groovy jeff

they are all a bunch of ichy girls. its not their fault; just a roll of the genetic dice. do not listen to them and take no alien orders!

i love nursing! however, i've been an rn for 3 years, but just turned 57 and pounding the floor for the next few years seems daunting. i am finishing my bsn next week and have the opportunity to teach some clinicals for a highly respected university which will help me to slow down a little. i will be able to get my masters for next to nothing. for my masters i am jumping out of the nursing tract (masters level nursing programs just too boring) and going for my mph, masters in public health. what is it about nursing that you don't like? there are so many areas of nursing that i think you could possibly find a niche somewhere. however, in order to move anywhere, you just about have to do some floor nursing for a year so you can at least speak the same language. if you are basing your decision on nursing school clinical experience, then you are making a mistake. once your out on the floor it is a big 180 from that experience. good luck & stay groovy!

why does she say that you shouldn't be a nurse? i have to agree with the last time; you have gotten some screwy advice. if you can handle huge amounts of stress, people poopin & peeing on you, puke, stinky obese folks, have a good back, can stay on your feet for 12 hours, are somewhat detailed oriented, and have good time management skills,then nursing may be right for you. you can learn knowledge and skills, but if do not have a good work ethic, patience, and empathy for sick folks- then don't do it. go into nuc med, or resp therapist, or something else. if you decide to go into nursing, don't screw around with your lpn; go rn and get it done. good luck & stay groovy!

you are correct in that this shows a pattern of discrimination; however, it is hardly worth the effort to fight it. maleness is not a protected class in the eyes of the eeoc........ but, all is not lost! ask all of the charge nurses, cnas, and the residents that like you to tell the don that they think your great. once you get your certificate, have a great resume, and thoughtful cover letter show up unannounced in a suit and tie and ask to see the don. let her know that you think this is the best run, greatest team, super residents, etc and that you want to work here. if everyone is saying we want him, then the powers to be might have a tough time not hiring you. if she says will get back to you, come back a few days later and go to hr and repeat the process; if that doesn't work 3 days later show up at the head honcho's door and repeat. now if they say no and someone in power says we don't hire men, go get a job somewhere else as most facilities would probably love to have you and go to the aclu and see what they will do for you. i would also write a letter to your state's civil rights entity with a formal complaint. also, if your planning on going into nursing, at some point go to work in a hospital to get a broader experience base. the most important thing to remember is this: we work in a female dominated profession and they are all a bunch of icky girls and have cooties!

I was a Hospital Corpsman in the Coast Guard back in the mid 70s. I was 19 years old, young, dumb, and bullet proof. Today I am 56 years old and would like to offer a wee bit of advice: If you go in and you like the military or if you are even luke-warm about it, STAY FOR 20!!!! I liked the USCG and would have stayed except my wife hated it. Had I stayed for 20, I would be receiving 1/2 of the pay that the current (factoring in promotions) W-3 would make, roughly $2800 per month. Now think about this a minute; I would have been receiving close to that amount since I was 39. So for the last 17 years I would have received over $571,000!!! Also factor in I would have been working during that time as well. There is no other job where a regular guy can retire from (unless your a Wall Street banker or drug dealer and they're not regular guys) and do that well after ONLY 20 YEARS!!! I do not have many regrets accumulated over my life, BUT not staying in the military is one of my biggest!!!

My secret to success in the workplace is to always be a little early and act crazy; people tend to leave you alone or love you. In this profession you better just let all that crap slide off of you and not get weighed down in it.

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this to shall pass! everyone feels incompetent when they start out on a pcu/tele floor. relax, learn all you can, invest in training/books, learn your strips and meds, you will be fine. you could do one pt now, you just don't know it yet!

it gets easier and don't expect to get comfortable for several months; there is just to much to learn in 12 weeks. if you do not feel comfortable about going on your own after 12 weeks, talk to your director of the unit and see if you can get a couple more weeks. listen to the others around you; if you trust your preceptor and they tell you that you are ready, go with it.

when your green, you grow and when your ripe, you rot.............

graduated nursing school at the tender age of 54. i love nursing, but it is a ball buster! you also might consider nuclear medicine, dialysis tech, or other hospital related jobs. you think a paper mill smells, wait till you have the pt with c-diff

i like the pt interaction and education aspect of bedside nursing; however ratios are getting worse and my body is getting older!! i'm going to need to make a change in the next year or two; was thinking dialysis??????

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I work prn for an ltac/snf combo in az and make $35/hr. Whoever said it was hard work was telling the truth.

not so much a nursing shortage as much as an experienced nurse shortage. also pre-2007-2008 the shortage was predicted due to the average age of a nurse was 48-50 years old. what they didn't reckon on was the economy.