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Hello, I am sure that all of us remember our nursing school days, and how hard it was to finish. I just finished last December of 2008. I worked so hard and I thought now I was going to have a big pay off. I was WRONG! Apparently that is why nurs...

I am with you....I am with us all.... So what are we all going to do.. we have this huge forum with thousands of nurses from all over the country. Let's not say we are going to do it...Let's do it.

Hello, I currently work in a chronic dialysis clinic. I have applied for a job at a acute dialysis unit. What are pro's con's to acute dialysis vs. chronic. Do people like there acute job? How is the on-call?:)

Sorry Tish88, I will answer your scheduling question. You are correct the during the six week block in schedule, i have 2 weeks that I will be on call. One of the weeks on call it is for 3 days during the week, and one of the weeks I am on call ove...

Thanks everyone for your info...I went for my shadowing today armed with lots of questions. There are currently 7 nurses on staff, they are hiring 2 more including me at 30 hrs or 3 days week. The also have a rule on hours straight worked. Your a...

To OP: Don't stop asking questions on this site. It is a good way to get information about many different perspectives in nursing. I do think it has been my experience that male nurses have the edge so to speak...I don't know if they make more $ b/...

In all honesty there were 7 male nurses in my nursing school class. If anything I think they were preferred at our school. We had one gentleman (not all of male classmates were like this) he would show up late to clinical, and not in the proper uni...

Did it. The first time was the last time though! But you will get over it!

I think it depends on the center & patient census. I currently work 3-10's supposed to be 12's. We are opening up Tue/Thur/Sat so schedule is changing. I was supposed to work 4 10's when we opened to 6 days a week. But now they are saying w...

I think most units require that you have at least 1 year hospital experience. (it sounds like you have many more. Most places will train you even with no experience. I don't think that you have to work on a renal floor. Renal patients have cardiac...

Last year after being burned out on a med-surg floor I decided to take a job in chronic dialysis clinic. It was good decision. Even though chronic dialysis is far from perfect...It was better than my med-surg job. (They actually closed my floor 2 w...

I thought when I became a nurse that I would be working with a group of adults that were professional. I am younger than most of my coworkers. I am amazed. We had nurse that had a disagreement with another nurse. Spent all of shift report making...

I recently took a new job in OP dialysis clinic. We are open M,W,F. I work 12 hr shifts. When I was there shadowing it seemed busy but not crazy like my med-surg job. (ie. no people crying. ) Anyway I was wondering:) if anyone else ever worke...

I graduated nursing school in Dec 2008 and started a position on a Medical-Surgical Floor since everyone states you need that year to ground your skills. I was really interested in OR, or possibly ICU. I tend to be a really detailed oriented OCD p...

what states? They perioperative course that I applied for did not require experience on the job either. I am saying these other applicants had some specialized clinical time in OR which I cannot get.

No this class does not include OR time. I have tried on several avenues to get OR by doing and internship and no one wants to have anything to do with it. The class is part of surg tech curriculum so it is not a AORN course. I have been on the AOR...

where did you get your job? I am trying to get in an OR with no experience.

In your shoes!. I actually just finished a year plus 4 months of med-surg. It is way to crazy. I have up to 8 patients as well with team nursing. It has gotten worse with the economy with the supervisors cutting us down to minimum staffing to st...

Pennsylvania, Medical Surgical Floor We mostly have 5:1 or 6:1 on evenings. Night usually they have 7:1. We also now have team nursing as well where we work with 8:1 with LPN. But unlike the other posts, LPN's can only help with meds and dressing ...

Hello, I am recent grad of Dec 2008. I took a med-surg job right out of school to build my skills. I finished my year of med-surg in February. I have not been happy there. There is cost cutting due to the economy. Short staffed. Mandatory pull...

Thanks I just re-affirmation from other nurses that this was the right thing. People were talking to me about sticking it out for 10 or so years. I just don't want to live that way.

I know you are reading this from every post but I a just where you are right now. I came to nursing as a second degree. I have a BA in psych. I have had several other jobs before nursing. Well my nursing job is making me miserable. Too much work...

Hello I a currently in the same situation and have completed my first year as a med-surg nurse after graduating this February. I do not look forward to my job. There has been some major cost cutting and short staffing with the economy. I often cry...

I read your post and I would just think it is me, but other younger nurses after I gave my notice, stated that they feel the exact same way. They dread going to work from the day before on. They often are crying on the floor. I just figured I got...

I recently took a new job in OP dialysis clinic. We are open M,W,F. I work 12 hr shifts. When I was there shadowing it seemed busy but not crazy like my med-surg job. (ie. no people crying. ) Anyway I was wondering:) if anyone else ever worked i...