My 2 cents are that hospitals are full of bullies from doctors to nurses to ancillary departments to CNAs to the unit secretaries who know more than you. It is not a fun place to work unless you've...
I'm 60 with about 23 years experience as a floor nurse and have been looking for a job for the past, oh, maybe 4 years now. Full time, part time, per-diem, I don't care. Few facilities call me I'm...
Most of the nurses I work with have other degrees, ones we had passion for but couldn't earn us a dime. In OC where you live there are multiple hospitals that take ADN and I know of a few nurses who...
nursepolice replied to DextersDisciple's topic in General Nursing
What made my jaw drop, since you asked, (unless we're still beating the PCA example to death), were the nurses telling each other in report that the patient slept all shift. Different nurses each...
nursepolice replied to dropdatslurpee's topic in Nursing Career
I finally made an account just for this. I've heard pay is great in SF but cost of living is high, so there you go. Here in Orange County CA after 20 years I get around 54 an hour, the same as one of...