How long have you been a nurse

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I was thinking and realized that I'm coming up on my 30th year of nursing. When I started we still wore dresses, hats and stockings and carried a pinned fob watch. Everything was done on paper and patients still smoked in their rooms. A lot of years have gone by but I'm still here. How long have you been a nurse?

Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

41 and counting

guest769224

1,698 Posts

Only 3 years, but it's been great!

cleback

1,381 Posts

8 years, doesn't feel that long.

RNperdiem, RN

4,592 Posts

20 years, mostly per diem. At 45 years old I am one of the older nurses on my unit.

TruvyNurse

354 Posts

5 years and it has flown by!

Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

46 years and at 69 yrs., still got game

35 years, more than half my life. Could be why I'm a little touched in the head.

AJJKRN

1,224 Posts

Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

7 years so far. My favorite number too!

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VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN

22 Articles; 9,987 Posts

Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

21 years. I haven't worked as a nurse in 4 years, but still hold an RN license.

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JBudd, MSN

3,836 Posts

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

37 years,last 21 in ER

Davey Do

10,476 Posts

Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
How long have you been a nurse?

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