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1. birthday greetings...plus Hillary???

   havepatients posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was greeted this morning by a "Happy Birthday" card from allnurses.com, which was a nice gesture. At the bottom of the card was an ad to support Hillary Clinton. Seriously? Very poor taste, allnurses. No matter what my political position is, pla...

2. How old is too old?!?!?

   havepatients replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing

   It's all about attitude. I had always wanted to be an RN since working as a tech in an ER during my college years, but then along came marriage and children and I really wanted to be a stay-at-home-mom. So after 20 years of that (which I loved), I ...

3. 50YO new nurse dreads work

   havepatients replied to havepatients's topic in General Nursing

   THANK YOU and HUGE HUGS to all of you caring nurses who responded to my post. I have soaked in every word and have been really touched by your encouragement. I feel like I just had a therapy session and came away with helpful advice I can use This...

4. 50YO new nurse dreads work

   havepatients posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi fellow nurses! I hope all you seasoned nurses can offer some advice. All my life I've wanted to be a nurse, so when the "empty nest" arrived, I went back to school and got my RN at age 50 I've been working at a highly acclaimed hospital on a med...