Nursing Slug

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1. Nursing is pathetic...

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

   Twill: Does it take a 3-5 year degree to be a "caretaker" (do it at home for free)? Let's not forget how drilling college was/is or the COST! Like I said before...... perhaps we should give them what they pay for.... a order of small fried, a re...

2. Nursing is pathetic...

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

   Outstanding NurseDude! By the way, starting ASN RN's make $14.41 per hour at the local (large size) hospital. On the other hand, "agency" CNA's earn between 11 and 17 bucks per hour ! Go figure! This is Indiana that I'm talking about. Just think...

3. Nursing is pathetic...

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

   What's this about "feeling good about helping people". The "boss" makes sure that's not about to happen! There is little 'on the job satisfaction'. The workload is tremendous, one nurse is pushed to the physical and mental limits just to perform t...

4. Systematic Poverty

   Nursing Slug posted a topic in Career Support

   When I started nursing in 1986, as an LPN, we recieved "across the board wage increases". We had free medical and dental insurance. Annual raises existed. The future looked bright! What do we have a decade latter? A couple of years of no annual ...