oakbourne

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1. Can RNs really make this much?

   oakbourne replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

   Are we factoring in that jobs are being destroyed everyday and everybody is jumping on the bandwagon to be a nurse these days and hospitals are cutting back everyway they can? So I expect to see that...

2. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

   oakbourne replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, this poster has got to develop thicker skin. Try to compartmentalize your feelings, and hold it there, because once you get on the floor,clinc, et cetera, you can get your feelings hurt on a...

3. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

   oakbourne replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

   Talk about jealousy, it is out there folks.I have an ADN in nursing, and my friend has her MSN. We grew up together, poor, but we had a great childhood. Since she has a high demand career, making big...

4. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   oakbourne replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   So many nurses I have spoken with have told me the classes in the BSN did not help them one bit or apply to bedside nursing. They also felt the classes they took were wasted classes. They said it, not...

5. If you had a choice between 2 year community, or a university....

   oakbourne replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Why do nurses want a doctorate degree? I think the only time you could really use a PhD would be for teaching, because all you need in management in nursing is a MSN. There is a crisis at the colleges...

6. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   oakbourne replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   I graduated in 1993 from nursing school and it was hard, mind you, but what I am hearing about nursing school now seems super hard. You have to pass a calculation test every semester, and you are...

7. If you had a choice between 2 year community, or a university....

   oakbourne replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I think if you have experience and another 4 year degree you can jump ADN to MSN through the University of Phoenix.That's what they told me, but I don't want to be in management, and I like working...

8. "...Nurses are Doctors SKIVVIES"

   oakbourne replied to studentdan's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses are portrayed in the media as sex objects, ridiculed, looked down on, et cetera. We run the hospitals and the doctors come and go. We should demand more respect, but we don't get

9. tired of hearing it, nursing students PLEASE answer

   oakbourne replied to ChervRN's topic in General Students

   Nursing school is one tough degree to get. I prayed before each test, hoping I would pass. I cried in clinicals when an instructor got on to me. I struggled with some stuff and took the instructor out...

10. Can RNs really make this much?

    oakbourne replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have several years in med/surg, took a break and was making $63,000,in psy nursing. It is easier than med/surg, but you have some difficult things to do and there is always the danger of being hurt...

11. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    oakbourne replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    Nursing is crazy, it is intense, it is hard, it is down right REWARDING! I miss it like crazy, and you can call me crazy, but I never got bored and there was something always to learn. Now I had some...

12. Where would YOU live in California?

    oakbourne replied to SteveNNP's topic in California Nursing

    Excuse me, but what I said about tax refunds is true. The "Arnold", said it on the radio and it's made news in the papers and TV. Also, the state is in debt 60 billion and wanting more because of...

13. Where would YOU live in California?

    oakbourne replied to SteveNNP's topic in California Nursing

    Might be ok to visit, but if you work there, you may not get your tax refund. The governor came out and stated that getting your tax refund will be a problem.The state is in debt to the tune of 60...

14. Who's Hiring New Grads?

    oakbourne replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

    CardiacRN I am glad you found a job easily. But back in 1993, jobs were not out there for new GNs. I worked in a hospital on the weekends several times a month as CNA, and that did not help. The jobs...

15. Who's Hiring New Grads?

    oakbourne replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

    When I was looking in 1993, and there was a nursing crunch or NO NURSING JOBS, never was I asked about grades or transcripts. THEY WANTED EXPERIENCE!!!! It was the ole catch 22. I just quit whining...