Pink Lotus

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1. If not Nursing, then what????

   Pink Lotus replied to my3kids's topic in New Nurse

   It is nice to hear someone else who understands what I am talking about! Yes- the patients and often their families can show me the most beautiful things in life. Like you mentioned, sometimes a sweet little old lady or even a nervous crazy heroine a...

2. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

   Pink Lotus replied to RNcDreams's topic in New Nurse

   you are lucky to have maternaty leave-- I am not ready for kids but sometimes think of just getting pregnant just so I don't have to go back to work! However I do like what you have to say about lifes too short-- I think I'll start looking around to...

3. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

   Pink Lotus replied to RNcDreams's topic in New Nurse

   it is good to hear this because I am at the 9 month mark (my unit had a 6 month orientation)- I am always anxious about going to work and feel that I will never know as much as I need to know in order to do the right thing when a serious issue comes ...

4. If not Nursing, then what????

   Pink Lotus replied to my3kids's topic in New Nurse

   Hi- thats a good question. Before I decided on nursing school I wanted to be an acupuncurist but was worried I wouldn't make enough money. Well- it turns out my loans from nursing school are so high that I am worse off than if I had followed my hea...