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  1. vent on preceptor :( not ready to be off orientation but no choice..

    djh123 replied to simplelc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a middle-aged guy, looking for my first RN job, and among perhaps a few other things, the 'mean'/crazy/weird nurse thing has been the biggest surprise to me. And kind of depressing as well. This...

  2. Home Health IVs w/new grad nurse

    djh123 replied to djh123's topic in Home Health

    Thanks for the

  3. Over 60, seasoned nurse, fired for not being a "Robot RN."

    djh123 replied to Wise Woman RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm only 6 years younger, and I just got my BSN! I'm so sorry that happened to you, and just from your post and the tone of it, I'd strongly suspect that you ARE a good person, a good nurse, and were...

  4. That nagging "Did I miss something?" feeling

    djh123 replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Even though I just got my BSN, I'm an older guy, have lost numerous family members, and I sympathize with what you went through. I think the key thing you said is '... this pt was not well. Patient...

  5. High School student would appreciate advice

    djh123 replied to booredandrew's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try to talk to some nurses, do some research online, maybe volunteer at a hospital, and/or consider becoming a CNA, as some others have suggested. If you do go to nursing school, I'd recommend going...

  6. OVER-40 Fall 2012 Nursing Students--Roll Call

    djh123 replied to laski's topic in General Students

    Hey 40+ students! Most of you probably aren't worried whether you can do this or not, but if you are, let me tell you that you CAN do it! I'm a 54-yr-old guy (sometimes I can't believe that :^) who...

  7. Middle-aged first-semester nursing student, clinicals, instructors & more

    djh123 posted a topic in General Students

    I'll try not to write a book here. I'm middle aged, and am only in 'semester 5' of a nursing program, although it's obviously nearly the end of the semester. I did pretty well in a previous career,...

  8. Anyone regret ever having stepped foot in nursing school?

    djh123 replied to summersent's topic in General Students

    Yes... although I thought it would be hard, but it's been harder than I expected. But there have been many problems I didn't expect, both from my end and from my instructors. I didn't expect to have...

  9. Accepted into NS and scared!

    djh123 replied to HippieGypsyGirl's topic in General Students

    Hey, I'm only in nursing school myself (in middle age), and as someone else said, if you DIDN'T have that fear it would be bad. I think if you're detail-oriented, conscientious, and will ask more...

  10. Coworker issues - so disheartening

    djh123 replied to rn865's topic in General Nursing

    Hi- yes, it's not just in nursing! I'm middle-aged, and am only a nursing student (and am about to post a rant about that :^) ... but in my previous career I occasionally (certainly not all, let's be...

  11. I just got fired... what the hell happened?

    djh123 replied to NocturneNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I believe you, and I'm sorry. As some others have said, maybe it'll be much better if you get a job somewhere else. And maybe you have a case against them. And maybe they just don't DESERVE

  12. Don't think Nursing is for me

    djh123 replied to justchill's topic in General Students

    I'm thinking about quitting too. I'm middle-aged, and am in my first semester of nursing school after taking 29 hrs. of pre-reqs. I'm coming into it for good reasons - was my mother's caregiver, am...

  13. UHV - Sugarland/Katy Second Degree BSN

    djh123 replied to JSanz8's topic in Texas Nursing

    I was not accepted, and I'm dumbfounded. But this is not just a 'sour grapes' comment. I had high grades, and I thought I wrote a good solid answer to their ONE question. I was very surprised that...