julie foster

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1. I definitely not recommend nursing.

   julie foster replied to tremmi's topic in Career Support

   Tremmi--couldn't help but have to put in my 2 cents worth, if its even worth that! I certainly understand how you felt about missing out on your children's lives. That certainly is a hazard of going back to school after you have a family. My son w...

2. Nursing is pathetic...

   julie foster replied to [email protected]'s topic in Career Support

   I'm new to this bb/forum stuff, so bear with me please. I am absolutely astonished at the anger I read here. The question, again, is not about burn-out. It was, "Would you recommend nursing as a career?" I agree that everyone is entitled to an opi...

3. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   julie foster replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 1989 from an ADN program from Meridian, Mississippi. I have since worked with nurses from all over, including many new grads. I truly feel that I was much better prepared as a new grad than most of the ones I've worked with. I worke...

4. Holding admitted pt in ED

   julie foster replied to TraumaNurse30's topic in Emergency

   I'm amazed to see so many places that hold pts. I just completed a travel assignment in Calif. the hospital was the first one I had ever worked in that held pts in the ED. I have since talked with several hospitals in several states and that is one...

5. is it too late to get into travel nursing when you're over 40?

   julie foster replied to adireen's topic in Travel

   I just completed my first travel assignment, and I will soon be 46. I was fortunate enough to be able to take my family with me since we homeschool our 16 year-old. It was a great experience. I work for PPR-Travel out of Jacksonville Beach, Fl. a...