pussycat66

pussycat66 has 9 years experience and specializes in Cardiology (ITU), Acute Renal/Dialysis.

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1. Do you regret going into nursing?

   pussycat66 replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

   Not sure what you mean?

2. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Thats what I'M staring in Feb can't

3. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for your kind words - i dont think teaching is easier, its just more me, i always wanted to teach but for one reason or other took the wrong turn at the crossroads over & over, my own...

4. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION? THATS MY NEXT STEP GOOD

5. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   unfortunatly your attitude captures the very reason I need to get out of Nursing & quick! I will retire one day, but at a job/career that allows me to be happy & consequently live &...

6. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   This is my second career, so yeah, I will retire from nursing. I don't understand why some people are whining and moaning about "nursing will kill you if you're in it long enough to retire from it."...

7. Do you see yourself retiring from nursing, or will you change professions?

   pussycat66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I fear I may die holding the stethoscope but not because I want to, Nursing will kill me! not the job or the patients but the politics and the ugly side of many "colleagues" who are bullies & the...

8. Obesity and shift work in hospital setting.

   pussycat66 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in a similar boat to you and am now into my 40's. The answer I think is exercise but like you say WHEN? Thing is we've got to be honest with ourselves and use "idle" time to move. My health is...

9. To the RN I just had hospital orientation with today....

   pussycat66 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

   "Aint necessarily so", my last employment prior to nursing was as a chef. I clean bottoms & bed bath with (almost) everyone else in my team - thats the meaning of team work. Also, my students...

10. How to deal with Manager humiliating me - twice now!

    pussycat66 replied to pussycat66's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you so much for your constructive & really helpful advice. I agree with you and I will keep a watchful eye on whats going on. I work with some very clever people, unfortunatly that is not...

11. Late career choice @ 35

    pussycat66 replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes it's "brill" that we can get our heads together from across an ocean :redpinkhe such useful & thoughtful advice is one thing, but the camaraderie that it has been given with is lovely and...

12. You know you've been in Nursing TOO long when...

    pussycat66 replied to Mike RGN's topic in International Nursing

    HONESTY! a scarce thing these days lol thank

13. Late career choice @ 35

    pussycat66 replied to blessed_2Bhere's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you thats so helpful I am to be honest worried about my job but if I can leave documentation of this in my file & believe that it will stay confidential until I need to use it then that is...

14. I work with a DUMB nurse!

    pussycat66 replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    ESPECIALLY AS SOME OF THESE NURSES ARE THE MANAGERS "RUNNING BUDDIES" AND USUALLY GET THE PROMOTIONS! OOPS CAPS LOCK WAS

15. Teaching - can anybody help me????

    pussycat66 replied to fiestaflame's topic in International Nursing

    Yes thats a point but theres always bank & from what our teachers said when I was training, a certain amount of "on the floor" nursing was expected in order to maintain PIN. Thank you