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  1. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please see my post in Nurses eat their young. I became a nurse because I am compassionate, bright (honour roll student), and would like to do nothing more than help people achieve good health, and get...

  2. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone, I will take all of what everyone said into consideration. I am still considering my options and what I want to do. I rarely use bad language but I am so upset and angry. I called...

  3. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Fat Cow was not meant literally. I am talking about nurses eating other nurses, not literally

  4. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your support. It means a lot. Thank you for your HOENSTY. If people were more honest, and less willing to put up with abuse perhaps nursing wouldn't have environments where people...

  5. I quit my job and am seriously considering quitting nursing

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you everyone for your feedback and support. I really do appreciate it. Thank you Scrubby for realizing that my spewing was not meant at all preceptors or nurses, but those who gives new nurses a...

  6. Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

    sandlewood_nurse replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed!! What if instead of nitpicking on each other and giving new nurses a hard time people gave out a hand to each other. I'm in a new department, and back on the floor after a few years. I'm...

  7. why are you considering nursing school?

    sandlewood_nurse replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi :). Thank you for your post! I started out working on an English/History degree. I went to a very good school, one of the top in Canada. I LOVED school, but unfortunately I was persuaded/coerced...

  8. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    sandlewood_nurse replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the OP. I too don't understand why nurses must exhibit unprofessional behavior. Gossiping, backbiting, blaming, yelling, making others feel stupid for asking a question or learning...

  9. "Circulating is so easy"

    sandlewood_nurse replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    I guess every hospital is different. I heard from some recruiters and a friend whose working in the states now at a bigger hospital that RNs mostly circulate. Here in Canada we have techs at the...

  10. "Circulating is so easy"

    sandlewood_nurse replied to ORSmurf's topic in Operating Room

    I am a Canadian OR Nurse. Here we are always running around and have a lot to do. If a surgery runes longer than an hour and a half we might get some time to sit, but usually someone will come relieve...

  11. Psych or OR ?

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Well, I know that this topic might be talked to death but .. I am sooooo confused !! I want to work in Psych, but I currently have an OR job. I spoke with a recruiter the other day and she said there...

  12. Psych or OR ?

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Well .. I did some research this week and it seem here there are very few ffulltime or even part time positions taht come up in Psych. The turnover is low compared with other areas of nursing. I was...

  13. Psych or OR ?

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    YES !! IT IS TRUELY WONDERFUL !! My plan is to go back on a fulltime basis to the OR and request a part time position. If they don't give me a part time position I will just go Per Diem once I get my...

  14. Psych Or Operating Room ......

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Well, I know that this topic might be talked to death but .. I am sooooo confused !! I want to work in Psych, but I currently have an OR job. I spoke with a recruiter the other day and she said there...

  15. I miss Nursing but .....

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Everyone, Thanks for the feedback. I agree, PRN (Casual/Float) position would be the answer to my problem. I have already decided that starting January that is exactly what I will be doing!! I...

  16. I miss Nursing but .....

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been off for quite a while now. I hated it while I was there due to politics, backstabbing and just general unpleasantness among coworkers. Now I am missing it. How can I be a nurse and avoid...

  17. Career Change .. can't do nursing anymore :(

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been away from the forum for a couple months, mostly because my laptop was unavailable. So in the past couple months I have been working with interior designers. I've been working in the...

  18. Career Change .. can't do nursing anymore :(

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post and for wishing me luck. I will disagree however that nursing is not for me. I am a good nurse, and I do wish I could continue to be a nurse full time. I just don't see why I...

  19. I am stressed out !! And I know why now !!

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I do like nursing. I like the OR, I like Post Operative, I enjoyed my peds and psych rotations in school. But I dread work, and I thought I was the only one until now. Since my second...

  20. I am stressed out !! And I know why now !!

    sandlewood_nurse replied to sandlewood_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I got another job. It is much less stressful. I've observed other departments, and people who work in these departments. I noticed there is only one stressed out person, and thats because she has a...

  21. I posted this in general discussion as well.

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello there, I am an operating room nurse. So far I've had experience in two smaller hospitals and my experience has not been very good. I am a really fast learner and I'm an awsome team player. I...

  22. If you had your time over again >>>

    sandlewood_nurse replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a tough one ...... When I first came on the board, I was really stressed out. Nursing school was great until I was in clinical. Even though I got B+s and As academically, I was always insecure...

  23. Questions on Violence in Mental Health and Child/Adoles. Units ??

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello there, I am an OR nurse, but lately I have been considering mental health nursing. In school I really enjoyed learning about mental health and my rotation, which was at a community hospital (not...

  24. Lie about references?

    sandlewood_nurse replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I ususally write AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Its never been an issue. My issue is that if I"m looking for a new job, I don't want my coworkers or manager to find out. They start treating people...

  25. Writing the NCLEX .. having no Med-Surg exper. in 3 yrs

    sandlewood_nurse posted a topic in International Nursing

    Ok, so after 3 years of graduating, and passing the Canadian boards, I have finally decided it would be a good idea to write the NCLEX, because I'm getting bored and need a change of scenery. I went...