marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse
Some of the most miserable moments in my life: 1) The day before med-surg clinicals (dreading them) 2) Being at med-surg clinicals (hated them more than I've ever hated doing anything else in my life) I got through nursing school with high marks; but...
marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in New Nurse
I hated nursing clinicals more than anything I've ever done in my life - esp the med-surg hospital clinicals; but, really, all of them. Was never so miserable. Totally turned me off to bedside nursing. I kept thinking, "who the heck would do this ...
marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in New Nurse
I'm done with nursing school, but have to say that it taught me that bedside nursing has got to be one of the most difficult jobs around. It seems to me that the level of stress & expectation placed on nurses is abusive. I don't want to subject...
marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse
It's almost laughable - I like when staff coach the patient by asking the ill patient who is lying in his/her bed not giving half a $!%# about these survey questions, "So would you say you'd 'DEFINITELY' recommend this hospital to a friend?" It's a s...
marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse
True - and you will see on Web boards that older nurses regret & rue how nursing has changed over the years. It is a repeated theme. The mighty dollar now rules health care, and this has made for some bad changes over the years - short-staffing,...
marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in New Nurse
I think it's entirely normal to hate nursing. There are a lot of RN's out there who are not at the bedside. They will talk about the good sides of nursing, yes; but they are not at the bedside. Believe me, don't worry - you are not alone in how you f...
marie-francoise replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX
The NCLEX-RN was one of the most bizarre tests I have ever taken. Weird questions. Did not reflect what was taught in nursing school, or the content of those thousands of NCLEX practice questions. I did very well in school, and now I just feel bla...
marie-francoise replied to dtermineddenise's topic in New Nurse
What you are observing is a common theme in bedside nursing - much of it does suck. My eyes started opening in nursing school during clinicals. Too much patient turnover, too many patients per nurse, too much documentation (related to the constant wo...
marie-francoise replied to LovePurple's topic in New Nurse
I really do think that the nursing shortage (that was) has to do with these real stresses of nursing. Desk jobs ARE easier, and frequently better compensated. And working conditions in nursing seem to be getting worse (too much charting, number &...
marie-francoise replied to shocker29's topic in General Nursing
I think that families don't see that there are alternatives between the extremes of tubes everywhere vs. doing nothing. I guess it's denial. I heartily agree with what you're saying.
marie-francoise replied to intothemoon's topic in New Nurse
Ah, what they DON'T teach us in nursing school. There seems to be a studied avoidance in nursing school of discussing the topic of nursing's true stresses & martyr-level sacrifices, not to mention the many ridiculous aspects of today's $-driven, ...
marie-francoise replied to missninaRN's topic in New Nurse
I'm a recent grad also wondering if hospital bedside nursing is worth the stress & abuse. One of the major lessons I learned during clinicals is, "now I know why there is a nursing shortage!" Having had other jobs, the contrast between those rel...
marie-francoise replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing
Disclaimer: I'm still a student. Yes, even just from clinicals I can totally see why you'd be depressed at the thought of going into work. I'm having many second thoughts about going into nursing. I don't want to face every workday as a day that I dr...