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1. Nursing: The Perfect Career

   momfirst replied to CCwizard's topic in General Nursing

   My own experience with #8 has not held true. I was a HomeCare RN and although I only worked days, I had to wear a pager and was on-call 24 hours a day for half the week. If someone called in, I had to scramble to find coverage, or cover the shift m...

2. being railroaded by management

   momfirst replied to minurse's topic in General Nursing

   Amen, jt! Adequate staffing is a problem almost universally, but that reality doesn't mean that we should just accept it, nor criticize those nurses that are trying to maintain safe conditions...If it was you or your family member that needed to be s...

3. what constitutes a "real" nurse?

   momfirst replied to momfirst's topic in General Nursing

   THANKS for making this nurse feel validated and real! It makes a BIG difference coming from you all. I appreciate you sharing your own experiences and opening my eyes to see that yes, my kids won't always be small. Sometimes I forget that. Whoev...

4. what constitutes a "real" nurse?

   momfirst posted a topic in General Nursing

   What constitutes a "real" nurse? I have been an RN for 4 years, with experience in correctional nursing, and in the community as a supervisor of CNAs in the geriatric setting. I have never worked in a hospital except for in my clinicals in nursing ...