misket

misket has 4 years experience and specializes in Home Health.

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1. Is anyone else annoyed by the expectations of male nurses in transferring patients?

   misket replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Men

   I, for one am very annoyed that anyone at all is expected to take unnecessary risks with their safety or the patient's. I am a single mom and the sole provider for my son and if I get hurt and can't work, pardon my french, we're screwed. I am a 120 l...

2. At what age did you decide on nursing?

   misket replied to Wan2BRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am an LPN working on my RN. I am 43 and the single mom of a 6 year-old. When I started on my LPN I was 39 and my son was 2. I only wish I had started at 25! Just don't be 43 wishing you had done it at 25. That is what I tell my 25 year-old daughter...

3. Do you recommend becoming a nurse?

   misket replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Depends on the person. It's not for everyone.

4. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

   misket replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Don't be discouraged. All of the nurses I know love being nurses. I love being a nurse, but it's easy to get discouraged and burned-out when you are constantly overworked and under-staffed and don't have time to do what you became a nurse to do, whic...

5. On the Edge

   misket replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, you can do it and, yes, your expectations are too high. There are no perfect nurses and no perfect nursing jobs. I get that you want to take the best care of your patients and you want to make a difference in people's lives (we all do) but you w...

6. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

   misket replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

   I agree that the whole classmate bathing thing was a bit humiliating(and I, too, especially hated the tooth brushing) but, looking back, I think it was a good thing. I, personally, have always been a bit shy and I really think it helped to prepare me...