Talon

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  1. Given a warning

    How in the world are we EVER going to be viewed as healthcare PROFESSIONALS when patients and families complain about CRAP and the fools in management disrespect us and constantly throw their nurses under the bus by giving credence to this garbage by...
  2. Wilkes University or Misericordia University

    I am an RN from the area. Don't have any particulars on either program, however, just know that the area is already very flooded with RNs and finding employment is difficult. Best wishes in your endeavors.
  3. Many, many nurses have not gone to "really good schools." However, we worked hard, passed NCLEX just like those from those "good schools," either are new grads looking for that first job, or us older, nurses with experience that may not be as desira...
  4. No shortage here in Northeast PA. Fifteen yrs of experience, laid off from previous job two yrs ago, still no nursing job and have been steadily applying. Six universities in the area pumping out new grads with an already huge over supply of RNs. ...
  5. tonight I learned just how discouraged I am !!

    Fairyluv, it's NOT YOU!!! The vast majority of nurses who are doing their jobs correctly have this problem, especially in LTC. There is simply not enough time to do the job period, and since we are responsible for everyone else's job, we're especial...
  6. 57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    OP--no good advice, but know that you are not alone. I'm in the same boat, in my late 50's. No responses to resumes, a few interviews which never go anywhere. I just keep trying, and apply to every position for which I have even the smallest amoun...
  7. Down In the Dump

    Wow! So very sorry that that was your experience of nursing, beginning in school. However, I can't say that I am surprised; welcome to nursing! Take some small measure of comfort in knowing that many, many nurses have had similar experiences and y...
  8. From Paralegal to RN?

    Hi Smassingale. Math that you need for everyday nursing is basic: multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. You'll use this for calculating/checking drug doseages. Most pharmacies, wheather in hospital, or suppliers to LTCs, usually indica...
  9. From Paralegal to RN?

    OP-not to discourage you, but to give you a little perspective. I was a legal secretary/paralegal for many years. Never felt good enough, like the rest of my friends with "professional" jobs. Pay wasn't that good, etc. Always loved the sciences a...
  10. Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    Others may tell you to stick it out, things will get better with experience, try another area of nursing, "find your niche"--nonsense. This is what has become of the nursing "profession". This is what life is like for so many of us. I'm envious t...
  11. Time to throw in the towel...

    Please know that you are not alone in how you feel about bedside nursing. It's never about how much you were able to accomplish during a shift and how well you prioritized, but ALWAYS about what you didn't do. It's ALWAYS about everyone else's pri...
  12. lost my job for sticking up for myself

    Yes, we all went to nursing school and many wish that the reality of working as a nurse were different, you know, like in many other professions where people are actually treated as professionals and can voice their opinions without retribution--BUT...
  13. lost my job for sticking up for myself

    Hope I'm doing this correctly, first time I'm posting... Had a very similar thing happen to m e working hospice several years ago. I too was fired as "I was not a good fit". I was devastated and had 10 yrs of experience at the time. L oosing m...
  14. new er intern needs advice Help!!

    The purpose of an internship/orientation is to get you ready to practice independently, NOT to have you perform gofer tasks for the already overworked nurses. This applies to nurses who are already licensed and begininng a career in ER nursing (or a...