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  1. New job! No more hospital for me!

    CherryRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. Well, I got myself a new job. NO more bedside nursing for me. NO more hospitals. NO more 12 1/2 hour shifts that turn into 14. NO more days of no lunch and no breaks. NO more...

  2. New job! No more hospital for me!

    CherryRN replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there everyone. I've been a nurse for 9 years. About 5 years ago I took a summer intensive paralegal course at a big university. (it was a year's worth of school in three months). After I got my...

  3. New job! No more hospital for me!

    CherryRN replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Thanks for all the new well wishes. I haven't started the job yet, I start soon. I'll post back and let you all know how it is. About sending my post out to a paper? Hmm..maybe! It...

  4. Stop these little voices in my head!!!

    CherryRN replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it! School won't last forever. Plus, work might become more bearable because you are working on something that will get you out of there! Best of luck.

  5. Got a new job and I love it!!

    CherryRN replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6. Please Help Me

    CherryRN replied to deniseS's topic in General Nursing

    Start your new job as planned, obviously you wanted to move on. Tell your new employer you are pregnant when appropriate. You might not get a whole maternity leave, I'm not really sure. Best of luck...

  7. Anyone experiencing new uniform requirements?

    CherryRN replied to queenb091's topic in General Nursing

    We had a meeting and the Nurse Manager told us that we are only to wear pastel colored scrubs. No dark colors. We also cannot have long nails, or wear a lot of jewelry. Not even hoop earrings. She...

  8. FIESTYNURSE....? for you

    CherryRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Fiestynurse: In the other thread about my new job you mentioned that you are a lawyer. Can I ask you some questions? Was it hard to go to school and work full time? (I did that in nursing school,...

  9. New job! No more hospital for me!

    CherryRN replied to CherryRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone....wow! Thanks for all of the congratulations and well wishes. I really like this board, even though I mostly lurk. I'll be doing nurse paralegal/consultant work for a law firm....

  10. burnout anyone else experience it?

    CherryRN replied to greyhair's topic in General Nursing

    Shayne: I'm glad I'm not alone! Best of luck with your interviews. By the way, I got the job I interviewed for, I found out yesterday! Just have to give notice and yay a new life for me. NO more...

  11. Flight_Attendant

    CherryRN replied to I_Love_Donuts's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should do it! Sometimes change is as good as vacation. :) One good thing about nursing is that you can always go back. Who knows, maybe you will combine the two one day and become a...

  12. burnout anyone else experience it?

    CherryRN replied to greyhair's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know about burnout, because I am experiencing it. Hair falling out, chest pain, irritability, no sex drive, eating too much, etc. This is why I am going on interviews for a new job, away from...

  13. Anyone experiencing new uniform requirements?

    CherryRN replied to queenb091's topic in General Nursing

    Just another example of the oppressive nature of nursing.

  14. BURNOUT! and Switching Specialties

    CherryRN replied to my2sons's topic in General Nursing

    Who cares what people say or think? I mean, really who cares? If you want to work Level II NICU, then go work Level II NICU. I'm sure they would welcome you with open arms, you might find a whole...

  15. If I Hear One More Time........

    CherryRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    They do that to us too. We could have a bed not even cold yet from a recent discharge and they want to fill it right away! Hurry hurry..................get them out and get them in..........hurry...

  16. Why Do We Push Ourselves? (Maybe long)

    CherryRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Your last paragraph said it all. You are happy being an LPN. LPN's are great! You are caring for the elderly and they need you! Be happy. Just, be happy. Do whatever makes you happy. Forget the...

  17. 12 Hour Shifts v. 8 Hour Shifts - When did it all change?

    CherryRN replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked 8's and 12's and I like 8 hour shift better. 12's are toooooooooooooo long. I'm shot by 5pm and don't want to work anymore. I would love to work 3 eight hour shifts a week. I would do...

  18. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    CherryRN replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    Robin Quivers, Howard Stern's sidekick was a nurse too. She was in the military.

  19. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    CherryRN replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm..........didn't know Bonnie Hunt was a nurse! Funny, her character on Jerry Maguire was a nurse.

  20. Nurses, Would you go into nursing if you had to do it all over again?

    CherryRN replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    No.

  21. nurse leaders/charge bull

    CherryRN posted a topic in Nurse Management

    hi there I just found out that my unit will be hiring two nurse leaders. No one knew the positions were posted. why? Because my NM handpicked her two "pets" to take the position. It's SICKENING. One...

  22. tropical vacations

    CherryRN replied to robynrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    Bermuda is gorgeous. Aruba is gorgeous too. aaaaaaaaaaaah the tropics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  23. as good as it gets and it ain't that good

    CherryRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I am seriously considering switching to part-time (if I can stay on dayshift) or perdiem. This full time nursing gig is too much at times, I agree.

  24. I know i should be thankful.....

    CherryRN replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in General Nursing

    He's working so hard so that you can stay home. Just give him extra kisses and backrubs. He's being a man and doing what he needs to do.

  25. 75 questions.....please help!!!!!!

    CherryRN replied to Charmed's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Charmed I also only had 75 questions when I took the boards. This was more than a few years ago though. I, too, obsessed. But I passed. I'm sure you did fine. Best of luck.