porridge

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1. Why do some nurses use their titles as a big ego boost?

   porridge replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Relations

   My simple answer to the OP's question: Because they worked hard to get them.

2. Do you like being a nurse?

   porridge replied to Nurseinthemaking20's topic in General Nursing

   Loathed being a floor nurse (like every single nurse I now work with in a specialty outpatient setting - we all agree it was awful). Very much enjoy my work now but if I'd had to stay a floor nurse I would have changed careers, without doubt. I paid ...

3. Midlife Career Change to Nursing - Advice, please

   porridge replied to mcgocara31's topic in Career Support

   You are a lawyer so you already have a valuable degree. If you really wish to enter the health care field I would suggest something in the medico-legal sphere; administrative rather than floor nursing. I would suggest this for multiple reasons, many ...

4. To those who want to leave nursing

   porridge replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Professionalism

   I wish I was still young enough to know everything.

5. Are new grads...

   porridge replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   Physician's Assistant. If I was 20 years younger that's the way I'd be going.

6. the nursing identity

   porridge replied to violin9's topic in General Nursing

   I would think seriously about changing direction and pursuing graduate studies so that you can build on the excellent education you already possess and have a career that engages you and challenges you, rather than one that wears out your back and yo...

7. fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

   porridge replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

   I doubt that you're stupid, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten through nursing school. For some reason you have problems with getting organized and perhaps with remembering everything you have to do when you have to do it. Unfortunately, that's a kil...

8. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

   porridge replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't going to post a second time but I feel compelled to do so, if only to tell you not to regret your thread. If anything, you should take it as a very useful piece of pre-nursing world experience. Take it from an experienced RN, what you have r...

9. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

   porridge replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think I've ever seen anyone on here advising those who want to be a nurse, or even just want to work, that they are idiots. There is a lot of honesty on these boards, and it's a good thing because the truth is that nursing can often be a real...

10. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    porridge replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Northern Virginia. Glut, glut, glut. Schools everywhere, pouring out new grads for the unemployment line. Sigh.

11. Should I retest a patient with a positive PPD history?

    porridge replied to Thomas RN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with one of the country's best infectious disease specialists for a couple of years and he would always re-test a pt who reported a previous positive PPD, and if that was negative he'd order a second one straight away (two-step PPD).

12. Your Most Challenging Experience?

    porridge replied to septvirgo03's topic in General Nursing

    400lb stroke pt. choking on a huge food bolus (her family would keep bringing her junk food). I managed to get her sitting up in bed, leaning forward, and I was kneeling behind her trying to apply the Heimlich, but I couldn't get my arms completely a...

13. Time to call a duck a duck?

    porridge replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

    I thought it was common knowledge that nursing is not a profession. Legally it is defined as a "professional endeavour". Like it or not, facts are facts.

14. When "The Calling" wears off?

    porridge replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    It's kind of hard to hear the calling any more when you're working under several tons of bulls**t.

15. What was/is the hardest part of your undergraduate nursing education

    porridge replied to Weber's topic in General Nursing

    Community nursing project. Shudder.