jjdkc

jjdkc has 7 years experience and specializes in Cardiac/CT Surgery.

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1. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

   jjdkc replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I started prerequisites for my ADN Nursing program at age 48 and passed my boards right after I turned 51. Six years later, I still LOVE what I do and have never, ever regretted my choice. Sometimes I wish I'd done it sooner in life but at other ti...

2. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

   jjdkc replied to almost30's topic in Relations

   RE: "My biggest complaint? Nurses who'd rather be anything but nurses. And I could live with that, if they weren't running the show. Too much of bedside nursing is dictated by people who couldn't wait to get away from bedside nursing" Imagine ...

3. What do you consider to be nursing's biggest setback?

   jjdkc replied to almost30's topic in Relations

   Oh my ... where to start? How about top heavy administration salaries ... I make roughly $32/ hour and my VP of Nursing reportedly earns $450, 000/year? My director makes close to $200, 000/year? It's demoralizing. I agree with the frustration an...