marie-francoise

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1. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Some of the most miserable moments in my life: 1) The day before med-surg clinicals (dreading them) 2) Being at med-surg clinicals (hated them more than I've ever hated doing anything else in my life)...

2. burn out in first yr

   marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I hated nursing clinicals more than anything I've ever done in my life - esp the med-surg hospital clinicals; but, really, all of them. Was never so miserable. Totally turned me off to bedside...

3. burn out in first yr

   marie-francoise replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I'm done with nursing school, but have to say that it taught me that bedside nursing has got to be one of the most difficult jobs around. It seems to me that the level of stress & expectation...

4. "Other" healthcare careers...

   marie-francoise replied to ONCRN84's topic in General Nursing

   Do what you want to do. Listen to your gut, not the opinions of others. I also cannot see myself at the bedside for very

5. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It's almost laughable - I like when staff coach the patient by asking the ill patient who is lying in his/her bed not giving half a $!%# about these survey questions, "So would you say you'd...

6. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   True - and you will see on Web boards that older nurses regret & rue how nursing has changed over the years. It is a repeated theme. The mighty dollar now rules health care, and this has made for...

7. I hate nursing..

   marie-francoise replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think it's entirely normal to hate nursing. There are a lot of RN's out there who are not at the bedside. They will talk about the good sides of nursing, yes; but they are not at the bedside....

8. Took NCLEX-RN Exam today (YIKES!!!)

   marie-francoise replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   The NCLEX-RN was one of the most bizarre tests I have ever taken. Weird questions. Did not reflect what was taught in nursing school, or the content of those thousands of NCLEX practice questions....

9. New Nurse who hates her job...nursing is not what I thought

   marie-francoise replied to dtermineddenise's topic in First Year After Licensure

   What you are observing is a common theme in bedside nursing - much of it does suck. My eyes started opening in nursing school during clinicals. Too much patient turnover, too many patients per nurse,...

10. stressed..other nursing options??

    marie-francoise replied to LovePurple's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really do think that the nursing shortage (that was) has to do with these real stresses of nursing. Desk jobs ARE easier, and frequently better compensated. And working conditions in nursing seem to...

11. Jaded with lack of end of life quality?

    marie-francoise replied to shocker29's topic in General Nursing

    I think that families don't see that there are alternatives between the extremes of tubes everywhere vs. doing nothing. I guess it's denial. I heartily agree with what you're

12. Is is it normal to not like nursing?

    marie-francoise replied to intothemoon's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ah, what they DON'T teach us in nursing school. There seems to be a studied avoidance in nursing school of discussing the topic of nursing's true stresses & martyr-level sacrifices, not to mention...

13. Life is too short to be this stressed

    marie-francoise replied to missninaRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a recent grad also wondering if hospital bedside nursing is worth the stress & abuse. One of the major lessons I learned during clinicals is, "now I know why there is a nursing shortage!"...

14. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    marie-francoise replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with this. Not all truths are palatable, and I would say that this is true, that this is truly what's

15. Completely burned out

    marie-francoise replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    Disclaimer: I'm still a student. Yes, even just from clinicals I can totally see why you'd be depressed at the thought of going into work. I'm having many second thoughts about going into nursing. I...