ItsTheDude

ItsTheDude

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  1. I'm afraid that I'm a bad nurse.

    op, it sounds like home health is what you're looking for, it has it's pros and cons. that's the great thing about nursing, so many ways to be a nurse.
  2. a bsn opens more jobs and advancement to you and maybe a buck or two more pay. other than that, the US health care system sees no need to give incentives for 2 more years of general college education.
  3. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

    i'll just add, that nursing is a job and i don't know anyone that likes their job all the time.
  4. Loving my new job in LTC...but...

    many hospitals don't (some may though) consider ltc exp when figuring your pay, etc. it's nursing exp, but usually not the kinda nursing exp they're looking for. example (er nursing): if you've been an er nurse for 10 years, you're gonna get paid for...
  5. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

    it's gonna depend on the person and the type of nursing work they do. there's so many ways to make a living being a nurse.
  6. Nurse bullying

    i think the bullying, aka lateral violence, that goes on in nursing is because nursing is so female dominated. some women can be mean as heck to other women.
  7. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

    to answer the op's question, it's all about money/budgets in the states.
  8. What is considered abuse by your boss?

    find a way to deal with it or find a new job. the arses i've come across in nursing are nothing compared to the arses in the other careers/jobs i've had.
  9. facebook game for nurses

    i stay away from facebook, i've seen too many nurses and other hospital staff fired or disciplined due to facebook.
  10. as others have stated, it's doable, gonna depend a lot what type dialysis, where you wanna work and how your body handles it.
  11. Night shift, new grad - advice please.. ?

    nights is the best shift imo, they trained me during the day though, so you may get to see what days are like too.
  12. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

    you've just got to tell them NO. they keep calling you because you keep saying yes. just tell them NO, tired/sick (of working all the time).
  13. Does working in L&D affect your sex drive?

    ha, marriage and a job dampens many peoples sex drive, add kids into the mix and it's almost non existent for many.
  14. Hope this is refreshing to hear: I LOVE LTC!!!

    yeah, ltc has it's ups and downs, the slow rate of patient/resident turnover is nice.
  15. 12 hour shifts...3 is plenty

    i do 3 12's a week at my main job and pick up an 8 hr shift from time to time at my other jobs. some weeks 3 12's is more than enough work for me and other weeks i can work more, just depends. 12's don't bother me, it depends a lot on the person an...