Diahni

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  1. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Lisa, I'm not Lisa, too, but boy can I relate. And I'm not even done with school yet. Isn't it funny that the posts seem to have one theme - no, it's not the grosser aspects that's bothering people,...

  2. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    bethin, if you don't like office politics, a friend who does per diem says it's the cure - everyone is glad to see you as most times you're doing someone's shift for them. and no unit meetings!...

  3. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Neurontin is better if you're

  4. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Mona Mona, Don't worry, as nursing is so flexible. There's all kinds of things you can do. I met a travel nurse in St. Thomas who works there in the winter, then spend the rest of the year in Alaska...

  5. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    blue mesa, what an interesting contrast - the FA's "guests" are probably far more happy about being on the plane than the ones in the hospital, eh? I have about 8 months more of school before the...

  6. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    this is very interesting to hear, Chadash - do you think it's because of a certain personality type or maybe the work makes this happen? I've noticed that many doctors cultivate a certain distance,...

  7. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Anyway, it made the night pretty miserable, but every other night I've been there has actually been fun. I've had lots of other jobs and none have been as much fun as ER nursing... Well, OK,...

  8. I don't understand this profession..

    Diahni replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Your post hit me had, because I have 8 months to go before the NCLEX, and I can't take the stuff you wrote about. In my last clinical I was humiliated by a patient, an arrogant doctor and his...

  9. Scared

    Diahni replied to Redd3's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Redd3, I could never do it with three children, yet there is a woman in my 2nd year class who just had a baby and has 4 kids at home. Go figure. You probably can figure out if you can do it, but...

  10. Man-hater in my clinical

    Diahni replied to tiezto's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Tiezto: I'm a female nursing student - if I don't drop out, I'll take the NCLEX next summer. We have 60 students in our class, and about 6 are men. I don't believe there are any issues. That said,...

  11. My School is Gone!

    Diahni replied to glascow's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Have you asked around at different colleges yet? I have heard that colleges are making special exceptions for people whose school plans got thwarted by Katrina - I'd check it out - Let me know if...

  12. Co-sleeping?

    Diahni replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Kenheather: Your 27 year old cousin, I think, never grew up. Go ahead and relish the time you have with your kid, because one day he's going to push you away. At some point, and to varying degrees,...

  13. Weeding out of nursing students

    Diahni replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    To be sure, nursing is serious business. But some of us lack the wisdom to confuse seriousness with humorlessness. Many of these people are nusing

  14. Co-sleeping?

    Diahni replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    co-sleeping has been going on since we lived in caves. We slept with my daughter until she didn't want to - meanwhile she is an A student, etc. etc., and a wonderful teenager. Best of all, she is...

  15. Weeding out of nursing students

    Diahni replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    While there has to be a weeding-out process, my experience was that certain teachers with a sadistic streak tended to zero in on older, more confident students. My only explanation is that some people...

  16. Husband wants to try nursing at 44

    Diahni replied to mstigerlily's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think that actually he would make a fantastic nurse but we are both sort of daunted by the idea of starting all over again - with the prereqs, the classes, the studying, the NCLEX, etc. Is it worth...

  17. CRNA vs. Politics

    Diahni replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Big Dave, Count me in on that! Around the world, women have historically worked harder for less money, and in the case of child care and housework, for free. An uprising of nurses would be a...

  18. CRNA vs. Politics

    Diahni replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hello All, This thread is very interesting to me as a nursing student planning to go to anesthetist school. In yesterday's USA today, there's a very good article about the doctor shortage, (USA Today,...

  19. The Know-It-All nurse

    Diahni replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, it takes a lot of arrogance to think you know it all when you're fresh from school - my sister, who has been a nurse much longer than me, told me you don't learn anything until you're working,...

  20. 38 too old for school?

    Diahni replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    RE:Now I am 55 and the desire to go back to school is there, but taking classes and working full time on a stepdown unit is not easy, so I have never attained my BSN. Once you turn 50 your priorities...

  21. 38 too old for school?

    Diahni replied to akanarn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Don't hang out with anyone who tells you you're "too old" for anything, except maybe being a ballerina. I am 51 and working on an associate's degree in nursing after getting a BA in biology 20 years...

  22. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    Diahni replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  23. Dealing With Aggressive Coworkers

    Diahni replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All,I am just a first year nursing student, and had a problem with an agressive teacher who acts like a drill sargeant, getting right up in my face like some growling pit bull. To make a long story...

  24. Thankless at times, downright mean others!

    Diahni replied to Antikigirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Forget him! Rude people are everywhere. My favorite line when someone says an intentionally insulting remark is, "Flattery will get you nowhere."