onthego782

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About onthego782

onthego782 has 10 years experience.


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  1. Pre-ICU Jitters

    It is a change in pace from ER. I have worked ER myself but primary experience is in ICU. Just be open minded, ask questions, be proactive in seeking out opportunities to
  2. Questions About Accelerated BSN Programs

    This ...do this. I took this route and saved me
  3. Nurses Week 2018 FREEBIES, PRIZES & DISCOUNTS

    Ha, I glanced and thought everyone was getting free
  4. No rush...work as nurse..pay off bills..live life a little..then decide. The NP route is arguably over saturated in many areas with them not earning more than bedside nursing or other specialty areas...
  5. I know it's hard. But is it really that hard?

    It is hard..but combination of clinicals and academics tend make more challenging. That said it is very doable as long as you stay focused and engaged. Anything worth while is going to be hard. Stay...
  6. Drama...drama....drama....

    I have worked construction and general business world office environment prior to nursing. Nursing has more drama and cursing than either those previous fields. It is different type stress so i...
  7. Is it all over?

    I agree, You never know when that education will come in handy and it will most certainly never
  8. Is 54 too old to get a doctorate degree?

    Go for it. You will be doing that or not doing it..time passes either
  9. Ah that is a nice way to use others for free labor and PR for hospital all the while masking it as good
  10. Not sure..we all got a kick out of it..it is a fold up type cheap car kit box meant as organizer for cleaning stuff or such. Got no cleaning supplies or car tools with it just empty. I gave mine away...
  11. Hospital weeks here too..gotta give the management a chance to share in the celebration. Yay for a free pen or pen light..I got car cleaning kit bag one year but it was just the bag with hospital name...
  12. Loneliness and other travel stuff...

    It can get lonely and you are always new person the unit but there many positives. Don't live your life by others standards..live your life how you feel you need to. The work can be potentially...
  13. Please don't give the ANA (AKA ..Against Nursing Association) money. They are not anything representing nursing. They sold out long long ago. They do nothing for actual real world nursing. We need a...
  14. Am I too old to start?

    I was 30 when I became a nurse...had retired military guy in his 40s doing it. Also a lady who was 55 because she had always to be a nurse. Only you know if you are ready but age is just a number. I...
  15. Not a fan of the ANA here. It is a bureaucratic leech living off your dues and providing very little real world application (does provide nurses who have accumulated tons of education and...