ANNA HALL replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing
AS an NP, you won't have to deal with poop. You can tell staff nurse about that. I have been a nurse for 34 years. I worked in the OR and didn't have much poop but nasty wound infections are pretty bad as well. I currently work as a nurse case manag...
ANNA HALL replied to RADONC-RN's topic in Oncology
As a former Rad Onc nurse, I had 25-35 pt's ALONE!!! NO, CNA or any clerical support. One pay period I work 117 hours, and ended up in the hospital. I went to adminstration about patient safety and it fell on deaf ears. I just left 5 months ago and n...
ANNA HALL replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing
I went into nursing because I knew that I would always have a job. Nothing altrusitic or anything like that. Yes, I have made a good living at nursing and have been able to work 2 jobs in nursing since I would get more than flipping burgers as a sec...