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  1. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    pale_pilsen replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    I see it like this, I work 3 days 12 hour shift a week. For those 2 days, I get paid; And on the 3rd day I work for free. Sucks....esp when my feet are sore from standing all day running back and...

  2. is less than a year med surg experience enough to land a job?

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Will less than 1 year experience in med surg enough to land a job somewhere or transfer to a diff unit? Im talking about average 6

  3. Burned out?

    pale_pilsen replied to lady88's topic in General Nursing

    I wish my previous nursing instructors could read this post. they always seems to say that nurses are in Great Demands and take pride in what we do. But its not always the case from reading from...

  4. Which one is more stressful: med-surg or LTC

    pale_pilsen replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg is no better than working in LTC. Yeah, its a different kind of stress, but in reality, im telling you right now, based on what ive experience, ran away from both LTC and med-surg as far as...

  5. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    pale_pilsen replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you're not comparing these jobs to nursing because they're not profession. Reality check, compare nursing to physical therapist or nutritionist, those jobs are less stressful than what we do....

  6. Would you suggest nursing as a career to someone considering it?

    pale_pilsen replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    That is a big NO! Sometimes, when im on the floor, i wonder why the heck did I choose this career? Especially when my feet aches from running around all day, and patients and doctors giving you a...

  7. What to do when you're already wanting to call it quits?

    pale_pilsen replied to SIRN10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im ready to call it quits too in my work. Im debating whether to stay for 1 year or call it quits in 6 months. Im fairly new there, but with the heavy med-surg work load, I feel so overwhelmed most...

  8. Almost Fired !

    pale_pilsen replied to AlmostBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Med Surg-Tele floor and I feel your pain. I just finished my orientation not too long ago and I feel like i've been thrown in a pack of wolves on my own. I hated this floor. There is...

  9. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    pale_pilsen replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I see many nurses not lasting too long in med-surg because of the workload. Many nurses in the med surg unit I work are either unhappy, tired, irritable, and just dont care anymore attitude. Some...