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Let me add congrats and good wishes on your job hunt. Hopefully, since the last post was in June, you already have a job by now. If all things are equal, it is probably best to get your first job in an acute care hospital. However, that doesn't mean...

Unless your facility has a policy specifying scrubs, there really shouldn't be any issue with alternative uniforms whether they are khakis and polos or even the retro tunic with bowtie. Go for it!

I came to nursing in my late 30s. Nursing was never even a thought when I was a young man. Although, I think my earlier experiences have made me a better nurse, wish I could have started sooner! I love this job with all the options and flexibilit...

I have to admit I was confused/put off by the suggestion of "dressing up" as a nurse at night. I accept it is a joke. Let me just add my support for the "children of the night". I spent my first TEN years on nights, seven as a CNA, three as an RN. N...

"Night nurses go to work in their pajamas... er... scrubs " Don't forget our slippers...er, clogs too!

I have to amend an earlier posting in a similar posting a few years ago. I've always been pretty much a suit guy for interviews. A blazer with khakis was a little more casual but still acceptable. During a recent job search, I had to take a few int...

I guess it must be human nature for people to think what you do can't be as good or important as what I do. After ten years on night shift, I get cranky when I hear bosses or other nurses suggest night shifters have plenty of time to take care of wha...

I am currently an RN in LTC interviewing for a hospice job. I feel I have been doing end of life care for most of my career. I have come to feel the post mortem care is our way of giving a last respect. This past summer, I took care of my father i...

Before entering the healthcare field, I used to run about every day. I was fit. However after a few years of night shift, irregular meals and no consistent exercise, I gained quite a bit of weight. Recently, with the help of a Wellness Coach at wo...

Sounds like fun! It is no crazier than carrying all my gear in a Home Depot carpenter's apron.

As a nurse in LTC for quite a few years, I've dealt with many hospice nurses as we did end of life care for my residents. This experience was very helpful as I took care of my father in his last ten days of life this past summer. My sisters all had...

Your comment really caught my eye. It echoes how I feel about nursing in general. I am currently working LTC but am looking to jump to hospice. I took care of my father in his last ten days of life this past summer. I realized I've been doing end of ...

Yuk! Murse is not a term I would use for myself. At 55, I am way beyond "cute" As it is, I tell them I don't work for the Post Office when I am called a "Male Nurse". I am not in favor of changing our title. Nurse already is a respected title. O...

Sure, it happens all the time. I deal with some pretty ignorant female nurses who think nothing of making sweeping generalizations about men nurses. However, I am fortunate enough to have bosses who appreciate my difference and what I bring to the ...

I worked several different careers, Army Officer, Teacher and sales before working as a nursing assistant. I earned my RN at age 45. Ten years later, I enjoy what I do. Nursing allows me to combine the best part of every job. Nursing may not be t...

I've been a nurse for more than 10 years now. I can say without hesitation, I am glad I went back to school for my RN. I enjoy the job. Assuming you didn't make a complete mistake in career choice, you will find plenty of challenge when you get to ...

It is so ironic to me that I stopped running and exercising regularly and gained lots of weight AFTER I entered Nursing/health care. My facility offers Welness Coaches who referred me to a web site, sparkpeople.com to help me track what I ate. Since...

I like my Crocs-specialist or whatever they call them. They have the solid tops. I have come to hate shoe laces.

When I first started wearing scrubs, I didn't wear t-shirts. The arms were so short it almost seemed sleeveless; the t-shirt would stick out. After a while I used to get terrible underarm stains from deodorant residue. Now I just wear t-shirts of...

In most cases on the job, it is just the RN that really matters. After a while, the BSN is just as good as "better clinically prepared" Diploma or ADN graduates. More education does bring more opportunity. I sure wish our profession wouldn't ignor...

I don't know if there is anything in mursing that annoys me more than the ADN vs BSN rant. I can appreciate the justification of broader education for the four year degree. So then, why doesn't my Bachelor's and even a Master's degree count? Fortuna...

Years ago when I started out as a CNA, we switched from all white to white pants and pastel tops. Only the nurses could wear all white. For several years as a new RN, I wore my whites proudly. As we began to wear colored scrubs, my whites took lon...

Someone at work mentioned something about a segment on 60 Minutes in which chiropractors report a massive surge in their business due to health care workers wearing crocs. Has anyone seen this? I can't believe that there wouldn't have been some men...

I once had a weekend when four residents in my LTC facility passed away. I think I had to pronounce three of them. I didn't cry BUT I have to admit it really affected me. I was really wiped out by the end of that weekend. In particular, I had been...