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  1. Quit during orientation

    Wwat?
  2. I think patient care tech experience in the hospital will be extremely valuable while your in nursing school. I would skip being a CNA in a nursing home since you won't gain as valuable skills as you would in the hospital. Choose a hospital that will...
  3. To all my non-hospital nurses

    I am surprised you found the hospital setting boring.....I find it more labor intensive, scary, hard, stress, etc...I know hospital nursing isn't for me. However all the non-hospital jobs require experience...so i plan to do at least 2 years in the h...
  4. My 10 tips for a new RN or PCT

    Good point Calivianya. Nurses do make mistakes which could possibly lead to death but let me ask you. Why is it they made those mistakes. 99% it's probably b/c they are overworked, tired, understaffed. The working conditions make it possible to make ...
  5. New Nurse Fired After 3 months (cant find another job)

    I'm very sorry silent wolf. It looks like you fell in a trap called nursing. You were wrongfully terminated. Your boss used you as the scapegoat. Yes, you were basically backstabbed by your preceptor aka another nurse. That's how this field operates....
  6. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    Run, run like the wind and never look back
  7. My 10 tips for a new RN or PCT

    Look Ekrn2014. I know what your thinking. It is not true. Let me shine some light on what goes through the mind of a prettyboyswagger. Nursing in itself is a great profession that deserves a lot of respect. What i dont like is what nursing HAS become...
  8. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    You know for most people they cant quit. If they quit, how will they pay their bills? Will they get another job, it could be a month, could be a year? People like me, yes im stuck in this whole called nursing. I need the money. It's 1 of few bachelo...
  9. Quitting tomorrow, in panic

    Listen carefully, I hold an answer to your troubles. Here it is...."Stop caring".....Your making a very bold and smart move, a move many nurses are to afraid to make out of fear of ruining their careers. But like you said, your tired of nursing and w...
  10. My 10 tips for a new RN or PCT

    lol yes it is, but i'm sure some will find some truth in those statements.
  11. My 10 tips for a new RN or PCT

    1) Stay out of trouble: Making mistakes during orientation will likely result in security showing you the door. "But I'm human".....Yes you are human but society see's you as superhuman (don't ask me how, must be the movies), so you can't make any mi...
  12. Graduation, First ever RN job, And Fired within 2 Months?

    This is a major reason why many new grads decide to leave nursing after less than a yr on the job. As human beings, we are prone to error. However in nursing, making mistakes is considered to be automatic termination. You're basically expected to run...
  13. 21 Things you never mention at a hospital job interview

    haha, don't get me wrong. I like some of my patients, others, let's just say, i wouldn't like to see them again lol. Nursing is a great profession, but deserves some criticism. I understand hospitals are 24/7 businesses, but employees do deserve to b...
  14. Can't Pass NCLEX, So What Jobs Can I Get With My Nursing Degree?

    Unfortunately you cannot practice as a RN if you're not licensed. You can consider trying again although i do not know how many times you took the test. I say, anything above 3 failed attempts requires a remediation course and 6 failed attempts is th...
  15. Whether you're a soon to be minted or experienced RN, CNA, PCT, LPN, you probably have had some of these thoughts run through your mind during an interview. Let's be honest now. Share your thoughts and feel free to add to the list. try not to take th...