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  1. Do you regret going into nursing?

    allthesmallthings replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, the above was to

  2. Do you regret going into nursing?

    allthesmallthings replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord, that's bad. I'm not sure the problem is the profession; I think the problem is your job. Get a new one! I don't think it's like that in all nursing jobs. If you let them get away with...

  3. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    allthesmallthings replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been in a hospital/had a family member in a hospital since I got my license, but at this point, I don't think that I would ID myself, simply because then they would expect me to know stuff,...

  4. Do you regret going into nursing?

    allthesmallthings replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    I'm six months into my first nursing job and I'm scared, nervous, p---ed off, ticked off, disappointed in myself, frustrated, each shift. But I don't regret it; it's a challenge to myself, because I...

  5. First year RN Flops. Does it get better?

    allthesmallthings replied to newone09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank God, someone else! I'm about to complete six months on the job, and the impression I've gotten is this...In nursing school, they told me how much I would learn my first year on the job. But...

  6. statute of limitations apply to BON?

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If you allegedly commit a misdemeanor years before becoming a nurse and are never charged with it at the time, does the statute of limitations apply on whether or not the BON can hold it against you...

  7. What would you change about Nursing to make it better?

    allthesmallthings replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    1) Connect my brain to the computer so that I can TRULY chart as I go! I could also automatically "look up" pt info in the computer through my brain-computer link. 2) Get out of this...

  8. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    allthesmallthings replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A bit harsh, Jericho. What world are you living in? In a perfect world, yes. But then, in a perfect world, there would be no sick people to begin with, therefore no hospitals, therefore no nurses,...

  9. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    allthesmallthings replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've been on my first job 3 months, and so far management has been such an ass to me, that I consider myself lucky to "get away with" clocking out and then finishing work if I'm not done by 7am....

  10. does night shift make you fat?

    allthesmallthings replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, c shift differential, I make enough to buy myself diet pills. (Straight

  11. Need help with my judgmentalism

    allthesmallthings posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I'm about to start my first RN job. I worry about my judgmentalism and how it will affect my patient care. I think it's a low self-esteem/depression thing, a way of coping with what I see as an...

  12. Need help with my judgmentalism

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks, everyone, for all your responses. I'm already feeling less judgmental, and I haven't even started work yet. I'm glad to hear all of your

  13. Need help with my judgmentalism

    allthesmallthings replied to allthesmallthings's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks, but I'm not trying to just "cover up" my outlook, I'm trying to change it, or to create some buffer between my opinions and my pts. And please, my first year of nursing, I'm really not...

  14. CALLING---Those who have Jobs- WE need you!

    allthesmallthings replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1) Neuro-ortho (lot of spinal or knee surgery), night shift (I was offered day or night shift; chose night) 2) Ga, but the job is in Louisiana 3) Was very difficult applying in the Atlanta metro...

  15. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    allthesmallthings replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated May 11, accepted job offer June 19 to start August 19, ATT late June, NCLEX July 15, Pearson vue trick 2 days later. Georgia. Personally, it was difficult and frustrating for me applying...

  16. What the heck is the matter with my Cnas?

    allthesmallthings replied to JavaMama98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't really understand why the whole "my" thing is a biggie, and I even read about it in Your First Year as a Nurse, so I guess it's an issue. I don't start my first job until next month, but to...