ItsTheDude

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1. I'm afraid that I'm a bad nurse.

   ItsTheDude replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

   op, it sounds like home health is what you're looking for, it has it's pros and cons. that's the great thing about nursing, so many ways to be a

2. Why aren't there better incentives for obtaining a BSN degree?

   ItsTheDude replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

   a bsn opens more jobs and advancement to you and maybe a buck or two more pay. other than that, the US health care system sees no need to give incentives for 2 more years of general college...

3. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

   ItsTheDude replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

   i'll just add, that nursing is a job and i don't know anyone that likes their job all the

4. Loving my new job in LTC...but...

   ItsTheDude replied to nursingcares's topic in General Nursing

   many hospitals don't (some may though) consider ltc exp when figuring your pay, etc. it's nursing exp, but usually not the kinda nursing exp they're looking for. example (er nursing): if you've been...

5. Do men in healthcare suffer from burnout?

   ItsTheDude replied to Pigeons's topic in General Nursing

   it's gonna depend on the person and the type of nursing work they do. there's so many ways to make a living being a

6. Nurse bullying

   ItsTheDude replied to racastellanos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   i think the bullying, aka lateral violence, that goes on in nursing is because nursing is so female dominated. some women can be mean as heck to other

7. Reasons for inhumane managerial behaviour

   ItsTheDude replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

   to answer the op's question, it's all about money/budgets in the

8. What is considered abuse by your boss?

   ItsTheDude replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

   find a way to deal with it or find a new job. the orifices i've come across in nursing are nothing compared to the orifices in the other careers/jobs i've

9. facebook game for nurses

   ItsTheDude replied to ladiesman's topic in General Nursing

   i stay away from facebook, i've seen too many nurses and other hospital staff fired or disciplined due to

10. Will I have to give up my nurse dreams if I'm on dialysis?

    ItsTheDude replied to dreamon's topic in General Nursing

    as others have stated, it's doable, gonna depend a lot what type dialysis, where you wanna work and how your body handles

11. Night shift, new grad - advice please.. ?

    ItsTheDude replied to Jamie P.M., RN's topic in General Nursing

    nights is the best shift imo, they trained me during the day though, so you may get to see what days are like

12. What to do by constantly asked to cover other shifts?

    ItsTheDude replied to happyinillinois's topic in General Nursing

    you've just got to tell them NO. they keep calling you because you keep saying yes. just tell them NO, tired/sick (of working all the

13. Does working in L&D affect your sex drive?

    ItsTheDude replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ha, marriage and a job dampens many peoples sex drive, add kids into the mix and it's almost non existent for

14. Hope this is refreshing to hear: I LOVE LTC!!!

    ItsTheDude replied to LPNweezy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yeah, ltc has it's ups and downs, the slow rate of patient/resident turnover is

15. 12 hour shifts...3 is plenty

    ItsTheDude replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    i do 3 12's a week at my main job and pick up an 8 hr shift from time to time at my other jobs. some weeks 3 12's is more than enough work for me and other weeks i can work more, just depends. 12's...