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Mayo Clinic hospital. Scottsdale is very nice, but very snobby. Make sure it is somewhere you think you might be able to fit into. I, myself, could not even stand going to nursing school there, much less live in that suburb. However, if you are a l...

Question to the OP....didn't EMS start an IV and get a blood sugar, iStat labs, etc? I agree, a CT would have been a good thing in my opinion.

It seems like nurses are just more frustrated in general due to the economy and the changes it has brought to healthcare, especially acute care, in the past couple of years. I guess that's my take on it. It just seems that nurses aren't as happy wi...

Now that you mention it... that baby does look kinda saudi arabian. Lol

Wow, that really sucks. I worked step-down for a couple years, started off in PHX on a cardiac step-down that was awesome. I miss that job. Then moved to Colorado to work in another cardiac step-down that was awful! As soon as I fulfilled my year ...

"Wow, this is almost completely opposite from my experience. My class has a majority of people who are supportive. People who struggled to get Cs were happy as hell for others who got As and vice verse." Did I mention I went to nursing school in Scot...

Welcome to the world of nursing! haha....I have to honestly say, and some people may be offended, but at least its honest....nursing politics are so catty. I am guessing it stems from the fact that nurses are females in majority, and females are cat...

Well, what kind of RN job scares you? In this economy, you don't really have your pick of jobs like we did a few years ago... I think its normal to have fears. Being a new grad RN is hard in any position you take. There is so much to learn and so m...

I couldn't agree more. I just left the hospital/bedside to work as an RN case manager for a TPA for insurance providers and I finally feel like I am respected as a registered nurse. It may not be the most exciting job in the world, but at least I d...

You probably passed

Not to be rude, but you certainly seem a little on your "high horse". I don't think it is up to you to determine whether or not people are "ready" for nursing in the real world. Remember, you are about to be a new grad RN....and with that should c...

What?!

What?! What kind of world are YOU working in? And if that really did happen, I hope you did something about it!

Ive had it happen a few times. Mostly confused patients or ETOH W/D pts. I think nursing in acute care puts RNs in a very likely position to be "assaulted". Most times I don't think it has to do with RNs not knowing what they are doing.....just co...

I have to disagree with your post. The reality is, the ECONOMY sucks. There will continue to be a large demand for nursing for a looong time....especially since the baby boomers are close to retirement. I have to say that nursing a few years ago c...

I did not go back to school, they hired me with the experience I have clinically and are training me. At some point I might get my CM cert. if I feel it is the right fit for me. Just look up insurance companies in your area, they may have job posting...

My first question to you is....are you sure that you want to be an RN? If so, I would definetely pursue your BSN. But I would not try to do both school and work full time if you are already taking xanax and this burnt out....it will end in complete...

I just left bedside nursing in the hospitals to go work for an insurance company as a case management RN. I had plenty of good reasons to make this choice. I start Tuesday, so I can't tell you yet how it will go...but I can already tell you, it wil...

Nursing school IS hard. And most of the classes are science. RT school would be easier, and you would have less responsibilities in your job compared to an RN, and still get to work with patients. But with an RN license, you have A LOT more opport...

I worked nights for over 2 years. I will say for the most part, it is less chaotic than day shift. But I also had some pretty chaotic night shifts. When things go bad at night, there aren't many resources around and thats what sucks the most. When...

Wow. I think I got maybe 5 weeks of orientation as a new grad. I also did an internship on an oncology unit as a nursing student, but really? In this economy what hospital is going to give new grads more than 3 months of orientation? Maybe I just...

Nursing is just as stressful as social work, if not more.

You ARE NOT a failure. Math may not be your best subject, however, it is crucial to know enough math to pass the right dose of a medication. But it's not hard math. It could be you have bad test anxiety and aren't thinking clearly when doing these...

First off, nursing school is HARD. I remember being in clinicals and on the verge of tears a lot of days. It was a very scary challenging experience for me. You get over the "poop" part after a while. It is gross, but you become more tolerable aft...

I think it is normal to feel intimidated when put on the spot. Most doctors are in a big hurry and that also puts you on the spot to give them a large amount of info in a small amount of time. Do you work days or nights? When I worked nights, my c...