oakbourne

You can do anything you set your mind to do, but I have one thing to say...be in good health. I am 56, diabetic, with other medical problems, and I have to find work as a nurse not so taxing or stressful. I have to find time to test my blood sugar, w...

Do you have to take pre-test to get into nursing school? I never did, I took all pre-req classes, and got into nursing school. No test required. What is going on? This was back in the 1990s. Has it changed that much????

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 Nurses will be making less and less. Supply and de...

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 daily basis. Don't take it personal and don't use ...

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 bucks, and has her MSN, she no longer wants to ass...

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 me. Now, I can put my hand on the Bible and confe...

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 because there is not enough instructors or profes...

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 given real life health problems where the answers soun...

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 nights, so I am satisfied with bedside nursing, so t...

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 it.

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 to a nice dinner when she helped me. I jumped thr...

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 by a patient. A nurse works hard and she earns eve...

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 bad times, but that is behind me. I love med/surg ...

I think firing LPNs is just deplorable.I just don't understand hospitals mindset when they do this.I think they get too top heavy and hire too many nurses with MSN after their name that don't have a clue what is going on ..on the floor. I have worked...

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 other financial hardships. I live in Texas, and the Ca...

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 plus billion dollars. People are leaving the state in...

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 weren't there.Period! Someone did post a ways bac...

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 and complaining and did what I had to do to get the ...

When I graduated in 1993, we knew we were going to have a hard time finding a job in the nursing field. I went out in the boonies and worked for a small hospital, and boy did I learn a lot. Then with my med-surg experience under my belt, I looked rea...

When you become a nurse, LPN or RN, you become a team player. You have to be a team player, if not, problems crop up. Yes, wiping someone's behind is part of your nursing duties,and sometimes CNAs get really busy and you have to help them. To say you...

I would think that Florida would be your best bet. Back in 2001, they were giving cars away for sign-on bonuses. I went to Jacksonville, FL, for surgery, and they were begging me to put off my surgery and begged me to work there. The nurses were eit...

I hated nursing school, the mean evil instructors, and all the B.S. Loved working on the med-surg floor and I felt free, away from prying eyes and instructors who want to see you cry and out to eliminate you. It does get better and you gain confiden...

I am so proud of you. Never let age get in the way of going back to school. I was insulted on a thread, talking about, "Are "C" nurses, good enough nurses like "A" nurses?", and a poster responded to me by saying, "way way way way back in your day wh...

Fragino, I have reported you for cutting down my age and your nonsense about me not working. This is pure harrassment.

Please, for the love of God, can we close this post and go on to something else.