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Ruby Vee, BSN · Apr 18, 2017

Yep yep yep to the bold. SO MUCH entitlement and such thin skins. SO, so many who want to rush to the advanced practice role with nary a stop-by in actual you know, nursing work. Like it's beneath them-----"I want my dreeeeeeam and I want it now".
I took a rather long break from allnurses (like 4 or 5 years----been a member 15) and things definitely have changed. A LOT.

The sad thing is, all those entitled snowflakes with the thin skins could learn a LOT if they would just open up their minds and get over themselves! This has never (to my knowledge, but I've only been around about 15 years) been a support group, but we see so many posts from people who post a question asking for advice and then get all bent out of shape when the advice they receive isn't what they want to hear. "WAHHHHH! I wanted support, and all you nasty OLD mean nurses should just stay off of my thread if you can't be supportive." Meanwhile, the thread is about (and I kid you not -- I never would have believed it if I hadn't seen it!) flunking NCLEX 11 times. Sigh! There are times I just want to bang my head against the keyboard.

Come to think of it, that could be why I have the huge bruise on my forehead.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Apr 18, 2017

That was one of the first threads I saw when I came back. I was like WHAT?!?! There are a few threads that I see the title and go pop some popcorn because I just know it's gonna be entertaining to watch. Like "Long term care nursing is Lame" "Is nursing REALLY that hard" "Do nurses need to know anatomy?" "Is quitting after 6 months unprofessional?"

My favorites are always the "will I like this" "will I be a good fit" "should I do this" "will they like me" How in the world are we supposed to know any of this???

audreysmagic, RN · Apr 18, 2017

The sad thing is, all those entitled snowflakes with the thin skins could learn a LOT if they would just open up their minds and get over themselves! This has never (to my knowledge, but I've only been around about 15 years) been a support group, but we see so many posts from people who post a question asking for advice and then get all bent out of shape when the advice they receive isn't what they want to hear. "WAHHHHH! I wanted support, and all you nasty OLD mean nurses should just stay off of my thread if you can't be supportive." Meanwhile, the thread is about (and I kid you not -- I never would have believed it if I hadn't seen it!) flunking NCLEX 11 times. Sigh! There are times I just want to bang my head against the keyboard.

I've been playing Flounce Bingo a lot lately on some of these threads... :) I mean, I LOVE the students who come here excited and eager to learn, but the ones who have this whole attitude of "you could learn everything about nursing from me if you weren't so old and bitter" just like...wow.

If I see ONE MORE NETY thread...

audreysmagic, RN · Apr 18, 2017

"Do nurses need to know anatomy?"

Nah, not if you don't wanna work bedside. Does it REALLY matter what side the liver's on? It's not like I'm working hepatic nursing...

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Apr 18, 2017

Nah, not if you don't wanna work bedside. Does it REALLY matter what side the liver's on? It's not like I'm working hepatic nursing...

Exactly, that's why I have 2 livers anyway. That way I have a backup. :|

audreysmagic, RN · Apr 18, 2017

I mean, I'll admit, I'm the first to scream at my computer screen, I DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANY OF THIS STUFF! in some of my MSN courses these days. Some of the assessments that pop up are TRULY book vs. real world. But the thing is, you don't know what's book vs. real world until you've spent time IN the real world. I, too, as a young nursling thought I didn't need to know some of the things that popped up because wasn't my intended specialty/who would even do that/some random floor nurse said it was useless...and sure enough, I ate those words. "You don't know what you don't know" isn't mean, it's just true. Some of these threads, I see "I'll never use this" and I'm like "Oh, young padawan..."

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Apr 18, 2017

I mean, I'll admit, I'm the first to scream at my computer screen, I DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANY OF THIS STUFF! in some of my MSN courses these days. Some of the assessments that pop up are TRULY book vs. real world. But the thing is, you don't know what's book vs. real world until you've spent time IN the real world. I, too, as a young nursling thought I didn't need to know some of the things that popped up because wasn't my intended specialty/who would even do that/some random floor nurse said it was useless...and sure enough, I ate those words. "You don't know what you don't know" isn't mean, it's just true. Some of these threads, I see "I'll never use this" and I'm like "Oh, young padawan..."

Exactly, I mean honestly I really thought I would be using calculus a lot more in life and that my knowledge of the state capitals was going to really come back into play!

But of all the things we as nurses might feel "do I really need to know this?" Anatomy never crossed my mind. Statistics?? Yes. The History of Wyoming for my BSN?? Absolutely!!

But I always felt like Anatomy would be a justified class.

saskrn · Apr 18, 2017

I've recently come back to allnurses after an absence of several years (due to illness), and it's nothing like it used to be. I agree with others that the site has been overtaken by students, threads about residencies and exams, and by new grads who apparently can't cope with the real world of nursing.

It's disheartening. I was so excited about coming back and conversing with colleagues, but I wasn't expecting this.

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 18, 2017

I think it wouldn't be so bad if posters would utilize the appropriate forums. The number of posters, especially the brand new ones, who just put every single post in general nursing without bothering to look around for a more suitable forum is astounding.

Tip of the day: it is possible to go and mark all of the student forums as read, and then use the what's new to see what else is new. You can also do that with any other forums you don't want to see come up on the what's new list. Takes a minute or two, depending on what you're marking as read, but it does clean up the "What's New" list fairly well.

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roser13, ASN, RN · Apr 19, 2017

There are other factors at work, limiting posts.

PMFB-RN, RN · Apr 19, 2017

I have loved this site, but as I check , "Today's Posts", as is my wont, more and more, there are only student related topics.
What has happened here? Has anyone else noticed this? I have no problem with lots of students here, but I also want to participate in lively discussions with peers!

I post less and less often because after every update I have to re-learn how to use the site and I get tired of it. For example I have no idea where this "Today's Posts" link is that you refer to. I used to click a link similar to it, something like "new discussions" or something, but it disappeared with one of the updates.

TPTB seem determined to make the site increasingly difficult to use with each "upgrade".

Emergent, RN · Apr 19, 2017

I post less and less often because after every update I have to re-learn how to use the site and I get tired of it. For example I have no idea where this "Today's Posts" link is that you refer to. I used to click a link similar to it, something like "new discussions" or something, but it disappeared with one of the updates.
TPTB seem determined to make the site increasingly difficult to use with each "upgrade".

I meant "Get Daily". Maybe it used to be Today's Posts before it got changed.

I agree, the site wasn't improved with the 'upgrades'. They are probably designed more for optimizing profitability, rather than ease of use. Much like the 'improvements' in healthcare.

The site is great when there is great content and discussion. But, I've always thought it was a bit clunky with too many categories. I think simplifying it would be a good direction to go with this discussion forum.