Married with a one year old daughter. Studied at Butte college in Oroville Ca, Currently pursuing RN to BSN degree. Goal is to continue to MSN not sure if I want to be a NP or or CRNA, still thinking about that. Love nursing!!
I've always dreamed of becoming a nurse and now that I am one I'm not exactly happy. I do it for multiple reasons: want to help even when ppl don't want my help, want to make good money, job security. And I didn't have to go to school for a million...
hotscrubs replied to hotscrubs's topic in New Nurse
It took me five months and I was already working for a hospital in the area so I knew I'd get a job there eventually. It is still very difficult especially if you don't know anybody and have no experience. If your just starting nursing school I sug...
I agree with the first post!! Your job will never care about you or your mental state!! You have to care for you. I have a great job in a nicu but unfortunately ALL our managers are new at managing and therefore suck at it. I've been there a litt...
Awesome!!! I love working with men but in the nicu it's rare. When I worked in onc, I'll ask anyone to help me pull pts up in bed, and I'm a 6'2" tall chic
hotscrubs replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing
Wow!! We got some fired up folk up in here! I'm a newbie only been a nurse a year. Here's what I think, SOME nurses are hard and cold. I don't read this thread thinking it was meant to state that nurses suck and were all on drugs, sounds like more...
Hi, I'm not from NY, but I'm finishing up my RN to BSN program in California and all I can tell you from my experience is that I would not have done it if it wasn't online. When u have to work twelve hour shifts and try to have a life with family, ...
Hi everyone, so I'm about a year out as a nurse, I spent 6 months in adult oncology and 6 months at my current job in a nicu. I'm interested in case management but I'm not really sure what it all entails. Some people say its really stressful but I...
thanks! your right, PP has it's own stress, I guess theres no real escape from the stress except go with the flow and time and experience de-stress me. I'm going in tonight, Its my first solo shift without a preceptor so I think that's why I'm on e...
Hi, I'm a brand spankin new nurse and I work on an oncology unit. I'm pretty freaked every time I go to work and I dream about working post partum. I never thought I'd want to go that route but it seems like a lot less stress. Is this true? Mayb...
I just wanted to say that I'm so happy I signed up for this site! I have learned that I am a normal new grad. All my stress and fear is normal. After reading many posts about new grads at their first job, I feel I am right where I need to be. Bef...
hotscrubs replied to reginachanana2660's topic in General Nursing
Not really, unless you count the really old confused one's who don't even know what they're saying. I don't think it would really affect me, but then again I haven't really been in that situation. If they were like crazy mean and they were in their...