greytRNtobe

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1. Breast Cancer Simplified

   greytRNtobe replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   As one of the 12.8 percent who were unlucky enough to get breast cancer, I can tell you it is not all "pink ribbons". It was one of the worst times of my life-I had no support system-everyone left in a hurry. I had every side effect of every treatme...

2. Outpatient Clinic vs. Bedside Nursing

   greytRNtobe replied to Ruth725's topic in General Nursing

   Go for the hospital graduate program. It is SO HARD to get into these programs and without them, you will have a hard time getting a job in a hospital ever again. When I got out of school, there were few programs available and you had to know someone...

3. Gonna Quit: When Nursing Is Rough...

   greytRNtobe replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   While I still pay every year for my nursing license, I no longer ever want to practice again. I should say that I was bullied from day one in nursing school despite being a great student. The bullying continued throughout my tries at nursing jobs so ...

4. Medical Assistants being called nurses

   greytRNtobe replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Relations

   Ok. There is nothing wrong with being a Medical Assistant. If you got there by taking classes, great. If you got there by being medical corpsman in the military, even better. Be proud to be a MA. But as a nurse, I am not going to call myself a Medica...

5. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   greytRNtobe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

   The problem for nurses in my area is that there are so few jobs for new nurses (No New Grads!) and so many experienced nurses all applying for jobs that are being filled by travel nurses (no benefits, no commitment) and nurse residencies that being m...

6. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   greytRNtobe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

   The problem for some new nurses is that there are very few options for new nurses in some states. You can easily get stuck in LTC, if you can find a job at all. Some of us do not have the ability to move so we are stuck with whatever job we can find....

7. Medical Assistants being called nurses

   greytRNtobe replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Relations

   In our state, MDs tried to get the state to allow medical assistants to be able to give meds. They said "no big deal" but the nurses of the state lobbied our legislature to drop the amendment. Medical assistants don't take the level of pharmacology o...

8. New Grad/Hate My Job/Life is Miserable!

   greytRNtobe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in New Nurse

   My first year in nursing was so awful I thought daily of suicide. I worked so hard and put so much time and energy into it and was finally let go. And I was happy for a moment. My co-workers made major mistakes- and then quit so I was the escape goat...

9. LTC 101: What To Expect

   greytRNtobe replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Geriatric

   Many nurses will end up LTC by default-Some hospitals are downsizing and others require acute care experience, which we all know we can't get unless someone hires us. Nurse residencies, while a good idea, only offer a few slots for a select few. It ...

10. Tired of the Media's Portrayal of Nurses?

    greytRNtobe replied to Brian's topic in Rock

    Please check out NY Med where the nurses are a major part of the program.

11. How do I get a job in the field?

    greytRNtobe replied to greytRNtobe's topic in Informatics

    I understand that I coming in on a subject that has been worked before but hey, give me a break! What I am saying is, that in my area, it is hard to get hospital jobs, which are a prerequisite for a degree and, in some cases, applying for a job. I ha...

12. How do I get a job in the field?

    greytRNtobe posted a topic in Informatics

    I just finished my BSN program but hospital jobs are hard to get around here. I have another degree that pertains to the field on top of my BSN. Would like an entry level job. What do I do?

13. Nursing sucks

    greytRNtobe replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    After much thought and frustration, I have decided that I will not renew my nursing license next year. I am tired of being told that I need more experience, more education (BSN and above), remedial courses, etc. to get a job so that I can be mistreat...

14. What do you tell people who want to be nurses?

    greytRNtobe replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I tell everyone thinking about going into nursing to become a medical assistant if they don't want to go to college or go to Physician Assistant School if they have graduated from college. There are no jobs and nurses get no respect from other nurses...

15. Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    greytRNtobe replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    As a new nurse, I remember talking with my aunt who graduated from a hospital based program. She had training that related directly to working in the hospital. They were working there, all the time, doing the job. They went from their training direct...