The Mockery of Nursing

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Just a bit ago the top three threads involved:

1.I have a DWI. Can I be a nurse?

2.I am stupid. Can I be a nurse?

3.If it takes me five times to pass NCLEX, Can I be nurse.

Not much left to add. Says it all.

Specializes in Gerontology.

I am liking the thread about student's complaints. About how HARD it is to get up at 5:00 am to go to clinicals and how they can't wait to work Nights because it is so much easier on their body. I can't wait for them to start complaining about how tired and shi**y they feel (oops - almost said a bad word) working Nights and how can they get on Day Shift because Nights are soooo hard on their body!

The NCLEX ones fasincate me - we get something simlar in the Canadian Forum - buts ours are how MEAN the CNO is that after 3 failures you are SOL and need to take a re-fresher before writing again. Why can't they write a 4th time because they are Special Snowflakes and it wasn't their fault they failed!

Of course I'm a MEAN OLD UGLY nurse who drinks (GASP!) on my off time and expects Nursing Students to know what the drug is before I let them give it!! -

Slight off-side - I had the student from He** (oops another bad word) for his Consolidation once. I was hard on him - he needed it! At one point we had some first year students who saw me refuse to let him give a med he didn't know. While I was off giving the med, one said to him - "Your preceptor is MEAN". He replied "No. She wants me to learn". He turned out OK if I do say so myself but it took alot of hard work and a couple of nasty verbal tear downs on my part. One nurse observed one such tear down - well deserved on his part - where I went up one side of him and down the other. She said I scared her! If the Internet existed back then he probably would have posted about his MEAANNN preceptor and how could he get rid of her. And all the students would have said 'you are going to be a GREAT nurse don't listen to her" - he became a good nurse because I was MEANN to him!

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Specializes in PICU, NICU, L&D, Public Health, Hospice.

Oh...and since there has been a multi-page lapse in reminding folks how MEAN nurses are, I want to point out that nurses who frown on flirting with the OB resident instead of checking FHTs or get angry if you refuse to put on the isolation gear because it messes up your hair are not only extremely MEAN to those younger and probably better looking staff, but they are just plain MEAN spirited and bitter in general because they are old.

Is the drinking game still on? Hi Bob!

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naw, tewdles, you're mean because you aren't encouraging everyone who has ever failed the NCLEX a half dozen times that they should keep on going, that it's in their destinies to become nurses. If you don't believe that, you're defuhnutly mean.

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Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.

"New nurse here, I was hired in January and just got fired. My boss was mean and never really liked me. How should I put this on my resume? Would you list her as a reference?"

"New nurse here. Kilt someone today. Kin ya help mee?"

"Hallo I am in school to be nurse I want to work in California when I get there how much is pay? and benefits Thanks for help"

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So...wait. Let me get this straight. Someone has failed NCLEX 4 times, but believes she should still be a nurse.

Okie dokie smokey.

Ummmm, perhaps you've never heard of a DREEEAAAMMMM????? She might not be smart, but she CARES and has COMPASSION which obviously you don't have. She'll NEVER be a mean nurse like you!! Don't you remember what it's like to be a student????

Off to be horror-fied...

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So, you didn't like my more subtle answer?

Yes please!! Subtle clues!!! We've made it this long without being shut down, mustn't mess up now!! :)

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"Hallo I am in school to be nurse I want to work in California when I get there how much is pay? and benefits Thanks for help"

You forgot "and I need to know the vacation policies of all the CA hospitals, as I like to travel alot"

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
What do I know, I'm only an LPN who passed on her first try.Notice even an LPN know it's passed and not past.
I know...I passed the NCLEX-PN first try, in 85 questions and apparently in 30 minutes. I didn't see any point in over thinking questions. My only regret is that I didn't go to nursing school sooner. Now I have a job that I actually love, have no problem getting up at the crack of dawn to be on time for (even early) and according to my patient's mom & my supervisor I'm pretty good at....but I know I always have something to learn and/or improve at.

But 'U R all mean for discouraging the dddrrreeeaaammmsss " of the special snowflakes who want a gold star for earning the bare minimum grade of 75%

Believe it or not I was told to protest by several classmates when Ilost 20 points for one clinical day because although I left early I arrived 10 minutes late after my car met its untimely demise on the highway & I had to call for a tow and my mom to come give me a ride. Apparently the fact that I agreed that it was my responsibility to have reliable transportation and arrive on time was a foreign concept.

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Specializes in Gerontology.
You forgot "and I need to know the vacation policies of all the CA hospitals, as I like to travel alot"

Don't forget the "how much will I be paid" and "how long before I can move my DREEEAAM job in L&D/ICU/NICU/whatever" because only REAALLL nurses work in that areas. NO ONE really like Rehab/Sub Acute Care/Geriatrics/Whatever because those areas are booooorrring!

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Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
Don't forget the "how much will I be paid" and "how long before I can move my DREEEAAM job in L&D/ICU/NICU/whatever" because only REAALLL nurses work in that areas. NO ONE really like Rehab/Sub Acute Care/Geriatrics/Whatever because those areas are booooorrring!

Oh yeah "I need to GET MY YEAR IN" as if there's some kind of contract that once you have a year you should be all prepped up and ready for a long term career in an ICU (on days, of course - and no weekends.)

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But on day 366 I got my dreeeaaammmmm job working Monday through Friday, 11am to 3pm, making $500K/yr, with 36 weeks of vacation. Didn't everybody?

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But on day 366 I got my dreeeaaammmmm job working Monday through Friday, 11am to 3pm, making $500K/yr, with 36 weeks of vacation. Didn't everybody?

Hey, who just took MY job?!

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