How long have you been a nurse

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Specializes in Critical Care and ED.

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?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

41 and counting

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Only 3 years, but it's been great!

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8 years, doesn't feel that long.

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

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5 years and it has flown by!

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

46 years and at 69 yrs., still got game

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

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical/Float Pool/Stepdown.

7 years so far. My favorite number too!

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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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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

37 years,last 21 in ER

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

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