap in emplyment is part of what's really scaring me here. Nursing seems particularly unforgiving when it comes to this because it is so technical. For the first position I applied for (PRN in PACU) I received a call back right away from...

7. Feeling stuck

   MaiBee replied to crazy4psych's topic in General Nursing

   I had sooooo much anxiety about direct patient care when I started, and clinicals all through nursing school were terrifying for me just because of my nerves over patient interactions. I made it through fine though, and started work on a super busy i...

8. Out of nursing over a year...this stay at home mom thing just isn't for me!

   MaiBee posted a topic in General Nursing

   I quit my floor nursing job of almost 5 years a bit over a year ago. My family was relocating so I figured I'd take some time off to prepare for the move, sell the house, etc. I planned to start working again shortly after moving but decided to wait ...

9. SERIOUSLY, sometimes I just surrender!

   MaiBee replied to Mango Juice's topic in School

   Ok this post describes MY CHILD. She goes to the office for a stomach ache, because she's dizzy, because her eyes were blurry in band (she hates band). As far as I can tell there is no actual school nurse on the premises and the very sweet lady who w...

10. PACU - what do you love, what do you hate?

    MaiBee posted a topic in PACU

    So I just relocated across country and have just started looking for a job. I spent the last 4+ years (since I was a new grad) working in a super busy, very chaotic, high acuity IMCU. I had been reluctant to start working again...long hours...hated h...