notnursinganymore replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing
Welcome to my world...Glad I am not alone! And neither are you, nor should you think that anything you did was your fault...Nursing is not fun, and I felt betrayed for the 5 long years I put in to earn my BSN from the largest medical center in the w...
notnursinganymore replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing
18 to 20 patients with that level of care sounds like a war zone. Consider this, would you want to be one of those patients with one stressed out nurse to care for 17 or 18 others? I sure would not. Your feelings are justified, and if you don't go...
notnursinganymore replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations
Hello Nurse 156, I agree with your message. And yes, there were moments of working with 'angel' nurses for whom I am surely grateful. If only all nurses were such. It doesn't negate the fact however, that many of the circumstances (most) were in fact...
notnursinganymore replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations
Yes, blueheaven, that is correct. For the first time in almost five years since I left nursing, I did a search to see what's out there in the form of educating would-be nurses (and those who are burned out) of the real personal risks they are taking...
notnursinganymore replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations
I wish I could agree with this article as it appears most others have however I really cannot. I worked as a travel contract RN, agency RN, as well as a staff RN (BSN from TWU) for over ten years. I have been in everything from Home Health to adminis...