Starkid2616

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1. Nursing is pathetic...

   Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   Mark well put. This is a SHOULD be a reapected profession, but is not. We are looked down on to much and should be paid double! It supported me for many years, but had to work to jobs to make ends meet-sad! After all we heal people and save lives and...

2. Recruiting and hiring

   Starkid2616 replied to Orca's topic in General Nursing

   Brownie: I think you are right on target. This seems to be the trend these days. The heck with the patients and continuity of care, just the almighty BUCK! How sad. The shortage as they say IS self inflicted.

3. Recruiting and hiring

   Starkid2616 replied to Orca's topic in General Nursing

   All of what you guys are saying is very real. It basically comes down to MONEY. The hospital where previously worked, would use agency left and right.why? so they did not have to pay benefits and could easily drop and add on the nurses as the census ...

4. Nursing is pathetic...

   Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   LR: you have that right Jerry would go off the charts with ratings. I never realized how many crazy individuals walk this earth free, until i worked in the ER. I was completely blown away the 1st year down there, then it goto kinf of annoying. Anyway...

5. Nursing is pathetic...

   Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   Irae, baker act must be a florida term, but all the same as you say, aren't these a special group? My husband used to think i made this stuff up. LOL. do you still work ER?

6. Is This Burnout?

   Starkid2616 replied to Brita01's topic in Career Support

   SJoe , i surely appreciate your qoute under your name. You sound like a tough dude or dudette. But you are right. What aspect of nursing do you work? just curious.

7. Is This Burnout?

   Starkid2616 replied to Brita01's topic in Career Support

   Britia, Yes it sure sounds like you have a case of the burnout blues! I felt the very same way. It took me 15 years to find out though. If you are that unhappy maybe you should seriously consider something else. I recently left nursing and are workin...

8. Nurse Entrepreneurs

   Starkid2616 replied to OB4ME's topic in Entrepreneurs

   Nightngale, You are terrific, I admire someone who is versatile. I always loved taking on new challanges. I never minded floating as i always learned. Like i said eariler in this thread it can get scarey. But we only go around once so, why not try ev...

9. Nursing is pathetic...

   Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   what is not reccomennded Nursing? or baker act? I assume nursing, how come just curious?

10. Nurse Entrepreneurs

    Starkid2616 replied to OB4ME's topic in Entrepreneurs

    Hi Nightngale just noticed the qoute at the end of your post, really cool!! very true a concepts i just learned not to long ago. What is your speciality? just curious.

11. Nursing is pathetic...

    Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    Irae, Hi A backer act is when a person brought to the hospital by the police because the were considered to be harmful to themselves or others for various reasons,IE: intoxication, drugs, sucidial behavior, or very cobative,depression. These people a...

12. Nursing is pathetic...

    Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    So Does anyone have any comments? What is your most pathetic nursing story? Mine has to be when i was 7mos pregnagnt with my daughter, working in the ER and there was a Baker Act sittiong right in front of the nurses station. Well this guy smelled S...

13. Nursing is pathetic...

    Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    Hi Glad2behere, Yep you and Mimmi are so right. When i started nursing 15 yrs. ago of course things were so different. I started out on an ortho floor, the average stay was about 10 days for a ORIF of the hip, now there out in 4 days, we had a 7:1 ...

14. Nursing is pathetic...

    Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    :chuckle LIllRN ok, but just remember you can take the girl out of nursing but you can never take the nurse out of the girl. ........peace:kiss

15. Nursing is pathetic...

    Starkid2616 replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

    :imbar Glad2behere Hi in that respect, nursing is definitely easier. I guess there is some sort of B.S. that we all have to put up with, and the lesser of the 2 evils is always better. Don't get me wrong nursing is a great profession and i woould ne...