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I'm so sorry that you're having to discover the truth that nursing is an abusive profession....Be that as it may....GET OUT OF IT....I did by going to Clinical Nursing working for less...much happier....And by no means let hubby dictate your paramete...

My agency has been supportive since I've been with them for 3 years and never had a negative report. But I've just made a decision NOT to take the offer to finish my contract in Med-Surg. At this point, I feel it is better to cut my losses. Please...

I recently started a month long 7P-7A contract at an HCA facility. As is their policy, I had no orientation except for a computer course. On my 7th shift there, and still not up to speed on their computer system, and how they do things, I had a ho...

Thanks, BabyCatchr, I needed some understanding from other nurses right now. I'm confused and hurt. . . feeling inadequate. I want out of nursing so badly sometimes and it's experiences like this one that kill the drive in me. What are hospitals ...

I worked for Medical Solutions on a travel contract and had a terrible experience. Never, never work for them. It would take me too long to enumerate the problems but I'll give some examples. My recruiter lied about the ratio; lied about the 36 ho...

Be smart...don't go...misery does not love company... Get into Respiratory Therapy, Radiology Tech, Ultrasound, basketweaving...anything but nursing. Run...leave skid marks! P.S. I graduated from Charity 4 years ago and have been sorry every day o...

Physical care is not and has never been a problem with me. You obviously missed the point which is I can't do my job well and do diaper/sheet changes, walk the patient to the BR/BSC, feed the patient, bring ice/coffee, OH, whatever...and do my job. ...

I am looking into alternative jobs for RNs right now. While I do not have a BSN, I have an unrelated bachelor's degree, post graduate studies in business (part of an MBA) and the ADN. So far, any thing I've looked into that states it requires a BSN...

I earned by RN (Associates) when I was 54 and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't regret going into this profession. It is not my age for I'm in excellent physical condition...it is simply that I'm mature enough to recognize that this is not...

I'm sorry but "have a quick talk at the start with him" is not the answer. Having worked with this type of patient, I know that reasoning doesn't work....they are mentally ill and have lost the power of reason. Therefore, it it mandatory that the p...

First of all, I am not in the military and the government cannot order me, or you for that matter, to go to work. Secondly, while I promised to care for my patients and have given way too much of myself to this profession, I did not swear to give my...

I finished my ADN just over two years ago...I'll be 57 this January. With a previous non medically related Bachelor's degree, and a year towards my MBA, I chose the ADN route. In Louisiana, as in most States, there are a prescribed number of clini...

See "State of Nurses Salaries" in "Nursing News", last thread. I'd like some feedback...lot of intelligent people on this site...

Has anyone ever had a travel nurse company ask them to send a copy of their present contract? A recruiter at The Right Solutions did just that. Instead, I sent a copy of my payment stub that showed my hourly wage, my bonus and my weekly stipend tha...

I would contact the hospitals located in the area where you want to work and ask if a BA and a ADN will get you the position you desire. In my case, I did ask and found out that my educational background with an ADN from Charity School of Nursing in...

I have a bachelor's and went about 1/4 through an MBA before deciding that I had the career that I wanted at the time . . . Real Estate. Many years later, I determined that I wanted to get my RN. I compared the ADN with the BSN and went the ADN rou...

I have a good friend who works at Children's in N.O. in the PICU. She nearly left due to problems with her schedule. They want nurses to alternate days and nights from week to week and this was just too much for her. (Even tho there were other nur...

You are right in that you can only rely on your husband and advise of others about working as a nurse 5 nights a week. While you spouse may say that he can do it, the results of this pressure will surely be negative. So, if you have a masters, you ...

Personally, I do not do more than 3 nights in a row and have only worked 5 nights/wk, not consecutively, a few times. It's a no brainer to realize that this could be dangerous in that fatigue and nursing do NOT make a safe partnership. (I certainly w...

I believe it's a really bad idea for all the reasons already stated. Also, I don't understand why you two can't share parenting and work. Your husband could do the 5 night a week thingy for a few months then, when the baby is more settled, you coul...

Ten years ago I made a stupid decision and drove after drinking and received a DWI. I performed all the necessary court mandated requirements and since it was my first (and LAST) offense, I applied for and received a expungement of the offense. S...

There is a quick way to discover your results of the NCLEX in Louisiana. Go onto the LA State Board of Nursing Site and follow the "NCLEX Quick results" directions.

Lakeview Regional is an HCA facility and if you are staff, they will not send you home but they will float you. What they normally do if over-staffed is ask is someone wants to go home. They usually have takers for this offer. Northshore hospitals...

As fate would have it, I just spoke with a fellow RN who worked at a Jewish camp in New Jersy for one summer. Her complaints were focused not on Faith but with the "brats" that attended the camp. From what she said I garnered that the children were...

The reasoning that is commonly used to suggest that all nurses have BSN's is that the degreed nurse has a wider educational experience and has proven that he/she has the ability and intelligence to earn a bachelor's. Also, it is theorized that the BS...