mushberry

ha, you aren't perhaps from Newfoundland are you? That's the way it is there, where I'm from. You could always do what I did...I got up and moved to the US. I'm living in Nebraska now working in a hospital, working on getting to Kansas, and maybe after a few years of hospital nursing I'm going to try to break into the school system. :)

Where I come from some people do tend to do that, but only because school nursing is run through public health. The schools don't have their own nurse...there is a public health nurse responsible for that district or area of town, or multiple towns, and he/she will cover all schools in that area. So really, they don't always get a lot of time for school stuff, because they're busy with so many other things. In the larger centers, a nurse might only work in schools, but she might cover 5 different high schools, so it can be pretty busy. But still she is hired through public health. So I guess I have a different perspective.

That sounds JUST like me! I haven't found anyone with the same opinion yet...I just got out of nursing school and all my classmates hated working with the teenagers, or if they did like it, they didn't know why. I wouldn't mind trying school nursing some day...I think it would be awesome. My placements in nursing school, I did one in a daycare, teaching small kids, and I did one in a group home with teenagers and one in a high school, teaching health classes once a week to a family living course, and during my public health rotation, we spent a lot of time in the schools, my preceptor and I. I LOVED it. I love being able to teach people about things both they and I have an interest in. And I really do like the school setting. Do schools in the US tend to hire nurses or is it done through public health? I'm from Canada, and where I lived, it was all run through public health, there was no specific "school nurse." Just someone from Public Health that came in from time to time, and may or may not have an office in the school.

A lot of people don't stay in M/S anyway once they get into their careers...one of the things about nursing is there are all sorts of opportunities...you could go back to school, get something in advanced practice...you could work in a clinic (like back home where I come from we have a cancer clinic and a diabetes clinic...not sure what they have where I am now...relocating to the US means I don't know quite as much! lol)...I know one girl in my class, fresh out of school, is working in an addictions clinic back up in Canada. Plus there are other areas of the hospital that might be less stressful, and more satisfying than Med/Surg...I really liked Obs/Gyne, when I did a rotation there during school and some day I'd like to get back on a floor like that. Where I come from, Med/Surg is basically a starting point, and people move on after 2-3 years except for the select few that stick there all their careers because they like the atmosphere and the fast pace that is characteristic of surgery floors...I'm assuming that's the same anywhere. I don't think you have to worry about what those nurses are saying...what's important is that you enjoy it right now, and if you don't, then you can work to finding another job elsewhere. But if you want to get out of the hospital altogether, then I'd suggest considering clinic work. Or maybe in the school systems. Or maybe public health.

haha, very cute. I'm just about to be a grad nurse, starting work on Monday. I wonder how many will apply to me. :chuckle

The way I figure it, a skill is a skill. You pick up and lose them all the time. I mean, no matter where you work there are some nursing skills you are going to use on a regular basis, and the other ones are going to fade a little...and you can always relearn them. What is an HMO though?

Boob jobs on 50/60 year olds? Does that mean they're more firm and they don't sag so much or something? Or do they end up sagging more?

Boob jobs on 50/60 year olds? Does that mean they're more firm and they don't sag so much or something? Or do they end up sagging more?

So how long were you working in the hospital systems before you got jobs like these? I'm assuming it wasn't right out of nursing school. See, I'm starting in a hospital, but I'm hoping to move after 3 or 4 months tops, and so I'm wondering what my options are. I have limited experience, being just graduated, so I guess I'm wondering what the reqs are for working in a doctors office as well, and if it's hard to get a job in a place like that. :) Thank you all so far for the info! I never even realized a nurse could work in an office setting until recently, and I kind of like that idea. It's definitely appealing to me. :) I'm guessing people work in a lot of different types of clinics, from family practice clinics which was what my original questions were about, to other types of clinics...would they differ in ease of getting a job there?

So how long were you working in the hospital systems before you got jobs like these? I'm assuming it wasn't right out of nursing school. See, I'm starting in a hospital, but I'm hoping to move after 3 or 4 months tops, and so I'm wondering what my options are. I have limited experience, being just graduated, so I guess I'm wondering what the reqs are for working in a doctors office as well, and if it's hard to get a job in a place like that. :) Thank you all so far for the info! I never even realized a nurse could work in an office setting until recently, and I kind of like that idea. It's definitely appealing to me. :) I'm guessing people work in a lot of different types of clinics, from family practice clinics which was what my original questions were about, to other types of clinics...would they differ in ease of getting a job there?

Or maybe non-existant I once saw what I call a negative member...at first I thought the patient didn't HAVE one. :chuckle

Or maybe non-existant I once saw what I call a negative member...at first I thought the patient didn't HAVE one. :chuckle

What is the turnover rate like in clinics? I would have thought actually that a clinic nurse would get paid more than a hospital nurse, but I'm only just learning about it. :) 3 12 hour shifts does sound nice...I'm not used to that...where I did all my rotations in nursing school, the schedule was 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. You worked every second weekend, all the time. It actually kind of sucked, especially if you worked Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, and then had to start Wednesday morning on days. You don't really get to recover. So 9-5 does sound appealing to me, but maybe that will change once I am in the hospital, but not only that, I like the idea of working in a clinic, especially if it's like what ivsandy described. It sounds pretty varied. :)