Started in a full-time hospital job, which was what I wanted...no prior hospital experience. Thankful opportunities for new grads were plentiful around
Thank-you, this is exactly what I was thinking when I submitted the original post. It irks me to see my fellow women (specific women I have in mind) overworked, tired, and unhappy. I am not here to...
I've been working with a lot of young (20s-40s) nurses who are the primary breadwinners in their families. Not single women/single Moms, but wives basically supporting their husbands and kids, working...
learning08 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing
Rarely. Signed up in advance for one or two extra 12s over the course of last year because I wanted the money and had some time off up ahead. The work is so hard on the body that I avoid extra shifts...
You are the ultimate judge of your individual situation. Many people have worked their way through nursing school, but how many have dropped out because school, work and family were too much? More...
Dear nohika, Many of the pros have already been mentioned. Another potential pro is that as an RN, you'll be out in the workforce making a living sooner than if you go directly through a PA/NP/another...
How is swine flu vaccine availability at your facility/in your area? Did you get yours? How was it? Our hospital has been vaccinating direct patient care staff on a voluntary basis for the past couple...
If one has a good job (supportive environment, good working hours, decent conditions), then s/he is fortunate. If s/he is stuck working in a terrible place because there's nothing else out there for...
Would you consider graduate school? (not MSN, but PhD or MS in a field other than nursing--much easier to secure an assistantship for those than for an MSN, and that usually comes with a tuition...
Oncology breaks my heart...I have to have some emotional distance from the patient pop. to work effectively... That being said, I hope to never work in a hellhole where nurses are penalized for...
learning08 replied to NurseJennDenn's topic in General Nursing
OP: what a hellhole you were working in! So sorry to read of your experience and so glad you're no longer there! I will not work while very ill and I don't care if my supervisors like it or not. I...