salve#1

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1. how do we change nurses opinions on male nurses?

   salve#1 replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Male doctors don't get these kind of responces. I'm with you. I don't understand why there is never a thought when an MD works in these settings. But the man be a nurse and oh nelly:confused: I'm a male nurse. I didn't spend four brutal years in scho...

2. considering leaving nursing now

   salve#1 replied to renerian's topic in General Nursing

   sounds pretty bad! bail out now! I've been an rn for three short years. about 6 months ago i started cracking up. no joke, I wa son my way to a nervous breakdown because of this job. what i have done since is join an agency. I feel so much better now...

3. Guys in Nursing...What's your Input?

   salve#1 replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a male nurse. I'm heterosexual. It dosen't matter what sexual preferance I am. Do what makes you happy. I don't know where the "stigma" came from. More then likely it has come from homophobic men whom we all know by now are actually the real homo...

4. why do we settle for such low pay

   salve#1 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've heard some say, "well, we werent in school that long." People, what does that have to do with anything? My sister wen't to pharmacy school and spent 3 years longer than I did. After 2 years she makes $90,000 a year. After 3 years I make $42,000....

5. why do we settle for such low pay

   salve#1 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   There are several reasons. First is that we will never be able to establish a nation wide walk out. I believe this to be the only way we will finally be heard. Small groups do nothing. In the negotiating tables things are expressed and we are told th...

6. why do we settle for such low pay

   salve#1 replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

7. How did nursing ever "buy into" 12-hr shifts???

   salve#1 replied to HazeK's topic in General Nursing

   Like I tell everybody. Go work for an agency. Then you can work three 8's and get paid what you would for a 40 hour week! Take control nurses. It's in our hands if we try hard enough!

8. Can anyone tell me why there is a nurse shortage???

   salve#1 replied to MelH's topic in General Nursing

   Mel, I must be fair and tell you that this is avery rewarding job. It's all what you put into it and what you think you should be able to get back. If you aren't to worried about the later, this is a good job for you. And I don't mean that as a put d...

9. Are you ashamed of being a nurse?

   salve#1 replied to Mijourney's topic in Career Support

   Proud of who I am and what I am. What I am ashamed of is the entire health care system in this country. As long as gready SOB's wan't more and more it will never change. If it did change I would be more proud. What I mean is the health care system to...

10. Some questions for all the nurses

    salve#1 replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

    BS AS. It makes no difference. As an AS I came out with more skills then anyBSN. If you want it to go into management or advanced degree then fine. But on the floor you are not entitled to anything more then the rest of us!

11. Can anyone tell me why there is a nurse shortage???

    salve#1 replied to MelH's topic in General Nursing

12. Can anyone tell me why there is a nurse shortage???

    salve#1 replied to MelH's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Mel. I am a male nurse. In this field sex makes no difference. in fact I think I hate this career more then the average female does. Some say that more males in the field will help, but very few if any male nurses will wan't to put up with this ...