pale_pilsen

pale_pilsen

Member

  • Content

    37

  • Visitors

    2,889

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by pale_pilsen

  1. HATING MED/SURG

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I just need to vent away my feelings today at work. It was so horrible that i feel like a walking robot that keeps on going and going and ignoring my time to eat lunch and bathroom because the...

  2. Want to get out of nursing, what can I do with my degree????

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I want to get out of bedside nursing. What can I do with my degree? I have a BSN and less than a year of acute care experience. I want to do something different now. I think my body and mind cant...

  3. CSULA Fall 2013 NP Program

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in California Nursing

    Anyone applying to CSULA's ANP or FNP program for fall 2013? I need some info regarding these program. Is it possible to be a full time student and work at the same time? How hard is the program?...

  4. VA Hospital Westwood Med-Surg Question

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Im looking into moving around West Hollywood area and wanting to apply as an RN at the Veteran's Hospital in West L.A.... Does anyone know how much is the salary for an RN with more than 1 year...

  5. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    pale_pilsen replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Personally, once the economy gets better, i'll look for other jobs that is non bedside nursing related. Its jus.t too much on a busy med surg

  6. medsurg nurses, how many admits/discharges on a typical shift?

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello all, m/s nurses out there, how many pt admit and discharges on your typical shift? And just curious what state r you in.

  7. I hate being a nurse

    pale_pilsen replied to SJE RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Med Surg bedside nursing will suck a life out of you until you're completely physical, emotional, and mentally drained out. We call it BEYOND CRAZINESS at

  8. Is med/surg really that bad?

    pale_pilsen replied to clearblue3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The honest answer is YES, it is really that bad! I work on a medsurg floor and I dont like it. Im only doing it for experience then i want to go to a specialty unit. If you dont believe me, see it...

  9. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    pale_pilsen replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    Is nursing degree worth it for me? I would say yes because I worked so hard for this degree. But u know what, I dont want to do this forever. Im tired of being so stress so much. I want to be my old...

  10. why does medsurg nursing have to be like this?

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in General Nursing

    i got off work today 2 hours past my clock out time to chart. I am so burned out. I was literally on my feet the whole entire 12 hour shift. Doing this doing that. call lights here call light...

  11. why does medsurg nursing have to be like this?

    pale_pilsen replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    90% of times its like this. I regret coming into this unit cause I have no choice. I need to get experience somehow. most of the good units or they call it a retirement unit where no one quits rarely...

  12. Thinking of becoming a nurse

    pale_pilsen replied to Koko4's topic in Nursing Career

    Be careful what u wish for cause someday, it might just bite u in the back. Read thread # 2 carefully. Consider yourself been

  13. HATING MED/SURG

    pale_pilsen replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow. Thanks for all the wonderful comments. At least were not the only ones in similar situation. I just hope that all of us will get thru this crap and find something that we really enjoy. If its...

  14. medsurg/tele rn going for OR...any advice?

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in Operating Room

    Anyone transferred from medsurg/tele to the OR? How was the transition like? Did u like it? The reason is because im sick and tired of medsurg/tele unit and wants somethin different for a change. I...

  15. My daughter is quitting nursing school!

    pale_pilsen replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt stop pursuing what she really wanted to do. Nursing as u know is a very stressful job. Unlike being a PT tech is way less stressful. Maybe she can pursue being a PT. If I would have known...

  16. Angel at work, monster at home....help!

    pale_pilsen replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    This is why many rns leave the profession once the economy gets better. It speaks for itself. I guess for now make the best out of it or find a better unit where u can be more

  17. Med/surg? Different at different places?

    pale_pilsen replied to L8RRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, theyre all the same. It doesnt get any better except when they send you home early due to low patient census. Other than that, its the same

  18. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    pale_pilsen replied to hopeless romantic's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing shortage is a myth. If u dont believe me, ask the thousands of unemployed nurses across the

  19. No burn out....enough is enough!

    pale_pilsen replied to joanna73's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I get a chance to flex my time or call in sick, i do it. Why? Because i know the hospital i work for doesnt care about me. I'm just there as another body to work for them and so they can...

  20. Nursing shortage? or Nursing bubble?

    pale_pilsen replied to goetface's topic in General Nursing

    In the near future, many students who went to nursing for the wrong reason will write on this site complaining about their debt and how nursing is not really what they think it is. I can truly say...

  21. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im thinking of getting out of nursing but dont know where I can use my degree outside the field. Has anyone done this before? Im completely dissatisfied with nursing. I dont see it being me. If I...

  22. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

    pale_pilsen replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about grad school like MSN, but its too expensive. I might not even get a job as an NP without enough acute

  23. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

    pale_pilsen replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the wonderful ideas. Im just afraid that with this bad economy, those jobs might be hard to get into (as if nursing is easy to get into without

  24. 1/3 of my paycheck goes to tax!

    pale_pilsen posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im dissapointed they deduct so much in my paycheck every 2 weeks. I dont even make that much since I have less than a year experience. Then when I think about those patients that come to the hospital...

  25. Is nursing really for me?

    pale_pilsen replied to Monica08's topic in General Nursing

    The first sentence says it all. I want to be true to myself and not feel miserable everytime I go work. I want to do something I can feel proud of and feel respected. Its either I take my MSN or move...