I am an informatics nurse as well and hear the same things. What's worse is - while like you, I hear this from fellow nurses in the hospital where I work - I also hear it from our HR director. I have not quite gotten to the point of giggling and wo...
I have to admit, I'm confused. Your credentials list both an ADN and a BSN, but this is your first nursing job? Ultimately, there has to be more to the story here. Without that story, it's hard for us to give advice or even be as sympathetic as we ...
I just graduated in May, and we wore starched caps, had lanterns, and all recited the Florence Nightengale Pledge. Personally, I really think it was an important part of the night. And I also think the pledge still has merit and still applies. Oh,...
Kharahlyn replied to muurman's topic in Pre-Nursing
I started out in pre-med as soon as I graduated from high school. I had wanted to be a doctor since I was in kindergarten. I had this grand delusion of curing the sick and having a nice private practice and so on and so forth. However, the reality of...