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I love this site because it is realistic. I get so tired of reading articles that either ignore, or sugar coat the problems in nursing. Anyway, I work full time in a clinic where I do not do a lot of direct care. I kept my per-diem med/surg job to...

Nursing can be quite scary, especially when you are new. I almost quit nursing school several times. I felt as though I never really quite fit in. I see that some have stated how you do have a charge nurse, and others that you may get advice and h...

I know someone who will probably be commenting on this. My story is not as interesting. However, I work a side job as an agency nurse. I go to many different hospitals. I am not always treated well be the staff. Anyway, I recently had an encount...

Yes, I hear that Costco treats it's employees very well. Why do we rarely hear that from companies? I believe that it has a lot to do with capitalism that is WAY OUT OF HAND. Most companies, including hospitals, care only about the bottom line. ...

That is a great statement, "you can't learn to swim by taking the online course."

Too true. These days if you stay at a job too long, you become too expensive for the company. They do not care how much experience you have. They can hire a new or newer employee much cheaper.

I don't think most nurses HATE nursing. I just think most are frustrated. You go into nursing wanting to help people, and do a good job. However, reality can be really tough. I love the job that I have now, but it does not pay well, so I have to ...

Right on. I like that you can vent on here. You cannot do this many places because everyone wants to sugar coat everything. There is textbook nursing, and then there is the real world.

I am glad that I do not work at a union job. I am very liberal, but I am not pro union. In most peoples eyes, that does not make sense. I think that they had there place in history, but not sure if they are relevent today. I hear very little posi...

I never thought that it would be "fun." I hoped for a good job with decent pay, benefits, job security, etc. Compared to other jobs, I suppose that this is correct. However it seems a lot has changed during my career as a nurse. I cannot say that...

Also, once you get more experience, you may consider working for a nursing agency. I do this on the side. The nice thing about it is that you move around. You go to several different hospitals. You do not work for them so you are not involved in a...

Hang in there. Get some experience under your belt, and then look into other areas of nursing that are less stressful. They are out there. I work in Occupational Health, and it is the best job I have ever had. It does not pay as well, but I get w...

I do not understand. You are working as a nurse, but now you have to go back to being a technician? This does not make sense to me. Anyway, it is tough to leave a job that you like. I love the job I have now, but it does not pay well. However, i...

SO if one is rejected for a position at the VA does one get a rejection letter? Does ANYONE know? I am going on 3 weeks since interview. The person who interviewed me says that she does not have any information for me. This person says I will hear ...

I am in the same boat! Different location! I just hope b/c I am a bedside volunteer that they like me!

same boat different location....

Hello! I got a interview 10/2012 early in the month at the VA. I called the person I interviewed with today, (2 weeks later.) The manager said that they had no info for me and said all candidates will be contacted by HR. Should I call HR? They never...

Hello, I just moved to Portland. I got a job with an agency. They offered me $37.50 and hour. I have a total of 10 years experience. 3 years in Long term care, 10 in Acute Physical Rehab, and 5 years experience in med/Surg. I just moved from Penn...

Maybe she ate too much cheesecake. ha ha.

I thought the same exact way when I was in school. Granted I had a few instructors that I actually liked, but most of the ones I had seemed like they came from another planet. I had one instructor who was not going to pass me because I had longer h...

You only have ONE coworker like this, wow, you are lucky. Ha ha. Just kidding. Granted, I have worked with nurses who are the nicest people in the world, and will be my friends for life, but I cannot understand why this profession attracts some of ...

Yea, I think most nurses think this way. Nurses should make more money. We are making life and death decisions, and doing a lot of things at our jobs that most people would not touch with a 99 and a half foot pole. In my opinion, I think that work...

I never worked with babies, other than in nursing school, but I used to get this all the time when I worked in Long Term Care, and Med surg. This was a popular response from the older population who were not used to seeing male nurses. I think as m...

Thanks to all of you. This really helps out. I kind of figured that most schools had similar requirements. I'll probably stick with this school, dig in, and see how it goes. Happy Holidays to all.

I am interested in getting my RN to BSN, and have recently applied to Linfield nursing school in Portland. They say that it is an accelerated 18 month RN to BSN program. However, you need 125 credits total to graduate from the school. Nobody can do t...