Pianoforte

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1. Nursing Sucks! Or Does It?

   Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

   First off, most of you missed the point of my posting. I understand that this site is a venue for nurses (and nursing students) to rant and rave. I work with SO MANY nurses that hate their job and I am trying to understand why. I STILL maintain that ...

2. Nursing Sucks! Or Does It?

   Pianoforte posted a topic in General Nursing

   I took ten minutes this morning and read a lot of the recent titles and some of the messages. WHY are nurses SO miserable? I am a new graduate and I OFTEN do not like my job, but I FULLY realize that we, as nurses in 2007, have SO MANY opportunities....

3. Bored To Death!

   Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks for your input! I don't mind working steady nights. I make more money and it's not nearly as hectic as day shift. This may sound odd coming from a nurse, but I don't want to work with sick people. My interests are primary prevention and wellne...

4. Bored To Death!

   Pianoforte posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduated from nursing school in June (I'm working on my BSN now) and I passed my boards in early August. I have been working steady nights on an ortho unit for the last three months and I am bored out of my gourd. I had the concept of critical thi...

5. I Passed At 76!

   Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you, Jess, for the congrats! As for tips, well, hmmm... Remain calm! Although you may perceive some of the questions to be "easy" during the exam, the folks at Pearson Vue may not. So, DO NOT allow yourself to become nervous if YOU think the q...

6. Nclex in 3 days, my kaplan scores

   Pianoforte replied to luv2shopp85's topic in NCLEX

   Kaplan was part of my final course is nursing school and it looks like we had very similar scores. I passed this week with 76 questions. Ideally, one will have adequate knowledge, etc. to determine the correct answer when debating between two choices...

7. I Passed At 76!

   Pianoforte posted a topic in NCLEX

   Howdy, ALLNURSEers! I learned this morning that I passed the NCLEX with 76 questions! I studied A LOT for this exam and I am SO HAPPY to know that it wasn't in vain. Congrats to those who just passed and good luck to those who are taking the exam in ...

8. Where are the "best" school nurse jobs?

   Pianoforte posted a topic in School

   I just graduated from nursing school and I start my first position (on a med-surg floor) this week. I have a desire to work with children, but I'm not entirely sure that peds (in a hospital) is for me. Therefore, I was thinking about becoming a schoo...

9. Working in a Developing Country

   Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

   I was in the Peace Corps. So, I picked up French and a lot of agencises need French-speaking healthcare providers. However, should I think about heading to the ER or the OR or...?

10. Working in a Developing Country

    Pianoforte posted a topic in General Nursing

    Howdy! I'll be done with nurisng school in less than two weeks! I have accepted a position on an awesome floor. However, my ultimate goal is to work as a nurse for a large (medical) NGO or the U.S. government in a developing country. What sort of pos...

11. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Again, thank you all for your support. I will be meeting with the director on Thursday and I plan on telling her that I would like to be released from my contract. I would like to think that there is a VERY slim chance that this individual will ever ...

12. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Kan (and everyone else), Thank you for your kind words of support. I would be lying to you if I didn't say that, at times, I wonder if these incidents are "much ado about nothing." I left a career in the performing arts to join the Peace Corps becau...

13. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Our student handbook explicitly states that both intimidation and threats are grounds for dismissal. As much as this student deserves to be dismissed from the program and barred from nursing, I don't want to feel THAT unsafe. We're eleven weeks from ...

14. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, this student acknowledged to the course coordinator that he said that he "wanted to punch a hole through my chest and hope that I die" and that "the emphasis was on me dying." He "didn't think anything about it" and attributed it to stress. I ...

15. Intimidation and Threats in Nursing School

    Pianoforte replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Thank you ALL for your support! The lawyer I contacted works for a non-profit organization (with offices in both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia) that specializes in issues affecting women. As a lesbian, she also fights for the rights of the gay and...