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  1. I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    eyeball replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately in my neck of the woods all of the nursing areas you mention (school, home health, community) require a minimum of 1 year med-surg (home health) and two years med -surg...

  2. I like learning about diseases but hate nursing

    eyeball replied to PraiseMariahCarey's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My! Your post is perhaps the most original, thoughtful, and truthful of the many wonderful posts I've read on AN over the past few years. It describes the impact of floor nursing on one's soul to a...

  3. I hate nursing..

    eyeball replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the previous poster, I can see why you are chosen to precept....You have exactly the right stuff. Love your response...gives me

  4. I hate my job

    eyeball replied to Disappointed RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am so sorry...I actually feel much the same way. You are not alone in these feelings. I wish I could offer you more. Just remember you are not

  5. Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    eyeball replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I am an 8 month new nurse and it has not so gradually dawned on me that Nursing school did very little to prepare me for the job I am currently struggling in. My school wins awards and has a great...

  6. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    eyeball replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!!!!!!!!!

  7. Man, you guys make nursing seem HORRIBLE! If I knew this before school...

    eyeball replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    William Tecumseh Sherman had a famous quote: "War is hell." I oftentimes mutter "Nursing is hell" to myself on a regular basis throughout my nursing day. I wish for all of our sakes that nursing...

  8. You're TERRIBLE at IV starts?? omg!

    eyeball replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    One of our IV therapy people shared a piece of advice with me last week. I had an old pt who was a difficult stick and actually accessed his vein but then the vein blew. She told me it's not always a...

  9. How does your hospital recognize, reward, and motivate staff (RN, CNA, etc.)?

    eyeball replied to krystin954's topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday at the end of my shift my charge nurse said to me "You did a good job today,,, Thank you!" I almost fell over...in seven months on the floor that's a

  10. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    eyeball replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    I don't want to rain on your parade but if "everyone's complaining" there just might be a reason(s) why. I used to come on this site as a nursing student and was periodically freaked out at how...

  11. Struggeling New Grad working in the med surg floor.

    eyeball replied to Mochafrap_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your story rings entirely true for me...I too have had fantasies of injury as a way of escaping my current job. Similar story, went to NS as second career, raising four kids, (two done two in HS,) did...

  12. Considering Midlife Career Change to Nursing, Seeking Advice from Current Nurses

    eyeball replied to dew8192's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't yet read the replies but I write with a serious caveat: Health care is dominated by corporate thinking and money is the bottom line. Read as many posts as you can on this website to glean an...

  13. What is the role of charge nurse

    eyeball replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    We have good charge nurses and poor ones. The good ones seem to exhibit a true desire to make the floor run well during that particular shift. They are responsive to all questions and help with the...

  14. Surgical/Telemetry Floor Advice for new RN

    eyeball replied to marcilisaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is you are as prepared as you can be and it is once you are on the floor that your real learning will happen. I second the recommendation to not worry and realize that the only way to learn...

  15. does nursing seem boring?

    eyeball replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    I find nursing to be a peculiar mix of boring, stressful, and draining. The day is composed of a thousand stupid stresses and duties. I've been overwhelmed being a new nurse but now that I'm getting...

  16. Is hospital work like an abusive relationship?

    eyeball replied to jimmy the P's topic in General Nursing

    This is gonna sound really stupid but i don't know exactly what people mean when they say agency work. What name do you look under when trying to contact

  17. Did you leave soon after your "One Year"?

    eyeball replied to RNDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would think it would look very ggod on your resume. First of all, your three years shows continuity in your job and having CNA experience will help you immeasurably as you advance to

  18. Telling The Truth: A Nurse Who Stutters

    eyeball replied to RN0310's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe no one has mentioned The King's Speech, this years Oscar winner about the King of England who was a stammerer... great movie, great acting, great message....SEE

  19. Need encouragement, very anxious

    eyeball replied to Bluekal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the previous poster....you are not crazy for feeling how you feel! I too am a recent grad and started on a tele unit as first job in the fall. It has been very difficult and very...

  20. Did you leave soon after your "One Year"?

    eyeball replied to RNDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you able to talk about

  21. What happens on a nursing shift? Starting when you first came in.

    eyeball replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Amen.

  22. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

    eyeball replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    This is part of the problem....On this thread (and truthfully this entire website) we are preaching to the choir. In my hospital there doesn't seem to be any honest dialogue between management and the...

  23. What's harder? NS or your first job as new RN?

    eyeball replied to scastillo1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Both NS and my first job have been really stressful but I would say for me that the stress of the new job has been much worse than school. I am at the six month mark and it has been a wild and wooly...

  24. Should new grads start in ICU?

    eyeball replied to optimusRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My guess is that she is not stupid. She sounds overwhelmed and when any of us is overwhelmed our thinking capabilities

  25. Nurses don't save lives....WHAT?

    eyeball replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I would never claim to "save a life"...it's a little dramatic. However, I have had several patients become very unstable on me and had I not assessed the situation properly, called a rapid response,...