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  1. Nursing is not what I thought it would be!

    Been there done that I'm totally serious when I ask this-Do you consider MN-RNs reply to be a case of nurses eating their young and/or an example of
  2. Why do some RNs hate this?

    Missa8182 what did you double major in at
  3. I will respectfully disagree with you on three points. I do not feel nursing is a calling, there are many days when I feel it doesn't meet the qualifications of a profession. Burnout in nursing is NOT...
  4. Is It Just Me?

    Actually he has started as a med surg nurse...licensed 6/8/12, quit his first job
  5. For a lot of people their work is but a small part of their identity, they don't have to be passionate about work in order to feel successful at work or in life as a whole. WHat they do is such a...
  6. Where is your assumption that all nurses that are unhappy with their career choice are only in it for the money coming from? My personal experience is that the majority of nurses that I know who are...
  7. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    Who started a thread in response to this? I'd like to read that point of view. Can you
  8. It only takes a few extra seconds....

    I am calling BS on this post and you Mindlor. If your preceptor is yelling at patients and peers, is physically or verbally intimidating students, patients and staff then this is a classic example of...
  9. It only takes a few extra seconds....

    Someone who likes and respects their preceptor does not come on a national forum, compare her to a rabid rhinoceros, says all her coworkers and patients hate her and proclaim that she will soon be...
  10. It only takes a few extra seconds....

    Again, tell us what your preceptor failed to do in the customer service realm...inquiring minds want to know...how else can we improve our pitiful people skills and receive your
  11. It only takes a few extra seconds....

    What exactly does your preceptor do that so offends your customer service sensibilities as to compare her to a rabid rhinocerous? If her people skills are so bad that she is on the verge of being...
  12. It only takes a few extra seconds....

    I am pretty sure your preceptor will be posting soon with the same first line you posted...just
  13. Evidence-Based Practice...your thoughts

    Can you give some examples of current nursing interventions that are not evidence based? What is being practiced in your clinicals by licensed RNs that is considered malpractice by your school? I am...
  14. Has Nursing hardened you?

    Very large sigh here...as a middle aged multiple decade experienced nurse I am beginning to wonder how I manage to find time to take care of my patients since I seem to spend the majority of my night...
  15. do you make sure your pts

    Mindlor you are definitely management
  16. do you make sure your pts

    :)Mindlor you are absolutely right I do not know you personally I only know you through your postings. And your postings usually point the finger at staff nurses as lazy and inefficient, if not...
  17. do you make sure your pts

    :)Mindlor I would give a years salary to be a fly on the wall with a video camera to record your first year as a staff nurse. It should be a
  18. Any Veterans in nursing here?

    :DField artillery, king of battle, 13A00,155mm and 8 inch self propelled howitzers, 9 years active duty, retired from the USAR. Much better nurse than I ever was an officer. 16years as an ICU...
  19. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

    hiddencatRN- It's a great thing that your facility has their act together and has efficient programs and adequate numbers of computers and workstations and that your system as a whole works. But as...
  20. WHY does a B.S. + RN not equal BSN

    My university offered an ADN and a BSN track when I went back to school. Because I already had a bachelors degree, I had the required humanities, sciences, and languages all bachelors programs require...
  21. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    I would guess the average IQ of a BSN prepared nurse to be around 12- based on the bashings they receive
  22. Really interesting thread. The one thing that the OP stated that hit me like a brick between the eyes was the statement that he/she left their previous management position because of the disconnect...
  23. Consult a lawyer who specializes in military law- you can probably resolve this over the phone for minimal cost and it's money well spent. I believe you're in the clear with the BON but I would get a...
  24. Zippy GBR- read Article 85 Uniform Code of Military
  25. The bad news- you are technically a deserter from the armed forces. The good news- the military has no interest in prosecuting you as evidenced by the other than honorable discharge rather than a bad...