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1. How long do you think this nursing shortage will last?

   bbear replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

   Here is an excerpt from a Vanderbilt researcher: "Over the next 20 years, the federal government estimates that the demand for RN's will increase 40 percent, with the majority of this employment...

2. ICU experience to become CRNA

   bbear replied to LeeBee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I am in the process of investigating various CRNA programs and have called many programs to ask about the importance of ICU experience. Surprisingly, I was almost universally told by the CRNA program...

3. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   bbear replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I would agree there ARE professions where men can be quite agressive toward one another--although I'm not sure politics and/or government is a reasonable example. It seems a bit of a stretch to me to...

4. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   bbear replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Come to think of it, maybe that wasn't at work after all. Maybe it was my wife I'm thinking about.

5. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

   bbear replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   There is one particularly interesting observation I have made regarding the differences between how men often relate to one another in the workplace vs. how women often relate to one another. When men...

6. What NOT/Never to talk about at work...

   bbear replied to susanna's topic in General Nursing

   IMHO, it depends on how things are being talked about. Most things, anyway. For example, if sex or religion are being talked about in the context of "this is what I like and this is what I don't...

7. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

   bbear replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

   One thing I forgot to mention, Melly. I too was in your position. I owned my own business and made close to $150k annually. But I was miserable. One day my then 8-year-old son came home from...

8. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

   bbear replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

   Melly, if your calling is to help others (as well as have more time for your daughter), pay no attention to the nay-sayers. If you go into nursing and love it but the money does end up being a...

9. Fact or Fiction? Father beats up RN w/o badge

   bbear replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Shortly after my youngest son was born, I commenced doing what I've done following the birth of each of my other 5 children--I'd hold them in my arms and take them for a walk up and down the halls of...

10. criminal history

    bbear replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    Just for the record, I have heard (from a civil rights attorney who is a very good friend of mine) that a corporation/board of nursing/etc. may only legally ask an applicant if he/she has been...

11. loans without origination fees?

    bbear replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Don't know that I can help you much there. I used to work for Nelnet and I know that they waived all of their origination fees for stafford loans, but I do not know whether they do for their private...

12. Loan Forgiveness?

    bbear posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Greetings all: I was wondering how typical it is for CRNAs to be offered loan forgiveness by their employers? Do you think this would be more commonly offered by an anesthesia group vs. hospital? If...

13. loans without origination fees?

    bbear replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    TCRN, I guess I would first ask you if you're asking about private loans or stafford

14. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

    bbear replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This brings up a very important point. There is a vast difference between being assertive and being aggressive. Being assertive is doing the exact types of things a previous poster mentioned--she...

15. I need your wisdom regarding NP specialty

    bbear replied to bbear's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you, Suzanne, for taking the time to answer my