I have been a nurse for 6 years and have hated both jobs. I don't hate being a nurse, just the companies I've worked for. They made it impossible to be a nurse with all of their demands that wasted time in my day and took me away from my patients. I ...
w3ndiscott replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing
Honestly, loving people and wanting to help make their lives better is not enough. One thing they don't teach you in nursing school is that the job is mostly paperwork, or computer work depending on where you end up. Sometimes I feel like a glorified...
They fingerprint you and run a very thorough background check. If your worried you can check your own background to see what is there. Go to PublicData.com. Its not free but it is worth it.
w3ndiscott replied to _amararose_'s topic in Pre-Nursing
I am an LVN and in Texas the jobs are extremely limited for me. If your going to go to school it would be best to go ahead and get your BSN. I does matter what license you have. With a BSN you will have so many more options.
w3ndiscott replied to gorgenurse's topic in Geriatric
I have worked LTC for 2 years. It's both frustrating and rewarding. You are the charge nurse, everyone comes to you for EVERYTHING from missing socks, to missing lunch trays, to fights between the CNA's. Doctors orders, doctors appointments, dialysis...
w3ndiscott replied to powell2010's topic in Geriatric
There are too many jobs out there to tolerate this. Obviously this system works for them and the administrators are not in control of the situation. I would look for another job, thats my opinion.
I am a brand new nurse working at a nursing home. I am having so much trouble with my CNA's doing what they are supposed to do. Personally I think it's because I'm new and I'm kinda quiet. I actually wrote up a couple of them the other day and I hate...
w3ndiscott replied to Sarahtonin's topic in New Nurse
I work 2pm-10pm (at a nursing home) and I love it. When they hired me I thought I wanted 6am-2pm but I personally think 2-10 is the best shift. There is only one meal to worry about and most of the calls to the doctor, trips out to doctors appointmen...
:redbeatheI am a brand new nurse, just graduated 2mths ago. I am working at a nursing home. I love my job, I never thought I'd want to work with the elderly but I love my residents. I am learning something new everyday. I've got my everyday routine d...
I'm a brand new nurse, just graduated from an LVN program 2mths ago. One piece of advice I have is to let you know you will not learn much of anything that has to do with real nursing practice in school, it's mostly bookwork. It is necessary book wo...
w3ndiscott replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing
I'm a senior nursing student exhausted and burned out, taking my last few tests before graduation. You're story was just what I needed, thank you for sharing.
I am taking all my end of the year tests...ugh. There are a couple of questions that I got wrong and I don't understand the reason behind them, can anyone help? One went something like this "A nurse came into report with alcohol on her breath what sh...
I've had this happen to me a couple of times and I didn't know what to do. What do you do when you are taking someones blood pressure, you pump up the cuff and get the systolic number but the beat never goes away? How do you get the diastolic number?