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1. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...

   YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in General Nursing

   My favorite part of this article is the comment all the way at the bottom. We killed ourselves on the front lines trying to contain the pandemic and made more money than we ever could imagine as travelers, but bearing witness to this was what ac...

2. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...

   YUKONrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just kidding. This was a debate being had only 3 years ago. It was right before a combination of covid and karma gorilla pimp slapped the greed out of the corporation crooks who sought to profit from this practice and justified it with a "magnet ce...

3. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

   YUKONrn replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   Call it whatever you want but first year in nursing school, we had 125 nursing students. Only 30 of us graduated. The ones who weren't cut out for nursing didn't graduate. Not everybody got a trophy.

4. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

   YUKONrn replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   It's a disaster trust me. And now covid is surging again the number of cases is up 10% from last week. Let's pray for them.

5. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

   YUKONrn replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   I took out 1 loan for $10,000 when I was in nursing school and it took me 10 years to pay it off, and my payments were $250 a month. If you have $100,000 in loans, multiply 250 by 10. That's what you would have to pay every month to get that debt p...

6. Was it easier to practice as a nurse back in the day?

   YUKONrn replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

   Well the percentage of new grad nurses who left the bedside within the first year was last measured to be about 57%. And that was back in 2014. A part of me feels bad because you will probably die from old age before you ever pay off your loans for...

7. While browsing the job listings on indeed

   YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in General Nursing

   https://nurse.org/articles/unsafe-travel-nurse-housing/

8. While browsing the job listings on indeed

   YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in General Nursing

   Mcdonald's pays better than nursing does and if you screw something up, nobody usually dies. Make them another burger, and give them a free medium fry and a gift card.

9. While browsing the job listings on indeed

   YUKONrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   One can't help but wonder why so many hospitals are ridiculous enough to even mention that a BSN is "preferred" or "required" when you are so desperate you have resorted to hiring LPN's in the hospital again, and even LPN's don't want to work there. ...

10. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    YUKONrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Common sense is the building blocks for critical thinking. You didn't hear it from me!

11. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    YUKONrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The death toll from COVID speaks for itself. #1 in the world! We have a higher death toll than everybody but supposedly the "most advanced medical system". Wonder why that is. Because we are giving setting the vent to give a tidal volume of 18 wh...

12. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    YUKONrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahahaha! ? I asked a nurse what the tidal volume was for the vent settings and she said "uhhhh....18?" 18? 18? For patient with COVID and ARDS? Are you talking about the PEEP? The PEEP might be 18! The TV should be around 400. It wasn't t...

13. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    YUKONrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    10 years is not new. You're seasoned. Where I live the got nurses with less than 1 year of experience charging the ER. Sorry. No. Back in the day you wouldn't even be working in the ER without 2 years of med/surg under your belt. If you can't s...

14. Why Do New Grads Lack Critical Thinking Skills?

    YUKONrn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I see new grads orienting new grads. How does a person who hasn't been a nurse long enough to develop critical thinking skills themselves teach critical thinking skills to anybody else? Most nurses who work in critical care as we speak have graduat...

15. Everybody Wants To Be The Hero

    YUKONrn replied to YUKONrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes her family is suing, but no amount of money is going to give her her quality of life back. She will never make it home and she knows it.