wildcat81

As a nurse, I feel I am an extension of God's hands. God is love and His love flows thru me to others. I always wanted to be a missionary or a nurse when growing up--As a nurse, I can do both;)

What a joke. Do you realize that I have 25 years of experience and the top of scale where I work is around 30/hr. I am glad new nurses make a decent amount because I started off with $8/hr, but it is still very discouraging. Just wait and see what I mean.

iI have been thinking about going into hospice work parttime. It sounds tho' like y'all have the same problems as anywhere..They want you to do more and not give enough staff. How sad that is. I was hoping that in hospice nursing you'd be given more time to spend with the patients and their families. I guess I just need to get out of nursing and just volunteer for our church or something.

I prayed for you and your family. Even tho' it is hard, God is in the driver's seat. He knows what is best more than you and I. Try hard to put all your trust in Him and feel His arms around you. You are never alone. God bless you

hiccups can be from a developing ileus-- I got 1 ceu for "abdominal emergencies" last night.

I've worked ER for 10 years. It only takes a few days to get used to the blood. It becomes part of the job later on. don't be hard on yourself in the beginning. Ask alot of questions and find yourself a good person to latch on to. The rest will come with time.

I have my Bachelor's degree. I spent four years out of my life in college achieving it. It's not saying that one is more professional than another but it's preparing you for going to get a Master's or nurse practioner. It is more school and cultural based. I actually feel the Adn programs get more hands on experience in their training--whereas the BSN programs work on research, community nursing, and teaching. I've been a nurse for 25 years and the only job that I actually got paid more for having my bsn was in home care, but that since has changed. Would I get my bsn all over again? That depends on what I want as my final career position. I am not one to want to climb the ladder but they want master's in nurse managers at my hospital so that is something to think about. If I was single and had the money and time, I'd say go for it. There really is no regret.:balloons:

Don't worry about getting enough experience. You will get it soon enough. Just do your job and learn from anything that comes your way

the hospital I am at in Michigan is downsizing so much--They are losing people. The nurses have had it and are quitting. Luckily, there are quite a few jobs (with weekends and Holidays tho) in the metro Detroit area. So is there a real nursing shortage? Or is there a mismanagement problem within our hospitals?

WE had a phone call which begged us to take care of a dog who was hit by a car. The man pleaded that there was no where else to go and believe me, we really wanted to help him--How do you intubate Lassie? s experience?

I'm glad you are getting better. Not all people who work in er treat a person like that. If they are so unempathetic, they don't deserve to work there. I'm also glad to see you've had a few good experiences as well. As you know, you can get good or bad service anywhere. It's just a shame people don't move to a different area if they don't like dealing with people directly.