RLoya

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1. What area/nursing specialty do you prefer?

   RLoya replied to IamaNurse001's topic in General Nursing

   Public health: Steady, family-friendly hours. Decent pay and good benefits. Much more healthy work load and more sense of accomplishing good outcomes for my patients than hospital

2. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

   RLoya replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for bringing up the origins of this whole issue. I had no idea but it makes a lot of sense. If healthcare became more expensive in the 70s and the government wanted to cut the costs it was...

3. I am not good at nursing

   RLoya replied to Lostinorlando's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in the hospital for 3 years. I never did take a liking to it and I worked weekend nights for most of it. I'm glad I pushed through because I have more confidence and respect for myself....

4. Women's Right to Choose

   RLoya replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

   The idea of abortion turns my stomach. So do the majority of these comments justifying it. To simply state that each person has a right to make their own decisions would have sufficed. But to go on to...

5. Feeling like I'm not making a difference

   RLoya replied to Wrestler133's topic in General Nursing

   I hear what some of you are saying about having a Messiah complex. I think OP has a point too though. I'm glad that you guys have learned how to be at peace with some of the frustrating parts of the...

6. The Future of Nursing Retention

   RLoya replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   There's also the complicated issue of the healthcare system as a whole. I don't understand it completely but this is what I gather. Health insurance costs used to be pushed off onto employers. It...

7. Wow

   RLoya replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for posting this! My experience in the hospital was also the same. Back then I would come on here looking for encouragement that there were other options besides the hospital that would have...