pussycat66

pussycat66

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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 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    some advice please, hope this wont be too long winded & you wont lose interest; here goes; last year i sent an email to my colleagues about an incident on my late shift. i was nurse in charge...

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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

  14. 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...

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    pussycat66 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you I am interested in Palliative Care so much so that I have asked to be put on the rolling education programme with my hospital. Funny, but for the last 2 yrs I have also asked but the "...

  18. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    pussycat66 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2::lol2::yeah::lol2::lol2: i get ya! LOL however, this is the first & only nursing job I've had apart from being a student when I'd say 50/50 had bullies, I personally think the staff...

  19. Are they trying to get rid of me? Will I make it as nurse?

    pussycat66 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I knew where the right places to work where, I'd be there in a flash! (Any ideas? please?) You're right about working in a predominantly female profession - in my last life as a chef (male...

  20. Burnout

    pussycat66 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in General Nursing

    very powerful words & exactly howi feel!love yourself , there are 20 other nurses to look after those patients but only you to care for yourself :redbeathe just one question..why the oath? and i...

  21. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    pussycat66 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    excellently

  22. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    pussycat66 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting me know that! I am aware of this as i've worked in the "caring profession" for 8 yrs and have had the pleasure of "snotty" nurses & what i call "psychotic princesses" but all...

  23. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    pussycat66 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    two things come to mind here - self righteous..........& maybe if you read a dictionary you would know that the use of "lexicon" is out of context. anyway,i hope you get holiday pay for your next...

  24. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    pussycat66 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    Listen, I work with the homeless in my city voluntarily and have worked in the past with asylum seekers, the unemployed & victims of serious crime, i dont think i should have a halo over my head...

  25. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    pussycat66 replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    i'm confused i always thought doing vol work was a way to gain experience/makecontacts in order to eventually get a job - no? it seems that although this is accepted that you have to pretend to be...