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I recently read a lot about QI/QA on this forum, and this nursing specialty sounds so interesting. I really want to get away from the bedside care nursing. My friend recently got a job with healthcare insurance as a Utilization Review Nurse ( or some...

Hi everybody, I'm an RN for 2.5 years now working on medical oncology floor. The way I see things are done in hospital, and how stressful and disrespectful nursing is, I'm thinking about career change before I get too old. I can't force myself going ...

If the family has no insurance, then that means they are not working. Maybe they should have thought about birth control before conceiving a child which they can't afford. Why should I feel guilty now for all the folks who are irresponsible - produce...

Sangria, Yes, I would definetely would like to know more what you are doing. I hope it's not some type of sales business, because I'm not good at it.

Anything that cost is not a right. Healthcare is not a right, it is a commodity because it costs. If you go to the mall, or grocery store you know that you have to pay, nobody is arguing with the cashier about not paying. For some odd reason, when pe...

I recently quit my new job in an outpatient oncology. I quit my job in a hospital last year where I worked for several years and truly hated it. I really don't like nursing and don't want to do it anymore. I was always jealous of all non-nursing job...

If you are already stressed out in nursing school, wait till you get a nursing job. Then it will be a real stress! I'm not saying it out of spite. Most of the nurses on my med surg floor left nursing after a couple of years- they couldn't stand the h...

Angie1368- you are right. I thought that nursing school with clinicals was a nightmare. That is nothing comparing to the real HELL of nursing once you are in a hospital/assisted living type environment. That's why I am seriously considering totally ...

I'm an RN for 6 years now. I honestly regret this decision to ever become a nurse as it is one of the most stressful jobs one could have. I would love to have a quiet office room/cubicle. Nursing, at least in the hospital setting, is very physically ...

After working 6 years in a hospital on a medical oncology unit I decided to find a non-hospital job. I just finished 2 interviews. In both cases, I needed to provide at least 2 references, and yes- they did call to check on them. Actually, they wante...

There is nothing wrong with being nervous if you are new to the skills and procedures required on your unit. I was a nervous wrack as a new grad too! I must say that a lot of times the preceptor can make a new grad unnecessarily even more stressed ou...

I would never pay that much money for nursing degree- now that I know from my experience working as an RN. First of all, if I would have to take students loans for so much money, I would go to study pharmacy- at least pharmacists are paid 100K+ for t...

I currently work on a medical floor (6 years total). I'm trying to get a job outside of the hospital- because I'm tired of bedside nursing and can't imagine doing it for any longer. I just saw an ad in my area for an advice nurse: "One of the nation'...

Thanks for your reply. I kind of suspected that triage is probably not the best option for me, and with all phone calls recorded, it would stress me out if I did said something wrong to the customer.

Stealing things is terrible- you were teenager at that time, so you were not a little kid, you knew what you were doing. So you should have not wondered why the future employer will be suspicious of you. Now, I believe that you greatly regret stealin...

We are color coded- in our hospital system ( which is 6 of the hospitals) we wear navy blue. We had sponsors who paid for the scrubs so each full-time nurse got 2 sets of scrubs, prn nurses got 1 pair. I'm glad that at least we are not wearing white ...

In my area, hospitals want BSN nurses, so it will be hard to get a job for you later if you only have an associate. I would think really hard if I were you- nursing school is extremely exhausting! And then plenty of stress later at work working as a ...

I would love to have a job in a public health. It is strange that they hired a new grad, because all the positions in my area for a public health nurse require either hospital or community health experience. In my hospital, most of the nurses try to...

Very well written. Yes, we don't care any more about the patients- because we have so many things to work on beside the patient: hourly rounds, belonging sheets fill up, tickets to ride ( each time pt leaves the unit), safety sheet to be signed by th...

What exactly makes you miserable in the lab- is it too boring for example? I'm a nurse, and if I knew what I was getting myself into, I would choose other professions in the healthcare for example pharmacist. Nurses oftentimes work literally like dog...

Wow, I would run away from this place stat!!!! It is not safe and your well being is important as well as your license. I don't see any reason to stay in such place as this one. Shame on facilities like this, how can anyone put up with conditions lik...

I would look out for another job stat! You are right- your license is on the line!

I hear you. I agree that bedside nursing is extremely draining and these 12 hour shifts don't help either. I sometimes float to psych unit and kind of like there- it is very different there comparing to med-surg. One of the psych nurses told me that ...

I'm currently working in one of the Inova hospitals. I have 6 yrs of med-surg experience and recently started working prn in an outpatient infusion center. I would love to work either in an outpatient infusion center, or on psych unit, or some other ...