What happened to "Nursing Is Pathetic?"

nursedude · Jun 14, 2001

Hello there deathnurse...

Nursedude here. I am the one who started that string...

Nursing is still pathetic...

I couldn't get the "nursing is pathetic" string to come up either. Oh well, some of the more recent strings seem to suggest the same.

deathnurse · Jun 15, 2001

I'm wondering if it's got something to do with advertising income...nah, maybe not.

Too bad though. The "Pathetic" thread sure had an abundance of excellent opinions on it, and I've enjoyed your comments, of course.

Maybe if we pull Bshorts chain...

kmchugh · Apr 2, 2002

Nursedude

I saw the initial thread, but could not find your initial post that started it all. I'm sure there are areas where you and I will both agree and disagree, but why do you say nursing is pathetic?

nursedude · Apr 6, 2002

kmchugh and any other interested parties...

Here is the text from the post that started it all:

"Senior Member

Registered: Sep 1999

Location: pittsburgh, pa, usa

Posts: 131

Nursing is pathetic...

Hello,

That about sums it up for me... I am a 34 year old guy and live in Pittsburgh Pa. Have been an RN for 10years. I have done the following in nursing: Cardiotharacic ICU, ER,UR, Case Management...

THe problems with nursing I have found:

1) Poor compensation- I have friends that are Registered Plumbers and registered electricians, Certified computer specialists etc. All of them make twice as much $$$ as I do- none of them have a college degree. None of them are exposed to HIV, TB, Hepatitis on a daily basis.

2) You can't really practice nursing on your own even though you are licensed- See above- The plumber, the electrician and the computer guy all work full time jobs and also do business on the side from home and make money... Did you ever practice nursing on the side? its called illegal...

3) Nurses are on the bottom of the food chain...Doctors, PA's, CRNP's, Administrators all look down on nurses- at least here in Pittsburgh they do. Nurses here are just another load on the revenue generated by hospitals...

09-18-1999 06:51 AM"

That post has had 4395 views and 263 replys....

Bobrn sums up why I posted "Nursing is pathetic" in his post 02-03-2002 06:

"...I applaud Nursedude and the thread title "Nursing is pathetic". It seems that the thread title isn't to demean those working in the field personally, but rather the conditions in which nursing as a career has evolved to. The title itself catches attention, and stimulates emotion and controversy."

Maybe I'll bring good ol' "NIP" from down under after I post this...

Furball · Apr 6, 2002

That thread is still around. In fact, Nursedude posted a bunch of links this am on that thread. I clicked on one and my puter starting making some rather sick sounding noises. What was that? :confused:

nursedude · Apr 6, 2002

Try clicking another link Furball...

Furball · Apr 6, 2002

Bingo! Thanks for the info nursedude.