Nursegirl1010 replied to oncologynurse77's topic in General Nursing
Reading this post is so depressing. It is really sad that so many nurse managers show no empathy towards their staff. Your're right. They don't care what your issue is. Whether it's a family crisis or you are just not a night person and physicall...
Nursegirl1010 replied to Irish339's topic in General Nursing
This is a wonderful article which brought tears to my eyes. I work as an oncology nurse. My mother and sister both died at an early age of colon cancer. So many times I had wanted to ask my sister what she was most afraid of, but didn't. I just c...
Nursegirl1010 replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse
Excellent post! I am a new nurse who just graduated this past May. I have gone through many of these same feelings. I've noticed that as time passes, it does get a little better each month. Thanks so much for this truly wonderful article.
It's not going to matter what you did in high school. My daughter didn't graduate from high school and is now a RN with a bachelors degree. She became pregnant in high school and just one day up and quit. A few years later she decided that she rea...
Nursegirl1010 replied to Joyfullme's topic in General Nursing
I absolutely love night shift. I worked in an accounting office for 25 years during the day before I became a nurse. I just graduated from nursing school this past May and was a little leery about working nights. I'm 53 years old and wasn't sure I...
Nursegirl1010 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing
I am also a new-older nurse workin on an oncology unit. I was looking forward to becoming chemo certified, but after reading these posts I can see that it is not something that I will be doing.