chijon512

the essence of nursing is taking care of people who can't care for themselves. if this is not something for you, please do yourself and all patients-at-large a favor, and stay out of the profession. there are other in-demand jobs out there. go do one of those. thanks.

That sounds sad and exploitive. I wouldn't like to work for free nor would I like to work for a company capable of carrying out such a program. But I do understand new grad jobs are hard to come by these days so I would only take it as a last resort. I would also be looking for other positions on my days off. On the bright side, you will have 3 months more experience than you might otherwise get, which you could parlay into your favor, preferably with another hospital.

Does that program do critical care in the first semester? What does her physical stature have to do with anything? And who cares if what amounts to a CNA isn't well-versed in emergency care? I suggest you calm down.

If you don't want to do it, don't do it. Problem solved.

what are your ideal "demographics?" which "demographics" are you trying to avoid?

go ahead and quit. if you dont like it now, you are not magically going to like it 6 months from now. some people might give you a hard time for being just a medical assistant, but if thats what you are cut out for, that's what you are cut out for. clinics need medical assistants and if thats all you want to be and will be happy doing it, so much the better for everyone.

:yeahthat: I've managed to communicate with deaf, blind, foreign accents, speech impediments, etc. If you have the aptitude, try using it. If not, I would like to suggest a job where communicating with people of different capabilities is not required.

ER or OR...that's where the angriest and rudest nurses are. Outside of nursing school clinical instructor "nurses" anyway.

a bsn would sometimes get you about $1 more per hour over and adn, if that. hurdles mostly come from having the majority of nurses being women. eg, in nursing school you might have to bite your lip becasuse a nursing instructor likes to jokes that everyone becomes a nurse so they could marry a doctor. or you might have to be forced into being chatty or joining study groups (that's how women like to study). or you might come across a nurse/instructor who hates men and don't think they belong in the profession and takes it out on you. or you might come across a nurse on a moral crusade to keep you away from female patients when it comes to bed baths and other private procedures even if the patient is ok with it. fortunately though, most women like having a guy around. ok most of those aren't really hurdles, but they are real world annoyances that come up.

LOFL! Best post I've ever read at allnurses.com. Hopefully that nonsense will become less common as more males enter the profession.

to the original poster, do the world, your patients, and yourself a favor and STAY NICE!!! i've seen way too many bossy, b!tchy, agressive nurses. i just don't think it's necessary or right for nursing. or for life for that matter. the only thing you might have to worry about are people who might try to take advantage of you for it. but i would guess that you've been a "nice" person for a long time and have developed ways for dealing with such persons. i think it's like anywhere else in life, there's some people who have this warped notion that any one who is not forceful or controlling is not worthy of respect. what a big pile of b.s. not even worthy of a response. that's all i have to say about that.

Well I for one am a career changer who was previously involved in commerce/big business. Bottom line, profit, compliance, and other financial concerns. I am in nursing because I decided people count more than dollars. Have you considred that while it might be just a job for you...for some people, what they do for a living coincides or has to coinicde with their values? And those people might not comprehend that someone can spend their life "just doing some job?" People like that exist...and I happen to admire them.

I took Micro and the full Physiology course at the same time. I thought Micro was easier and funner. I thought Physio was harder because it was more dry and technical.

how long did it take before you got used to it to the point where it didn't bother you any more? some people tell me they were always ok with such things. (actually, that's the only response i've heard so far. but then again i haven't asked more than a handful of people). this is definitely not the case with me. makes me wonder if its something that you're either ok with it or youre not; and if youre not, things probably won't get much better. i just want to be realistic about working with such things for a living. of course, if i could choose to not be bothered by such things, i wouldn't.

yes, you should just give up completely IMO. no point in wasting your life with something you're not dedicated to. when you find something worth pursuing, go for it and don't let anything get in your way. good luck.