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Truth. 100%. We don't get ceremonies. We get pizza parties. Raise your bread stick in honoring Nancy...

I'm a guy. I'm in the 10% of nursing. I'm a guy.

This. Time to move on. You need a partner that accepts and adapts to you. They must accept the harsh reality that your job is dangerous and inadvertently increases their risk. I know they are out there. My wife and I are both nurses. We both "get it."

You health trumps your profession. Find a nursing gig that's safer. Try outpatient ambulatory nursing for instance.

To me, it was zero benefit EXCEPT resume material. I pay the 100/year and I get to put it on my resume. It's a worthy investment to stick out amongst the piles of resumes that don't have it. Yeah, the organization will you tell you "become more" "become a more diverse professional" "Blah Blah Blah" When you put this on your resume, it shows potential employers your alleged commitment to the profession and desire to have professional development. Not a bad thing of course.

Under normal circumstance, pre-covid, you have to change the language in which you search. Try "ambulatory nurse jobs" rather than "primary care nurse jobs" then narrow your search down and find primary care clinics that are posting. You be hard pressed to find a PC job now because clinics have shut down most normal operations, flexing down, and/or laying people off. Give it a few months and you'll get that job soon enough.

This nurse lacks confidence and/or points to lack of experience if they need to "research" their assignment for 45 minutes. I used to do this as a newb nurse. This is how it should go: Be punctual. Show up 10-15 minutes early. Poop. Pee. Snack. Obtain assignment from charge. Stalk previous shift nurse to get your report ASAP. No one has time to dilly dally. Shift starts at 0800. Let's say you get 6 patients. Bed side report should complete in 20-30 minutes max. Get back to station. Write down details about each patient on your brain. Should take no more than 2 minutes per patient to get the extra details you need (Ie med pass times, scanning H&P, previous provider assessment, I/O, VS, nursing orders). Ideally be ready for med pass at 0845-0900. For the love of all things holy, why would someone work 45 minutes FOR FREE EVERYDAY THEY WORK?! That's >100 hours PER YEAR (assuming 3 shifts/week)! Oh heck no!

You don't need to divulge the type of patients you're taking care of. I can't...quite...remember... What's that thing? HI.. HIP...HIPOH? HIPPITY?! AH...HIPAA You're a nurse and leave it at that or be extremely vague. No one is entitled to know what you do except that patients, your team, your leadership, and the BON. But, just in case it comes up, if you find a person that doesn't like you for taking care of COVID patients, then drop em' because you probably dodged a bullet.

She needs to find a person that adapts to her. Not the other way around. If she's obsessed with work, great. That's her choice and her significant other needs to respect that from day one. She should be VERY frank about that on the first date. First few conversations. That way there are no unreasonable expectations that arise in the future. I'm fortunate because my wife and I are both nurses. We both "get it."

You're going to get even more creative in the roles you're applying to. Remote nursing jobs, telehealth, telephone triage, per diem roles, travel nursing, travel a few hours away, or pick a non-nursing side gig. Start an online business. So many options. These are goofy times and we need to be just as goofy to adapt to them.

I'm a dude. I don't care either way. I care about skills, knowledge, and approachability (all of which can happen whether a person has a member or a lady parts).

Nurses are expendable. Travel nurses are extremely expendable and let go for the most petty crap imaginable. Traveling right now pays BIG TIME. Some places >6K per week. Keep trying to find an assignment. You've hit an unlucky streak. People lack the courage and/or professionalism to provide respectful feedback. If this happens a third time, perhaps it's time to have a good hard look at your skills, behaviors, personality, and actions. I know travelers get cancelled but if this happens a third time, it's probably not the assignment.

Don't do it. Wait until you find a pharmacist job.

This is easy to make a snap judgement about. This deserves a root cause analysis.

I remember when this hit the headlines. Then Covid...