I recently graduated from a Medic-RN transition program and our instructors (2 Masters, 1 PhD) told us that working in a nursing home, at least in this area, in career suicide. They basically said...
Don't torture yourself with that logic. It can be applied everywhere in life. Should a guy who can dribble a basketball be making 20 mil a year while the surgeon who cuts you open and saves your...
BloodyMedic replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing
I have a phobia of ******, catty, gossipy women. The constant exposure has helped me learn to tune them out. When they start complaining about something at work it's like a switch gets flipped and as...
i have tattoos on my neck. so what? to me its far more offensive and, frankly, downright disgusting to have some fat slob walking around in their crocs huffing and puffing through their next bag of...
Go talk to a paramedic about their salaries and tell me a nurse is underpaid. No offense, I'm an RN as well, but RN's have it pretty good. I know some that work really hard and some that sit on their...
BloodyMedic replied to NurseNancy88's topic in General Nursing
You know, they both sound very promising. I think if you're willing to roll the dice on yourself and do a really good job, Hospital 2 would probably find a way to get you on full time pretty
Hey guys, I'm a recently licensed RN and I just got a job at a pretty large regional center in the ICU. Interview went well, everyone seemed really nice, but I'm still nervous as all get out to do a...
again, I agree. But what am I supposed to do? I mean, one question isn't going to pass or fail anybody but what if there are more like that? Shoot man, i can show you in the book where it says it....
and i understand the logic behind that. But unfortunately ATI disagrees and that's the test I'm taking. I answered that she should have a full bladder and I was wrong. ATI says it should be empty to...
hey guys, I'm 27 years old and a Paramedic transitioning to RN. So I go in the other day to take this ATI transition test, Fundamentals- fine, Child-no problem, Maternal newborn- BOMB. Jeez louise,...