Jerrysdogmommy

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1. Called off too many times?

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to MS0298's topic in Stress 101

   I think you don't like your job. I'd rather you find what job you like in nursing or if you think you made a bad decision becoming a nurse, it's okay, get out of it. But don't call off like that. It puts too much strain on your brigade being a ma...

2. PNP and MAT in Special Ed

   Jerrysdogmommy posted a topic in NP Students

   I am starting my MAT in Special ED and my PNP as well (both very slowly, 1 class each at a time). I'd like to mesh the two together and come up with a program where I treat the patient's medically yet, help them learn effectively. I saw from my Ped...

3. Advice for New Med Surg

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to m0ckingbird's topic in Med-Surg

   "So I'm a new grad nurse and I am looking for some advice on the direction I am going, because I'm feeling a little uneasy about some of the choices I have made and whether they are helpful for me in the long run." Congratulations on making it throug...

4. Need help on resigning!

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to Snr1003's topic in General Nursing

   I could have written your posting myself, almost down to the time as a nurse. Because of this, I have decided to leave nursing. I love the profession dearly however, it's full of negative people that poison the well (such a great analogy). I tried...

5. New grad of PMHNP. Is this a typical first job experience?

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to katprit80's topic in Advanced

   While I've been accepted to a psych NP program, I'm not certain if this is for me. What I see myself doing is helping people uncover what's "really" going on and helping the individual identify the issue while progressing towards a better outcome. ...

6. Dealing with nosey nurses

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to Aviationurse's topic in Agency

   Yes. I am in an assignment just like what you describe. And it sucks. I wish they'd cancel me!

7. Not just a waitress

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago, I'd think, "If they only knew how hard I worked to get here!!"...now, I say, "Here you go!! Water on the rocks!! Call me if you need anything" and I leave the room after doing a quick scanned assessment of said patient status (respiratio...

8. Would you go to another career fair if you already accepted an offer somewhere else?

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to Bunsbuns's topic in General Nursing

   No. The nursing world is small and you could run into so-and-so that knew you did this and when you need a (future) job but because you dropped that gig like a hot potato, said manager or now CNO (who was your peer when you dropped your gig) will re...

9. Questioning travel nursing?

   Jerrysdogmommy replied to Cecilgko7's topic in Travel

   I'm a traveler (> 3 years of it) but am becoming tired of the following: Learning new door codes Figuring where to put my lunch box Figuring out where supplies are Water at the nurses station? Yes at some; how dare I think of water at the nurse'...

10. Going into NP school..

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to eg1014's topic in NP Students

    FNP sounds perfect for you. You can always add a post-master's certificate later on.

11. Anyone attending Kaplan or Walden University?

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to tadahh99's topic in NP Students

    I'm considering Walden's Psychiatric NP program, which starts late August. I'm a travel nurse, making this one of the few ways I can obtain my MSN in Mental Health. I've seen so many comments about Walden that it's tough to discern which one's to t...

12. Male Nurse Disgusted by Female Nurses

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I left nursing. I love nursing; I cannot take the cattiness of it anymore. I have been group texted about by a charge nurse and her "groupies"; lied about where I was pulled into an office after three-overnight shifts and drilled by 5 m...

13. Dec. 2011 Grad RN looking for first job.

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to joenska's topic in Job Hunt

    Check out West Texas. There are two hospitals there. Even if you're there for a short-time (2 years), at least you'll have the experience necessary to go back to either Iowa or Colorado. West Texas is only a 9 hour drive from where you're at.

14. Orienting a new hire - issues

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to teleRN08's topic in Relations

    You need to unload this individual. She will leave as soon as she finds something else...that's the type of person she is. I cannot understand how these people go through nursing school and do not get found out by their clinical instructors. Unloa...

15. New nurses feel like quitting?

    Jerrysdogmommy replied to Patti_RN's topic in New Nurse

    I 100% concur and wish I did not have to. Nursing is about cliques and backstabbing. I am just about one year out and am leaving this profession as soon as I find something else. It breaks my heart because this profession is NOT about caring for t...