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1. Where did you worked as a newly Licensed Nurse?

   learning08 replied to joycie20's topic in New Nurse

   Started in a full-time hospital job, which was what I wanted...no prior hospital experience. Thankful opportunities for new grads were plentiful around here.

2. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

   learning08 replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

   Thank-you, this is exactly what I was thinking when I submitted the original post. It irks me to see my fellow women (specific women I have in mind) overworked, tired, and unhappy. I am not here to judge anybody's lifestyles. I do feel like if a frie...

3. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

   learning08 replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

   *They* are unhappy and tired. I sympathize with them. It doesn't affect me personally what their husbands do or don't do.

4. Nurses as primary breadwinners?

   learning08 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've been working with a lot of young (20s-40s) nurses who are the primary breadwinners in their families. Not single women/single Moms, but wives basically supporting their husbands and kids, working overtime to make ends meet. Is there a trend? The...

5. How often do you work extra?

   learning08 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

   Rarely. Signed up in advance for one or two extra 12s over the course of last year because I wanted the money and had some time off up ahead. The work is so hard on the body that I avoid extra shifts for the sake of my health and sanity. I don't come...

6. Is this a bad idea? (loan debt) Need advice!

   learning08 replied to myty23's topic in General Students

   You are the ultimate judge of your individual situation. Many people have worked their way through nursing school, but how many have dropped out because school, work and family were too much? More than 50% in the RN-ASN program I graduated from! You ...

7. Pros and Cons of nursing

   learning08 replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

   Dear nohika, Many of the pros have already been mentioned. Another potential pro is that as an RN, you'll be out in the workforce making a living sooner than if you go directly through a PA/NP/another advanced practitioner ed program. Then, once you ...

8. Is it a sin to want a day off?

   learning08 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

   Put yourself first. Your health and well-being are your top priorities. That feeling of false guilt? Forget it. My days off are mine, end of story.

9. H1N1 vaccine availability in your hospital/area?

   learning08 posted a topic in COVID

   How is swine flu vaccine availability at your facility/in your area? Did you get yours? How was it? Our hospital has been vaccinating direct patient care staff on a voluntary basis for the past couple of weeks. It's a shot, still easily available fro...

10. Would you be a nurse if you knew then, what you know now?

    learning08 replied to I love the OR's topic in General Nursing

    I went into nursing with my eyes wide open. It has its ups and downs. I enjoy helping make people better whenever possible, wanted--and now like--the flexibility that nsg offers. I never planned on being a full-time floor RN forever. I have other goa...

11. Patient or Client?

    learning08 replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

    I've yet to meet a real-life nurse who refers to her pts. as clients. I will always call patients, patients.

12. Fortunate to have a job?

    learning08 replied to CathyLew's topic in General Nursing

    If one has a good job (supportive environment, good working hours, decent conditions), then s/he is fortunate. If s/he is stuck working in a terrible place because there's nothing else out there for them right now, that's not fortunate, but may have ...

13. Nursing jobs in Canada

    learning08 replied to Kancha's topic in General Nursing

    Would you consider graduate school? (not MSN, but PhD or MS in a field other than nursing--much easier to secure an assistantship for those than for an MSN, and that usually comes with a tuition waiver and a stipend, as well as continuation of your s...

14. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    learning08 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Oncology breaks my heart...I have to have some emotional distance from the patient pop. to work effectively... That being said, I hope to never work in a hellhole where nurses are penalized for calling in sick, cannot take a lunch etc.

15. Anyone have a nursing supervisor require you to work while sick?

    learning08 replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing

    OP: what a hellhole you were working in! So sorry to read of your experience and so glad you're no longer there! I will not work while very ill and I don't care if my supervisors like it or not. I don't want to endanger vulnerable patients, myself, a...