i love nursing! however, i've been an rn for 3 years, but just turned 57 and pounding the floor for the next few years seems daunting. i am finishing my bsn next week and have the opportunity to teach some clinicals for a highly respected university ...
why does she say that you shouldn't be a nurse? i have to agree with the last time; you have gotten some screwy advice. if you can handle huge amounts of stress, people poopin & peeing on you, puke, stinky obese folks, have a good back, can stay ...
you are correct in that this shows a pattern of discrimination; however, it is hardly worth the effort to fight it. maleness is not a protected class in the eyes of the eeoc........ but, all is not lost! ask all of the charge nurses, cnas, and the ...
groovy jeff replied to navyman7's topic in Government
I was a Hospital Corpsman in the Coast Guard back in the mid 70s. I was 19 years old, young, dumb, and bullet proof. Today I am 56 years old and would like to offer a wee bit of advice: If you go in and you like the military or if you are even luke-w...
My secret to success in the workplace is to always be a little early and act crazy; people tend to leave you alone or love you. In this profession you better just let all that crap slide off of you and not get weighed down in it.
this to shall pass! everyone feels incompetent when they start out on a pcu/tele floor. relax, learn all you can, invest in training/books, learn your strips and meds, you will be fine. you could do one pt now, you just don't know it yet!
groovy jeff replied to skyandsydneysmom's topic in Cardiac
it gets easier and don't expect to get comfortable for several months; there is just to much to learn in 12 weeks. if you do not feel comfortable about going on your own after 12 weeks, talk to your director of the unit and see if you can get a coupl...
graduated nursing school at the tender age of 54. i love nursing, but it is a ball buster! you also might consider nuclear medicine, dialysis tech, or other hospital related jobs. you think a paper mill smells, wait till you have the pt with c-diff
groovy jeff replied to youngebloodrn's topic in Men
i like the pt interaction and education aspect of bedside nursing; however ratios are getting worse and my body is getting older!! i'm going to need to make a change in the next year or two; was thinking dialysis??????
groovy jeff replied to JosefVernon Hodgkins's topic in Men
not so much a nursing shortage as much as an experienced nurse shortage. also pre-2007-2008 the shortage was predicted due to the average age of a nurse was 48-50 years old. what they didn't reckon on was the economy.